Category Archives: tennis
Take Your Pick: Who’s the Favourite?
– All active American men’s tennis players have a combined ONE major title. – The highest ranked American is 9th in the world, and he is a 29-year old that no one has ever heard of (Mardy Fish). – The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 wimbledon, andy murray, novak djokovic, rafael nadal, roger federer
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Two Rounds in the Books in Melbourne
Well, the first two round of the 2010 major tennis season have been completed and it is shaping up to be another great season on the men’s tour. Let’s take a look at the goings-on in Melbourne so far with … Continue reading
Wait, What Year is This, Again?
Juan-Carlos Ferrero? Tommy Haas? Lleyton Hewitt? Andy Roddick? Roger Federer? Ivo Karlovic? This sounds like a run-down of 1995’s Future Stars of Tennis. Or the quarterfinals of a major in, say 2003. But, 2009??? No chance. Well, that is the case, as … Continue reading
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Tagged andy murray, andy roddick, ivo karlovic, juan-carlos ferrero, lleyton hewitt, novak djokovic, roger federer, tommy haas, wimbledon
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Who Would Have Guessed These Four?
The Final Four at the French. He who protests to have predicted these four is he who lies. The Top Half: SEMIFINAL FRIDAY – #12 Gonzalez vs. #23 Soderling Robin Soderling, the giant killer who slayed Nadal, went into the quarters … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 french open, fernando gonzalez, juan-martin del potro, robin soderling, roger federer
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Quarterfinals – The Second Half
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here is the rest of the Quarterfinal preview at the 2009 French Open. The Djokovic (4) Quadrant: QUARTERFINAL WEDNESDAY – #5 Del Potro vs. #16 Robredo The top half of this quadrant showed continued dominance by … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 french open, andy roddick, christophe rochus, gael monfils, igor andreev, jo-wilfried tsonga, juan-martin del potro, jurgen melzer, marc gicquel, maximo gonzalez, novak djokovic, paul-henri mathieu, philipp kohlschreiber, roger federer, tommy haas, tommy robredo
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More Ridiculous Stats
There are a lot of them today… 1). Jamie Moyer won his 250th game the other night, making him the 44th pitcher to ever reach the mark–and just the 11th left-hander. That means that there have only been 10 left-handed pitchers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 french open, bob gibson, dodgers, ivo karlovic, jamie moyer, joe mauer, lleyton hewitt, MLB, padres, rick porcello, yankees
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Two Round in the Books (Part Two)
Check out Part One of a French Open update. This is Part Two… The Del Potro (5) Pod: THIRD ROUND MATCH SATURDAY – #5 Del Potro vs. #25 Andreev In the top of this pod, the 5th-ranked player in the … Continue reading
Two Rounds in the Books (Part One)
NOTE: This was written prior to the start of Round 3 (not that anyone is paying attention to the French Open or, for that matter, even reading past this note now that they realize this post is all about the … Continue reading
Yes, I Care…A Lot
I know I’m one of only 17 people in this country not named McEnroe who care about professional tennis, but it is certainly in my “Big Four” sports (MLB, NFL, NCAA basketball, and the ATP). The Australian Open is always so … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 australian open, andy murray, andy roddick, fernando gonzalez, fernando verdasco, gael monfils, gilles simon, james blake, jo-wilfried tsonga, juan-martin del potro, marcos baghdatis, marin cilic, novak djokovic, rafael nadal, roger federer, tomas berdych, tommy robredo
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The Best That’s Ever Been
I do not claim to be an expert on anything, really (especially writing regular columns on BSB). I have loved baseball my whole life–playing it, watching it, reading about it, etc.–but, in my days growing up in the United States, I … Continue reading
