Tennis Abides Community, I’d like to wish all of you a happy new year and a great start to 2012. I am looking forward to the Australian Open starting soon. Big news with Andy Murray hiring Ivan Lendl. I am not sure what to make of it, but it is an interesting hire. Here are…
Category: Andy Murray
How Roger Federer avoided the Eddie Felson Trap
The Huslter chronicles a pool player named “Fast” Eddie Felson who seeks to play pool at a level never before reached, but whose personal failings and poor judgment in terms of associations contributed to his banishment from the game he plays like no one ever has. This scene and abbreviated quote below demonstrate Fast Eddie’s…
Federer Sweeps and Tsonga Advances
Roger Federer d. Mardy Fish 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Roger did not play his best tennis in completing a 3-0 sweep of his pool. Even in the one-sided 1st set Roger faced a lot of challenges while serving. Still, Roger brushed back Fish in the 3rd set after Fish found his range in an impressive 2nd…
Federer d. Nadal 6-3, 6-0 – Are You Kidding Me?
The Indoor Setting Matters Before I make too much out of this match, it should be noted that Roger was 3-0 versus Rafael Nadal at the World Tour Finals/Masters Cup. Roger had won 6 of 7 sets the two had played in this event prior to today. Now, Roger stands 4-0 vs. Rafa at this…
Andy Murray’s Next Big Move?
What We Should Expect 3 of the 4 matches have gone deep into the 3rd set. 2 of those matches went to 3rd set tiebreaks. The player with the better ranking won 3 of 4 matches to this point. World #1 Novak Djokovic struggled with Thomas Berdych, but held up under pressure better than the…
Youtube Tennis for 11-20-11 through 11-26-2011
3 Good Tennis Videos With the Year End Championships upon Us, I will Give Video Highlights of the Top 3 Seeds (Federer has Gotten a Lot of Ink from me the Past 2 Weeks). 1. Novak Djokovic Brutal Domination 2011 – Djokovic dominated the year 2. Rafael Nadal’s Best Points of 2011 – Some brutal angles and…
Who Are You Pulling for in the London Year End Championships? (Tennis Poll)
You can comment why below if you so choose.
The Big 4 Play Risk
Global Domination With the top 4 players in the world sweeping all 4 Grand Slam titles and all 9 Masters 1000 events, it is clear that a gap exists between the top 4 and the rest of the tour. In fact, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and David Ferrer were the only 2 players outside of the big…
Tsonga v. Federer
Federer is the Easy Pick Roger Federer is playing for history and won last week in Basel. Fed had the easier semifinal. Federer clobbered Tsonga at the US Open. This all points toward Roger winning in Paris. Not So Fast – Tsonga Has Reason for Hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has had a strong 2011 especially from…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 