Happy Thanksgiving and a Glimpse Ahead for Tennis Abides

Dear Readers, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  I know days of thanks are celebrated on different dates in different countries, but it is always nice to recall things for which I am thankful.  My years of running my own tennis site have been rewarding and that is especially true given the great…

Today is Tennis Abides’ 6th Birthday!

Dear Readers, A lot has happened with Tennis Abides since it launched 6 years ago.  I had written for Tennis-X prior to striking out on my own.  I got my first set of press credential through Tennis-X at Indianapolis 2008.  The first match I covered was Gilles Simon d. Sam Querrey in a tight 3…

What is Going on with Tennis Abides?

Dear Readers, I have not done a lot of posting since the US Open ended and even my reposts of good tennis pieces I find around the internet has declined since early September. Fear not!  I am in the final stages of my doctoral degree program and that has caused me to curtail some of…

I am Back!

Dear readers, A terrible run of illnesses and computer problems have led to a low number of posts in the midst of the hard court summer season.  I should be back to full pisting strength starting today as my computer situation has improved, and I am finally healthy as well. Thanks, Dan Martin

Tennis Abides Update 8-4-2015

Dear readers, The previous two weeks were busy for me from a work perspective.  I also have a major graduate school deadline coming up next week.  Therefore, I have been recently reposting some of the best content on tennis I can find, but I have not been adding a lot of my own content.  I…

The State of Tennis Abides

Dear readers, First, I want to thank everyone for a great 2015.  Tennis Abides was founded in September 2011, and this is already the second best year in terms of visitors for the site.  2015 is not even 50% done.  This will easily be our best year ever.  My twitter follows have also risen by…