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Tag Archives: Australian Open
Why Rafael Nadal Is the Most Admirable Person in All of Sports
The hardrooting staff has written often about Rafael Nadal, one of our all-time favorite athletes along with New York Yankees icon Mickey Mantle (our youthful crush) and Mantle’s New York Rangers doppelgänger Rod Gilbert. But Rafa is even more special. … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Australian Open, Big Three, Christopher Clarey, Daniil Medvedev, ESPN, John McEnroe, Liz Clarke, Matteo Berritini, Mickey Mantle, New York Rangers, New York Times, New York Yankees, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Rod Gilbert, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Washington Post
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That’s Just So Sad! (Rafa Can’t Beat This Guy Edition)
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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Tagged Australian Open, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafa, Rafael Nadal
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Li Says Na To Wozniacki
Say, that was some war of attrition between Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and China’s Li Na in the Australian Open semifinal, yeah? From the Sydney Morning Herald report: Great leap forward: Li Na through to Australian Open final Chinese tennis moved … Continue reading
Federer’s Calmination
So . . . On Sunday, Roger Federer’s dom trampled Rafael Nadal’s calm in an ATP World Tours championship match that was actually less strenuous than the final score indicated. Via the Wall Street Journal: Federer and Nadal Rekindle a … Continue reading
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Tagged ATP World Tour Finals, Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wall Street Journal
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