Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Boy, do I really need a new pair of glasses. Constructed as much out of electrical tape and Gorilla Glue as they are the original frames these days, my literal worldview just keeps getting more and more askew as they warp and wind around. Yet despite the fact that I seem to be harder on spectacles than Djokovic on his rackets, I keep on persevering. Perhaps that’s why I always see things a little differently… and that’s not necessarily... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
Some of the following words were penned over the past week, part of daily coverage of major international sporting events being held both here stateside and over the Atlantic across the length and breadth of España. Some are thoughts I’ve articulated with other writers, grappled with amongst coworkers at the day job, and discussed amongst friends. Others are fast-paced thoughts happening in real time, regurgitated verbatim as they spew from... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We’re getting deeper into the tournament now, as the women began third-round play today and the men settled out their field for the third round. The doubles tournaments are all coming up on their Round 0f 16, things settling out quickly with the smaller fields (64 teams in the men’s and women’s draws, 32 for the mixed pairs) and working toward a frenzied second week.
So let’s do something a little different today. Before the... Read More
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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 · 1 Comment
The biggest story of Wednesday in New York was undoubtedly the literal collapse of Victoria Azarenka in the first match of the day on the Grandstand Court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Down 5-1 in her match against Gisela Dulko, the #10 seed fell unconscious to the court a few feet behind her baseline in the first set of their second-round match and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Temperatures in excess of a hundred... Read More
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