Tag Archives: Nieminen
Believe in the Stars
Olympic Games, Day Four (2) Djokovic d. Roddick, 6/2 6/1 “’Believe in the stars’ . . . It’s like that doesn’t even mean anything anymore.†The disillusioned words of Kenneth Ellen Parcell rang in my ears as Andy Roddick’s celestially … Continue reading
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Basel Blues
Basel, Second Round (3) Federer d. Nieminen, 6/1 4/6 6/3 Mayer d. (6) Tipsarevic, 5/1 ret. The word is that Basel is playing fast, as it should, although the vision is that it is playing blue, which is a shame. … Continue reading
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Fighting the Tide
Moscow, Final (1) Tipsarevic d. (2) Troicki, 6/4 6/2 Stockholm, Final (1) Monfils d. Nieminen, 7/5 3/6 6/2 Janko Tipsarevic’s first title on the ATP Tour was a long while coming, and for a time his quest for silverware figured … Continue reading
The Reverse Is Also True
Stockholm, Semifinals Nieminen d. Blake, 7/6 5/7 6/2 (1) Monfils d. (6) Raonic, 6/7 6/4 6/3 One year ago in Stockholm, in the wake of a 6/0 6/2 drubbing at the hands of Jarkko Nieminen, it seemed clear that James … Continue reading
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If Stockholm Open Quarterfinals, 22 October 2010
Nieminen d. Blake 6/0 6/2 Here is a pressing question. Of these three players, whose career is the most depressing to contemplate: James Blake Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero Hmm, I posed the question flippantly by way of introducing Blake’s … Continue reading
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