**** Given that Rafael Nadal is not playing the US Open he will not be ranked, but his 2012 position is either 3rd or 4th in my mind. Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Ranking US Open Edition Roger Federer – If anyone had told Roger Federer that 2012 would include a Wimbledon title, he likely would…
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Sampras Turns 41 and Federer Turns 31
Familiar Faces By some luck for tennis junkies, Pete Sampras was born on August 12, 1971 and Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981. The two men are almost exactly 10 years apart in age. Tennis fans waited from Borg’s retirement to Sampras’ ascendency to see a player win over 10 slams in his…
Power Ranking for August 13-19
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of August 13 through August 19 1. Roger Federer – Federer has won 5 titles in 2012. Cincinnati could lead to a new #1 in my rankings as well as in the ATP rankings. 2. Novak Djokovic – Winning his 2nd consecutive Rogers Cup has Djokovic looking…
Post Olympic Power Ranking
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of August 6 through August 12 This is later than usual, but I had good reason for the delay. 1. Roger Federer – Federer has won 5 titles in 2012 including Wimbledon, he just added a silver medal to his career haul, and just turned 31. It…
Olympic Tennis Review 2008: The Best to This Point
In my review of Olympic tennis events, one trend emerged from 1988-2004: The Women’s Event Was Better than the Men’s. In 2000, a streaking Venus Williams went 3 tight sets in a semifinal tilt with the veteran Monica Seles. In 1988, Steffi Graf beat Gabriela Sabatini . The 1992, 1996 and 2004 games all delivered…
Olympic Tennis Review: 2004 Chile Came to Play
2004 saw the the Olympic games once again fall between Wimbledon and the US Open. Much like the Atlanta games these games were held on a similar hard court surface to that of the US Open. This was more desirable than the red clay of the 1992 games, but the games being in Athens meant…
Olympic Tennis Review: 2000 Venus and YK Reign in Y2K
Like the Seoul Olympics of 1988, Sydney fell after the US Open. The easier schedule along with a somewhat solid 1996 for tennis led to another successful games. Venus’ 2000 Dominance Venus Williams won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2000. She posted a 35 match winning streak that spanned Wimbledon through the US Open…
Olympic Tennis Review: 1996 Better than It had a Right to Be
1992 Fallout Tennis in 1996 suffered despite being a logical tune-up for the US Open as the tennis events were held on hard courts in Atlanta, Georgia. Still, 7 of the top 10 men did not play the event. Andre Agassi was the #1 seed, but he was fresh off of a Wimbledon loss to…
Power Ranking for the Week of July 23 – July 29, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 23 through July 29 1. Roger Federer – Fed has spent 288 weeks at #1 with at least a 289th week in the works. 2. Novak Djokovic – Novak won bronze in 2008. A gold medal would come with the #1 ranking. 3. Rafael Nadal – Rafa…
Predictions for Atlanta, Gstaad, and Hamburg
Predicted Winners in BOLD Atlanta Surface – Hard Court Different tournament, but the same result for these future doubles partners 4 Andy Roddick vs. Gilles Muller Roddick won Eastbourne and should have a slight edge vs. Muller to win a 2nd title in 3 outings. Muller has had a knack of upsetting higher ranked players…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 