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The Interpretation of Tennis: Rafael Nadal's Ruthless Self-Test

The colosseum is daubed in red. The atmosphere flamboyant. It is time for the battle to begin. The two opponents take position on either side. One of them, the more muscular one, attempts to pulls a lever at his side of the battlefield...

Written by antiMatter about 2 days ago 747 reads 17 comments
Pete Sampras: The Ace, The Slam Dunk, and The Running Forehand

What the Mind Cooks Up There are moments in life of great inspiration, positive or negative, when one feels an unstoppable surge of energy...

Written by antiMatter about 3 days ago 292 reads 22 comments
Rafael Nadal On the Defensive

Whether a player plays defense or attack is a question of belief. Pete Sampras believed in his serve to such an extend that he attempted breaking only once per set at all. He knew that his hold-game was unshakable...

Written by antiMatter about 7 days ago 1,169 reads 18 comments
The Interpretation of Tennis: Pete Sampras' Athletic Expressionism

It is sometimes sort of a debate, an argument, tennis is. Just like passionate arguers who try to find weaknesses in the other’s points, players constantly probe the other’s game for loopholes...

Written by antiMatter about 12 days ago 282 reads 12 comments
Tennis : A Beautiful Game, The Perfect Mix

At night, when I am outdoors and I look up, I see a black sky, studded with stars, and crowned by a beaming white full moon contrasting starkly with the background, whose radiance is partly interrupted by wisps of black clouds...

Written by antiMatter about 13 days ago 151 reads 14 comments
The Interpretation of Tennis: Roger Federer's Art

The tennis court has an area of roughly 195 square metres, with the net splitting the court in half. The rules, along with the lines on and restricting the court, and the net, constrain the ...

Written by antiMatter about 15 days ago 1,033 reads 17 comments
Physics, Metaphysics, or Tennis...or Random?

So complex, yet so simple. No, things don't work this way... It is a guess. Yes, it always is. There is a conviction that makes one believe it is not a guess work, but a rational, a priori solution, ...

Written by antiMatter about 28 days ago 125 reads 8 comments
Near Misses : The Hingis Meltdown, Part 1

The rules are always the same. The mechanics are always the same. But it never gets boring, even after watching for over a lifetime...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 323 reads 40 comments
Tennis: Winning Is Not the Thing

LJS and I are collaborating on this one. To read his side of the debate, please click here "Corner cases always reveal a trend" "Winning" is not what it seems to be A match is won if the score-line predicated by its rules is reached...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 220 reads 17 comments
In The Zone With Pete Sampras, Part One

There is no easy way for me to do this. This is the one one man in tennis that I feel truly emotional about. And as much as I would truly like to do something "special" for him, I am paranoid ...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 600 reads 21 comments
Tennis: A Game of Conveyor Belts and Calibrations

It is sure that you have encountered a situation before where you need to utilize certain "resources" to obtain certain "results" using certain "strategies". Yeah, the usual HR stuff. In some sense, resources are more basic than strategies...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 138 reads 36 comments
Roger Federer: When the Will Gives Up for a Moment

A guess, nothing more... He remembered the moments he had done the impossible. He remembered the battles he had won during the war he lost. He remembered his hands and feet getting tied when he needed them the most...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 528 reads 42 comments
Creature vs Creature: The Turning Point For Juan Martin Del Potro

This is the first in a set of four articles that analyze two rivalries that have come under the scanner following the recent results on the ATP Tour. This one takes Juan Martin Del Potro's side in his rivalry with Rafael Nadal...

Written by antiMatter about about 1 month ago 695 reads 29 comments
Mechanics vs Mechanics: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, Man and Machine

The way a player goes about playing tennis is in effect, an "interpretation" of it. Yes, the game is as simple as "win points, games, and sets, and you will win the match," but when the question pops up, "how?" the answers are quite varied...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 875 reads 21 comments
A Murderous Attempt Indeed

Thoughts are ever so difficult to control The control he had over his body seemed gone. His athleticism seemed reduced to clumsiness. The granularity of control over the incremental body movements was not fine enough...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 181 reads 26 comments
Rise of The Star, Yuki Bhambri: The Nuts and Bolts Are in Place

Yuki Bhambri, aged 17, is currently the No. 1-ranked player in the junior circuit. He is the reigning Australian Open Junior Champion. This is the first in the two-article series on analyzing the game and future prospects of this young talent...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 350 reads 36 comments
Davis Cup: Spain Is the Overwhelming Favourite in the Semifinals

