Reprinted from the Xavier News September 2017 issue with the permission of the author. I am hoping to have Tennis Abides focus on both college, junior, and high school tennis in the coming months. For full disclosure, I have been teaching at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY since August 2017. The Streak Continues For…
Year: 2017
US Open 2017: Men’s Championship Poll – Nadal vs. Anderson
Who will win the US Open men’s final? #RafaelNadal #KevinAnderson #USOpen #Usopen2017 — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Kevin Anderson & Rafael Nadal in 1998 at the U/12 Junior Masters in Stuttgart, Germany. They face each other in the #USOpen final, who wins? pic.twitter.com/7qxmwzUOdi — SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens Takes the Title 6-3, 6-0
Sloane Soars!@SloaneStephens captures FIRST Grand Slam title! 🏆 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/nmTv7sHLOr — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 9, 2017 Sloane Stephens claims a major title and made a major statment with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Madison Keys in the US Open final. Winning a major as an unseeded player coming back from an injury is a…
US Open 2017: Women’s Champioship Poll
Who do you think will win? #USOpen #Usopen2017 #SloaneStephens #MadisonKeys — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Sloane Stephens vs. Madison Keys is the first Grand Slam final between two black women not featuring the Williams Sisters. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/LA6m8c2cI7 — Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) September 8, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
US Open 2017: Photos
My brother took these photos on the first two days of the 2017 event. I’ve been to Ashe, but not since the roof was installed. It looks more imposing now than then.
US Open 2017: Stephens vs Keys Championship Prediction
Sloane Stephens & @Madison_Keys are living the American Dream! Who’ll shine in the #USOpen 2017 Final? Watch #USOpenonStarSports! pic.twitter.com/uat7OsARSI — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 9, 2017 Sloane Stephens vs Madison Keys I am excited for this match. I think each player has a lot of strengths, but their strengths will play against the other…
US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro Semifinal Prediction
Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro When I first looked at the US Open draw, I thought Rafael Nadal is probably going to win this event. I did not feel that Nadal had played great in Montreal or Cincinnati, but I felt he had a a draw filled with guys he should beat. One…
US Open 2017: Anderson vs. Carreno Busta Semifinal Prediction
28 Kevin Anderson vs. 12 Pablo Carreño Busta This match is not one that was expected, but also features two seeded players. Pablo Carreno Busta being the 12th seed is the numeric favorite, but based upon surface speed one can easily agure that Kevin Anderson is the favorite in this match. My initial thoughts about…
US Open 2017: Vandeweghe vs Keys Semifinal Prediction
20 CoCo Vandeweghe vs. 15 Madison Keys These two players have pretty similar game plans. They like to dictate play and use paralyzing power to overwhelm an opponent. Each player has reached the semifinal round of a major in the past. Each player is poised to lead the next generation of US power brokers on…
US Open 2017: Venus Williams vs. Sloane Stephens Semifinal Prediction
9 V. Williams vs. S. Stephens This match is really intriguing. Venus Williams has won 20 Grand Slam singles matches in 2017. 20! She could win up to 22 and take home an 8th major and 3rd US Open title. Her runner-up finishes at Wimbledon and the Australian Open show that she can win majors…
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