In my review of Olympic tennis events, one trend emerged from 1988-2004: The Women’s Event Was Better than the Men’s. In 2000, a streaking Venus Williams went 3 tight sets in a semifinal tilt with the veteran Monica Seles. In 1988, Steffi Graf beat Gabriela Sabatini . The 1992, 1996 and 2004 games all delivered…
Tag: Roger Federer
Power Ranking for the Week of July 23 – July 29, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 23 through July 29 1. Roger Federer – Fed has spent 288 weeks at #1 with at least a 289th week in the works. 2. Novak Djokovic – Novak won bronze in 2008. A gold medal would come with the #1 ranking. 3. Rafael Nadal – Rafa…
Power Ranking for the Week of July 16 – July 22, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 16 through July 22 1. Roger Federer – Fed has spent 287 weeks at #1 with at least a 288th week in the works. 286 is exactly 5 1/2 years at #1. Federer is pushing toward 6 years at #1. 2. Novak Djokovic – This…
Federer’s Ability to Rebound
Olympic Years Most tennis fans can remember the result of Wimbledon 2008. Remember 2008, the year of the last Summer Olympic Games? Roger Federer had a tough June and July in 2008. He was throttled by Rafael Nadal in Paris. Going into a highly anticipated Wimbledon final due to the 5 set thriller of 2007,…
Post Wimbledon Power Ranking for the Week of July 9 – July 15, 2012
Dan Martin’s 2012 Power Rankings for the Week of July 9 through July 15 A Lot of Changes Due to Wimbledon 1. Roger Federer – His Wimbledon win means Roger Federer has a tour leading 5 titles for 2012. Like Rafa, Roger also has two Masters 1000 titles this year. Change from last ranking +…
Federer Facts
Earlier today I was running through some of Roger Federer’s records and standings in my mind. I was trying to wrap my head around these gaudy numbers. I figured it makes sense to post these records and then revise them as they change or a different record occurs to me or you. Why should I…
Who is the Greatest Male Grass Court Player of the Open Era? (POLL)
Martina Navratilova seems to have locked up the female honor here. Consider the following cases before voting and of course comment below. Bjorn Borg – 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles, 1 Wimbledon runner-up finish, 6 consecutive Wimbledon final rounds reached, 2 Wimbledon quarterfinal finishes Pete Sampras – 7 Wimbledon titles, 7-0 in Wimbledon finals, 1 Wimbledon…
Federer’s 7 and 17
Roger Federer is Back on Top Roger Federer won a 7th Wimbledon title and a record extending 17th major title. He has returned to the #1 ranking. Federer has now tied Sampras’ records for 7 Wimbledon titles and for total weeks at #1. In one week, Roger will be the sole owner of the record…
My Final Picks
I think these two finals should be enjoyed in and of themselves. My best guess is that Serena and Roger add to their Wimbledon winnings. Still, the gentlemen’s final is so historically significant fans need to just enjoy this weekend. My quick $.02
The Federer-Murray Stakes are High
A Roger Federer win would only mean: A 7th Wimbledon title tying Pete Sampras’ 7 A record extending 17th Grand Slam singles title A return to the #1 ranking Tying & surpassing Pete Sampras for the most total weeks at #1 At 30 years of age this could possibly be a final major title and…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 