Tennis records have been equalled and falling quite a bit since Pete Sampras won his the record tying 12th major at Wimbledon 1999. Novak Djokovic just equaled Pete Sampras’ record of finishing 6 years ranked #1. Jimmy Connors finished 5 consecutive years at #1, and Pete Sampras bested that by finishing 6 consecutive years ranked…
Tag: Pete Sampras
Can Turna Grip Go Bad? Yes.
Turna Grip or the various clones of it are used by players of nearly level. It was the first really good overwrap as far as I can tell. When my school was cleaning out some racquets from its intramural program, I saw this. The years were not kind to that grip. I don’t think all…
Poll Inspired by The Last Dance
ESPN’s The Last Dance may have caused me to technically violate my NO GOAT POSTS Pledge, but this is across sports and I don’t think many currently view Pete Sampras as the Men’s Tennis GOAT. He did finish 6 Years at #1, win 12 majors, win the ATP World Championships 5 times, and was part…
If you are upset about … Pete Sampras’ 14 majors (Part 1 of a Series)
One thing I have learned in the age of Twitter is that tennis fandoms run deep and acrimony toward non-favored players can be unexpectedly strong. I’m sure there are some Andre Agassi fans out there who are not thrilled about Pete Sampras generally being considered to be the top player of their generation. Sampras’ 14…
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
Pete Sampras is a Legend
14 majors, 6-years finished at #1, 7 Wimbledon titles & 5 US Open titles add up to one important legend of the game. The crowd appreciated his exhibition doubles outing a great deal. The show must go on! Pete Sampras & Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Haas & John McEnroe 😱#BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/lHhjMavH3K — ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour)…
Tennis Twitter March 9 2019
Since Indian Wells is in the Pacific Time Zone, I will allow some 3-10-2019 tweets into my post. Why is @Naomi_Osaka_ the World No. 1? Points like this ⬇️ #BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/0uNRZVZcrW — WTA (@WTA) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak and Pete. Legends. pic.twitter.com/njJmqVa4qI — José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The lowest-ranked player to…
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,…
Novak Djokovic’s Coaching Situation: I Like Reuniting with Vajda and a Suggestion
Novak training with God Marian Vajda!!! 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/UtoTf1Donw — Ashish (@Ashish_1603) April 8, 2018 Marian Vajda working with Novak Djokovic is a good sign. He is comfortable with Vajda’s approach. Djokovic took a lot of criticism when he split with Todd Martin and worked with Vajda only in Spring 2010. Djokovic then reached the US…
Tennis History: Pete Sampras goes Airborn Twice to Win a Point vs. Agassi
Sampras slam dunk 😲🏀Watch the first selection of 1990s ATP matches now on Tennis TV (link in bio). Credit to : @tennistvI don't own any content. This is just a sports news update. I wish everyone a relaxing time> Have a nice day!——————————– pic.twitter.com/hPQHBrn4Pp — SportNews__Page (@SportnewsP) February 11, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 