Some Related Link – https://www.worldwildlife.org/ and Cuban Crocodile information I love trying to improve our ecology. Crocodiles are some of my favorite animals though. I will send Lacoste a message urging them to add the Cuban Crocodile and make it 11 endangered animals. I’d even settle for a Chinese Alligator. More on Endangered Crocodiles including the Critically Endangered…
Category: Tennis
Thoughts on the 2018 Kentucky Duals
Saint X won 2 matches at a weather truncated Kentucky Duals tennis event today. St. X beat Owensboro Catholic 9-0 & Covington Catholic 7-2. A lot of great tennis played by all 3 schools. — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) March 11, 2018 The Kentucky Duals is an annual event that brings together 8 of the top high…
Imperfectly Perfect – Part 4: Unexpected Champions
We entered our eighth match facing a school that had a lot of good athletes as well as 4 really strong players. If we were playing them 1-14, I would have felt good, but we were playing our top 7 versus their top 7. This was going to be a coin flip of a dual…
Imperfectly Perfect – Part 3: Seventh Heaven
I approached my second season as head coach with guarded optimism that we could finish with a winning record. We returned every player from our 5-7 team. We also had a good amount of interest from 9th and 10th-grade players who had not been on the team last year. I subbed for a class in…
Imperfectly Perfect – Part 2: Season 1’s Emerging Road Warriors
As our first dual match got closer, I had no idea what to expect from our opponents but felt good about our team. The week of our first match, one of the players in my line-up failed to measure up to our weekly academic eligibility standards. I was down to 5 players I trusted to…
Imperfectly Perfect – Part 1: Head Coach?
With the Kentucky high school tennis season having just begun, I am looking back on my coaching start. I became a teacher in August 2002. I mentioned to my co-worker and athletic director that I would like to help both the boys and girls’ tennis teams. He said that would be fine because each team…
Petra Kvitova Grabs a 2nd 2018 Title and Returns to the Top 10
Thirteen consecutive wins? ✅ Back-to-back titles? ✅ First Premier 5 🏆 since 2016? ✅ Four Top 10 (including three Top 4) victories? ✅ Return to the Top 10? ✅@Petra_Kvitova has had a pretty impressive week at @QatarTennis! HIGHLIGHTS–> https://t.co/hpA67GClnn pic.twitter.com/6IlkITwJCN — WTA (@WTA) February 18, 2018 The above numbers are beyond impressive. Kvitova returning to…
Roger Federer is Back to #1 with his 97th Career Title
Roger Federer is #1 again. He is the oldest #1 in history supplanted Andre Agassi in that category. Given that he defends 2000 combined points at Indian Wells and Miami, I am not sure that it will be a long reign. Still, it is fairly unbelievable. If Rafa wins Acapulco, where the Spaniard is defending…
Tennis History: Pete Sampras goes Airborn Twice to Win a Point vs. Agassi
Sampras slam dunk 😲🏀Watch the first selection of 1990s ATP matches now on Tennis TV (link in bio). Credit to : @tennistvI don't own any content. This is just a sports news update. I wish everyone a relaxing time> Have a nice day!——————————– pic.twitter.com/hPQHBrn4Pp — SportNews__Page (@SportnewsP) February 11, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Happy Valentine’s Day – Remember Love Means Nothing in Tennis
Love means nothing to a tennis player https://t.co/ZhkMuOhmOg #love #breakup #tennis #tennisplayer #puns pic.twitter.com/xzlu3dSh2X — Nancy Tracy (@Diet_Skeptic) October 9, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Who says love means nothing to tennis fans?….for Valentine gift inspiration check our website. #tennislover pic.twitter.com/sy1BqzSfFS — Price of Bath (@PriceBalls) January 30, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 