Australian Open Men’s Final
Melbourne, February 1st, 2009
Reinvention. It was as beautiful as the Melbourne night sky. Yet another Grand Slam final played out by two of the greatest ever tennis players, was a true study in reinvention.
That Rafael Nadal won his sixth Grand Slam and maintained his apparent hoodoo over Roger Federer in Grand Slam [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘tennis’
February 26, 2009
The greats master the art; the greatest reinvent the canvas.
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Tags: Andre Agassi, Australian Open 2009, Bjorn Borg, Grand Slam, Melbourne, Rafael Nadal, reinvention, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Simon Barnes, tennis, The Meaning of Sport
December 12, 2008
Barber shop punditry: December 12th, 2008
Unfortunately, not that much punditry was being offered today at the Marylebone barbershop. I guess that says something about how hum-drum the final group games of the Champions League really were, and also how generally unexciting this weekend’s Premier League round appears to be.
However, as one gent was getting his hair shaved closely, the barber [...]