Players
About the top tennis players such as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray but also other players who play ATP World Tour events or Challengers and Futures.
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Nadal wins Monte Carlo Masters
I already stated that Rafa had started to look like the good old days here, but little did I know the level of flashback feeling I got when he rushed off to a 3-1 lead with both his forehand and movement looking like it was 2008. I thought the match would be over within the hour. But […]
Nadal back in form
The Nadal that was a pummelling players with his left hook of a banana whip forehand has been MIA. Suddenly, in what you can guess is one of his favourite tournaments on tour, he’s back and he looks ready for a ninth (!) title. Murray played well in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-final today, but […]
Who can beat Djokovic?
This is the big question ahead of the clay court season. Djokovic’s amazing record of only having lost one match in 2016 (retired against Feliciano Lopez in Dubai). Last year he only lost one match on clay with wins in Monte Carlo and Rome and the loss coming in the final against a Stan Wawrinka […]
Nadal bites the dust
Are we seeing a shift in men’s tennis? Are guys like Thiem, Fritz, Kyrgios etc ushering in a new era? Questions like this pop into your head after watching Dominic Thiem‘s phenomenal performance against Nadal in Argentina Open, where he beat the Spaniard on his favourite surface 6-4 4-6 7-6 after saving a match point […]
Djokovic 6th Aus Open title
Novak Djokovic has just won his 6th Australian Open title and 11th grand slam after 6-1 7-5 7-6 against Andy Murray. Like against Federer, Djokovic was quick out the starting blocks in a fashion that reminds you of Federer in his glory days. Winning the first set quickly will be a clear signal to your […]
Tennis, Gym & Murray
This is how my mornings look these days. Gym and tennis. Or rather, gym while watching tennis. Also, the view from the window is not too bad over the beautiful island of Malta. Some notes on what happened earlier today: Murray played Ferrer in what was destined to be a grueling encounter. Both players are […]
Federer like a box of chocolates
And was solid in his win today against Dimitrov 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4. Boy Band Goffin up next. Will not be easy, Goffin has game.
Not the same Rafa anymore?
I had a feeling Rafa would have a tough Australian Open this year, but I wanted to believe he would be back contesting the title. Now he’s out, losing a fantastic match against Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. Verdasco said after the match: “I think I played unbelievable in the fifth set from […]
The legendary rivalry renewed
The blog has been silent for a while. Reason being perhaps that I think the air kind goes out of the tennis season when the final slam of the year is played. As a long time Federer fan it might also be that the two losses to Djokovic in slam finals stung too much and […]
Player of the year: Djokovic
Federer played a great season, did almost everything well, but in the end he came up short to the player of the year and the indisputable world number one, Novak Djokovic. For a Federer fan the slam season was both good and bad, two finals is a pretty amazing result, but when you’re Roger Federer, […]