Given today’s soggy weather, I will journey into my own modest past playing USTA junior events on har-tru/green clay. I remember two losses that could have gone the other direction had I been less stubborn on court. Lesson from Match One – Vary Service Speeds and Placements In the early round of an event, I…
Category: French Open
Ridiculously Early 2016 Grand Slam Predictions
Without knowing the draw, without knowing who is injured, without knowing who is sick, and without knowing who is in great form, I will do the impossible and predict who wins the 4 majors on the men’s and women’s side. I promise somewhere between 0-100% accuracy. Australian Open Men’s Winner – Novak Djokovic: This surface…
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions Rafael Nadal – This is no surprise as Rafa has played Roland Garros 11 times and won the event 9 times! Rafa’s athleticism, competitive nature, and massive generation of top spin allow him to play clay court tennis with brutal efficiency. Rafa has dominated this event as no…
The Top 10 Female French Open Champions
The Top 10 Female French Open Champions Chris Evert – The draws Evert faced in the 1970s may not have been terribly deep, but Evert won this title 7 times with her first title coming in 1974 and her final title coming in 1986. Evert’s final two triumphs were three set thrillers against her #1…
Sampras, Edberg, & Becker on their Struggles at the French Open
This is a fun video, but I am guessing some of the more technical tennis talk ended up on the cutting room floor. The raw footage might be more insightful.
The State of Tennis Abides
Dear readers, First, I want to thank everyone for a great 2015. Tennis Abides was founded in September 2011, and this is already the second best year in terms of visitors for the site. 2015 is not even 50% done. This will easily be our best year ever. My twitter follows have also risen by…
Tennis Power Ranking 2015: Stan Surges after Roland Garros Title
2015 Power Ranking #7: Stan Powers His Way to a Second Grand Slam Title .@SteveTignor on Stan Wawrinka’s stunningly self-assured win over Novak Djokovic in Paris: http://t.co/qs3x4lbDdA pic.twitter.com/UHHHAhaXur — TENNIS.com (@Tennis) June 7, 2015 Novak Djokovic – Novak is firmly the number 1 player in the world. That may be small consolation after another…
French Open 2015: Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Stanislas Wawrinka One can never bank on an instant classic, but tennis fans would not complain if we get one A Fun Rivalry These two have put on some absolutely classic Grand Slam duels. In 2013, Novak took two five-set brawls in Melbourne and New York. In 2014, Stan reversed course and…
Serena Reaches 20 with 3rd Roland Garros Title
Serena Williams Makes History and Sets up Possibilities #Serena Williams: 20 Grand Slams 👏👏👏 Australian Open : 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 French Open: 🏆🏆🏆 Wimbledon: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 US Open: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/yEEDMhtFrk — Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) June 6, 2015 Serena Williams won her 3rd consecutive Grand Slam title and stands in a class of her own on the WTA…
French Open 2015: Serena Williams vs. Lucie Safarova Championship Prediction
Serena Williams vs. Lucie Sarafova Serena Williams last loss came against a lefty from the Czech Republic. One would be foolish to think that both coaching teams have not looked at the Madrid match between Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova. Safarova’s left-handed shot making makes this match quite a bit more insteresting than many might…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 