Roger Federer, in the first two rounds of the US Open, only managed to scrape through to the finish line. His play was shoddy in the first round against Tiafoe. Then he would lose two sets to Mikhail Youzhny in the next match who is someone he has utterly dominated in the past. Federer was in physical discomfort in the Montreal final against Zverev; his back was troubling him. And, when Federer was looking out of shape in the first two rounds, I can imagine all the Continue reading
The appropriateness of Djokovic’s new guru, Andre Agassi
Novak Djokovic turns to Andre Agassi for revival
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Serbian great Novak Djokovic has had a streak of lacklustre performances since winning the French Open last year. He has been nowhere close to the best level of tennis that he can produce. He lost the world no. 1 spot to Andy Murray late last year. And this year, he has won only an ATP 250 tournament, i.e. Qatar open. Continue reading