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From the monthly archives: November 2010
It’s rare to read anything new and provocative when it comes to Federer vs. Nadal. That’s why I really enjoyed Carl Bialik‘s recent piece in The Wall Street Journal: The Federer-Nadal Rivalry, Rekindled. It takes a close look at both player’s stats, in terms of the match-up and separately, and makes some points that have [...]
Continue Reading →World No. 1 Rafael Nadal had a personal best showing at this past week’s ATP World Tour Finals in London, coming just one set short of the title on Sunday in his loss to Roger Federer. He had some interesting things to say after the match about his (non) rivalry with Roger Federer, his search [...]
Continue Reading →A “really happy” and “very, very pleased” Roger Federer met with the press after winning the ATP World Tour Finalshis press conference – go on, bask in the happy glow of victory, Paul Annacone and holiday sweets! Presser via Ubitennis.com. Q. Fifth time you’ve picked up this particular trophy. How satisfying is it at the [...]
Continue Reading →Vacation, preparation. . .domination? Fed’s looking forward to the road to Melbourne: Despite the loss, Rafael Nadal is feeling “big personal satisfaction” with his remarkable season and his best-ever showing at the WTF: Some more post-match reaction from the guys via the ATP: “I always believed in a plan from start to finish,” said Federer. [...]
Continue Reading →YAY, Roger! What a perfect way to end your season. You still have a long ways to go, old man – mountains to scale, valleys to slog through, miles to go before you put your career to sleep. And we’ll be with you, every split step along the way! Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in what he called an “incredible” semifinal. I felt for Murray, in the end – watching him rally to take Rafa to a third set tiebreak and thinking of all the times glory has just slipped through his fingers. I guess those Tim Henman comparisons [...]
Continue Reading →Hi all. Hope all of you here in the States are having a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend full of tennis and turkey sandwiches. One really crappy thing about next year’s shortened season – the WTF will no longer coincide with a lovely loooooong weekend. I’ll enjoy it while I can. I’m giving thanks this tennis season [...]
Continue Reading →Hey everyone, it’s Van again, back with this week’s Serve and Returns feature. Thanks for the responses to the first “Serve” about Roger and Rafa. This week, since we’re smack dab in the middle of the World Tour Finals, I figured I’d take a look at a couple of their compadres there, Andy Murray and [...]
Continue Reading →For the first half of the first set, Novak Djokovic was holding up his side of the bargain in what was supposed to be a fantastic match vs. Rafael Nadal on Wednesday night in London. He was playing Rafa tough, hitting his spots on serve and down the line with power and confidence. Then Nole [...]
Continue Reading →There’s nothing really new in this recent interview, but it’s always nice to see Roger engage in some banter. I’m not familiar with this “Frost over the World” guy, but he’s got a Larry King vibe. What I found most interesting in this interview: Roger’s line about being a better player now than when he [...]
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