Tag Archives: Tsonga
Astonishing Numbers
World Tour Finals, Final (4) Federer d. (7) Tsonga, 6/3 6/7 6/3 Roger Federer has captured his sixth title at the ATP’s season ending championships, though it is hard to begrudge him that. For the fifth time he has taken … Continue reading
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As The Gods Intended
World Tour Finals, Semifinals (4) Federer d. (5) Ferrer, 7/6 6/3 (7) Tsonga d. (6) Berdych, 6/3 7/5 As a rule, Roger Federer assaults the net with far greater constancy, faith and success against David Ferrer than against any other … Continue reading
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Moving Parts
World Tour Finals, Day Five (4) Federer d. (8) Fish, 6/1 3/6 6/3 (7) Tsonga d. (2) Nadal, 7/6 4/6 6/3 Mardy Fish has every reason to feel despondent with his 2011 World Tour Finals campaign, leaving the tournament early … Continue reading
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Indecipherable Patterns
World Tour Finals, Day One (4) Federer d. (7) Tsonga, 6/2 2/6 6/4 (2) Nadal d. (8) Fish, 6/2 3/6 7/6 The first match of the irregular tennis season – the dusky coda of the World Tour and Davis Cup … Continue reading
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Luck of the Draw: World Tour Finals 2011
Group A: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych Group B: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish The draw for the World Tour Finals has been released from whatever was restraining it, and the astounding news is … Continue reading
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Extending His Longevity
Paris Masters 1000, Final (3) Federer d. (6) Tsonga, 6/1 7/6 Federer’s eventual victory at the Paris Indoors was no more foregone than it was ordained, but as the first set unfolded today in the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, it … Continue reading
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Finally, In Paris, Indoors
Paris Masters 1000, Semifinals (3) Federer d. (5) Berdych, 6/4 6/3 (6) Tsonga d. Isner, 3/6 7/6 7/6 The question inevitably comes up at this point in the season as to why the Paris Indoors remains such a strange blot … Continue reading
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Burly Men Draped In Bedding
Valencia, Second Round Querrey d. (2) Tsonga, 7/6 6/2 With five of the eight London spots in already claimed, the race for the remaining three is tight, which under ideal circumstances would mean that the contenders are giving their all, … Continue reading
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Energy To Burn
In the end, St Petersburg and Vienna turned out better than they might have, testament to the extent to which the final match’s quality determines our appraisal of an entire event. A dud decider can negate an entire week of … Continue reading
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Historical Precedent
US Open, Fourth Round (3) Federer d. Monaco, 6/1 6/2 6/0 (11) Tsonga d. (8) Fish, 6/4 6/7 3/6 6/4 6/2 Exceptional in so many ways, Roger Federer also eludes the various cliches directed at the elderly, most particularly that … Continue reading
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