An interesting take on Andy Murray’s value to the tennis tour

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Until the U.S. Open, this year’s World Tour Finals race was a snoozer. The top eight spots in the race were in a stranglehold, owned by Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Rafael Nadal, and David Ferrer. In the tenuous eighth place, however, Ferrer…

Originally posted on IF I ONLY HAD A TIME MACHINE:
The women’s liberation movement was beginning and on May 13, 1973, tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Margaret Court faced off in a $10,000 winner-take-all challenge match. Bobby Riggs was 55-years-old and a tennis champion from the late 1930s and 40s.  He was known to be skeptical of women’s talents on the…

Originally posted on The Tennis Island:
The dust of the US Open is slowly starting to settle and we’re heading towards the finish line of men’s and women’s tennis in 2015. The year has seen improvements for some, but has also proven to be difficult for a couple of big names in the game —…

Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
NetJets is making strides to go carbon neutral – perhaps they could sponsor this effort The professional tennis tours are fairly carbon intensive.  The miles of airline flights and driving (in the case of Murray’s 2009 road trip from Montreal to Cincinnati) add up to a…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The United States became the first playoff participant to punch a ticket to the 2016 World Group. With a 2-1 lead going into the final day of action, the visitors closed out Uzbekistan thanks to Jack Sock’s 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Denis Istomin. Both Sock and Istomin had…

Originally posted on Totally Tennis:
British number one Andy Murray beat Australia’s Bernard Tomic to take Great Britain through to their first Davis Cup final since 1978. Murray won his third match of the fixture 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to give Team GB an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie. The team, captained by Leon Smith, will…

A fun overview of a great and excciting doubles match