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Jelena, Venus, Ana… Going, going, gone

January 25, 2009

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One of the reasons I started blogging about tennis was because of the persistent myth that men’s tennis is pathetic and women’s tennis is scintillating, when nothing could be further from the truth. Oh yes, believe me, I know Sharapova and Ivanovic are babes, but so what? Can’t we get over that? Can they play […]

I Take it Back: AO Security Sucks

January 24, 2009

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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 […]

BREAKING NEWS: Serbs, Bosnians Attack After Joker/Delic

January 23, 2009

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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 […]