Dan Martin on Tennis, Life and Occassionally Other Sports
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Nalbandian-Schwank d. Cilic-Karlovic, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7 8-6 Photo: Getty Given the drama from the first day of the tie, I had been hoping for a slightly less topsy-turvy doubles rubber, in which Argentina emerged the victor. It wasn’t easy, but Schwalbandian won the crucial doubles rubber. After a 5 hours match,…
Family Circle Cup Final Predictions Predicted winner in BOLD Final I know Lucie Safarova just served up a double bagel. I know Safarova pushed Serena hard last summer (see video clip). It is clay, and Safarova is a lefty. All of these factors might mean that an upset is brewing. Still, Serena Williams is playing…
Predicted Winner in BOLD Semifinals Samantha Stosur (2) vs. Serena Williams (5) – Stosur’s wins over Serena at the 2011 US Open and 2010 French Open prove she can beat Serena. If this were Roland Garros, I’d pick Stosur at this stage as Serena is not overly match tough and the situation may impact the…
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Cilic d. Nalbandian, 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 Altogether, it was a mixed bag for Team Argentina on Friday. El Rey played the opening rubber against Cilic, in a match that lasted over 5 hours. It was not a pretty match, by any means (with a combined 241 UFEs), and both…
The USTA live stream Tennis needs to use new media to get the sport out there as often as possible so this is cool.
This is pretty cool
Originally posted on Bring Your Racquet:
New exhibit at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport, R.I. will pay tribute to two Hall of Famers who survived the Titanic sinking, Karl Howell Behr and Richard Norris Williams II. The exhibit opening will be held on Thursday, April 12 at 5 p.m. In addition…
ATP Overview – Novak’s World Djokovic is still dominating Novak Djokovic is indeed still the man in the world of tennis. His 60 Minutes interview helped introduce him to a broader audience. He does not have the win-loss record he had at this point in 2011, but Novak has won the biggest event of 2012…
Novak Djokovic is Number One Radwanska vs. Sharapova Highlights Pete Sampras vs. Boris Becker
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 