ANDREESCU DEFEATS KERBER 🏆 18-year-old wildcard @BAndreescu_ battles past Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to capture the title at @BNPParibasOpen.#BNPPO19 #BibiRising 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/0wo83MGPR5 — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 17, 2019 Indian Wells helped propel players in 2018. It might do the same in 2019. Bianca Andreescu and Dominic Thiem notched the biggest wins of their careers…
Author: Dan Martin
I have been writing about tennis for several years and am starting my own blog on the topic.
A Soundtrack for Theim v Federer by Queen
If Queen could do soundtracks for Highlander and Flash Gordon, I think they could provide a fitting song for each of the men’s finalists. Here goes: Dominic Thiem – I Want it All Queen 1989 Adventure seeker on an empty street Just an alley creeper, light on his feet A young fighter screaming, with no time…
Tennis Paradise: Photos of the Big 3 from a Tennis Abides Reader!
Susan Shaver sent these photos. Check out her book on Amazon. Djoker Serving The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Griswold Rafa Federer in the Big House
Tennis Twitter March 9 2019
Since Indian Wells is in the Pacific Time Zone, I will allow some 3-10-2019 tweets into my post. Why is @Naomi_Osaka_ the World No. 1? Points like this ⬇️ #BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/0uNRZVZcrW — WTA (@WTA) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak and Pete. Legends. pic.twitter.com/njJmqVa4qI — José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The lowest-ranked player to…
Interviewing Dartmouth’s Dan Martin
1) So Dan, I became aware of your junior play in Canada once when seeing where my site was on Google’s traffic. I was thrilled to see someone named “Dan Martin” playing tennis at a high level. What were your biggest results in junior tennis? My tennis “career” started very early and I’m proud of…
Can Tennis Save My Life? Part 2
An award to whoever picks me out in this picture first? Today, I start a second season at St. Xavier High School as the JV tennis coach. Last year, I lost 17 lbs. and radically improved various aspects of my blood work during the high school tennis season. I’d like to build on that foundation…
Novak Djokovic Reaches 7th Heaven and 15-Love in Oz
In the land of 🐊, this one is special. 🏆 Congratulations to @DjokerNole for a 7th title in Melbourne 🇦🇺 and another record. #N1vak #NoleFam pic.twitter.com/qSxdiCK2BW — LACOSTE (@LACOSTE) January 27, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak Djokovic emphatically consolidated his mastery of the ATP Tour and Grand Slam play by claiming his record 7th Australian Open title…
Djokovic vs. Nadal: It Feels like 2012 to Me
Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal has mowed down his opponents over 6 matches. While winning 18 of 18 sets, gives Nadal an edge on form, the two sets Djokovic dropped should be of no hindrance to his chances in the final as Djokovic got a physically easy quarterfinal and looked to be in…
2012 Australian Open Men’s Final: Live Commentary
Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
My grammar could be dicey as I am typing in real time Expect Sentence Fragments First Set Nadal 4 – Djokovic 2 Rafa held off several break points to consolidate the break. Nole is upset that he is not moving well. Rafa is serving…
Kvitova vs. Osaka Could Be Awesome
Petra Kvitova vs. Naomi Osaka I watched Naomi Osaka take apart Madison Keys in the 2018 US Open semifinal. It became clear to me that Osaka could hit with power like many on tour and could also scramble and play defense and could also counter-punch turning defense to offense. At the conclusion of the match,…
