KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – It was tennis atmosphere at its best. Even the palm trees of Crandon Park seemed to be clapping their fronds as two brilliant shotmakers dashed and bashed for almost 3 ½ hours on their stage, a blueberry-toned asphalt court. Rafa Nadal came to this beach town as No. 1, and looked it in crushing Roger Federer in the semis, 6-3, 6-2. But the guy who … [Read more...] about STILL UNBEATEN, SERBIAN HERO DJOKOVIC BEATS NO. 1 NADAL AGAIN
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READY OR NOT, HERE WE GO AGAIN — CAN ANYBODY BLOCK THE 1-2 PUNCHES OF MONOPOLISTS NADAL AND FEDERER?
Can’t even fully digest 2010 as 2011 springs into view, the 44th year of open tennis – or the 134th year since Wimbledon cranked up the original tournament. Everybody ready? Probably not. Not enough recuperation time during another ridiculously brief off-season as the years bump together like pigs in a pen. Life on the road resumes, and few are lucky enough to … [Read more...] about READY OR NOT, HERE WE GO AGAIN — CAN ANYBODY BLOCK THE 1-2 PUNCHES OF MONOPOLISTS NADAL AND FEDERER?
THE CURSE OF FRED PERRY IS NOW 75 YEARS AND COUNTING
LONDON – If you were somewhere near the Atlantic and heard a horrendous, sound-barrier-breaking noise yesterday about noon, don’t be alarmed. It was merely the last groan raised throughout Great Britain as the last of the Brits at Wimbledon hit the last shot and lasted no longer in the oldest lasting tournament. That was a Scottish lad named Andrew Baron Murray who … [Read more...] about THE CURSE OF FRED PERRY IS NOW 75 YEARS AND COUNTING
RAVAGING RAFA , EMPEROR OF ROME –AGAIN!
While Roman emperors have come and gone over the centuries, the current one – of Spanish origin – holds the old town in the palm of his left hand. And has no intention of letting go. Crowned for a Roman record fifth time, Rafael I should be known as Ravaging Rafa as he comes to town, sweeps up the goodies, and nobody dares to resist. Rafa started winning the Italian Open … [Read more...] about RAVAGING RAFA , EMPEROR OF ROME –AGAIN!
QUEASY KNEES REMOVE THE CHAMPION RELIEVING EX-CHAMP ROGER
LONDON – Rafa has sore knees; Roger’s spirit soars. Maybe because the guy who stole his Wimbledon crown is absent? “There’s a lot of weight off my shoulders since Paris,” he says. It’s an 180 pound weight named Nadal. And so another Big W commences, bigger than ever, where the T-word (tendonitis) is a TKO to Rafa and his faithful, lamenting his inability to even make … [Read more...] about QUEASY KNEES REMOVE THE CHAMPION RELIEVING EX-CHAMP ROGER