Shanghai Surprise
- October 18, 2009
The Rodney Dangerfield of men’s tennis has struck again! Nikolay Davydenko, the 5′10” 154 pound middleweight mows down the field, dropping 1 set for the tournament, in a 3 hour + epic semi with the Djoker and then comfortably dispatched Rafa in the final, denying him of his first title since May- and its the second time he has beaten Rafa in a Masters Series final (Miami ‘08).
Salary Stretch
- October 10, 2009
Two Absolutely Step up performances on the Asian Swing for the Men by Marion Cilic & Joe Willie Tsonga. Tsonga rolled countryman Gael Monfils in a surprisingly easy semifinal victory in Tokyo today. He’ll now play Michael Youzhny in the final. This is a huge opportunity for Tsonga to get some much needed points in his race to the year end Masters Championship in London. I feel like Tsonga should roll in this match tomorrow. He seems to thrive at the end of year as he did last year.
Ladies Ladies Ladies
- October 7, 2009
It has been an incredibly interesting month in the women’s game. The fairy tale win for Kim Clijsters at the US Open is in the books. I knew she was going to come good, but I never thought that much good would come that quick. Very admirable that she’s putting family first, with only one tournament on her itinerary for the fall schedule, I hope she keeps up her momentum and ends the year on a solid note.
