Grass and a big serve make love, witness Lisicki in the final, and Janowicz in the semis. This sets up the best final-for England and tradition fans in a long time. Henman never really had a chance. Murray does. For a neutral, or a newish tennis fan this is a dream matchup. There will be passion and fervor which…

Mata did indeed have a good season, my bad. Silva sucked most of last season. Modric fled to Spain. Oscar showed some flash and potential. But he too will get thugged if he ever becomes a factor. For me the prototypical English thug is a player like Lee Catermole, no real skill other than to try and control the…

luis suarez can't step up because he is pond scum

It used to be Patrick Viera, Roy Keane, players that were total thugs and would just kill you. There is still that especially in the mid and lower table teams, and any team managed by guys like Sam Allardyce. The midfielders and defenders just play aggressive defense and tackle hard. I can't say that smaller…

How closely have you looked at Neymar's play. Against Uruguay the defenders were initially tackling him hard at his first touch in the build up, effectively taking him out of the play. Its too bad he is not going to City or Chelsea in the EPL because its defenders would simply kill him, eat him alive. He doesn't…

For soccer junkies, I direct your attention to the opening match of the Confederations Cup (don't ask) pitting host nation Brazil against Japan. This is live on ESPN2 at 2:30 this afternoon. Brazil is under enormous pressure to win, and features striker Neymar, just bought by Barcelona from Santos for about 76…

way too harsh

nadal was crushing him when the lunatic ran on the court with a flare. since then the match has gone to hell with both Ferrer and Nadal making unforced errors. now we will have comparisons with Seles getting stabbed and all sorts of calls for more security at tennis events.

i know the video sucked. which is part of my on going rant about soccer coverage in the US. we should have the CL qualifiers on a second tier major network in HD liek epsn2. On top of this we have gus johnson doing the CL final, adding insult to injury for american soccer fans. i can't take anymore fuckups. there…

did anyone try to watch this on television. BeIn or whatever bought the US rights for away WC qualies out from under everyone's nose. I tivoed the game on BeIN on Comcast. i didn't get it. The Al-Jazerra owned network didn't get it right. Merde. Probably the picture would have sucked anyone because of the cloud…

Absolutely the most dominant performance by a female in French Open history. At 31, Williams is at the peak of her form, a level of athleticism and raw power never seen before in women's tennis. Non-fans should watch it on replay and marvel at the exhibition of brute force and artistry she put on today. And this…

the myth of David Foster Wallace as a tennis player has been somewhat if not fully debunked. it needs clarification. a brief google scan turned up he was at best "the 11th ranked junior in central IL.". That says little and can't be accurate. Rankings even back then, come from the USTA. I don't think central IL. …