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Vintage Stuff
Miami Masters 1000, Fourth Round Federer d. Rochus, 6/3 6/1 ‘This is looking like a mismatch, as though Rochus has brought a knife to a gunfight. Federer just has too much firepower.’ Robbie Koenig. We don’t expect much from tennis … Continue reading
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Shatter’d & sunder’d
As cavalry engagements are reckoned, the Charge of the Light Brigade is pretty celebrated, though if you only know a little of military history you might imagine the outing was a successful one. After all, Tennyson’s poem isn’t called the … Continue reading
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The Charge of the French Brigade
‘Flash’d all their sabres bare, Flash’d as they turned in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army while All the world wonder’d . . .’ It occurs to me, apropos of Guy Forget’s seemingly baffling decision to play Gilles … Continue reading
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Slouching Towards London
Simon d. Verdasco, 6/1 6/3 Kamke d. Berdych, 6/4 6/1 Ah, London. The Great Wen. It’s so close, you can smell it. The luridly blue O2 Arena, hordes of hoarsely hollering Brits, photo-shoots featuring double-decker buses. The cash (oh, the … Continue reading
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Metz Final, 26 September 2010
Simon d. Zverev 6/3 6/2 Gilles Simon won Metz. Thank god. I was dying to find out who would. For the record, he overcame Mischa Zverev in straight sets 6/3 6/2. Zverev had benefited from the withdrawal of Richard Gasquet … Continue reading