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Quotable Quotes: Nadal Calls For Less Hardcourt Tournaments

2 Comments Posted by on January 14, 2012

Right off the back of the calendar, rankings and Davis Cup drama that we spent so much time on in the fall of 2011, Rafael Nadal has opened up yet a new can of worms by suggesting that the amount of hardcourt events should be cut due to the effects the courts have on tennis [...]

Australian Open, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Quotable Quotes: Nadal Makes A Few Adjustments

1 Comment Posted by on January 2, 2012

One Slam title, two slam finals, a masters title, a comfortable top two finish for the 7th straight year, and yet 2011 was quite a tough year to swallow for Nadal and his fans. After the countless losses to Djokovic in the first half of the season followed by injury and defeats to just about [...]

ATP, News, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Federer Demolishes Nadal In London: A Few Fedal Fhoughts

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 23, 2011

Tonight at the 02 Arena saw a slightly anticlimatic finish to the long-awaited rematch between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, with Federer steamrolling the Spaniard, easing through 6-3 6-0 in an hour. Roger? Majestic. The bipolar opinions on Roger Federer’s form in 2011 have really been something else. After his various uncharacteristic losses this year, [...]

London WTFs, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

Spanish Sportspeople React To Yannick Noah’s Doping Accusations

5 Comments Posted by on November 19, 2011

Yesterday saw former French Open Champion Yannick Noah launch a shocking attack on Spanish sport as he accused all of its leading ambassadors of doping, as well as suggesting that the various prominent Spanish doctors and officials have worked together to keep this doping conspiracy a secret. Today was the turn of the accused to [...]

David Ferrer, Dramz, Only god is the jurge(((, Quotable Quotes, Rafael Nadal

Yannick Noah Accuses ALL Spanish Tennis Players and Sportsmen of Doping

20 Comments Posted by on November 18, 2011

Yannick Noah today launched an astonishing attack on Spanish tennis and sport in general, accusing the leading Spanish sportsmen and teams of taking “the magic potion”. The former French Open champion wrote on his column in Le Monde, eventually suggesting that doping should simply be accepted and all players free to do it. Take a [...]

ATP Off Court, Fernando Verdasco, Only god is the jurge(((, Rafael Nadal

Three Thoughts Ahead Of The ATP World Tour Finals

1 Comment Posted by on November 15, 2011

Today in London, the eight qualifiers for the ATP World Tour Finals were drawn into their groups for the very last time in 2011, and we were finally given a glimpse into what the final week of the ATP tour will in store for us. Check out the draw below. Sunday & Monday OOP 1) [...]

Andy Murray, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, London WTFs, Mardy Fish, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych

Quotable Quotes: Is Rafael Nadal right to criticize ITF and ATP scheduling?

2 Comments Posted by on September 18, 2011

Rafael Nadal’s outspoken criticism of the ITF and ATP continued this week as Rafa and Spain dusted off France 4-1 to reach the Davis Cup final. This time also specifically criticizing the scheduling of Davis Cup events immediately after slams: “It is unacceptable that two big events like a Grand Slam and a Davis Cup [...]

Only god is the jurge(((, Rafael Nadal, US Open

The Big Four To Square-Off Once Again

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 10, 2011

2011 has seen an unprecedented year at the slams from the big four. In the sixteen semi-final spots available this year, only two have been filled by players outside of that charmed square. And even those two were the result of Nadal injuring himself early in his Australian Open quarterfinal and Federer choking a two-set [...]

Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, US Open

Players Clash With The USTA; What To Take From It.

1 Comment Posted by on September 7, 2011

After Tuesday’s Day and Night sessions were completely washed out, today brought similar woes as rain threatened to completely throw off the US Open’s schedule and only around 10-12 minutes of play was managed before the players were carted off-court and play was eventually suspended. In a desperate attempt to get players on-court and the [...]

Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP Off Court, Dramz, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, US Open, WTA off-court

Let’s Talk About The Men’s US Open Draw, Shall We?

Leave a Comment Posted by on August 27, 2011

Amongst a slew of raised eyebrows and exasperated headshakes at the appalling handling of the draw ceremony by both the USTA and ESPN, the US Open singles draws were finally drawn and quartered yesterday for the world to see. For the men’s draw, you couldn’t escape the feeling that it was a complete anti-climax, as [...]

Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, US Open

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