Dominic Thiem preseason training for 2019https://t.co/ryQnyA2sff — Martyn Collins (@TruthandTennis) December 29, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 4 huge story lines could play out in the men’s singles draw at Paris. A Nadal win does mean 12 Roland Garros titles (!?!?), a Federer win would be a 2nd Roland Garros title 10 years after he won his first,…
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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.
Roland Garros 2019: Federer seeks to Upset Nadal – What He Will Try & Will it Work?
I can only get so excited! In anticipation of this moment I wrote a short piece trying to work out how a Spaniard somehow managed to get homecourt advantage in Paris! https://t.co/CqB5c6dXXB — Harry Dennis (@hazdennis) June 2, 2019 Ivan Ljubicic has helped guide Roger Federer to his most successful stint versus Rafael Nadal. He…
Impressions of Djokovic vs. Zverev
Novak Djokovic’s clinical victory tells a lot of its story via the score line of 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Zverev did do some damage with big backhand strikes up the line. Djokovic countered Zverev’s strategy by hitting some sharply angled shots to the backhand side forcing Zverev to move a bit out of his striking comfort…
Roland Garros: Crazy 9s? Another Historic Result? If so, Which One?
1989 – To Be 17: Chang and Sanchez-Vicario Pull UPSETS to Grab Singles’ Titles Chang rallied to beat Lendl in the round of 16 and then toppled Edberg in 5 for an improbable title Sanchez-Vicario defeated a seemingly invulnerable Graf in 3 sets to take the title 1999 – Graf Caps 22 Slams While Agassi…
2019 Kentucky High School Tennis Boys’ Championship Recap and Impressions
2019 Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Boys’ Doubles Champions – Justin Lee and Ben Rueff (Trinity (Lou.))https://t.co/XIlSDlAYpr #khstn #MyReasonWhy pic.twitter.com/kQdV3edHyU — KHSAA Main (@KHSAA) June 1, 2019 Boys Doubles – Trinity and Manual Stage a Classic Trinity High School and DuPont Manual High School faced off in the 7th Region doubles final with Manual…
2019 Kentucky High School Tennis Girls’ Championship Recap and Impressions
2019 Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Girls’ Doubles Champions – Elizabeth Hamilton and Haliemae Laurino (Ryle)https://t.co/XIlSDlAYpr #khstn #MyReasonWhy pic.twitter.com/k0prvE1c0X — KHSAA Main (@KHSAA) June 1, 2019 Girls’ Doubles – Ryle Reigns due to Communication The doubles final between Ryle and North Oldham High Schools was a contrast. Ryle’s doubles team of Elizabeth Hamilton and…
Roland Garros: June 5th 2019 Match of the Day – Djokovic vs. Zverev
Novak #Djokovic and Alexander #Zverev have split their four career meetings- who will move ahead, and reach the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday? Preview >>> https://t.co/WoXDn93xRl pic.twitter.com/J1nPn3NUJi — Live Tennis (@livetennis) June 5, 2019 Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Sascha Zverev (5) The world #1 has put the top ranking into a strangle hold. He is…
Roland Garros 2019: June 4th Match of the Day – Federer vs. Wawrinka
🇨🇭 @rogerfederer v. @stanwawrinka 🇨🇭 Their 26th @FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting takes place on Tuesday at #RG19! — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) June 3, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Roger Federer (4) vs. Stan Wawrinka (24) Roger Federer has generally dominated his head-to-head with Wawrinka. In 2015, Wawrinka beat Federer en route to taking the Roland Garros title. A…
Roland Garros: Men’s Match of the Day – June 6th 2019
Superstar Stan 💪@stanwawrinka defeats Dimitrov 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(8) and will play @StefTsitsipas in a HUGE 4R clash 😱 at #RG19 pic.twitter.com/lts9U0CKb1 — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) June 1, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) vs. Stan Wawrinka (24) This is a generational clash. Tsitsipas may have a win over each of the big 3 in the past…
Roland Garros: June 1st 2019 Match of the Day -Fognini vs Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut (18) vs. Fabio Fognini (9) Each player has had an interesting 2019 with some notable wins. Fabio Fognini beat Rafael Nadal en route to taking the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 shield. Roberto Bautista Agut has two wins over Novak Djokovic in 2019 with each match taking place on a hard court. The…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 