Tennis Abides Community, I’d like to wish all of you a happy new year and a great start to 2012. I am looking forward to the Australian Open starting soon. Big news with Andy Murray hiring Ivan Lendl. I am not sure what to make of it, but it is an interesting hire. Here are…
Month: December 2011
Should Mixed Doubles be an Olympic Event?
I have not watched mixed doubles in years, but I did watch at the 2011 Wimbledon and saw Jurgen Melzer destroy the doubles specialist male player on the other side of the net. What do you think about the 2012 Olympics having mixed doubles as a medal sport?
Johan Kriek Making a Difference: Past Australian Open Champions Part 1
Past Australian Open Champions Part 1 – Johan Kriek Note: Leading up to the 2012 Australian Open, I am going to take a look back and some of the Australian Open champions from previous eras and report anything interesting that I find. South Africa’s Johan Kriek may be one of the most anonymous tennis players…
How Roger Federer avoided the Eddie Felson Trap
The Huslter chronicles a pool player named “Fast” Eddie Felson who seeks to play pool at a level never before reached, but whose personal failings and poor judgment in terms of associations contributed to his banishment from the game he plays like no one ever has. This scene and abbreviated quote below demonstrate Fast Eddie’s…
Tennis and Health: Why the United States Needs to Embrace Tennis
Tennis magazine’s most recent issue includes an article on tennis and nutrition. My home country of the United States, for all of its good qualities, has several alarming trends in regards to health and fitness. It is my belief that most of these trends can be reversed by improving the standard US diet (something like…
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 12-4-11 through 12-10-11
4 Good Tennis Videos In honor of Davis Cup, it will be all Spanish and Argentine players featured this week. 1. Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro Davis Cup 2011 2. David Ferrer vs. Rafael Nadal Australian Open 2011 3. Guillermo Vilas winning the 1977 French Open 4. David Nalbandian vs. Andy Roddick 2006…
3rd War of Independence for Argentina? Davis Cup Final (Poll Included)
I opened my trusty copy of Independence in Latin America: A Comparative Approach by Richard Graham and re-learned a fact about Argentina. Argentina fought two wars of independence against Spain. These wars revolved around Argentina’s relationship to the deposed and later restored King Ferdinand VII of Spain. Interesting reading. For Juan Martin del Potro, David Nalbandian and company…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 