Belief
Winston-Salem Open, North Carolina Men’s Final: [CR33] Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs. [CR52] Jerzy Janowicz (POL) Janowicz lost the match because he played not to lose instead of playing to win. …
Continue reading →Dominance continues
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Men’s Final: [CR3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [CR6] David Ferrer (ESP) That is how Federer has played against Ferrer. Despite his determined play and dogged persistence, Ferrer has not…
Continue reading →Fatigue did not prevent the victory
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Women’s Final: [CR1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [CR11] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) Despite a dismal start to the match, Serena reigned in her game enough to come away…
Continue reading →Experience trumps youthful bravado
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Men’s Semifinal: [CR3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [CR7] Milos Raonic (CAN) Despite establishing himself as an elite top ten player since April of this year,…
Continue reading →Nausea or nerves?
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Women’s Semifinal: [CR6] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs. [CR11] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) Hard to tell, as it seems that everything was at play in this semifinal…
Continue reading →Dashed hopes
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Men’s Semifinal: [CR6] David Ferrer (ESP) vs. [CR41] Julien Benneteau (FRA) Benneteau saw his dreams of winning his first singles title disappear today, losing to Ferrer…
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