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Words To Live By

Cincinnati Masters, Quarterfinal (1) Federer d. (10) Fish, 6/3 7/6 Roger Federer tonight defeated Mardy Fish in two highly entertaining sets of tennis at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, lest you retain any vestigial doubt as to the sport at … Continue reading

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Temazepam Tuesday

Wimbledon, Day Eight (7) Ferrer d. (9) del Potro, 6/3 6/2 6/3 Less than twenty-four hours after Mikhail Youzhny realised his secret lifelong goal of reaching the quarterfinal stage at all four majors – the fact that he has previously … Continue reading

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The High Point of the Season

The Monte Carlo draw isn’t out until tomorrow, but, alone among tournaments, this offers no reason not to analyse it. The two salient features are already known: Rafael Nadal will play, and so will Novak Djokovic. Just this once, we … Continue reading

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Drama or Quality

Miami Masters, Quarterfinals (2) Nadal d. (6) Tsonga, 6/2 5/7 6/4 My stated intention to write about last night’s Miami quarterfinal between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Rafael Nadal was, as the second set wore tediously down, coming up hard against my … Continue reading

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Tactics and Execution

Davis Cup, First Round Day One Fish d. Wawrinka, 6/2 4/6 4/6 6/1 9/7 Isner d. Federer, 4/6 6/3 7/6 6/2 Last year’s Davis Cup first round was as crushingly dull as it was predictable, or crushingly dull because it … Continue reading

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Skewed Straight Sets

Australian Open, Second Round (Day Three) Presumably everyone who cares to know is already exhausted by the unfolding brouhaha between the world’s finest male tennis players and the sport’s governing bodies. The salient issues include the excessive length of the … Continue reading

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Sizeable Hurdles

Auckland, Final (1) Ferrer d. Rochus, 6/3 6/4 It is a criminal offence to discuss Olivier Rochus without mentioning how tall he isn’t – listen to the commentary accompanying any of his matches for clear proof – so I won’t … Continue reading

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Miniature Disco Balls

Hopman Cup, 2012 As a high-profile exhibition tournament conducted a fortnight before the season’s first major, the Hopman Cup juggles the luxury of an invitational draw with the limitations imposed by the high number of alternative, officially-sanctioned events running in … 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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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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