Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of April 15 through April 21 – Not a lot of change this week 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is clearly the number one player in the world. 2. Roger Federer – Fed’s 2012 titles in Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells have him holding the number two…
Category: David Ferrer
Power Ranking for April 8 – April 14
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of April 8 through April 14 – Not a lot of change this week due to Davis Cup 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is clearly the number one player in the world. 2. Roger Federer – Fed’s 2012 titles in Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells have him holding the number…
Power Ranking for the Week of 3-4-2012 through 3-10-2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of March 4 through March 10 1. Novak Djokovic – Novak is still holding the top spot, but his loss to Murray in Dubai is cause for some concern as Murray seems to trouble Nole. 2. Rafael Nadal – An Australian Open runner-up finish has Nadal holding…
Youtube Tennis for 2-27-2012 through 3-3-2012
1. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in Dubai 2. David Ferrer vs. Nicolas Almagro in Mexico 3. Milos Raonic’s Serve in SloMo 4. Jimmy Connors vs. Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon 1984
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!
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 12-4-11 through 12-10-11
4 Good Tennis Videos In honor of Davis Cup, it will be all Spanish and Argentine players featured this week. 1. Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro Davis Cup 2011 2. David Ferrer vs. Rafael Nadal Australian Open 2011 3. Guillermo Vilas winning the 1977 French Open 4. David Nalbandian vs. Andy Roddick 2006…
3rd War of Independence for Argentina? Davis Cup Final (Poll Included)
I opened my trusty copy of Independence in Latin America: A Comparative Approach by Richard Graham and re-learned a fact about Argentina. Argentina fought two wars of independence against Spain. These wars revolved around Argentina’s relationship to the deposed and later restored King Ferdinand VII of Spain. Interesting reading. For Juan Martin del Potro, David Nalbandian and company…
A Quick Thanksgiving Note
Thanks to all of the great readers of this blog. Family travel obligations in the US and the World Tour Finals in London have not meshed in terms of me posting as much as I would like for such a large event. Do not worry however several posts are coming your way this upcoming week. …
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 