Part 1 – Laid Out Key Questions Part 2 – Discussed the Difficulties of Naming a GOAT while Examining Bjorn Borg’s Case Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 3 Pete Sampras Why Pete Sampras Might be the GOAT – Pete Sampras holds fourteen Grand Slam singles titles and seven Wimbledon titles. Pete Sampras spent…
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Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 2 – The Usual Suspects: Bjorn Borg
Setting Difficulties Aside In part 1, I asserted that the GOAT question is hard to answer, but that two separate but related questions contribute to the process of naming a GOAT. Who played tennis at the highest level and who accomplished the most in his or her career are rarely the same thing. No one…
Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 1
Part 1 – Arriving at the Relevant Questions A Question from California Shortly after Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the 2012 Australian Open semifinal round, I was asked how I thought Roger Federer’s record against Rafael Nadal impacted his arguable status as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT). Federer winning only one third of…
2012 Australian Open Men’s Final: Live Commentary
My grammar could be dicey as I am typing in real time Expect Sentence Fragments First Set Nadal 4 – Djokovic 2 Rafa held off several break points to consolidate the break. Nole is upset that he is not moving well. Rafa is serving pretty well and has his sneer out in full force. I…
My 2012 Australian Open Final Picks – Women’s and Men’s Predictions
Women’s Final: Victoria Azarenka vs. Maria Sharapova I refuse to make any jokes about how noisy this match is likely to be. Azarenka has cleared a number of mental hurdles at this event. She played admirably well at the 2011 Year End Championships. Beating Kim Clijsters after being rolled in the second set speaks well…
We’re Not in Australia Anymore or Are We?
Rafael Nadal Nearly Forfeits? On the same day that news breaks that Rafael Nadal expressed disdain for Roger Federer’s approach to dealing with the ATP on scheduling issues, Nadal also maintains that he nearly forfeited his first round Australian Open match due to knee issues. Earlier this week Nadal said that he was finally healthy…
Milos Raonic Leads a New Wave
Historical Waves Tennis players tend to arrive in waves. Pete Sampras was so dominant that his generation, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Sergi Bruguera, Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Muster, Michael Chang, and Richard Krajicek, more or less eclipsed the next group of promising players. To be sure, Gustavo Kuerten, Patrick Rafter and Yevgeny Kafelnikov made marks…
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 12-4-11 through 12-10-11
4 Good Tennis Videos In honor of Davis Cup, it will be all Spanish and Argentine players featured this week. 1. Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro Davis Cup 2011 2. David Ferrer vs. Rafael Nadal Australian Open 2011 3. Guillermo Vilas winning the 1977 French Open 4. David Nalbandian vs. Andy Roddick 2006…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 