Dan Martin on Tennis, Life and Occassionally Other Sports
Originally posted on The Fifth Set:
Since his victory at the Australian Open in 2014, Stan Wawrinka has often been labelled a ‘one slam wonder’. His remarkable win in Melbourne was followed by some inconsistencies, but overall, Wawrinka has maintained a very high level of tennis since that victory. Now, he has reached his second…
During today’s French Open semifinal, Stanislas Wawrinka was rolling through a set and a half against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga then made a comeback taking the second set to a tie breaker. Wawrinka changed to a new racket for the tie breaker, a fact noted by Tennis Channel commentator Jim Courier. When Wawrinka hit a few…
[8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Close Head-to-Head Series Both men have the ability to hit through a slow court and an opponent. Their head-to-head is dead even at 3-3, and interestingly, 5 of their 6 career meetings have come on clay. Wawrinka leads the clay court series 3-2 winning their two most recent…
#AndyMurray. #NovakDjokovic. Only 1 can stay unbeaten on clay in 2015 after tomorrow … http://t.co/SyZbFfE89zpic.twitter.com/q41MqCa8C1 — Live Tennis (@livetennis) June 4, 2015 [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [3] Andy Murray (GBR) This match has not been hyped to the level of the Djokovic-Nadal quarterfinal, but it might deserve equal hype based on 2015 clay court play. Djokovic won…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
France’s own Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will hope to continue his surprise run through the Roland Garros draw when he goes up against Stan Wawrinka on Friday. The winner will face either Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray for the title. Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be doing battle for the seventh…
Originally posted on The Grandstand:
There will be a first-time French Open champion and the favorite will be the winner of Friday’s semifinal showdown between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. They also faced each other for the Australian Open title earlier this year. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be squaring off for the 27th…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 