Month: May 2012
Power Ranking for the Week of May 7 – May 13
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of May 7 through May 13 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is the number one player in the world, but he will face challenges to remain number one in 2012. 2. Rafael Nadal – He is the greatest ever on clay. Can he master blue clay in an elevated…
Rare Species: 90’s Style Tennis
Endangered Species While I do not feel as rare as the East African Bongo (pictured above), I was watching some top junior players in my region hitting. They all hit with extreme grips, generated a lot of topspin and hit two-handed backhands that were slightly different from the form I observed as a kid (I…
Graf and Agassi Among Many Athletes and Celebs at Kentucky Derby Party
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi along with Tom Brady, many University of Kentucky athletes including NCAA POY Anthony Davis, Aasron Rodgers, Bode Miller, and Terry O’Quinn from Lost (John Locke).
Tennis Predictions for 5-5-2012 Munich, Estoril and Serbia
Happy Cinco de Mayo, (Kentucky) Derby Day and Free Comic Book Day to All of my Readers! Predicted Winners in BOLD Munich, Germany Feliciano Lopez vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber – On clay, I will take the Kohlschreiber to win. Tommy Haas vs. Marin Cilic – I think Haas continues his impressive run. Estoril, Portugal Juan Martin…
Is Federer the only sustainable solution to injury-ridden men’s tennis?
ENDLESSLY GREEN Some players like Djokovic and Nadal make news about pullouts as much as they do about their wins and losses. Djokovic has been off-colours lately. We have seen him struggling hard to catch a breath especially after long rallies in recent tournaments. And then came his loss to Nadal at Monte Carlo, putting…
