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Nadal, and mistakes from his past?

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree Is Rafa not learning from his mistakes? Yes, he has been absurdly good since his return. Nobody prophesised such a success return, and in a word his reappearance been made us wonder if he made a secret deal with the tennis Gods. But has it all been too much and too [...]

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ATomic Dilemma

May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Arguably the most hated Australian tennis player since a young Lleyton Hewitt, life isn’t easy for Bernard Tomic. In fact Bernie has almost gone in search of bad press. There was the turning down of Lleyton Hewitt as a practice partner. The allegations he was going to quit Australia at his [...]

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10 Ways to Make the Professional Tennis Tour Cooler

May 3, 2013 By 2 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Okay, this article will likely get some of you upset and I am sure I may even be accused of being a halfwit. However, they are just ideas, not set in stone, where imagination has gotten the better of me and will probably never happen. Of course if any of them [...]

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Novak Djokovic, worthy of a Montage

April 26, 2013 By 4 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Novak Djokovic is the spoiler of many parties. He has captured almost everything the game has to offer. He has won when he shouldn’t have, caused Roger Federer to smash a racquet, caused Rafa even more OCD’s, won over partisan crowds and nudged his way to the top of the tennis [...]

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Dr. Nadal, the Villain of Monte Carlo

April 19, 2013 By 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree The documentations decree that a Bond baddie must often appear amicable at first, preferably have an accent, seek world revenge or domination and hang out in playgrounds of the rich. Therefore dear old Rafa could well be the quintessential James Bond baddie. Just for a moment imagine Dr. Rafa stroking a [...]

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In Appreciation of Tommy Haas

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree What thirty five year old Tommy Haas has done this year is just absurd. The guy is not just old; he is pretty much prehistoric. Tommy turned professional in 1996 and lost his first grand slam match to Michael Stich at the U.S. Open that year. That was the same year [...]

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The ATP Quarterly Review

April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree   So it’s April and that means two things. The first quarter of the year is over and the European clay court season is about to begin. So what have we learned? Well, rather a lot. December 2012 The beginning of the tennis year started in December 2012. With this the [...]

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Federer v Nadal – An Old Rivalry

March 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree Before, it was Laver and Rosewall, McEnroe and Borg, Agassi and Sampras. For the past year it’s been more about Djokovic and Murray. One hundred years from now the beginning of this millennium will be remembered for clashes shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The biggest headline in tennis once [...]

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State of the Union

March 5, 2013 By 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree What a disappointment the American men currently are. For a country that is so rich in tennis history it is heart breaking to see a power house such as the United States limp through the season. True, some players have been playing well. Sam Querrey has displayed a mild resurgence, James [...]

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Australian Open Recollections

January 30, 2013 By 3 Comments

By James A. Crabtree The Aussie Open is over and this means constant therapy and prescription pills until the French Open. Regardless, here are some pointless observations, rumours, thoughts and complete randomness that needs to be shared. 1. Fred Stolle said, adamantly, a few days before the tournament that “Djokovic will win it all unless [...]

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