KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Is Andy Murray lost in a London fog that enshrouded him on this sandy, sunny isle? How can you explain his brief appearance as a staggering soul, allegedly No. 5 on the planet, being chased from the Sony Ericsson Open by a hustler unknown to almost all: Alex Bogomolov, a local qualifier ranked No. 118. It was 6-1, 7-5, extending Murray’s ghastly … [Read more...] about BOGOMOLOV, KING FOR A DAY, MAKES NO-SET MURRAY LOOK MURKY
Archives for March 2011
FAREWELL INDIAN WELLS, ON THE WAY TO KEY BISCAYNE
INDIAN WELLS, California – Hate to leave Indian Wells, but the Transcontinental Double of American tennis rolls on to Key Biscayne, Florida, the next stop. They’re a tempting pair for the racket-flapping laborers on the men’s and women’s tours, moving from the western desert to the Atlantic shore, with the champs here – Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic – still looking … [Read more...] about FAREWELL INDIAN WELLS, ON THE WAY TO KEY BISCAYNE
EXPLORA HOTEL PATAGONIA SALTO CHICO – NOT FOR THE ALPINEOPHOBICS
We came from Rapa Nui (which was fabulous itself) to Patagonia and landed in heaven. Simply one of the most gorgeous places on the planet. How the owner of the Explora Hotel Patagonia, Pedro Ibanez, ever managed to secure the location for his hotel is a marvel. It is so dazzling that one could spend weeks just watching the clouds move across the Torres del Paine massif from … [Read more...] about EXPLORA HOTEL PATAGONIA SALTO CHICO – NOT FOR THE ALPINEOPHOBICS