Tennis and comic books commanded much of my attention from 7th through 9th grade. Comics faded in my life but tennis persisted.* I was a Marvel fan collecting Silver Surfer and Thor comics for the most part with a few Dark Horse Godzilla comics thrown in for good measure. Comic books stoked the imagination of…
Month: November 2018
Final Power Ranking for 2018
Novak Djokovic – I am sure Nole would have loved to have grabbed the big trophies in Paris and London to end the year. Still, his Wimbledon and US Open triumphs as well as solving the riddle of Cincinnati more than place him atop men’s tennis for 2018. On the plus side, finishing the year with…
Czech Dynasty in Fed Cup – 6th Title in 8 Years
So Proud of these girls, what an amazing weekend. They showed their Czech hearts! Six Fed Cup victories in eight years 🇨🇿❤️ pic.twitter.com/E1lQR3qc8D — Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) November 12, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Czech Republic won its 6th Fed Cup title in the previous 8 years by sweeping the United States 3-0. With Lucie Safarova’s impending…
Emotions in Sports – Bjorn Borg as an Outlier?
I ate out tonight and a soccer recap show was on the big screen. The celebrations and the displays of anger over poor plays were quite volatile to the point of being a bit comical. I know basketball far better than soccer, but again it is easy to think of players celebrating big dunks, making…
Tennis Abides: Players of the Year
2018 WTA Player of the Year – Naomi Osaka The 2018 WTA Player of the Year is a topic that could be debated without any clear verdict. Still, I think Naomi Osaka’s virtuoso performance at the US Open firmly established her as a player who can become the dominant force on the WTA Tour. She…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 