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Tag Archives: Roger Federer
Federer Reserve
The hardwatching staff has seen the great Roger Federer play a ton of matches over the past half-dozen years, but we’ve rarely seen him perform the way he did against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday. From the Los Angeles Times: Roger Federer … Continue reading
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Tagged French Open beatdowns, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Los Angeles Times, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wimbledon
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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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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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Nadal Grounds Federer Express
Say, that was some beatdown (as Patrick McEnroe labeled it) Rafael Nadal laid on Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson bakeoff, yeah? From the Los Angeles Times: Rafael Nadal easily beats Roger Federer The top-ranked Spaniard defeats … 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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Ad o’ the Day ($$$ Edition)
The hardworking staff – in between its hard work – has watched a fair amount of U.S. Open coverage, and one thing viewers of the tournament can’t escape (apart from John McEnroe’s apparent disdain for Pam Shriver) is this Mercedes-Benz … Continue reading
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
WTF, U.S. Open Edition, Part 2
How great was this year’s U.S. Open? First, prohibitive favorite Serena Williams melted down like Chernobyl in the women’s semifinal, which ushered in Komeback Kid Kim Clijsters’ women’s final win over crafty Caroline Wozniacki. Then prohibitive favorite Roger Federer melted … Continue reading
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