Tag Archives: Tomas Berdych

Easy money, self-flagellation and timely reminders: Wimbledon day one

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Easy money It was another productive grass season for Potito Starace. Two matches, two retirements, a total of 16 games played. His reward? A mere €3,870 for his first round defeat to Flavio Cipolla in Rosmalen and then £14,500 for … 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 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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