Dan Martin on Tennis, Life and Occassionally Other Sports
The upset bug bypassed Vika
Originally posted on kazblah:
Having a kid changes the way you watch live tennis. Pre-progeny, I’d hunker down in Rod Laver Arena all day, working those neck muscles left, right for hours on end, me and 15,000 people getting into the soporific rhythm of summer tennis. You’d have time to study the nuances of the…
When is Lack of Effort Okay? When is it not Okay? The breaking story about match fixing in tennis has me thinking. There is not enough known on this story for me to say much yet, but it does have me thinking about how deep a player should dig in a given situation. NPR’s story…
Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
I first heard of Lleyton Hewitt when reading sports capsules about Australian Open tune-up events in 1998. A hometown kid named Lleyton Hewitt upset Andre Agassi who was launching his comeback from a poor 1997 campaign. I thought either this kid is really good…
Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [3] – I like Garbine here, but the 3rd seed seems a little high for her even if there is no arguing with computers. Venus Williams (USA) [8] vs. Johanna Konta (GBR) – Venus ended 2015 on a strong note. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [14] vs. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) – I am…
We’d be lucky to get a repeat performance Predicted Winners in BOLD Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [2] Andy Murray (GBR) – Murray is highly favored here. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs. [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) – Stan should win, but Tursunov is always fun. [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) – Their 2009 clash…
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Predicted Winners in BOLD [6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs Luksika Kumkhum (THA) – I like Petra, but her tune-up absence might be a cause for concern. [1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. Camila Giorgi (ITA) – Serena gets the top ranked unseeded player for her first match since losing in the US Open semifinal. [25] Samantha…
Predicted Winners in BOLD So many great matches especially for the seeded players in round 1 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Hyeon Chung (KOR) – Novak is a pretty solid favorite to win the whole thing so he is certainly a heavy favorite in this match. [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) – I…
Grigor Dimitrov vs. Viktor Troicki This should be a fun match, and it is nice to see both players making the late round of a tournament. I think Dimitrov is busy trying to rebuild his reputation on tour and recapture some of his potential. I think playing 2 consecutive weeks prior to the Australian Open…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 