Category Archives: ATP Tour
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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An Earnest Discussion
World Tour Finals, Day Six (9) Tipsarevic d. (1) Djokovic, 3/6 6/3 6/3 Without being privy to any inside gossip on the matter, I would be surprised if Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic did not conduct an earnest man-to-man discussion … 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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I Could Be Wrong
World Tour Finals, Day Four (5) Ferrer d. (1) Djokovic, 6/3 6/1 (6) Berdych d. (9) Tipsarevic, 2/6 6/3 7/6 Previewing the World Tour Finals last week, I declared with stentorian finality that David Ferrer would surely not figure heavily, … Continue reading
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Doings, Transpiring
World Tour Finals, Day Three (4) Federer d. (2) Nadal, 6/3 6/0 Andy Murray is out, Roger Federer is up, and Rafael Nadal is down. Mardy Fish is probably out, too – his results so far living down to his … 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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Less Dramatic Than It Sounds
Notwithstanding that they are collectively termed a ‘series’, the nine Masters 1000 events peppering the ATP calendar share little beyond the volume of ranking points they offer, and the fact that attendance at them is mandatory. These factors are not … 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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