3 Good Tennis Videos *** Final Highlights *** Plus the 3 videos below 1. Day 5 Highlights from the WTA Championships (I will add Day 6 Highlights when the WTA Posts Them). 2. Rafael Nadal Highlights Rafa playing some great visceral points. 3. Stefan Edberg vs. Boris Becker The Masters 1989 Old school serve and…
Month: October 2011
Tsonga and Cilic Win
A Quick Post Jo-Wilfried Tsonga improves his chances of playing the Year End Championships/Masters Cup/ATP World Championships/Masters (could they stick with one name?). He defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in Vienna. I was pulling for Delpo, but Tsonga has had a really strong year since his Queen’s Club runner-up finish. Delpo has…
Thomas Muster Retires Again
Thomas “Coach” Muster? A lot of good can be said about how hard Thomas Muster worked on and off of the tennis court. Muster is best know for his perseverance to overcome a freak knee injury and his amazing clay court play in 1995. Muster played a sort of visceral tennis that often looked like…
Youtube Tennis for 10-24-2011 through 10-30-2011
Three Good Tennis Videos 1. Pan-Slavic Tennis: An All-Serbian Final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow Jannko Tipsarevic continues his climb in the rankings with a win over Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-2. 2. Gael Monfils won in Stockholm: Here is a US Open Highlight Monfils, much like Murray, has seen his career hampered by playing…
Favorite Classic Graphite Tennis Racquet (Poll)
I loved the 200G, but all of these sticks were great. Which one did you like best and why?
Favorite Racquet Sport other than Lawn Tennis (Poll)
I have watched Royal Tennis once and I have to say the scoring system is the most complex of any sport of which I can think. Table Tennis is a lot of fun. Badminton and Speedminton are cool too. I have never played Squash, but I would like to some day. Racquetball is not my…
Youtube Tennis 10-17-2011 through 10-22-2011
3 Good Youtube Videos on Tennis 1. Andy Murray Winning an Asian Triple Crown Great court coverage 2. Marat Safin vs. Pete Sampras 2000 US Open The comments about Safin learning to serve and volley seem dated. Maybe this match was the tactical turning point. 3. Henri Leconte vs. Boris Becker 1988 French Open Good…
Creating Frankenstein’s Monsters of Tennis
The Inspiration Every October James Rolfe reviews one monster movie per day in his Monster Madness feature. This year he started off with Frankenstein. I thought it would be fun to stitch together the best shots in tennis and imagine animating these amalgamation players. The Rules Four tennis monsters will be created. Only one stroke/aspect can…
2011 Was a Good Year for the WTA
The Sky is Falling? Those who follow tennis have often made complaining about the admittedly convoluted leadership structures in professional tennis into an art from. Beyond that, the ATP Tour has enjoyed a lot of continuity among top contenders since 2004. This continuity has allowed for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to be…
Which US Player is Playing Best? (Poll)
US Tennis has enjoyed some success as of late. Mardy Fish has had a good year. John Isner and Andy Roddick reached the quarters in New York. Donald Young reached his first ever tour final after 8 weeks of good play. Who is playing best right now?
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 