If it is someone else, David Ferrer’s form and Juan Martin del Potro’s power make them likely candidates.
Tag: Roger Federer
Youtube Tennis for 3-6-2012 through 3-10-2012
1. Video from the 2012 Dubai Semifinal Matches Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray & Roger Federer vs. Juan Martin del Potro 2. Guillermo Vilas vs. Jimmy Connors at the 1977 US Open 3. Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray in the Dubai Championship 4. Steffi Graf vs. Martin Hingis at the 1999 French Open
Tennis’ Big Four – A > B > C > D > A?!?!
Andy Murray deserves congratulations for avenging his Australian Open loss to Novak Djokovic with a straight set victory over the dominant force in tennis. Nole will not have to wait until May to absorb his first loss this year. Roger Federer deserves congratulations for beating Juan Martin del Potro for a third time in 2012…
Who Will Win Dubai? Tennis Poll
Dubai Boasts a Final Four Worthy of a Grand Slam. Who Will Win? Feel Free to Elaborate in the Comments Section
Youtube Tennis for 2-27-2012 through 3-3-2012
1. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in Dubai 2. David Ferrer vs. Nicolas Almagro in Mexico 3. Milos Raonic’s Serve in SloMo 4. Jimmy Connors vs. Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon 1984
Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 4 – The Usual Suspects: Roger Federer
Part 1 Laid out key questions Part 2 Looked at Bjorn Borg’s Credentials and the difficulties of the GOAT Debate Part 3 Looked at Pete Sampras’ Credentials Roger Federer Why Roger Federer might be the GOAT – Roger Federer has a compelling case to make on both fronts of the GOAT argument. He holds many of…
Men Who Stare at Tennis GOATS Part 3 – The Usual Suspects: Pete Sampras
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…
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…
Youtube Tennis for the Week of 2-20-2012
Big Wins for Almagro, Azarenka, Federer and Raonic 1. Roger Federer vs. Juan Martin del Potro Rotterdam 2012 Highlights Federer wins his 71st career title beating Juan Martin del Potro for the second time in 2012. Delpo crashed the finals by demolishing Tomas Berdych. 2. Milos Raonic won his 2nd title of 2012. Here are some…
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…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 