Courier’s Moment It is hard to say if Jim Courier will ever win a Davis Cup title as a captain. I also don’t think Davis Cup is nearly as important as it could be if reconfigured. Still, Courier coaching the US to an unlikely 5-0 victory at Switzerland including Roger Federer losing in singles and…
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.
Site Update
A quick note to my readers. I have had a lingering computer issue that has cut into my posting the past 2 weeks. It is still not yet resolved, but rest assured some good posts are coming. I am not a huge Davis Cup person so this lull in posts is not coming at the…
A Bad Weekend for Roger Federer
Roger Federer Goes 0-2 in the 2012 Davis Cup Roger Federer losing to John Isner in singles as well as losing the deciding doubles point for Switzerland will go into the files as one of his worst weekends. Going forward it will be interesting to see if Federer is suffering from tour fatigue or if…
Quick Notice
Dear readers, There will be more posts up in the next 36 hours, but watching the match along with familial commitments have made posting those in the near term impossible. Enjoy the two weeks we as tennis fans were treated to. Thanks, Dan
2012 Australian Open Men’s Final: Live Commentary
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 pretty well and has his sneer out in full force. I…
Victoria Azarenka Wins the 2012 Australian Open
The New Queen I knew that Victroia Azarenka was playing well, but I picked against her thinking that the moment of a first Grand Slam final would be overwhelming. I was wrong and saw a player with steely nerves. Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title and claimed the #1 ranking. Her game is ideally…
My 2012 Australian Open Final Picks – Women’s and Men’s Predictions
Women’s Final: Victoria Azarenka vs. Maria Sharapova I refuse to make any jokes about how noisy this match is likely to be. Azarenka has cleared a number of mental hurdles at this event. She played admirably well at the 2011 Year End Championships. Beating Kim Clijsters after being rolled in the second set speaks well…
Tennis Photos: David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic
I thought I would share photos I took during Cincinnati 2009 of tonight’s main event contestants. These are not the greatest pictures, but hey they are free!
