Tag Archives: Australian Open

Rules are made to be broken and other thoughts from quarter-final day one

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Rules are made to be broken I’ll probably come across as a complete curmudgeon for focussing on the negatives after such an enjoyable match, but Rafael Nadal’s four set victory over Tomas Berdych once again proved what a joke basic … 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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The weekly reading list – 12/01/2011

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

With the Australian Open approaching, this has been a particulalrly plush week for tennis features in the media. From the mainstream news giants to the obscure blogs of the hardcore fans, here are some of the highlights from the last … Continue reading →

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