Tag Archives: Novak Djokovic

Damn! Rafa Can’t Even Beat THIS Guy

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

What’s with the tennis journeymen who play the match of their lives against Rafael Nadal? (See 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol at last year’s Wimbledon for details.) Latest edition: Yesterday’s finals loss at the VTR Open in Chile to Horacio Zeballos, only … Continue reading →

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Big Blow For David Ferrer At U.S. Open

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

The U.S. Open went all Key Largo yesterday, with heavy winds turning the Andy Murray-Tomas Berdych men’s semifinal into a game of Wiffle Tennis. From ESPN.com: NEW YORK — Dealing with 20 mph wind that blew a changeover chair onto … Continue reading →

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No Djoke: Rafa CAN Beat This Guy

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

As the hardworking staff has painstakingly chronicled, Rafael Nadal has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Novak Djokovic for the past year, never so much as in the last three Grand Slam finals. That was then. Here’s the climactic conclusion … Continue reading →

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Rafael Nadal’s Feat Of Clay

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

From our How Rafa Got His Mojo Back bureau: Nadal beats Ferrer for 7th Barcelona Open win BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beatingDavid Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday’s Barcelona … Continue reading →

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That’s Just So Sad! (Rafa Can’t Beat This Guy Edition)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

The hardworking staff loves Rafael Nadal, a tennis player who’s classy, humble, and supremely talented. But he’s clearly met his match in Noval Djokovic, a tennis player who’s admirable in his efforts to rehabilitate Serbia’s international image, and even more … Continue reading →

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Rafa Just Can’t Beat This Guy (U.S. Open Edition)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

You really have to feel for Rafael Nadal. He was on rails to become the greatest tennis player of all time (despite his protestations), until the Djokovic Express pulled into the station. And then – Rafa derailed. This latest (sixth … Continue reading →

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Rafael Nadal, Please Call Sam Stosur

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

The was some can of whup-ass Sam Stosur opened on Serena Williams in the U.S. Open women’s final, yeah? Match point:   And what would the U.S. Open be without a Seranta – in this case because (via YouTube) “playing … Continue reading →

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Will Pod Cast A Shadow On Novak Djokovic’s Success?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Boffo at the men’s tennis box office: Attack of the Pod Person, starring Novak Djokovic. From Monday’s Wall Street Journal: Novak Djokovic’s Secret: Sitting in a Pressurized Egg Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic hasn’t earned his No. 1 ranking by taking … Continue reading →

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Is Rafael Nadal Conceding The U.S. Open?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

In the runup to next week’s U.S. Open tennis tournament, defending champion Rafael Nadal is understandably doing a lot of media avails. Such as this one for WWD: Rafael Nadal’s Winning Ways Behind the baseline, Rafael Nadal is known to … Continue reading →

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Jason Gay And The Dignity Of Defeat

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

During the past couple of weeks, Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay has written a couple of terrific pieces about the losers of major sporting events. Exhibit A: A Loser’s Winning Moment Rafael Nadal’s Grace Helps Him Shine in the … Continue reading →

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