Category Archives: ATP Tour
Separated at Birth
Kukushkin d. Youzhny, 6/3 7/6 Melzer d. Haider-Maurer, 6/7 7/6 6/4 Monfils d. Ljubicic, 6/2 5/7 6/1 “Today I was again very solid I think in my game, but also emotionally. I am extremely happy about the title, about my … Continue reading
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The Curious Case of Robin Soderling
Robin Soderling has now qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals – the unfortunately acronymed WTF – for the second year in a row. He is the world No.5, and his name is invariably in the mix when the big … Continue reading
If Stockholm Open Final, 25 October 2010
Federer d. Mayer 6/4 6/3 When Roger Federer blew three break points in Florian Mayer’s opening service game in the final of the If Stockholm Open last night, you could be excused for heaving a great here-we-go-again sigh. Much has … Continue reading
If Stockholm Open Quarterfinals, 22 October 2010
Nieminen d. Blake 6/0 6/2 Here is a pressing question. Of these three players, whose career is the most depressing to contemplate: James Blake Lleyton Hewitt Juan Carlos Ferrero Hmm, I posed the question flippantly by way of introducing Blake’s … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masters 1000 Final, 17 October 2010
Murray d. Federer 6/3 6/2 It is tempting to say that when Roger Federer dropped serve from 40-15 in the opening game of the match the writing was on the wall. Equally, when he failed to convert on two break-back … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masters 1000 Quarterfinals, 15 October 2010
Well, it was men’s quarterfinal day, and three of the Big Four were in action, as was the man who’d vanquished the fourth the night before. Djokovic d. Garcia-Lopez 6/2 6/3 It looks on paper like an easy win for … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masters 1000, 13 October 2010
Enter the Big Four The tournament proper got underway today, with the top 8 seeds in action following their first round bye. This included the four best tennis players on the planet. Nadal d. Wawrinka 6/4 6/4 Steady (though not … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masters 1000, 12 October 2010
Roddick d. Kohlschreiber 6/3 2/1 Andy Roddick looked startlingly sharp today, the sharpest I’ve seen him since Miami. Then again, it could be that I haven’t seen him play an early round match since then. Maybe he’s been starting all … Continue reading
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Ninety Percent Mental
Tokyo Open, Final Nadal d. Monfils, 6/1 7/5 The thought occurred to me, whilst watching Rafael Nadal wallop Gael Monfils earlier, that maybe we over-analyse why tennis matches are won or lost, or why certain players do the things they … Continue reading
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Tokyo and Beijing Quarterfinals, 8 October 2010
Monfils d. Roddick 7/6 4/6 7/6 Roleplay time! You’re a hardcore American tennis fan who suffered severe head trauma (boating accident) and was placed into an induced coma circa October 2003. Andy Roddick was perhaps the most exciting and dynamic … Continue reading
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