Television commentators will talk about serve speed because the radar gun gives us that data. They fail to go a step further and talk about placement within the box. 6’6″ Marin Cilic and 6’1″ Roger Federer both might hit a serve at 125 mph. The thing is Cilic’s greater height and reach allow for him…
Category: Tennis Streaming
BBC vs. ESPN/ABC Wimbledon Coverage
I watched the Wimbledon final live via a feed provided by ESPN.com. Oddly, this feed was not ESPN’s broadcast feed. Instead ESPN’s website linked to a stream from the BBC broadcast. Later in the day, ABC broadcast an edited match on free television in the USA. Rebroadcasting the match in a format suited to time…
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.
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 