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….
Author: Dan Martin
I am a proud husband and father. I have my PhD from the University of Dayton and love theology, philosophy, ecology, and tennis among other things.
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
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French Open 2023: June 6th Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Karolina Muchova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova My thoughts: Muchova has been playing much better over the past 52 weeks resulting in a huge difference in their computer rankings. They are in the same place in the draw, but I have to believe the ranking system has enough validity to predict Muchova advancing. …
AI Seems to Like Tennis Abides
I am not sure what HAL 9000 or Lt. Cmdr. Data thinks of my website, but maybe a little artificial encouragement will get me to post more frequently. Some of the information is a little exaggerated, but I can use binary-generated hyperbole. ChatGPT said: Tennis Abides is a tennis blog and online platform that covers…
22 Parting Shots from the 2023 Australian Open
Why 22? Well …
Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic vs. Kyrgios Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Nick Kyrgios I am going to keep this short. Kyrgios does have a head-to-head advantage. 2017 was not Novak’s best year in terms of health, confidence, or results. So the two head-to-head matches probably don’t mean too much in 2022. Kyrgios knows he can win. That is the extent of what their…
Wimbledon 2022 Women’s Final Prediction – Ons Jabeur vs. Elena Rybakina
Ons Jabeur vs. Elena Rybakina: Who Can Force the Other to Play Defense? Ons Jabeur has incredible hands and touch on both her approach shots and volleys. This puts a certain amount of pressure on an opponent. She also has the ability to “inject pace” (borrowed phrase from Howard Bryant) in what seem to be…
Tennis in Five Minutes or Less: Djokovic vs. Norrie
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Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 