Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
The Draw is Here – One oddity is that the top 4 seeds all have a Wimbledon final victory over one of the other top 4 seeds: Djokovic d. Nadal 2011 final, Murray d. Djokovic 2013 final, Federer d. Murray 2012 final, Federer d. Nadal…

Originally posted on That Tennis Blog:
The draw is out for Wimbledon 2014, and it looks to be one of the better ones in recent history. The Draw: 1st Quarter: Novak Djokovic is at the top of the draw, as he is seeded no. 1. Djokovic has drawn to play Andrey Goulubev in his opening match.…

Originally posted on Tennis Analysis:
His serve is weak (for the most part of his career), his volleys aren’t very good, his backhand doesn’t generate many winners, his forehand drops deep far too often and he can be very injury prone, but Rafael Nadal is, in my view, the most difficult player to beat in…

Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
As I said, I am only ranking finals that I had a chance to watch.  I did not see the 1980 final.  I am sure it would rank highly if I had seen it. 4.  2007 Roger Federer d. Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 7-6,…

Originally posted on Tennis Analysis:
Sometimes the best way to describe something is to see it in action. In the following video, observe how Federer wins the two points during in the time period 1:40-2:14. These two points are an indication of the Edberg effect. Our eyes tell us that Federer is an ice-skater: he glides…