The above response from Jon Wertheim to the notion that basketball has suffered due to constantly comparing the current NBA to the NBA of the 1990s is spot on. For how many years have we heard the tennis media and many tennis fans lament that someone is NOT Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Andre…
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Tennis Memories: Queen’s Club 1990
Wimbledon 1989 The Wimbledon 1989 semifinals featured Boris Becker fending off Ivan Lendl over two-days and five sets 6-4, 6-7 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Stefan Edberg returned to the final by ousting a resurgent John McEnroe 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5). Becker then avenged his 1988 Wimbledon loss to Edberg by taking the title 6-0,…
Brad Gilbert Continues to Abide
Very funny 😄 quote how short are those ridiculous shorts I was wearing oouch https://t.co/KQipONfDMd — Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) December 16, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Sampras related question: Andre had a read on Becker's tell. What about Sampras' serve/service game made it harder for Andre to solve than say Stich's serve? — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) December 16,…
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z5oplNnBiw Borg’s 11 McEnroe’s 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZeDuj0wELE Lendl’s 8 Edberg’s 6 I have a feeling I…
My 5 Favorite Memories of Louis Armstrong Stadium – Part 1*
* I’ve written a fair amount about Jimmy Connors as well as his 1991 US Open run so I won’t use any Jimmy Connors matches. Honorable Mention: 1987 John McEnroe d. Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 McEnroe went bonkers during the match. “Bobo” was a player I liked to watch due to his crushing…
John McEnroe Delivers Great Opening Pitch at 57
John McEnroe’s first pitch at Mets game tonight is one of the best first pitches ever thrown pic.twitter.com/7g2MUzyt92 — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 2, 2016
Top 10 Gentlemen’s Championship Matches #4 – #1
As I said, I am only ranking finals that I had a chance to watch. I did not see the 1980 final. I am sure it would rank highly if I had seen it. 4. 2007 Roger Federer d. Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 In 2006, Rafa and Roger traded 4 set wins…
Wimbledon Memories: 1982 John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Connors
Travel, TV and Breakfast at Wimbledon As a child, my family typically traveled on or around the July 4th holiday. Like most vacations, outings and visiting family members factored into our schedule. However, few outings other than going to church with relatives occur on Sunday mornings. I was 6 years old at the time and…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 