In the coming months, I am going to review the Bryan Brothers 4-Part Doubles Series. I am doing this in part because as a Kentucky High School tennis coach 2 of the 5 matches in a dual are doubles matches. Therefore, 2/3rds of a team victory can come from sweeping doubles. I will also note…
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Playing Smarter Doubles is a Process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmnnG9fXV-I Federer and Wawrinka had to play as a team to win this match despite both being vastly (VASTLY) superior at moving, striking the ball, and playing singles For most of my tennis life, I have preferred singles by a wide margin to doubles. That gap is closing as I have gotten older and coached…
Olympic Tennis Review 2008: The Best to This Point
In my review of Olympic tennis events, one trend emerged from 1988-2004: The Women’s Event Was Better than the Men’s. In 2000, a streaking Venus Williams went 3 tight sets in a semifinal tilt with the veteran Monica Seles. In 1988, Steffi Graf beat Gabriela Sabatini . The 1992, 1996 and 2004 games all delivered…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 