Category Archives: ATP Tour
The End Is Nigh
Paris Masters 1000, Third Round (5) Berdych d. (11) Tipsarevic, 7/5 6/4 Monaco d. (7) Fish, 1/6 7/6 1/2 ret. (1) Djokovic d. (15) Troicki, 4/6 6/3 6/1 The consequences of Tomas Berdych’s perpetually evolving victory over Janko Tipsarevic in … Continue reading
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Andante
Paris Masters 1000, Second Round Precisely 52 weeks ago, the tone among spectators and players at the Paris Indoors was playful – alla scherzando – and the pulse of the tennis was a crisp vivace. The final Masters event of … Continue reading
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A Quaver In His Voice
Basel, Final (3) Federer d. Nishikori, 6/1 6/3 Roger Federer has won his second title of 2011, his fifth career Basel title, and 68th overall. In the scheme of things, you would imagine that this one has little to recommend … Continue reading
Of Floodgates
Basel, Semifinals Nishikori d. (1) Djokovic, 2/6 7/6 6/0 (3) Federer d. Wawrinka, 7/6 6/2 Kei Nishikori has, in his quiet and enthusiastic way, figured among the brighter stories of the so-called Fall season, his achievements outshone only by those … 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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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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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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A Week Without Music
If a tennis fan was compelled to choose a week in which to fall desperately ill – whatever affliction I was initially blighted with was soon supplemented by an especially heinous Egyptian curse – then this is undoubtedly the week … Continue reading
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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