Two obvious ones today are Basel and Barcelona, or are they Wimbledon and Roland Garros? Both? With different meters?

While the sanctuary surely adds that ’signature’ strain to your legacy, getting knocked off that pedestal can trigger an avalanche of demise, retirement……death rumors.

While most players obviously love to make Wimbledon their refuge, some from the four nations, feel mighty conflicted with patriotism fighting tradition.

Not so much for ones outside the quadrant. Their dilemma and pick however is determined not by what they would love but rather with their body type, style of play, courts their country specialize in etc. etc.

Will Nadal agree to trade his four FO titles to two straight Wimbledons? Maybe. If the second one also gets bagged at the expense of Federer, could it then be ‘SURE’?

Djokovic is in the same ’second class citizen’ boat too.

Could the first Slam, in these vagabond cases, force its affinity despite not being the first preference at the starting blocks? Could be. If the other surfaces already have a ruling king, it could move into t