Where Things Stand as Tennis Shifts to the Beaten Earth Novak Djokovic – His performance at the Australian Open was outstanding. That is enough to win the first phase of 2019 regardless of what has transpired since. Roger Federer – Winning Miami and Dubai as well as posting a runner-up finish at Indian Wells positions Federer in…
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My Impression of Junior Tennis from the 2019 Kentucky High School Duals
Eight Kentucky High Schools* converged on Seneca Park and Saint Xavier High School to contest the 2019 Kentucky High School Duals on March 22nd and 23rd. Each school contested 3 dual matches following a 6 singles matches and 3 doubles matches format. I noticed a few things: The really elite players have a lot of…
Pete Sampras is a Legend
14 majors, 6-years finished at #1, 7 Wimbledon titles & 5 US Open titles add up to one important legend of the game. The crowd appreciated his exhibition doubles outing a great deal. The show must go on! Pete Sampras & Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Haas & John McEnroe 😱#BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/lHhjMavH3K — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour)…
Indian Wells 2019: Future Shock – Andreescu & Thiem Win Big
ANDREESCU DEFEATS KERBER 🏆 18-year-old wildcard @BAndreescu_ battles past Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to capture the title at @BNPParibasOpen.#BNPPO19 #BibiRising 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/0wo83MGPR5 — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 17, 2019 Indian Wells helped propel players in 2018. It might do the same in 2019. Bianca Andreescu and Dominic Thiem notched the biggest wins of their careers…
A Soundtrack for Theim v Federer by Queen
If Queen could do soundtracks for Highlander and Flash Gordon, I think they could provide a fitting song for each of the men’s finalists. Here goes: Dominic Thiem – I Want it All Queen 1989 Adventure seeker on an empty street Just an alley creeper, light on his feet A young fighter screaming, with no time…
Tennis Paradise: Photos of the Big 3 from a Tennis Abides Reader!
Susan Shaver sent these photos. Check out her book on Amazon. Djoker Serving The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Griswold Rafa Federer in the Big House
Tennis Twitter March 9 2019
Since Indian Wells is in the Pacific Time Zone, I will allow some 3-10-2019 tweets into my post. Why is @Naomi_Osaka_ the World No. 1? Points like this ⬇️ #BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/0uNRZVZcrW — WTA (@WTA) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak and Pete. Legends. pic.twitter.com/njJmqVa4qI — José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The lowest-ranked player to…
Interviewing Dartmouth’s Dan Martin
1) So Dan, I became aware of your junior play in Canada once when seeing where my site was on Google’s traffic. I was thrilled to see someone named “Dan Martin” playing tennis at a high level. What were your biggest results in junior tennis? My tennis “career” started very early and I’m proud of…
Can Tennis Save My Life? Part 2
An award to whoever picks me out in this picture first? Today, I start a second season at St. Xavier High School as the JV tennis coach. Last year, I lost 17 lbs. and radically improved various aspects of my blood work during the high school tennis season. I’d like to build on that foundation…
Novak Djokovic Reaches 7th Heaven and 15-Love in Oz
In the land of 🐊, this one is special. 🏆 Congratulations to @DjokerNole for a 7th title in Melbourne 🇦🇺 and another record. #N1vak #NoleFam pic.twitter.com/qSxdiCK2BW — LACOSTE (@LACOSTE) January 27, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak Djokovic emphatically consolidated his mastery of the ATP Tour and Grand Slam play by claiming his record 7th Australian Open title…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 