Guess what? Federer and Barty wins Miami
Roger Federer was dominant again. In Miami, he was darn good, almost every match, crushing with his hard-to-read serve, his spinning backhand, his massive forehand, and he was intelligent at the net. He is 37-year-old now, but he really isn’t aging on court. He is not slow, and he can slip to catch it. He […]
Belinda Bencic is bashing the ball, takes down Osaka
FROM INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 11, 2019 – More and more, Belinda Bencic is becoming much more confident and knowledgeable. The Swiss was really struggling over the past few years, because she was hurt a lot, and when she returned, she needed to re-think her game. She played a lot of tournaments in 2018, playing whenever […]
Notes on a Draw Sheet: injuries, again
Already, in February, there are a couple major injuries, like Maria Sharapova and Juan Martin del Potro. They won’t play at Indian Wells, and the Russian/American won’t go to Miami, either. The Argentine pulled out of Acapulco and Indian Wells. Whether he will return in Miami is up in the air. Exactly why are there […]
The great rivalry: Djokovic and Nadal face off …again
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN, January 26 — There have been so many matches between Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. They have played each other 52 times, over the past 13 years. Without a doubt, there have been some great ones, some fascinating ones, and on occasion, odd ones. Over the past 30 years, there have been […]
Naomi Osaka: ‘I was stuck there,’ but not now
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, January 25 – Petra Kvitova is playing wonderfully, but in a sense, so is Naomi Osaka. The Japanese had to boost her game in the third sets, three times, and she kept chugging. She will smoke the crosscourt shots, with her forehands and her backhands. She likes to flatten it out, […]
The fantastic Mr. Federer, back on clay
The last time that the fantastic Roger Federer played at Roland Garros was in 2015. He went down in the quarterfinals and he seemed done at this event. He could certainly still win on grass, or on the hardcourts, but on clay, in Paris, the 20-time Grand Slam champion has only won it once during […]
Miami: Can John Isner win once again?
Last year, American John Isner won Miami, his first ATP 1000. He was totally thrilled. After that, he was pretty good the rest of the year, but as he said, he was up and down. The same thing is occurring this week in Miami. Two weeks ago, he went down fairly early at Indian Wells. […]
Federer on fitness: ‘Nowadays people do all sorts of crazy stuff’
FROM INDIAN WELLS — The famous Roger Federer moved on Wednesday, easily beating Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-4, swirling around, attacking, sprinting. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is now 37 years olds, and while he is a tiny bit slower, he still is very fast, and each year, he gets even smarter. Assuming that he will […]
John Isner: ‘Always looking to add things’
FROM INDIAN WELLS – The US men only have one left in California, John Isner, who has banged himself into the quarters. He did very quietly, for whatever reason, as he has gone deep here before, but in the first two months, he was struggling and losing his touch. However, in the desert, he began […]
Djokovic is the favorite, but what about Zverev & Raonic?
FROM INDIAN WELLS – Novak Djokovic is standing tall. Clearly, he is the favorite as the Serb has won three straight Grand Slams. However, the ATP 1000s are very tough, as all the players want to compete — if they are healthy enough — and to win it; you have to be on top of […]
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