In 1990, Jimmy Connors was hired by NBC to comment on the French Open and Wimbledon. Connors floated the idea of commenting on NBA games as NBC had broadcast rights with the NBA at that time. This never happened, and Connors had his magical 1991 US Open run. It would have been good for tennis…
Month: April 2014
The fading of the ‘Big Four’
Originally posted on Talking Tennis Points:
Men’s tennis has been dominated by four players in particular over the past five years but this season the gap is closing with the fringe players looking to pounce on those at the top. Already, Stanislas Wawrinka has claimed the first major of the season and now there are…
Dimitrov and Nishikori Take Titles
Dimitrov Rises to #14 w/ 3rd Career Title Grigor Dimitrov won a 250 level event in Bucharest. His 2014 season has been hot and cold, but perhaps he is hot again after taking his second title of the year. His ranking has risen to a career high of #14. Dimitrov has the variety and young…
The Djok’s in Greece
Originally posted on Jadde: from Bosnia to Bengal:
That said….meaning, I wasn’t gonna write for a while: news too cool to not report. Djoković is in Greece, fiancée Jelena Ristić is pregnant, and though he lost his Monte Carlo Crown, he made it to semi-finals, and at least it was to Federer and not to the…
What if Rafa Got Bored?
Down Goes Nadal?!?! Rafael Nadal is an absurd 277-12 on clay since 2005. 2 of those 12 losses have come over the past two weeks. Unlike, Rafa’s 2011 Madrid and Rome losses to Novak Djokovic neither of these losses came against men with Grand Slam titles or in the championship match. Make no mistake…
PHOTOS: Rafael Nadal defeats Ivan Dodig to reach quarterfinals at Barcelona Open
Rafael Nadal Fans On the anniversary of his very first title in Barcelona, Rafael Nadal defeated Croatian Ivan Dodig 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He will next play against Nicolas Almagro. Rafa reached another milestone today: He is now level with tennis great Arthur Ashe in the 11th place on…
Stan’s Rise Resembles?
Tennis champions have typically broken through in their late teens or early twenties. A lot has been made of the lack of teenagers in the top 50 and the success of players over thirty in recent years. The explanation, and it seems to be a sound one, is that tennis has become so physically demanding…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 