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Tag Archives: French Open
When A Nation Forgets Its Own Idioms . . .
. . . it looks sort of idiotic. The hardworking staff can’t help but notice that what once were familiar American phrases have become, well, unfamiliar. Some recent examples: • Democratic strategist on CNN describing Mitt Romney’s Latino problem thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Ed Shultz, Elgin Marbles, forget our idioms, French Open, mangled phrases, MBTA, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Nicolas Sarkozy, NPR, PBS NewsHour, Rick Perry, The Ride
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No Djoke: Rafa CAN Beat This Guy
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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Tagged French Open, Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, The Untouchables, TOUCHABLE
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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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Rafa Quote o’ the Day (pat. pending)
From Jason Gay’s Wall Street Journal review of Rafael Nadal’s French Open Final victory over Roger Federer: Sunday at Roland Garros, he defeated his elegant nemesis, Roger Federer, a man Nadal charmingly described to tennis gadfly John McEnroe as “the … Continue reading
No Djok: Order Restored To French Open
Roger Federer did Rafael Nadal a favor by defeating Novak (41-0) Djokovic in Friday’s French Open semifinal. Nadal did not return the favor in Sunday’s French Open Final. Instead he reverted to form, beating Federer for the fourth straight time … Continue reading
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Tagged French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, strawberries and cream Novak, Wimbledon
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Nadal Just Can’t Beat This Guy
Then again, nobody can. The Novak Djokovic Unlimited plowed through the Italian Open in Rome last week and arrived where it has four times now this year: a finals match vs. world number one Rafael Nadal. With the same result, … Continue reading
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Tagged Djokovic Unlimited, French Open, Italian Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal
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It’s A Whole New Ballgame In Men’s Tennis
The future seemed so simple, didn’t it? Roger Federer was fading, Rafael Nadal was surging. Nadal, with his nine Grand Slam titles, would take a serious run at Federer’s record 16 Slams. It was just a matter of time. Enter … Continue reading
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Tagged French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serbian Backboard, Sony Ericsson Open
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Campaign Outsider Sports Trifecta™
On those rare occasions that the hardworking staff has three sports-related posts, we play the Campaign Outsider Trifecta (pat. pending). To wit: Prophetic Headline o’ the Day® Tuesday’s New York Times: Sweden’s Soderling Is a Force to Be Reckoned With … Continue reading
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