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Consistent with my batting average for this tournament, I picked Dinara Safina to win her first grand slam title today. But she lost, to the talented and mentally fragile Sveta Kuznetsova. I know what you’re thinking – “The Talented and Mentally Fragile” could be the title of a soap opera about the WTA. Kind […]
June 2, 2009
I didn’t see it (work’s a bitch) but Roger Federer fought back from two sets down to defeat the perpetual tease, Tommy Haas in five sets. Yet another “Warrior Moment” for the the guy that Old Peter (B)dodo used to rag on for not being macho enough. (Hey, I’ve left Pete alone for months now, […]
June 2, 2009
There’s always been something that bothered me about Rafa’s dear Uncle Toni. Something sinister goes on beyond those dark sunglasses. He’s as controlling as one of those women’s tennis dads. There are times when I want to tell Rafa to move out from mom and dad’s roof. There are times that I wonder what kind […]
June 1, 2009
Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in four sets, his first defeat at the French Open. That makes Roger Federer the happiest man in Paris and the odds on favorite to win his first French Open. Before we hand him the trophy, remember that Roger isn’t without cracks on this surface. He was humiliated by […]
May 28, 2009
ESPN’s tennis coverage is generally excellent. (Though as yet unrated for the 09 French) ESPN’s tennis writers are mediocre to good. (That they all write for tennis magazine isn’t a great sign, is it?) ESPN’s headline writers have always been pretty bad. Wednesday’s bad headlines on Sharapova deserve comment because they don’t give her […]
February 18, 2008
A week late with this, however, it’s worth mentioning that the first round of the Davis Cup is history. The defending champs, the USA, took on Austria in Vienna and won easily. All the guys who have played so faithfully for seven years showed up. Kudos to Blake, Roddick and the Bryans for making the […]
Passing Shots 
June 7, 2009
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