May 11th, 2008
Well, the Rome Masters finally saw a complete match played after several of the tour’s top players withdrew because of injuries. Novak Djokovic came from a set down (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) to beat Stanislas Wawrinka in the Rome Masters final.
The victory was Djoko’s 10th career title It also puts him 310 points behind second-ranked Rafael […]
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May 9th, 2008
Apparently Rafa was only the first in a string of toppled giants. Roger Federer lost a tightly-contested two-set match to Radek Stepanek in the Rome Masters quarterfinals 7-6(4), 7-6(7). I don’t know which type of loss is harder: the one where you get completely blown off the court or the one where you’re so incredibly […]
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May 7th, 2008
When in Rome…don’t do as Rafael Nadal did. Rafa lost 7-5, 6-1 to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round of the Rome Masters, a tournament Rafa has won the last three years.
Bummer, dude. I’m not sure if I expected Rafa to sweep all the clay court tournaments this season or not. I never really […]
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May 6th, 2008
Rafa had a valid point when he said the clay court season was jammed into a tight time frame. I feel like I’ve just wrapped up one tournament, take a breath and then turn around and realize we’re already halfway through the next tournament. And I’m just writing about it!
So Roger Federer passed another clay […]
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