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Andy Murray won his 19th consecutive match and his 4th title in 4 tournaments over 5 weeks in 3 countries when he defeated John Isner to take the BNP Paribas Masters for the first time here at a packed and raucous Accor Arena.
Strange to reach the pinnacle of your sport without hitting a ball. But Andy Murray wasn’t bothered about that after Milos Raonic had been forced to withdraw from their semi-final at the BNP Paribas Masters here.
This was a day to remember – a defining day on the ATP tour, a day that shaped the entire year as we head to London for the ATP Finals in nine days time.
Marin Cilic ensured himself of a place in the eight man ATP Finals field in London with a 6-3, 7-6 win over close rival David Goffin; Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray stayed on course in their battle for a No 1 ranking...
Andy Murray has lost a set. Not a match – the man chasing the position of world No 1 doesn’t do much of that right now but he was kept on court for 2 hrs 28 minutes in his first outing at the BNP PariBas Masters by that veteran Spanish left hander Fernando Verdasco before winning 6-3, 6-7, 7-5.
Southern California tennis has a certain aggression to it. Played mostly upon hard cement, the ball moves quickly through the surface into the opponent’s backcourt.
We humans love our relics - the Roman Colosseum, the Greek Acropolis, the Egyptian Pyramids, Peru’s Machu Picchu. These monuments represent the triumphant architecture of once-great civilizations.
Ever since Maria Sharapova admitted that she had tested positive at the Australian Open, I thought I could hear the sound of back slapping amongst members of the WADA committee.
There have been suggestions, from quite informed quarters, that Juan Martin del Potro should be named the men’s Player of the Year. Really? On what basis?
Whew. New York City. The city that never sleeps. The traffic. The trash. The humidity. The sirens blaring. The taxi cabs honking. It wouldn't be "the city" it is without that? Don't know... Ok... Here we go. We start with our prediction for the men's finals/ we got one right Stan the Man in four sets!
“He’s a One Off.” It’s said about many people with varying degrees of accuracy. But if you spent any time in the company of Vitas Gerulaitis, it did not take long for you to realize that he was an original
The 7 train coming out of Penn Station has an absence this year. Normally, I’d sit in the blue seat next to the door where I could smell the urine and get a good view of the subway rats as we spent an hour passing through the dark tunnels on our way into Queens.
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general. Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s, he played a pivotal role in World War Two’s Pacific theater..
Gussy Moran was different. A tennis whiz with a hefty forehand, she trained with the legendary Bill Tilden, played over at Charlie Chaplin’s place.
Gussy and Lovey. What a team! A dynamic duo! A doubles partnership ? Only in our minds...
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