Sporty Sam - DISCONTINUED

It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to shut down this blog.

I am a huge fan of most sports, and enjoy writing about them, but I need to de-clutter my life (doctor's orders), so this will be my farewell post.

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Because sport is of the moment, the pressure to keep on top of the main sports stories is immense. Whilst I am pleased with the number of hits I have achieved over the last three years - 18 articles posted, of which 11 got more than 1000 clicks.

Not bad, but, I'm afraid I'm off.

I shall concentrate on my blogs which have a longer shelf life.

Adios, Sporty Sam!

© Sporty Sam (an alias of Paul Whitelock)

My still active Eye on Spain blogs:

Alles auf Deutsch - for German-speaking readers

A View from the Mountains - the latest news

Diary of a Nobody - musings

Spanish Matters - for those learning Spanish

Guiris Galore - a blog about guiris who have made a mark, dead or alive, famous or not

"Help, help me, Ronda" - my homage to Ronda, Malaga, Andalucia

How to ..... ? - how to do certain things, both bureaucratic and physical

Only Joe King - a light-hearted look at life

Puntos de vista - my personal blog

Serrania Kitchen - recipes from around the world

The Crazy Guy - some of the crazy things I get up to

The Culture Vulture - everything cultural

The Curmudgeon -  somewhere to have a moan

The "Guiri Gourmet" - dining experiences

The History Man - Spanish history

The Merry Tippler - all about drinks

The Spanish Fly - travel blog

Carlos Alvarez today became the youngest tennis player in history to win all four grand slams. And, boy, did he play well, beating the winner of more slams than anybody else, Novak Djokovich (Serbia).

CHAMPION [HOLA]    

OK, The Joker is 38 and El murciano is only 22, but even so.

Djokovic played out of his skin in the semi-finals to defeat defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner (Italy) in five sets to set up his place in the final of a tournament he had already won 10 times.

Carlitos had never reached the final in Australia, but he prevailed after five gruelling sets against Alexander Zverev (Germany) to set up this tantalising match.

After the match Djokovich said when asked about whether he feels he can win a 25th Slam: 

“I always believe I can. Otherwise, I wouldn't be competing, and I said this numerous times. It's great that I was able to beat Jannik in five and really battle Carlos in four close sets.

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"I remain disappointed with the way I felt in second and third after an incredible start, and I felt great about myself and then things changed.

“It is what it is. That's sport, but of course, when you draw a line and you make an assessment of what happened over the last couple of weeks, it's an incredible achievement for me to be able to play finals, be a couple of sets away maybe to win a championship. Of course, after a loss, it's a bitter feeling. But nevertheless, I have to be content with this result.”

© SPORTY SAM

PICTURES:

GETTY IMAGES, HOLA, 

THANKS:

MSN, SPORTY SAM, PAUL WHITELOCK,

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