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Who’s in Whose Head Now?

Posted in Federer, Tennis, murray, nadal, sport, tagged , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m not sure about a lot of things in tennis right now. But to me, one thing seemed for sure at Indian Wells. The single biggest goal of the final for each of Nadal and Murray was to get inside the other’s head and assert himself. This was a long-term investment.
Unfortunately for Murray, Nadal got [...]

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Roddick versus Nadal Indian Wells 2009 live scores

Posted in nadal, roddick, tagged , , , , , , on March 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

NADAL WINS 6-4, 7-6 (4)
What have we learned?
Well, taking your sweet time in between points in a tie-breaker, such that the crowd even notices, and boos, is a handy tool for putting off your opponent. Winning at any cost will not do ones popularity any favours, over time.
Nadal only just pulled through that second set, [...]

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Federer versus Murray Indian Wells live scores

Posted in Federer, Tennis, live coverage, tagged , , , , , , on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Federer – Murray
MURRAY WINS AFTER TAKING A TUMBLE.
Well, what have we learned today?
After Murray’s fall in third game of the final set, which was looking to go with serve, Federer fell to bits, spectacularly. Nadal won’t be happy to meet Murray in the final, cos Murray can actually beat him.
Federer needs to seek psychiatric [...]

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Nadal is Boring

Posted in murray, nadal, tagged , , , on March 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

To be honest, the commentators seem blinded by the numeral “1″.
Nadal is a “by the numbers” winner through and through. Maximum percentage all the way.
Emotions don’t even need to come into it, when you do the maths and have an obsessive-compulsive’s approach to percentage tennis, what results is… well, boring. He doesn’t get excited, genuinely [...]

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