Has a tennis crowd ever been more pumped? https://t.co/gTJ0HElA7v — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) August 26, 2019
Category: Tennis
US Open 2019: Key Day 1 Match Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD Women’s Match of the Day – Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova Serena has won the US Open 6-times. Maria Sharapova won the US Open in 2006. Serena has dominated their head-to-head matches 19-3, but any match pitting two former champions and former #1s in the first round has to be the match…
US Open 2019: Tennis Abides is back
Dear readers, I am sorry that I have not been writing for the past two weeks. My grandmother’s health declined and she passed away. That all took place as school was starting again for me as well. I had little time to devote to tennis. I look forward to getting back into tennis full throttle…
Montreal 2019: Semifinal Predictions UPDATED
Predictions in BOLD Medvedev vs. Khachanov: From Russia 6-Love? This match features two tall, both stand 198 cm/6’6″ tall, 23-year-old Russians. Their head-to-head is tied 1-1 with both contests coming on indoor hard courts. Both players are powerful and smart on the court. Obviously, this should be a close match. I do think Medvedev’s strong…
Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 3 – Mixed Signals
Prelude Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 1 Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 2 – Prognosis Negative The Good Places like The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN have great facilities and more importantly have a lot of great people teaching and promoting tennis. Tournaments such as the Derby City Championships present the…
Playing Smarter Doubles is a Process
Federer and Wawrinka had to play as a team to win this match despite both being vastly (VASTLY) superior at moving, striking the ball, and playing singles For most of my tennis life, I have preferred singles by a wide margin to doubles. That gap is closing as I have gotten older and coached 9…
Can My Tennis Game be Upgraded? A Sequel
Reanimating the Bones of My Tennis Game is Done, but Can I Climb Higher? On October 20, 2017, I wrote Can My Tennis Game be Salvaged? Due to some medical issues that arose with my now nine-year-old child, I stopped playing tennis for roughly 3-years. This hiatus was not something I consciously chose. It just…
Pickleball: Friend or Foe?
Prelude I first encountered pickleball when playing tennis nearly 10-years ago at a public park. There were two courts on an upper terrace and one on a lower terrace at this particular park. My opponent and I took the first available court and were on the upper terrace. When the lower court cleared, a man…
The Extremely Interesting 2019 Hall of Fame Class
Congratulations on your @TennisHalloFame induction, @KYevgeni! 👏🎉 — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 21, 2019 My Memories of Mary Pierce, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Li Na The 2019 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame admitted three qualified players this year. My Most Vivid Memory of Each: It’s official! I’m so grateful for this honor from…
A Mechanical Man? Reviewing Love Means Zero
How does one reach the biggest stages in tennis? What are the costs? Not, if you have one in the extreme, you become very unscientific; if you have another to the extreme, you become, all of a sudden, a mechanical man, no longer a human being. – Bruce Lee I don’t know Nick Bollettieri. I…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 