Category: Tennis History

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…

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#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…

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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…

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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…

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Jimmy Connors Part 1

Jimmy Made an Early Impression My earliest tennis memories involve my father playing on Saturdays with a friend of his and Jimmy Connors winning the 1982 Wimbledon final over John McEnroe in 5 sets.  I was 6 years old when Connors won his second Wimbledon title and had no idea how big of a tournament…

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