Dear Readers, I have greatly enjoyed the two tennis interviews I have done in recent months. If you missed them, check them out here. I am proud to announce an upcoming interview with Tim Mayotte. Getting the chance to discuss tennis with a former top 10 player, 1988 silver medalist in singles , 2-time major…
Tag: Tennis History
International Tennis Hall of Fame: Justine Henin and Marat Safin
Henin and Safin: Backhands To Remember Justine Henin Most Vivid Memory – I vividly recall an incredible match versus Jennifer Capriati at the 2003 US Open. Their semifinal clash seemed to be a match of power versus variety and movement. Both players were excellent in this match. As was expected, Capriati hit the ball hard, but…
Wimbledon 2016: Serena Claims Her 22nd Major Title!
Sublime Serving Makes a Difference Serena Williams faced one break point today. She hit an ace. When serving for the match, Serena got to 40-0 with 3 unreturnable serves. Serena put away a volley to win the match. This was a fitting way to end this match as she had a hard time putting volleys…
Wimbledon 2016: Appreciating Venus Williams’ 2 Decades of Excellence
Venus Williams occupies an odd spot in tennis history. There have been a few sibling acts in tennis and normally one sibling outshines the other to a degree that they are not identified together (think John and Patrick McEnroe or Todd and Dan Martin). In other instances, the siblings play doubles together and don’t particularly…
Wimbledon 2016: Djokovic’s Historic Run Comes to an End
A few things jumped out at me as his 2016 Wimbledon run came to a shocking end in the round of 32. Djokovic has more Wimbledon titles than Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, and Rafael Nadal. Jim Courier was the last man won the first two legs of the calendar slam. Courier’s run came in an…
Wimbledon 2016: The Origins of Tennis
As Wimbledon is about to get underway, it might do us all well to look at the precursors to Lawn Tennis. If Lawn Tennis started in the late 1800s, and the Tennis Court Oath from the French Revolution took place in 1789 and tennis is referenced in the writings of William Shakespeare and Jean-Jacques Rousseau,…
Debating Kel Round 3 – Is the One-Handed Backhand an Endangered Species?
First, I should say Kel’s site has gotten a new name – Tennisense. Both of our readers seem to be enjoying these exchanges before Wimbledon. Here come round 3 on the future of the one-handed backhand. As someone who uses a one-handed backhand, I hope the shot is more than an outlier on tour in…
Debating Kel Round 2 – Is Wimbledon the Greatest Slam?
I have to admit Wimbledon is the tournament that captured my imagination most as a fan Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Which is the Greatest Grand Slam in Tennis? Kel – Hi Dan. I think this is a very good debate to have right now as the Wimbledon fever slowly arrests the tennis world. For…
All 28 Match Points of the Novak Slam
Cristina Nicolae from twitter passed along this cool video on twitter. The Djoker Slam!!! All 28 Matches All 28 Match Points All 4 Grand Slam I… https://t.co/Pa1Glq2tl0 via @YouTube — Cristina Nicolae ● (@CristinaNcl) June 19, 2016
Debating Tennis with the Tennis Insider Part 1
Preface There have been some recent developments at Tennis Abides about which I am excited. The second youtube video recently posted, and my interview with a former college tennis player was quite popular. Beyond that, new product reviews, interviews, and youtube takes are in the pipeline. This past weekend, Kelechi Agu asked me if I’d…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 