Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
? Having played tennis since 1985, I have gone through a few phases of racquet use. I loathe changing equipment when it comes to my racquets so my list of phases is not as long as one might expect. I will go through them…
Month: April 2018
Infinite Jest: Not an Easy First Reaction
I Started Reading Infinite Jest Not an Easy First Reaction (Some Spoilers) Prologue – My History with DFW I first read David Foster Wallace in the summer of 1996 when I was a work-study intern at Georgetown University. Our office was full of tennis fanatics (always a good thing for me). One of my bosses…
Novak Djokovic’s Coaching Situation: I Like Reuniting with Vajda and a Suggestion
Novak training with God Marian Vajda!!! 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/UtoTf1Donw — Ashish (@Ashish_1603) April 8, 2018 Marian Vajda working with Novak Djokovic is a good sign. He is comfortable with Vajda’s approach. Djokovic took a lot of criticism when he split with Todd Martin and worked with Vajda only in Spring 2010. Djokovic then reached the US…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Owning the Tennis Channel Raises Issues
In January 2016, the Sinclair Broadcast Group bought Tennis Channel for $350 million. Sinclair Broadcast Group is currently embroiled in a scandal in which anchors at its many television stations read strikingly similar statements lobbing salvos against more mainstream news sources in the US. Sinclair did not publicize its role in crafting or promoting these…
Can Tennis Save My Life?
The title may be a bit of hyperbole, but I am 42-years-old, I need to lose weight, and I have a stressful situation surrounding one of my children. I don’t know if you have noticed, but Tennis Abides has had a bit of a sporadic last 12 months in terms of my ability to…
2018 and the ATP Tour – 2003 Redux?
2017 – The Echo Year? 2018 – The Realigning Year? Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal neatly divided most of the biggest prizes in tennis in 2017. It looked a lot like 2005-2010 in which the two won all but 3 majors. I called 2017 “the Echo Year” to my friends. Yet, something odd happened at…
Tennis Power Ranking 2018: Isner Takes Miami
Post-Miami Momentum for Isner Roger Federer – Federer won the Australian Open and Rotterdam. He also finished as a runner-up at Indian Wells. Still, his 2018 start is not matching his 2017 start. Federer not playing the clay season means he will drop this top ranking after Monte Carlo or Madrid. Juan Martin del Potro – JMDP’s…
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