Far too many headlines and news pieces could be found on Andy Murray being the man who would stop Roger Federer from winning his 15th Grand Slam title before Roddick altered the script. The altered versions then mentioned the American as a postscript to Federer’s charge towards his 15th Grand Slam title. What unfolded though was a crazy … [Read more...]
Federer and Roddick battle for history
July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ll go back in history to paint a background that puts today’s Wimbledon final in perspective. I could pick any point and there are 14 of them or I could pick the one that’s determined to add another one. The problem is that in the context of this match neither of those points are the most significant. A significant point in a tennis … [Read more...]
Meet the new Roddick
July 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
Andy Murray played very well under quite some pressure and weight of immense expectations, and really didn’t cause any harm to his rising reputation. It was the other Andy though who swam against the tide and made the home crowd give him a rousing ovation that they had otherwise planned for their ‘own boy’. Roddick didn’t just bring the … [Read more...]
Dementieva had Serena on the run
July 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
The Williams sisters have 17 Grand Slam titles between them, and at least this much has been ensured in contrasting styles that the number would be taken to 18 by the end of Saturday. Elena Dementieva pushed Serena Williams to the wall so much that Serena was almost celebrating having managed to stay in the game after winning the second set and … [Read more...]
That’s why he’s Roger Federer
June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Today was easy for Federer, he was up two sets and just a mini-break down in the third set tie-break when Soderling had an opportunity to take the match to the fourth set by winning the two points of his serve. That’s when Federer took out that something special from his array, ran to the forehand side and cracked a cross-court winner that … [Read more...]
This is Rolex
June 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
About 10 years ago when I used to work for a business magazine, we had subscribed to a newsletter Success Secrets from Mark McCormack’s hugely successful sports management company; from which our editor selected one piece for every fortnightly issue. Mark’s pieces were always a hit with the desk and though we used only one, most of the … [Read more...]
In admiration of Roger Federer
June 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There is this funny anecdote that effectively drives a serious point home. A man well over 100 years was asked the secret of his long life. The old man thought for a while, and then replied that I think it’s because I’ve had many many birthdays. Longevity is perhaps the toughest to maintain at the top level of any sport and is therefore the … [Read more...]
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