Tag Archives: Troicki
Groove is in the Heart
Vina del Mar, Second Round Montpellier, Second Round Hajek d. (7) Troicki, 6/0 4/2 ret. My tennis day began boisterously on a sun-mottled clay court in coastal Chile and concluded in the electric shadows of Montpellier’s whimsically titled Arena. Diana … Continue reading
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A Blast on the Sousaphone
Davis Cup, First Round It has been a long week, and it isn’t over yet. The Australian Open concluded last Sunday, as ever seen out with considerable pomp by a 200-piece brass band performing a vexatious medley of tunes by … Continue reading
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Unnamed Monday
Wimbledon, Day Seven Of the 128 men who more or less randomly populated the Wimbledon men’s singles draw on the tournament’s opening morning, fully 112 failed to last the week. They have since joined forces with the roughly three billion … Continue reading
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Perfect Cadence
French Open, Day Five Fognini d. (28) Troicki, 6/2 3/6 4/6 6/3 8/6 Fabio Fognini saved two match points while defeating Viktor Troicki today – 8/6 in the fifth set – and it is reasonable to suppose he played the … Continue reading
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Peaking at the Right Time
Nice, Final (3) Almagro d. (Q) Baker, 6/3 6/2 Nicolas Almagro today defeated Brian Baker in the final of the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, thereby defending his title, and ruining the best feel-good story the sport has known in … Continue reading
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Streaks and Bagels
Monte Carlo Masters, First and Second Rounds (4) Tsonga d. Kohlschreiber, 6/2 6/4 (3) Murray d. Troicki, 6/0 6/3 There is a persistent belief, and one that I share in spite of my better judgement, that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a … Continue reading
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Forehand Compliments – A Ramble
Indian Wells, Quarterfinals (1) Djokovic d. (12) Almagro 6/3 6/4 It’s curious where one’s mind wanders while watching Novak Djokovic idly construct a routine victory over the twelfth best tennis player in the world, who at this moment is Nicolas … Continue reading
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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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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
Hardcourt Retrospective (Part 2)
Welcome to my continuing look back at the hardcourt season just ended. The first part, which goes into slightly more detail about why I’m even bothering, can be found here. Part One looked at the top players. This part examines … Continue reading
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