Dominance is today’s theme.
Jordan Spieth, having already won two majors this year,
finished only one shot behind the winner at the Open. Currently he sits three shots off the lead of
the US PGA.
Depressingly for her rivals, Serena Williams can win majors
even with a bad case of the flu, as she did at the French. A calendar year Grand Slam is still on the cards.
Djokovic brings to mind a Skynet Terminator. The Serb is as relentless &
indestructible as the T-1000. Arguably
he is the best athlete & toughest mentally on the ATP tour. The crop of young talents such
as Coric, Zverev, Thiem and the special Ks look to have a long way to go to be capable
of challenging. The world no. 1 will play Chardy today in the Montreal semis.
Chris Froome looked to be totally dominant in Le Tour, but
his winning margin was trimmed to just over a minute when Quintana dropped him
on Alpe d’Huez, the penultimate stage. It‘s incredible that Robert Millar’s 4th
place (1984) was the best British finish until Wiggo in 2012, & now British
riders have won it in three of the last four years. This must be a sickener for
the French, their last winner being Hinault in 1985.
