“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” – John F. Kennedy, 1961 Unintended consequences are often jarring. I personally value print media. Yet, when ESPN announced deep cuts to its staff in April I could not help but think about the impact websites, podcasts, blogs, and apps have had on the media….
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.
US Open 1992: The 25th Anniversary of an Epic Men’s Event (Part 2)
Part 1 Investigated the 1st through 4th rounds The Final 8: Edberg’s Marathon Run to the Title The Quarterfinal Round: 2 of the 4 Matches Went 5 sets The Highlight Match did not go 5 sets, but the 1992 Australian and French Open champion Jim Courier took on the 1992 Wimbledon champion and boyhood rival…
Brian Held Interview: 8 Year Tennis Coach at Loyola High School in Los Angeles
Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
1. How did you get into playing tennis after being a college track and field athlete as well as a high school track and field coach? I always loved competing in sports. It often didn’t matter what sport, I just really really liked working…
Power Ranking 2017: Post-US Open World Order
Rafael Nadal Solidifies his #1 Status in the ATP Rankings and the Tennis Abides Power Ranking Rafael Nadal – Rafa has had the best year of any player in 2017. He has 2 majors, 2 Masters 1000 titles, 1 500 level title, and a number of strong runner-up finishes. It is possible that Federer could go…
US Open 2017: Nadal Wins the 2017 US Open Title for his 3rd Bite of the Big Apple
Rafael Nadal won his 3rd US Open title and his 16th Grand Slam title with a convincing 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson. The big serving South African did not have enough weapons to keep the outcome of this match in doubt. Nadal did what he has done so well for 12 years now…
US Open 2017: Kevin Anderson vs. Rafael Nadal Championship Prediction
Pumped for tomorrow 💪 You can watch the #usopen final live in 🇿🇦 on @SuperSportTV at 2200 CAT 😁 pic.twitter.com/IO6KEqD7Io — Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) September 10, 2017 Kevin Anderson vs. Rafael Nadal On paper, this is a bigger mismatch than the men’s Wimbledon final in July or the men’s Roland Garros final in June….
Saint Xavier High School (Louisville) Wins 9th Consecutive State Title by Logan Flynn
Reprinted from the Xavier News September 2017 issue with the permission of the author. I am hoping to have Tennis Abides focus on both college, junior, and high school tennis in the coming months. For full disclosure, I have been teaching at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY since August 2017. The Streak Continues For…
US Open 2017: Men’s Championship Poll – Nadal vs. Anderson
Who will win the US Open men’s final? #RafaelNadal #KevinAnderson #USOpen #Usopen2017 — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Kevin Anderson & Rafael Nadal in 1998 at the U/12 Junior Masters in Stuttgart, Germany. They face each other in the #USOpen final, who wins? pic.twitter.com/7qxmwzUOdi — SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens Takes the Title 6-3, 6-0
Sloane Soars!@SloaneStephens captures FIRST Grand Slam title! 🏆 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/nmTv7sHLOr — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 9, 2017 Sloane Stephens claims a major title and made a major statment with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Madison Keys in the US Open final. Winning a major as an unseeded player coming back from an injury is a…
US Open 2017: Women’s Champioship Poll
Who do you think will win? #USOpen #Usopen2017 #SloaneStephens #MadisonKeys — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Sloane Stephens vs. Madison Keys is the first Grand Slam final between two black women not featuring the Williams Sisters. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/LA6m8c2cI7 — Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) September 8, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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