No mercy!

Rafael Nadal showed in the Australian Open final against Stanislaus Wawrinka, that despite a crippling back injury, which severely curtailed his service speed and movement, the result, still is not a foregone conclusion. Juntally to lose the match. Wawrinka lost focus completely in the 3rd set and had he not regained it in the 4th, it’s

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The final challenge

Already, the twilight years have begun. The man who is considered by many to be the Greatest Of All Time, if not by virtue of his achievements, but also by the completeness of his game and sheer audacity of his talent, has now entered his final years on the professional tour. One could forgive Roger

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New World Order

Over the last six months, great battles have been fought, with crushing defeats and soaring triumphs. As the dust settles and the horizon clears, the sun rises on a new day. A new world order. The two great titans of our game, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been dethroned in a manner that brooks

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The magic elixir

Why is Djokovic flying so high right now? What is the one thing that is allowing him to look down upon all others from stratospheric heights? What is the magic elixir that keeps him from becoming the modern day Icarus? One word – confidence. Not the fleeting, day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour flimsiness version. The tangible,

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