Tag Archives: Masters

Rafa and Roger, the verdict!

So the tennis purists got their Federer Nadal final and a good final it was at that. Federer showed that he still has the hunger and desire to keep on winning and if anything the man that is driving that … Continue reading

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Rome Final Preview

[3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [13] David Ferrer (ESP) I re-enter the blogging arena after a miniture exile with gladness to see David Ferrer in this weeks final.  He has been the epitomy of consistency on the clay courts this … Continue reading

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Too much of a good thing?

The debate surrounding the length of the tennis season is one that never seems to go away and crops up now and again. Its commonplace on tour that top players pull out of the little events or non ranking events such … Continue reading

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Return of the King

Queue LOTR theme music, All hail Rafael Nadal, the king of the dirt has returned. King Rafa has been in exile for a long time having not won a tournament since Rome 11 months ago, but what a way to … Continue reading

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Monte Carlo Men’s Quarter-Final Thoughts

[11] D Ferrer (ESP) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER) Philipp Kohlshreiber is not somebody I expected to be at the quarter-final stage. I had him to lose at every hurdle; first to Bellucci, then Melzer, then most surprising of all Murray. … Continue reading

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Monte Carlo Tuesday Preview

Monte Carlo really is a magnificent setting. I can not fathom why top players would choose to skip this tournament but there you have it. Some insteresting results today, but particular of note is Ferrero’s 3 and love demolition of … Continue reading

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Monte Carlo Monday Preview

The masters series lands in glamourous Monte Carlo this week, being the first of the clay masters tournaments.  I have already gone into detail as to what we can expect in ‘Prelude to the clay court season‘, so without further … Continue reading

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Prelude to the clay court season

Queue Star Wars music…Nah Nah Nah NanaNah NanaNah… It’s April, which means it’s the return for the dirt ballers. The clay court season is finally upon us, in truth however, it was never really gone for this anti-social breed of … Continue reading

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Rocket Roddick romps to victory!

Everybodys favourite runner up, the player of 2010 thus far, finally got his just desserts in Miami on Sunday. Andy A-ROD Roddick finally held aloft the winners trophy again. Having been so close to winning in Indian Wells, Roddick’s serve … Continue reading

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Miami Mens Semi-Finals Preview

[5] R Soderling (SWE) vs [16] T Berdych (CZE) Both these men are in arguably the form of their lives. Both had a good tournament in Indian Wells last week and both have dispatched some big names; most notably, Berdych’s … Continue reading

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