Tag Archives: Roger Federer

2012 Davis Cup: World Group round one preview

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Davis Cup is back and with it the tedious debates about the competition’s format. Should it be every second year? Played at a single location a la the football World Cup? Left the hell alone? Who knows? And right now … 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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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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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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Mario Ancic: A talent lost

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

It’s been a long time coming for Mario Ancic but it’s finally official. At the age of just 26, his career is over. The Croat battled against the effects of a severe bout of mononucleosis for the best part of … 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 – 25/01/2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

With three of last week’s featured bloggers still operating from Melbourne they’ve kept their place on the reading list for a second successive week. Elsewhere we’ve got a blast from the bast as Greg Couch interviews Aaron Krickstein and two … Continue reading →

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Tanking Gulbis and the ATP’s credibility deficit

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

So Ernests Gulbis has been cleared of tanking despite losing the second set of his Syndey semi-final to Gilles Simon in just 16 minutes. The Latvian claimed he he wasn’t feeling well and the ATP bought it. Anyone with an … Continue reading →

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Brisbane, I salute thee – Week 1 round-up

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Brisbane might be one of the youngest tournaments on the ATP calendar but it is already putting several more established events to shame. From the state of the art Pat Rafter Arena all the way down to the player interviews … Continue reading →

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