Nadal didn’t breeze through his title at Qatar Exxonmobil Open. Quite the opposite. He had to fight hard and looked rather flat at times. Still he showed his Nadal grit and managed to ride out the bumps in his game and emerge with the trophy. This should give him plenty of confidence for Australian Open and the question on most people’s minds when Nadal steps onto a hard court – …
Today I’m cheering Kei Nishikori in his ATP Rome Masters first round match against Gael Monfils. A few thoughts the early Rome action. Let’s do it kinda bullet form to make it easier to read (and write) – I’ll call it “My Take On Tennis: (date)” Verdasco beat Raonic 6-4 6-4 yesterday after “trash-talking” him last time they played. He basically said that Raonic is all serve and if he …
