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In 2008, Roger Federer lifted the US Open trophy in New York and ended what could arguably be called his worst year. Federer’s worst year coincided with Rafael Nadal’s best season till date. In 2008 Roger made it to three finals and lost two, Nadal on the other hand made it to two finals and won both. Nadal was at his imperious best on Paris clay, where he blasted Federer in three sets and handed...
Published: March 1, 2010
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 Andy Roddick altered the script. The altered versions would then mention the American as a postscript to Federer’s charge towards his record 15th Grand Slam title. What unfolded though was a crazy script. Federer’s head was spinning...
Published: February 28, 2010
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 on one side 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 match is a break point. And...
Published: February 27, 2010
As children, my brother and I used to consider whether heroes like Amitabh Bachchan and sporting ones like Sunil Gavaskar also had to answer nature’s call. For a brief period—at an age that I can’t pinpoint but can indicate by saying that it was characterised by an overwhelming feeling in which everything seemed larger than life—we found it difficult to place our heroes atop...
Published: February 27, 2010
A young correspondent, apparently in love with Rafael Nadal, once left me in a philosophical bind about the nature of all crafts, although she was just talking about tennis. When Nadal was locked in the battle for his life with fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at the semifinal of the Australian Open last year, the girl and her friend were worried about the final. They reckoned and probably...