Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of that blundering performance by Andy Roddick on Wednesday night, the U.S. Open reawakened on Thursday with renewed purpose as those players still alive in the touranment got back to the business of playing tennis. I spoke my nickel’s worth earlier today in my weekly column about the aftermath of Roddick’s behavior and even offered a few links to other people’s writing on the subject there. So for those who didn’t... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 2, 2010 · 2 Comments
Wow… seems that the beer my wife bought me last night really did a number on me. As I sat in front of the computer on Wednesday, digesting the 22 ounces of Bourbon County Brand Stout by Goose Island Brewery (13.0% alcohol by volume) and trying to finish up stage recaps from the Vuelta and musings from the U.S. Open and yes, this column as well, I instead felt my eyelids falling, falling, falling… Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It was a day when the brackets started tumbling at Flushing Meadows. With the men’s and women’s singles tournaments joined by the first set of first-round matches in men’s doubles there were even more opportunities to see seeded players falling. There were plenty of tight matches, five-set thrillers, and both upsets and near-upsets at every level. Read More
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