Australian Open 2018: Day 1 Women’s Singles Predictions

Predicted Winners in BOLD [7] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) – This is not the easiest draw.  Each player has won Roland Garros.  Still, Ostapenko should win. [5] Venus Williams (USA) vs. Belinda Bencic (SUI) – Another interesting draw, but I think Venus’ solid 2017 earns her the benefit of the doubt. [23] Daria Gavrilova (AUS)…

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Pancho Segura’s Wise Words on Tennis

I came across this piece from Peter Bodo regarding the late, great, Pancho Segura.  This quote from Segura stood out to me as a great outlook for anyone playing tennis at any level: “It doesn’t take more than a racket and a heart to play this game,” he told ESPN in 2009. “It’s a great…

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A Lifetime of Bad Tennis Computer/Video Games

Pong had a tennis quality to it.  Pong was simple yet fun.  Sadly, my experience with tennis based computer and video games generally topped out with Pong.  It has been a hard balance for programmers to come up with a tennis game with the right level of difficulty that also actually resembles the sport of…

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Another Becker Classic – Sampras v Becker ATP World Championship 1996

I will get my WTA awards out before New Year’s Eve, but I thought posting anything not Dick Enberg related would have been poor form.  Life has gotten busier since then. This match was an example that huge serving and power tennis could be wildly entertaining.  Becker was coming back from a wrist injury earlier in…

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Dick Enberg: Rest in Peace

I always enjoyed his enthusiasm for tennis. His knowledge of nearly every sport and his enjoyment of competition were infectious. He will be missed. Dick Enberg: – 8 UCLA titles – 9 no hitters – 9 Rose Bowl’s – 28 Wimbledon’s – 3 Olympics – John Elway’s Drive – Bird v Magic NCAA Final –…

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Tennis Abides 2017 Men’s Awards

  Having laid out that I am not a huge fan of bestowing honors not won or lost on the court, I will throw out my ATP awards for the 2017 season. Players of the Year: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer  Rafa put up the better computer numbers, but Roger dominated their head-to-head matches.  Rafa…

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