ESPN’s 30 for 30 Takes on Navratilova and Evert Review of Unmatched Directed and Produced by Lisa Lax and Nancy Sterm Winters It was by accident that I got to watch this great sports documentary. Considering that Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova won 36 combined singles Grand Slam titles and faced one another 80 times,…
Category: Professional Tennis
Links to Some of My Favorite Pieces on Tennis
Here is a quick look at some of my favorite tennis articles ever written. You may want to bookmark this one and read one per month. I am listing them chronologically from oldest to most recent. 1. Raised by Women to Conquer Men by Frank Deford Sports Illustrated 28 August 1978 This is a must…
#2 Rafael Nadal vs. #1 Novak Djokovic
The Final 128 players and 6 single elimination matches later to get to this point and form should not hold so neatly should it? At Wimbledon and now the US Open we are treated to a #1 versus #2 showdown. In 2006 through 2008 we got these matches between Federer and Nadal in Paris and…
Are you rooting for Nadal or Djokovic?
Feel free to explain your rooting interests.
Running Commentary for the US Open Women’s Final
Running Commentary – S. Stosur vs. S. Williams 5:15 Serena seems to be showing some bad body language. As if to say, I should not be playing this poorly. Fact is for 5 games her power has been matched. No need to feign shock just dig in (if I was Serena’s coach). 5:18 Mac saying…
2011 Men’s US Open Final Poll – Who Wins?
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Stosur vs. Williams: 2011 Women’s Final Preview
Samantha Stosur versus Serena Williams Both players are among the most powerful on the women’s tour. Stosur beat Serena at the 2010 French Open. I can give a lot of reasons to try to make this sound like a close match on paper, but to be honest Serena Williams looks like a heavy favorite. Here…
Jimmy Connors Part 2
Preface Novak Djokovic just completing a 2 sets to love comeback in the US Open semifinal makes writing this a bit surreal. I think comebacks from 2 sets down are one of the most unique events in all of the sporting world. Jimmy Connors turned the momentum of one such comeback into an indelible memory…
Roger Federer and Grand Slam Match Wins
Federer, History and a Pen Roger Federer has written many records into the tennis record books. A lot has been made of his 16 Grand Slam singles titles, his 10 and 8 consecutive Grand Slam final appearances, his 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinal appearances, his 30 and counting consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances and his…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 