Dear readers, This site is going no where. However, I will be posting a few things I write here at Fanthem. They approached me during the Australian Open to add to their tennis content. The goal is that some of their readers may check out Tennis Abides and some of my readers might check Fanthem. Thanks,…
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.
2015 Power Ranking: Nole Wins #5 Down Under
Tennis Power Ranking 2015: #1 Given that I live so close to Cincinnati we can all hope these are used for seedings at Masters Cincinnati Novak Djokovic – Nole ended 2014 well and started 2015 with his 5th Australian Open title. He is set up nicely to finish his 4th year at #1 and is…
Australian Open 2015 – 10 Quick Hits
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic finished 2014 ranked #1. They each have put an early claim on the #1 ranking for 2015. Congratulations to the 6 time and 5 time champions. Andy Murray ended 2014 losing 6-0, 6-1 to Roger Federer. Murray’s wins over Dimitrov and Bercyh along with his showing in the first two…
Podcast of Last Night’s Australian Open Interview on WHAS Radio
Here is the podcast from Lachlan McLean’s Sports Talk 84 last night. I was interviewed in the final 5 minutes of the broadcast regarding the Australian Open. It was a lot of fun and Lachlan McLean did a great job of promoting Tennis Abides. https://media.iheart.com/player/embed.html?autoStart=false&useFullScreen=true&mid=25777656&siteid=1158&startButtonColor=0xA33335&share=http://www.whas.com/media/podcast-sports-talk-840-with-lachlan-SportsTalk84/st840-13015-hour-2-25777656/
Serena vs. Steffi Revisited
Right after Sam Stosur won the 2011 US Open, I wrote one of my more revisited pieces on how Stosur used a Graf game plan to win that match. Between that match and 31 January 2015, Serena has added 3 US Open titles, 1 Wimbledon, 1 Roland Garros, 2 Gold Medals, and most recently 1…
Australian Open 2015 – Djokovic vs. Murray Championship Prediction
Confession I am a fan of tennis as well as an observer. During the US Open last year, it dawned on me that Djokovic vs. Murray was my favorite match-up of the Big Four. My reason is that I like the type of points they play against each other, and I love their ability to…
Other Things from Australia That Deserve a Wider Audience
The Australian Open moved to the start of the tennis season in 1987 and switched to a hard court in 1988. It even added a stadium with a roof (USTA that was 1988). The Australian Open has slowly rebuilt itself as an event and is now as good of an event as there is in…
Tennis Abides on the Radio! 8:45 PM on 840 AM Radio
WHAS Radio is a 50,000 Watt radio station heard across most of the continental US. I will have a few moments to speak with Lachlan McLean (@Lach840) of WHAS radio about the Australian Open finals at 8:45 PM EST tonight! This is quite generous of Mr. McLean because WHAS is located in Louisville, Kentucky….
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 