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Nov/12

8

Did Monfils Expose Gasquet’s Achilles Heel?

Two years ago at the U.S. Open Gael Monfils defeated Richard Gasquet and gave an unusually blunt critique of his countryman's competitive shortcomings. Question: Last time you spoke you said you felt Richard was a stronger player than you were and that you were most likely going to face difficulty today. What kind of mentality did you go into the match with? Continue to read full article...

Murray at the end, 4-4 in the third set, looked more stressed, as if he knew he had to do something big, something extra, to win. He seemed to feel he was mental underdog. Djokovic kept his cool and total focus on the task and got the job done. Djokovic has some kind of edge on Murray mentally and it showed again today. Continue to read full article...

Nov/12

6

Observations At The Garden Tennis Show

Just gonna freewheel this summary of the many things I noticed at the big Madison Square Garden tennis exhibition. First got there and saw Rafter and Sampras on the far side of the dark gray court, doing a clinic with about four or five dozen adults. They were just rolling their serves but still the mortals were struggling to keep up, the disparity of talent was worlds apart. Continue to read full article...

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