Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of August 6 through August 12 This is later than usual, but I had good reason for the delay. 1. Roger Federer – Federer has won 5 titles in 2012 including Wimbledon, he just added a silver medal to his career haul, and just turned 31. It…
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Olympic Tennis Review: 2004 Chile Came to Play
2004 saw the the Olympic games once again fall between Wimbledon and the US Open. Much like the Atlanta games these games were held on a similar hard court surface to that of the US Open. This was more desirable than the red clay of the 1992 games, but the games being in Athens meant…
Power Ranking for the Week of July 16 – July 22, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 16 through July 22 1. Roger Federer – Fed has spent 287 weeks at #1 with at least a 288th week in the works. 286 is exactly 5 1/2 years at #1. Federer is pushing toward 6 years at #1. 2. Novak Djokovic – This…
Post Wimbledon Power Ranking for the Week of July 9 – July 15, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 9 through July 15 A Lot of Changes Due to Wimbledon 1. Roger Federer – His Wimbledon win means Roger Federer has a tour leading 5 titles for 2012. Like Rafa, Roger also has two Masters 1000 titles this year. Change from last ranking +…
Federer’s 7 and 17
Roger Federer is Back on Top Roger Federer won a 7th Wimbledon title and a record extending 17th major title. He has returned to the #1 ranking. Federer has now tied Sampras’ records for 7 Wimbledon titles and for total weeks at #1. In one week, Roger will be the sole owner of the record…
My Final Picks
I think these two finals should be enjoyed in and of themselves. My best guess is that Serena and Roger add to their Wimbledon winnings. Still, the gentlemen’s final is so historically significant fans need to just enjoy this weekend. My quick $.02
The Federer-Murray Stakes are High
A Roger Federer win would only mean: A 7th Wimbledon title tying Pete Sampras’ 7 A record extending 17th Grand Slam singles title A return to the #1 ranking Tying & surpassing Pete Sampras for the most total weeks at #1 At 30 years of age this could possibly be a final major title and…
Wimbledon 2012 Gentlemen’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winner in BOLD Quarterfinals 1 Novak Djokovic vs. 31 Florian Mayer Nole should advance in 3 or 4 sets. Mayer should be proud of getting this far, but Novak is a heavy favorite in this match. 3 Roger Federer vs. 26 Mikhail Youzhny Youzhny has a shot at pulling an upset here. First, how…
Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Round of 16 Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Monday, 2 July, 2012 Singles – Fourth Round [1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs V Troicki (SRB) Nole should reign supreme in this battle of Serbian contenders. [3] R Federer (SUI) vs X Malisse (BEL) Malisse is a tricky veteran. The youthful Federer lost to Tommy Haas when he last faced a…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 