Making his 14th R4 appearance at Roland Garros! đź‘Ź 🇪🇸 @RafaelNadal serves up a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Goffin. | #RG19 pic.twitter.com/0DIq5H9UpD — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) May 31, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Rafael Nadal is 89-2 at Roland Garros! 89-2! One could be 18-2 and have a 90 percent winning percentage. Just add an extra…
Tag: Grand Slam Tennis
Counterpunch – This is Not the Golden Era
As a fan, I have never enjoyed a period of tennis as much as I have from 2004-present. 2003 was a generational shifting year in which the New Balls players won 3 of the 4 majors. Â In 2004, Roger Federer gave a dominating and aesthetically pleasing game to this new era. Â 2005 saw Marat Safin…
2 out of 3 in Men’s Slam Play?
I have seen a number of columns pop up discussing the possibility of switching Grand Slam play to 2 out of 3 sets for men.  Here are two of them: Billie Jean King’s take and Drew Franklin’s take First, I Disagree Having  tournament of 2 out of 3 sets matches with a day off between matches…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 