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 Abides Gets Love from Brad Gilbert, Chris Fowler, & Jon Wertheim
Brad Gilbert and Chris Fowler answered my question about Rafael Nadal being the last and greatest of the Spanish Armada. ATM yes check out the under 21 rankings of Spanish players only Busta Move the youngest in top 100 for Spain 🇪🇸 and he is 25 https://t.co/h9YkodLlpt — Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) April 23, 2017 @DanMartinTennis…
Twitter and Tennis Abides
I think Murray’s 2015 Davis Cup run was on the level of @TheBorisBecker‘s 1988 and 1989 Davis Cup runs — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) November 29, 2015  Boris Becker retweeted this – I asked my parents to put me in a tennis clinic right after Becker won Wimbledon in 1985 so this is a major thrill…
US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic and the Odd Case of Tennis’ Eiffel Towers
Does Novak Djokovic Need to Worry after Cincinnati? or Fun with Logical Fallacies I think Novak Djokovic is still the US Open favorite even if Andy Murray and Roger Federer recorded tune-up wins over Nole. Â In Montreal, Nole had not played since winning Wimbledon and could understandably be suffering from a 9th Grand Slam hangover….
How Big Can Tennis Abides Get?
This map reflects countries from which Tennis Abides has had visitors as of 4-19-2015 I launched my own tennis site during the 2011 US Open. Â It has been a lot of fun and resulted in some unexpected moments. Â Jon Wertheim has referenced Tennis Abides a few times. Â Jimmy Connors and Brad Gilbert have sent me…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 