Predicted Winners in BOLD Note – I do my picks quickly to see if my gut instinct is generally on target or not. I have never bet on tennis. I will never bet on tennis. ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM Play starts at 12 noon Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [1] v Anhelina KALININA (UKR) Evening session begins at…
Category: Tennis
US Open 2020 Women’s Singles Final Four Prediction
Top Half of the Draw: Angelique Kerber vs. Naomi Osaka Bottom Half of the Draw: Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka Naomi Osaka d. Serena Williams to take her 3rd major title and 2nd US Open title in 3 years
US Open 2020 Men’s Singles Final Four Prediction
Top Half of the Draw – Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Bottom Half of the Draw – Andrey Rublev vs. Roberto Bautista Agut Djokovic vs. Rublev with a 4th US Open title going to Novak Djokovic
Pickleball is an Opportunity Tennis Needs to Take
Before Church today, I went to hit some tennis balls with my dad. The two tennis courts at this park had two people on them. The 3 pickleball courts had 12 people playing at all times and people sitting, watching, and waiting with camping chairs, coolers, and light snacks. A group of people hitting a…
Initial US Open 2020 Thoughts (More to Follow)
Novak Djokovic is a heavy favorite to win the men’s title. The women’s draw and the rest of the men’s draw will be hard to predict.
A Tour of Court/Real/Royal Tennis
My strange obsession with our beloved Lawn Tennis’ forerunner continues. Maybe I can ask my athletic director to build one of these courts on our campus. Here is a longer look at the sport.
Rousseau Solves the Back to School Counundrum
I would as soon, said a wise man, that my pupil had spent his time in the tennis court as in this manner; for there his body at least would havegot exercise.– Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The First Discourse The translation from my first semester of college read “court tennis” instead of just tennis. Court/Real/Royal Tennis existed…
A Review of Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks
I am going to be doing some book reviews and wanted to start with something light. I recommend this book so long as a prospective reader likes at least one or two of the following: laughter, tennis, geopolotics, travel journals, cultural insights, and outrageous wagers. The sound quality is a little dodgy, but next time,…
Can Tourna Grip Go Bad? Yes.
Tourna Grip or the various clones of it are used by players of nearly level. It was the first really good overwrap as far as I can tell. When my school was cleaning out some racquets from its intramural program, I saw this. The years were not kind to that grip. I don’t think all…
Rafter Inspired Renaissance
Tennis racquets and strings have made hitting the ball easier for me. As a junior, I was at times too weak to hit a topspin one-handed backhand terribly often during a match. Even with a reasonably good underspin backhand, players quickly zeroed in on my backhand to get a predictable reply. Movement and conditioning seem…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 