Tag Archives: Youzhny
If You Pay Them
Dubai, Quarterfinals Having laboriously convened the most august congregation of men’s tennis players it could afford, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships was today blessed by the finest assembly of quarterfinalists since . . . well, it’s been a while. … Continue reading
Jelly Bean Platters
Montpellier, Final (1) Berdych d. (3) Monfils, 6/2 4/6 6/3 Discounting Queens – which makes green hay the week after Roland Garros, owing to a perfect storm of prestige and a cruelly short grass season – no tournament placed directly … Continue reading
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Subtle Iterations
US Open, First Round Gulbis d. (16) Youzhny, 6/2 6/4 6/4 Ernests Gulbis today won just his second set at Grand Slam level since Wimbledon 2009. Apparently delighted by the sensation, he then won his third and fourth, which proved … Continue reading
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Those Fabled Mole People
Time to finish my preview of the Wimbledon quarterfinals. High time. The first part can be found here. (3) Federer v (12) Tsonga Proving emphatically that there is momentum to be gained from a strong showing at Queens, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga … Continue reading
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A Real Mouth Opener
Miami Masters, Third Round The commentary gem of the day arrived courtesy of the ever-reliable Jason Goodall: ‘For lovers of talent, it’s an eye-watering prospect!’ He was spruiking the up-coming clash between Alexandr Dolgopolov and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whose skills are … Continue reading
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Another Game For Milos!
Australian Open, Third Round Raonic d. Youzhny, 6/4 7/5 4/6 6/4 Now that he has defeated No.10 seed Mikhail Youzhny, Canada’s young Milos Raonic can feasibly lay claim to being the story of the first week. Including Qualifying, it was … Continue reading
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The Jingos
Australian Open, First Round Youzhny d. Ilhan, 6/2 6/3 7/6 Armed with the day’s schedule, a map of the grounds, and some marker pens, the family beside me – I dubbed them the Jingos – were laboriously charting their course … Continue reading
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With a Bullet
More statistical shenanigans today. Here are the players who have gained the most points in the last twelve months. The usual caveat applies: tennis stats and socialising don’t mix. Rafael Nadal   -3245 pts Tomas Berdych   -2300 pts Robin … Continue reading
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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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