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GOATs on Grass and More
We have hardly been able to catch our breath from a dramatic French Open final and now the grass season is already under way with Federer and Nadal playing in Halle and Murray and Wawrinka in Queens. Winning Ugly author (must-read book for all tennis players and fans) and tennis guru Brad Gilbert was impressed […]
A proper Roland Garros warm-up
We’ve seen some amazing tennis so far in Rome and the best match I’ve seen until now is the swashbuckling thriller between Nadal and Murray last night. That was a spectacular show that started with Murray playing out of skin to almost bagel Nadal 6-0, but then became familiar in the second set when the […]
Players on the rise – Nishikori and Bautista-Agut
Today we have the final between Japanese wunderkind Kei Nishikori (born 1989!) and the king of clay, Rafael Nadal. This has perhaps been Nishikori’s year more than anyone else so far, he has won two titles and has an amazing 22-4 win record in 2014. After Madrid Masters he rightfully moves within the top 10. […]
When You Know You’re Playing Nadal…On Clay
Two reactions from the Madrid Masters draw. Imagine being Jarkko Nieminen, a competent tennis player ranked 57 in the world and with two tour titles and 11 finals to your name. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Imagine then looking at your draw sheet at the clay tournament you’re playing and seeing that your next […]
Red Dirt Season Preview
After a tough Davis Cup weekend where Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and France emerged as winners and semi-finalists, we’re ready for perhaps the most exciting “season” in tennis – the red dirt. There’s something magical about the spring and clay court tennis. Add that together with classic tennis grounds like Monte Carlo, Rome and Roland […]
Davis Cup Quarterfinals – Preview
The ATP World Tour takes a little “break” and heads into Davis Cup quarterfinals this weekend. Being from Sweden originally, Davis Cup has lost some of its appeal now that Sweden is such a “poor” tennis country, but I’ll try to cheer for Switzerland instead, as it starts with the same two letters in the […]
Nadal and Djokovic in Miami final?
It sure looks like we’re heading for a 40th match between world number 1 and 2, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in Miami. They sure are favourites in today’s upcoming matches, Nadal vs Berdych and Djokovic vs Nishikori. I think Nadal has a tougher task today. He has lost to Berdych before and the Czech […]
Knocking on heaven’s door
Okay, it’s a dramatic headline crafted to grab your hard-earned attention for tomorrow’s top action. But what I also mean about it is all the youngsters that seem to have enough confidence to challenge the established pro’s in Australian Open. The first round witnessed Janowicz, a talented young man himself, go two sets down against […]
What to Expect from the 2014 Tennis Season
The wait is soon over. In a few days the 2014 ATP World Tour Tennis Season starts in Brisbane (Federer) and Doha (Nadal, Murray) and Chennai (Wavrinka). Here are some of my predictions for the season in bullet form: Federer starts winning tournaments again. His wife is pregnant and he’s tired of being talked of […]
Federer at an All-time Low?
I haven’t been posting of late due to other writing commitments, work, family, you name it. I’ve even started playing more myself again and the game is coming along decently – with the only worry being the body holding up. But I’m going to try to get back to the blog and Twitter and follow […]