Cheryl Murray

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

I heard Mac say once that it got to the point where fans would be disappointed and complain if he didn’t have an outburst. Of course, he really WAS foul tempered, so it certainly wasn’t all a show. And when he was […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

Funny. I always wanted Connors to lose for the same reason. 🙂

I always figured at least 1/2 of Mac’s outbursts were for show. Connors always struck me as an actual git. Borg retired before I started watching […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Miami Open new and improved–at least in some ways 5 years, 8 months ago

From home viewing it looks a little strange. I liked Key Biscayne, though I will stipulate that the outside courts were a bit…random.

The wildcard awards were beyond ridiculous, though.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

Yes, I’m not sure why but wordpress keeps making me “approve” your posts. Since there is nothing the least bit offensive in them, I have no idea why??

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

I don’t necessarily disagree…but keep in mind that Lleyton Hewitt was 16 when he won his first ATP tournament – an example of early success if there ever was one. And yet, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

I don’t disagree. But as I mentioned in the blog entry, for some reason tennis pundits don’t *necessarily* use success as a measurement of that attribute.

I believe the current explanation for his lack of […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

Yes, it did put him at the top of the game. That is almost certainly due at least in part to the era in which he played…but it’s also because, even accepting the limited, inadequate definition of talent that we […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

It’s funny that more people don’t mention him when they’re talking about Federer and his talent. I guess the tantrums and bad behavior muddied the water too much…

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

When I first wrote this piece, I included a section on John McEnroe, but I took it out because the entry was already too long. I kind of wish I was able to keep it in.

If there has ever been a better example of […]

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev will take on Spanish veteran David Ferrer on “Super Saturday” at the Miami Open, while Stefanos Tsitsipas battles lucky loser Mackenzie McDonald. Zverev and Ferrer have already met […]

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Sam Querrey and the soon-retiring David Ferrer will square off at the Miami Masters on Thursday. Meanwhile, Indian Wells lucky loser sensation Miomir Kecmanovic is back in action to take on Ernests Gulbis in the […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

Yes, it’s an interesting study. It’s curious to me that we assign so much value to an attribute for which success is not a necessary component.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

Yes, I left Federer out because he’s widely considered to be talented already and I think it’s more interesting to look at it from the perspective of Nadal and Djokovic, who people dismiss as “hard workers”.

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Talent vs. effort: Nadal, Djokovic, and Kyrgios examined 5 years, 8 months ago

I chewed on this one for a long time. 🙂

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Last week, I called Nick Kyrgios “talented” here, a statement which spurred a heated debate on his various flaws and… er…merits. It’s not surprising, of course. The mere mention of his name courts controversy. […]

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

World No. 4 Roger Federer will take on 2018 Roland Garros finalist Dominic Thiem in the final of Indian Wells on Sunday afternoon. Federer is going for his second consecutive title of the season.

Roger Federer […]

Cheryl Murray commented on the post, Indian Wells SF preview and prediction: Federer vs. Nadal 5 years, 8 months ago

Yup. Could be the semifinal that never happened.

Cheryl Murray wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will add a 39th match to their epic rivalry as the two biggest names in tennis hit the court in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals.

With his competitive straight-set victory over […]