I love the Masters Cincinnati event. I have been actively lobbying to keep it in Cincinnati despite its new owners being located in Charlotte. I do think challenger events are also worth our ticket purchases. I had never attended a Challenger event before 2023. The closest I came was attending qualifying rounds for Masters Cincinnati….
Month: August 2023
Lexington Challenger 2023: Part 1 – Excellent Players Find Ways to Stay Close
This is the first of at least two posts on my experiences as a spectator at the 2023 Lexington Challenger. Listen to my thoughts on how both finalists stayed in sets despite being outplayed for the first 8 games. Steve Johnson defeated Arthur Cazaux 7-6(5), 6-4 to take the 2023 Lexington Challenger. Both men weathered…
Quick Hit: Tennis Cannot Be a Prisoner to Its Past
The above response from Jon Wertheim to the notion that basketball has suffered due to constantly comparing the current NBA to the NBA of the 1990s is spot on. For how many years have we heard the tennis media and many tennis fans lament that someone is NOT Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Andre…
My Most Complicated Match in Tennis Coaching: 2022 Kentucky High School Doubles State Championship
Listen to my Podcast About the Most Complicated Match I’ve been a part of as a Coach
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 