Davis Cup 2014 Spain falling behind 2-0 to Germany looks off until one sees Spain’s roster Switzerland could be favored to take the cup this year. The Swiss lead Serbia 2-0 France and the Czech Republic are Contenders even if the Czechs are tied 1-1 after day 1 Carlos Berlocq needs to calm down The…
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Milos Raonic May Make a Move
Milos and Jerzy Tennis is a funny sport. At Wimbledon, Poland’s Jerzy Janowwicz was the toast of the sport. He bludgeoned his way to the final four and had a few chances versus eventual champion Andy Murray. I even recall a tweet from a major tennis writer stating something along the lines that Janowicz was…
Goodbye to James Blake
The first time attending i was fortunate enough to attend a tennis tournament with press credentials was in 2008 at the Indianapolis Hard Court Championships. I covered the semifinal and final rounds. My first match was Gilles Simon d. Sam Querrey 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. This was a great match to start my press career with…
Olympic Tennis Review: 1988 Graf was Golden
Preview Olympic Tennis has had a lot of ups and downs. During some Olympic years, the tennis events have seemed at best like a 500 point tour level tournament while other years have produced high drama for the sport. With Davis Cup, Federation Cup, Hopman Cup, World Team Cup, and tennis’ four majors being held…
Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 5 – The Usual Suspects: Rafael Nadal
Part 1 Laid out Key Questions Part 2 Looked at Bjorn Borg’s Credentials and the Difficulties of the GOAT Debate Part 3 Looked at Pete Sampras’ Credentials Part 4 Looked at Roger Federer’s Credentials Rafael Nadal Why Rafael Nadal Might be the GOAT – Rafa’s claim to the GOAT title revolves around three areas of…
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 4-10 through 4-14-2012
1. Edberg vs. McEnroe at Wimbledon 1989 2. Muster vs. Sampras 1995 3. John Isner vs. Gilles Simon 2012
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…
Link to watch the USA – France Davis Cup Tie live
The USTA live stream Tennis needs to use new media to get the sport out there as often as possible so this is cool.
Requiem for Gonzo and Ljubicic
Tennis, being an individual sport, tends to quickly cycle through generations. Time is an opponent that a few can fend off, but is an opponent that no one defeats. Fernando Gonzalez and Ivan Ljubicic are both hanging up their racquets this spring. Both players brought an interesting dimension to the tour, and both will be…
Jim Courier Gets a Signature Win
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…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 