At the behest of the Cap, a few of us came together and decided to write a preview of the Davis Cup Semifinals. Rajat gets a bit too analytical here about the Czech Republic. Clarabella's article from the perspective of Croatia is here...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 126 reads 8 comments
A Nadal Fan's Perspective : Rafael Nadal Goes Down Fighting

I wrote a CvC today on Rafael Nadal's chances against Del Potro. I saw the match, saw Rafa being taken apart methodically and cruelly. I saw myself being made to look stupid in front of all of you guys...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 905 reads 39 comments
Creature vs. Creature: Rafael Nadal Is Getting Back to Form

It is the second Sunday in New York, but we are not talking about the finals here, though I don't think anyone in their right mind could fault the draw if we had this match set up for the finals...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 344 reads 26 comments
Rise of the Machine: Rafael Nadal's Back to Being a Fighter at U.S. Open

There is the fight. Then there are the skills. One is a matter of commitment, a matter of consistency and a matter of definition of oneself. The other is a matter of pleasure, a matter of art and a matter of superiority...

Written by antiMatter about 2 months ago 633 reads 37 comments
Creature Vs. Creature: Only Lleyton Hewitt's Best Will Do

He is from the old batch—the batch that had Roger Federer in it. But Federer has since graduated and moved far ahead of that pack. He used to be the World No. 1, the U.S. Open Champion, and the Wimbledon Champion...

Written by antiMatter about 3 months ago 246 reads 24 comments
Probability, The Hand of God

In the beginning was the mind and the mind was God Uncertainty is the reason. Yes uncertainty is what proves God exists. Yes by definition, it does. The mind tries to find reasons...patterns...

Written by antiMatter about 3 months ago 227 reads 33 comments
It Is Slam Time, but Let's Not Slam Each Other Now

Yeah, this is Slam time. The time when fans slam the door on each other's faces. Apparently, articles on Rafael Nadal's achievements or his game recaps should carry comments on Roger Federer's ...

Written by antiMatter about 3 months ago 243 reads 54 comments
As Usual, Time For Tennis Festivities : U.S. Open 2009

It's time. And about time too. Had to wait till the end of the year for it. But what? All's well that ends well, don't it? I remember the booming sounds Sampras' serves produced when they whizzed past the guy on the other side and hit the backdrop...

Written by antiMatter about 3 months ago 240 reads 25 comments
Tennis Techniques: Aggression Gets Replaced By Survival

There are the hunters and then there are the hunted. If you take a look at animals, it is pretty diffcult at first sight to say why the predator would ever lose his battle. The prey is never designed to fight...

Written by antiMatter about 3 months ago 279 reads 40 comments

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antiMatter Article Archive

The Interpretation of Tennis: Rafael Nadal's Ruthless Self-Test

Pete Sampras: The Ace, The Slam Dunk, and The Running Forehand

Rafael Nadal On the Defensive

The Interpretation of Tennis: Pete Sampras' Athletic Expressionism

Tennis : A Beautiful Game, The Perfect Mix

The Interpretation of Tennis: Roger Federer's Art

Physics, Metaphysics, or Tennis...or Random?

Near Misses : The Hingis Meltdown, Part 1

Tennis: Winning Is Not the Thing

In The Zone With Pete Sampras, Part One

Tennis: A Game of Conveyor Belts and Calibrations

Roger Federer: When the Will Gives Up for a Moment

Creature vs Creature: The Turning Point For Juan Martin Del Potro

Mechanics vs Mechanics: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, Man and Machine

A Murderous Attempt Indeed

Rise of The Star, Yuki Bhambri: The Nuts and Bolts Are in Place

Davis Cup: Spain Is the Overwhelming Favourite in the Semifinals

A Nadal Fan's Perspective : Rafael Nadal Goes Down Fighting

Creature vs. Creature: Rafael Nadal Is Getting Back to Form

Rise of the Machine: Rafael Nadal's Back to Being a Fighter at U.S. Open

Creature Vs. Creature: Only Lleyton Hewitt's Best Will Do

Probability, The Hand of God

It Is Slam Time, but Let's Not Slam Each Other Now

As Usual, Time For Tennis Festivities : U.S. Open 2009

Tennis Techniques: Aggression Gets Replaced By Survival

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