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By James A. Crabtree Many with an opinion and a little imagination, which is most of us, believed somebody else could do it. They created within their brains the image of a new champion boldly holding above his head the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers' Trophy). He would smile, cameras would flicker, sponsors and family’s thanked before doing a speech in French to the delight of the … [Read more...]
By PJ Yeong To say that the women’s draw on the clay of Paris has had a few shocks is probably an understatement. Before the tournament, everyone was talking about Serena Williams. The powerful American had been playing well throughout the clay season, capturing a title on the blue clay of Madrid. Despite only making the French Open final once (and she won that one lone final), the general … [Read more...]
For the past few years Rafael Nadal has yo-yo'd between the number one and two positions. As we all know he has bounced between positions on the ranking board between Roger Federer and now primarily Novak Djokovic. Until the recent triumph in Monte Carlo the year was looking very much like a carbon copy of 2011. For a player ranked number two with the accolades such as Nadal, his 2011 season … [Read more...]
Welcome the season of red clay. Has the year really progressed that fast? Is it Rafa time already? This year of the 65 ATP events 22 are on clay, so almost one third. Before we get all carried away predicting how the season is going to mould out, let’s take a quick pottery class. The clay court is the Mediterranean gentleman's version of ice hockey, where most share the usual symptomatic … [Read more...]
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