Tag Archives: Raonic
Forcibly Disarming
Memphis, Final Melzer d. (4) Raonic, 7/5 7/6 Isn’t the ATP Entry System peculiar? This morning John Isner, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic awoke to the thrilling news that the number representing their ranking had shrunk to be the smallest … Continue reading
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That Hackneyed Show-Tune
Davis Cup, First Round Croatia d. Japan 3-2 Karlovic d. Soeda, 7/6 6/1 6/4 It wasn’t the only story to emerge from the first Davis Cup weekend of the year, but the big story was of big men playing big … Continue reading
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A Question of Experience
Australian Open, Third Round (Day Six) Hewitt d. (23) Raonic, 4/6 6/3 7/6 7/3 There are moments when Jim Courier’s urge to turn a phrase trumps his faltering inspiration, and leads him inexorably into verbiage, if not downright garbiage. “Hello, … Continue reading
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Acts of Heroism, Acts of Mercy
Chennai, Final (3) Raonic d. (1) Tipsarevic, 6/7 7/6 7/6 Chennai was won by Milos Raonic, who overcame a couple of transient top-tenners in the final two rounds. In neither the semifinal against Nicolas Almagro nor in the final against … Continue reading
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New Balls (Please)
In the eternal quest for recognition, there is no quality more valuable than to be easily and readily identifiable. This is not a difficult concept, although its ramifications are many, and it is amazing how long it took to catch … Continue reading
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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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Grass-Bound
French Open, Day Two Berrer d. Raonic, 6/4 4/6 6/3 6/4 Darcis d. Llodra, 6/7 6/3 6/3 6/3 As a journeyman drawing a seed first up, you’d rather face Milos Raonic than Novak Djokovic, probably anywhere, but especially on clay … Continue reading
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Fiasco
Madrid Masters 1000, First and Second Rounds It is a testament to the rankings trout-farm between 10 and, say, 30, that so few of today’s ostensible upsets were surprising. The betting market was a shambles, which should have been a … Continue reading
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Weeks Like This
The biggest problem with weeks like this, in which three concurrent 250 tournaments have snuck in just as the clay season hits its stride in Madrid, is that for the most part the events are disposable. Understandably, players are unwilling … Continue reading
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Those Bedroom Thighs
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Semifinals Nadal d. Dodig, 6/3 6/2 Ferrer d. Almagro, 6/3 6/4 Sadly, RFET’s Davis Cup kerfuffle has dominated tennis headlines, and has thus easily claimed line honours as Bummer of the Week. Although somewhat overshadowed, there … Continue reading
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