Tag Archives: Rafael Nadal

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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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 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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Davis Cup Final: Five thoughts from day one

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

 1. “He is David Ferrer, what do you expect?” Often the focus on Ferrer’s fighting spirit tends to underplay his actual ability but his five set victory over Juan Martin Del Potro was a result of pure tenacity.

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Davis Cup Final preview: Argentina gamble on Monaco

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

It wasn’t exactly the best kept secret in sport but it’s official now. Argentina captain Tito Vasquez has picked Juan Monaco in singles on day one and the world number 26 gets the unenviable task of opening the 2011 Davis … Continue reading →

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World Tour Finals: Fitting end to a crazy round robin phase

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Four men down, four men still standing. Actually it’s five men down now, which says a lot about the physical state of those that have competed this week. It was rather fitting that the round robin phase should come to … 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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Wimbledon: Five thoughts from round four

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

1. The Wimbledon schedulers are idiots too After having a go at the monkeys at typewriters setting the order of play in Paris on a regular basis it just wouldn’t be proper to let those at Wimbledon off the hook. … 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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