Originally posted on Bring Your Racquet:
Jennifer Capriati, a former world No. 1, won three Grand Slam tournament titles and an Olympic gold medal during her career. NEWPORT, R.I., USA, April 13, 2012 – American tennis star and former world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati has been elected to receive the highest honor…
Month: April 2012
Morocco and Houston Predictions 4-13-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Quarterfinals Benoit Paire vs. Flavio Cipolla C Igor Andreev vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – Andreev is playing well this week. Still, I am going to think Garcia-Lopez will advance. X Albert Ramos (7) vs. Jeremy Chardy – Chardy won big…
Originally posted on Bring Your Racquet:
Sports writer and tennis enthusiast Paul Fein says that a classic tennis match is an event so momentous that the world almost stands still and watches, an episode so fascinating that we remember, even savor, it for years. The U.S. Open has treated us to several such dynamic and often…
Morocco and Houston Predictions for 4-12-2012
Predicted Winner in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Second Round Pablo Andujar (3) vs. Potito Starace – This is not an easy match to predict, but will take Andujar to advance. Florian Mayer (1) vs. Jeremy Chardy – Chardy has a big future right? Beating the number…
Photos: Best Shots, La Hinchada Argentina and Kid Photos
Originally posted on mariposaxprs:
Just a video-filled update, featuring clips/photos that I liked — The ATP released a “Top 8 points (at the WTF)” clip, complete with a poll to vote for best point. They give a shout-out to DelPo, who features in two of the eight points (from 2009). The first point involves DelPo…
Morocco and Houston Predictions for 4-11-2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco Second Round Benoit Paire vs. Matthias Bachinger – No pick as the match is in progress Alexandr Dolgopolov (2) vs. Flavio Cipolla – Give me Dolgopolov to advance, but he is so erratic that a loss would not be…
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 4-10 through 4-14-2012
1. Edberg vs. McEnroe at Wimbledon 1989 2. Muster vs. Sampras 1995 3. John Isner vs. Gilles Simon 2012
Thoughts Of The Week – featuring Sharapova, del Potro, feminism, and the Augusta Masters
Originally posted on Any Given Surface:
This is late. Blame Easter. It seems a long time since Maria Sharapova flirted with the idea of smashing her racket and instead settled for a frustrated tap. Of course, it was barely a week ago, but most Sharapova fans have long moved on, putting yet another crushing loss…
Morocco and Houston Predictions for 4-10-2012
Predicted Winners in BOLD C = Correct, X = Incorrect Grand Prix Hassan II – Morocco First Round Potito Starace vs. Roberto Bautista-Agut – I’ll take Potito. C Albert Ramos (7) vs. Pere Riba 6-2, 6-3 final – Already completed Flavio Cipolla vs. Yassine Idmbarek – Just a guess C – Good guess Matthias Bachinger…
Originally posted on Bring Your Racquet:
This takes some practice, and you want to start gently, because sliding the wrong way can easily turn an ankle. One important tip is to keep your front foot pointed somewhat into the direction of your slide. It’s the one that’s likely to catch in the clay and suffer…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 