“[...] defeat for World No. 3 Djokovic means that he will be surpassed in the Rankings by No. 4 Andy Murray on 11 May when the 2008 Rome points drop off.”
Because Roger Federer is giving me nothing, I will settle for the decline of Novak Djokovic… The widening gap of Rafael Nadal’s winning streak notwithstanding.
Entries Tagged as ‘FYI’
May 4, 2009
Grabbing at straws
March 3, 2009
Judge a book by its cover
Only literally, of course.
I am a superficial book-snob who is all about the aesthetics, so an ugly book cover is simply unacceptable. Never mind if it’s the lousiest pieceashit I’ve read, or too abstruse for my comprehension; as long as it sits pretty on my bookshelf…
February 12, 2009
Working relationships
Life can be so pedestrian at times that you’d rather it be a stage… Or a set. Then again, reality’s dramatics might provoke a desire to be directed just so one is relieved from doing any decision-making. And on the most banal level, at least the hours in the cinema give a sort of escape.
Shot [...]
January 30, 2009
Pygmalion
It is clear that Rafael Nadal is far from normal, beginning with his deliberate left-handed playing. He undeniably lacks Roger Federer’s graceful poetry on the court, but his technique, which I can only liken to the Spanish Armada, has nonetheless earned him a very good season in 2008.
So, why fix what is not broken?
November 18, 2008
5305
The Federer-Nadal rivalry naturally puts Joachim and I at opposite ends, but we can agree on one thing – NOVAK DJOKOVIC SUCKS! His recent win means that Roger Federer is only 10 points from dropping to Number 3.
The Invincible Man has become beatable.
November 13, 2008
Obamarama
50 little-known facts about Barack Obama – a few caught my attention:
He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams from My Father.
He is left-handed.
He can speak Spanish.
He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for President – he didn’t.
His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert [...]