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The roof was closed during the match between Amelie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina Monday afternoon. I adore the sound effects the fans made while the roof closed. Same one we inexplicably make every time instant replay is used. For some reason it is so much fun: Another tradition goes splat… nah, I don’t view the […]
February 3, 2009
At the end of 2008 I thought Roger was ok with his status as world #2. I thought the fall had been jarring to him, but that he ultimately was embracing the less-pressure inherent in the second spot. But from the moment he showed up in Australia I knew he was still in deep denial. […]
January 28, 2009
A.O. Lacks a Coherent Policy on Extreme Heat I am a traditionalist when it comes to tennis and Mother Nature. Cold, hot, dry, humid, wind, snow, whatever. You play. It’s a great test. I don’t like indoor tennis because tennis wasn’t meant to be played in perfect conditions. It’s like watching football in a dome. […]
January 24, 2009
I tossed off a random comment last night about tennis security being pretty good, or at least significantly better in the post-Seles-stabbing era. While I still believe that to be true, I’ve studied the videotapes of the Bosnian/Serb melee and concluded that the Aussie Open security team is a farce. These guys got almost ninety […]
January 23, 2009
The match between Delic and Joker was an entertaining, hard-fought four-setter played in the spirit of competition and sportsmanship. Joker won in four sets, the two men shook hands and embraced. Unfortunately that was not the dynamic outside the stadium. Moments after the match ended, the Serbian and Bosnian fans clashed in the garden area […]
Passing Shots 
June 30, 2009
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