Tag Archives: Andy Murray

Cool head Luke, misguided Murray mania and the equal pay endgame: Reflections on round two

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Cool head Luke Lukas Rosol’s five set victory against Rafael Nadal was one of those matches that leaves you frantically searching for superlatives. As far as upsets go, it’s arguably the biggest of the Open Era with only George Bastl’s … Continue reading →

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The biggest upsets of 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

According to the ATP website, Milos Raonic beating Fernando Verdasco in the San Jose final was one of the top five upsets of the year. Ridiculous. It was barely in Fernando Verdasco’s top five upsets. Anyway, it inspired me to … Continue reading →

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Some stats on a static season

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Spain’s Davis Cup final victory against Argentina last weekend finally brought the 2011 tennis season to a close. The fact that the pre-tournament favourite and perennial powerhouse ran out the winner was entirely in keeping with the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon: Five thoughts from the semi-finals

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

1. Turning points are rarely so blatant Tennis matches generally ebb and flow with gradual and subtle momentum shifts back and forth. Occasionally they have clear and obvious turning points like both men’s semi-finals had. When Jo-Wilfried Tsonga served for … Continue reading →

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Roland Garros: Five thoughts from the semi-finals

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

1. Four days off wasn’t ideal preparation but it wasn’t a key factor in the result Djokovic would obviously rather have played his quarter-final match but I doubt a 6-1 6-0 ret. win against a Fabio Fognini who was physically … Continue reading →

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Roland Garros: Five thoughts on the quarter-finals

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

1. Real Rafa returns This was more like it from the world number one and he finally looked like the man who has completely dominated this tournament over the last six years. There are several possible reasons. Maybe he was … Continue reading →

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Roland Garros: Five thoughts from day 3

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

1. Winning the week before Roland Garros is a waste of time I hope Almagro either got a nice title bonus from his sponsors or hooked up with some hot French models last week in Nice because otherwise he’s going … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Australian Open final: Five thoughts

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

1. If this is the dawn of a new era, I’m going to take up badminton First up, it clearly isn’t so this is completely moot. Nadal and Federer will be the two favourites for at least the next two … Continue reading →

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Monday Ranking Report – 10/01/2011

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

The main ranking story this week is that Robin Soderling has overtaken Murray to secure a top four seeding for the Australian Open. The same thing happened last year but didn’t make much difference to either player with Murray reaching … Continue reading →

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