Emma Raducanu became a media sensation during her unexpected Wimbledon run to the round of 16. Winning the US Open as a qualifier is the biggest unexpected Grand Slam feat I can remember since Boris Becker won Wimbledon as an unseeded player in 1985. It was probably a bigger shock than that even with her…
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ATP Players Reveal Which Past Stars They Wish They Could Have Played
This is a great little feature. If you could bring one player out of retirement, who would it be? 🤔 ATP stars reveal who they wish they'd had the chance to play! pic.twitter.com/Jsojt7Xkbe — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 13, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Emotions in Sports – Bjorn Borg as an Outlier?
I ate out tonight and a soccer recap show was on the big screen. The celebrations and the displays of anger over poor plays were quite volatile to the point of being a bit comical. I know basketball far better than soccer, but again it is easy to think of players celebrating big dunks, making…
Wimbledon Retrospectives: Thoughts on the Borg-McEnroe Trailer
Borg-McEnroe: The 1980 Wimbledon Final My first distinct tennis memory from the professional levels of the game was the 1982 Wimbledon final in which Jimmy Connors upended John McEnroe in 5 sets. I did not start following tennis until Boris Becker won Wimbledon 1985. So the 1980 Wimbledon final has always held a bit of…
Grand Slam Winning Points
My series looking into the origins of the tennis we see and love today has helped me to come across many videos of former greats claiming major titles. I thought I would share a few of these with you here. Borg’s 11 McEnroe’s 7 Lendl’s 8 Edberg’s 6 I have a feeling I will post…
On The Origin of Contemporary Tennis – Part 1
First, my post-US Open sabbatical is over, and I am glad to be writing about tennis once more. Second, I am not departing on the HMS Beagle, but tennis has its own historical record nicely preserved on sites such as youtube. In my Tim Mayotte interview, I posted a video in which Mayotte described…
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions Rafael Nadal – This is no surprise as Rafa has played Roland Garros 11 times and won the event 9 times! Rafa’s athleticism, competitive nature, and massive generation of top spin allow him to play clay court tennis with brutal efficiency. Rafa has dominated this event as no…
Who is the Greatest Male Grass Court Player of the Open Era? (POLL)
Martina Navratilova seems to have locked up the female honor here. Consider the following cases before voting and of course comment below. Bjorn Borg – 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles, 1 Wimbledon runner-up finish, 6 consecutive Wimbledon final rounds reached, 2 Wimbledon quarterfinal finishes Pete Sampras – 7 Wimbledon titles, 7-0 in Wimbledon finals, 1 Wimbledon…
Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 2 – The Usual Suspects: Bjorn Borg
Setting Difficulties Aside In part 1, I asserted that the GOAT question is hard to answer, but that two separate but related questions contribute to the process of naming a GOAT. Who played tennis at the highest level and who accomplished the most in his or her career are rarely the same thing. No one…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 