PARIS — In the pink – but on the blink. That was a dazed Rafa Nada at 5:54 Sunday afternoon as he blew a volley after three and a half hours of play and his last chance to stay unbeaten in Paris and win a fifth successive French Open. The explosion you heard from the direction of Roland Garros was Rafa going up in smoke, a colossal victim. The clay court seemed to … [Read more...] about NADAL’S FAVORITE GROUND SLIPS BENEATH HIM
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THERE’S NEW LIFE IN ROGER YET, AND THE FRENCH BECOMES INTERESTING
PARIS — So, does Roger return to his former status as “the greatest player of all time”? Probably, at least with some of his countless idolaters, who took his recent hammerings by Rafa Nadal personally. They suffered. He suffered. The Federer family suffered. But Madrid alleviated some of that suffering. However, Madrid isn’t Paris. Just as Little Rock isn’t Las Vegas. The … [Read more...] about THERE’S NEW LIFE IN ROGER YET, AND THE FRENCH BECOMES INTERESTING
BEWARE THE SPANIARD WHO OWNS THE TOWN – ITS ROUNDHOUSE RAFA
En-route to Paris — Paris, the year’s second major, looms, along with a guy who may be more monumental than the Eiffel Tower. That would be Rafa Nadal of course, and here’s my advice to Messrs Federer, Murray, Djokovic, Roddick and anyone else who would hope to flatten him: Show up in a tank equipped with flame throwers. Rafa has become such a striking landmark in Paris, … [Read more...] about BEWARE THE SPANIARD WHO OWNS THE TOWN – ITS ROUNDHOUSE RAFA
AUSSIE ENDS WITH A LALAPALOOZA – ROUNDHOUSE RAFA CONNECTS
Pete Sampras couldn’t defend himself. But a friend in need turned out to be a young Spanish guy who responded when Sampras screamed, “Stop thief!” The prospective thief, named Roger Federer, had his eyes and grasping hands on Sampras’s treasure, the record 14 major singles championships he earned over 13 years of roaming the world with a dominating tennis racket. Federer … [Read more...] about AUSSIE ENDS WITH A LALAPALOOZA – ROUNDHOUSE RAFA CONNECTS
Wimbledon 2008
Sorry for the delay, but here, at long last, is my Wimbledon resume. . OFF TO LONDON TO WATCH FEDERER TRYING TO BREAK RECORDS…HOWEVER Roger Federer is worried. That is the diagnosis of the eminent Belgrade psychologist, who also plays some tennis, Novak Djokovic. Considering his most recent egg laid in a significant nest, the … [Read more...] about Wimbledon 2008