Tag Archives: Roland Garros

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 round 4

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

1. Federer’s consistency and durability are amazing Federer’s total slams will always be his most famous record but his streak of 23 semi-finals is arguably even more impressive given the extent to which it dwarfs that of his closest rival … Continue reading →

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Roland Garros: Five thoughts on round 2

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

1. People who want best of three sets in the early rounds are idiots While I appreciate that some concessions need to be made to TV networks and the general worldwide shortening of attention spans, this is NOT one of … 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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Roland Garros: Five thoughts from day 2

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

1.Top ten Tomas is terminated Given that Berdych single-handedly busted my accumulator, I’m in no mood to be understanding here. Losing to a 140 ranked journeyman from two sets up is an absolute joke. Berdych is now 13-7 in career … Continue reading →

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Nice job Nico, but was it worth the effort?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Nicolas Almagro picked up the tenth title of his career today by beating Victor Hanescu in the Nice final. Was it really worth the effort? Considering he didn’t pick up a single ranking point and Roland Garros starts in less … Continue reading →

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Five thoughts on the French Open draw

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

1. It’s a tricky draw for Rafa (on paper) Nadal could hardly have asked for a tougher opener and will face off against big-serving John Isner in the first round. The pair have met twice before and both were highly … Continue reading →

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Five thoughts from the Rome final

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

1. Nadal is not invincible on clay Ok, we knew that already but the asterisk brigade have been in denial for a few years. Against Federer in 2007, he was tired after winning the week before in Rome while Fed … Continue reading →

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