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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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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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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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And, It Just Got Interesting

For the casual tennis fan, the appeal of the French Open took a serious hit, if not was eliminated altogether, on Sunday when 4-time defending champion, Rafael Nadal lost to big-hitting Swede, Robin Soderling.  To the serious tennis fan (all … Continue reading

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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

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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

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