It will always be too soon to talk about the 2008 Wimbledon final. I am working on a time machine right now so I can go back and fix that. It is first on my list of things to fix. (Yes, I’ve chosen this over, say, preventing genocide or warning folks of an impending natural disaster. I am comfortable with my…

I would by no means suspend any pleasure of a tennis-knowledgeable internet stranger, so, I pray you, please continue provide evidence that supports my rather vehement opinions. Also, the line for the Murray pile-on begins right behind me.

Do not threaten me, sir or madam, with analysis from 538 that is inconvenient to my own rather vehement opinion about Murray. That is unfair of you both. :>)

I cannot agree with the claim that Federer is playing at near-peak level right now. That is selling peak-Federer really short and forgetting how insanely good he was back in the day. He isn’t the same athlete he was — he has lost power, speed, stamina, and accuracy. His serve is maybe better than it was, but his…

I don’t think you are being quite fair to Federer’s record by characterizing his blitz through the field as ending in 2005. 2006 was Federer’s best year, and one of the best seasons of all time. And, while it is clear that his results and performance were down in 2008, his 2009 rebound was pretty stellar (still made…

Just this morning, after Murray lost yet another Grand Slam final, I did a quick comparison of Andy Murray and Andy Roddick.

Your assertion presumes that Djokovic’s conditioning and fitness make him uniquely impervious to age, and I don’t think one can presume that. He is very, very fit — and he’s about to turn 29, the age when things start to head south for most players (Wawrinka is the exception that comes to mind — the only guy I can…

The semifinal against Federer was the only match where Djokovic *had to play well*. His draw was crazy easy (even for a #1 seed) and, over the past 3 years, only Federer (6 years his senior and as many years past his prime) has challenged him with any regularity. Gilles Simon gave him some bother earlier in the…

The folks at 538 made the argument a few years ago, when everyone was predicting otherwise, that Nadal was too old to catch Federer. They based their argument on historical performance of players after age 29. That piece was written when Nadal was 28 and had 13 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic is about to turn 29 and has…