French Open Loss Proves Again that Federer Is not the Best Ever
It’s 2011, another French Open final. And yet again Rafael Nadal spanked Roger Federer to take home the title. As the saying goes, “brand new day, same ‘ol (spit)”. Sure it gave Nadal a record-tying...
View ArticleNovak Djokovic Is the New Sheriff in Town
Novak Djokovic defeated my guy Rafael Nadal for the US Open title in four sets (6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1) Monday afternoon. Not only did Djokovic beat Rafa, he dominated the hell out of him. As the final...
View ArticleHey Federer Fans, Where Are You Now?
Another major, another loss for Roger Federer. Federer lost in four sets to my man Rafael Nadal 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night. As Federer was again dominated by...
View ArticleAn Apology from Me to Federer
I owe Roger Federer an apology. In beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to win his 7th Wimbledon title earlier today, Federer became the first player at least 30 years of age (he will be 31 next...
View ArticleRoddick: a Victim of Circumstances
Andy Roddick lost the last tennis game of his career earlier today to Juan Martin del Potro in four sets 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4. He used the US Open as his swan song, partly because it is the site...
View ArticleSerena Is Carrying Women’s Tennis
Serena Williams rallied for a three-set victory over top-seeded and top-ranked Victoria Azarenka (who?) to win the U.S. Open. If you’re scoring at home, that’s major title #15 for Williams. Could you...
View ArticleFederer Loss Signals a Changing of the Guard in Men’s Tennis
Hey Big Al, this one is for you. Al is one of my college buddies from waaaaay back who has served as my main antagonist when it comes to Roger Federer’s legacy in tennis (check out his awesome comments...
View ArticleOnce Again, Rafa Is Better than Federer
Rafael Nadal accomplished a lot of things in winning the 2014 French Open. Nadal is the first dude to win nine titles at the same major tournament. He won his fifth French Open title. He has won 66...
View ArticleWhy Serena Is Not Celebrated More
Congrats to Serena Williams on winning her 20th Grand Slam title. Congrats goes to her on winning her third French Open title. Most of all, congrats goes to Williams on moving into second all-time for...
View ArticleSerena (and Venus) Makes Black America Proud
Serena Williams made history last weekend, becoming the first female tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam titles in the Open era (Margaret Court won 24 such titles). Unfortunately, Serena had to beat...
View ArticleSerena Got (Getting) a Raw Deal
No matter the sport, referees have one job: remain anonymous. Because chances are if I know his/her name, that person did something wrong. VERY wrong. Enter Exhibit A: the 2018 US Open women’s final....
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