@bgtennisnation @TimMayotte With 2016 being an Olympic year, do you have any words on your 1988 medals? — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) December 31, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Fond memory's https://t.co/n2FOSqF84e — Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) December 31, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js We hope to get Mayotte’s outlook as well. Gilbert answered in his own unique syntax.
Tag: Tennis History
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions
The Top 10 Male French Open Champions Rafael Nadal – This is no surprise as Rafa has played Roland Garros 11 times and won the event 9 times! Rafa’s athleticism, competitive nature, and massive generation of top spin allow him to play clay court tennis with brutal efficiency. Rafa has dominated this event as no…
The Top 10 Female French Open Champions
The Top 10 Female French Open Champions Chris Evert – The draws Evert faced in the 1970s may not have been terribly deep, but Evert won this title 7 times with her first title coming in 1974 and her final title coming in 1986. Evert’s final two triumphs were three set thrillers against her #1…
The Top 10 Female Australian Open Champions
I found this list harder to compile than its male counterpart. I think my final reasoning is sound, but it is certainly not infallible. Top 10 Female Australian Open Champions Serena Williams – Serena claimed her first title in Melbourne in 2003 to clinch her first Serena Slam. Much like Jimmy Connors streak of winning the…
The Top 10 Male Australian Open Champions
This is the first installment in a series looking at the best performers at each Grand Slam event. I will look at the 10 best champions on the male and female sides of Open Era tennis and explain why they are ranked where they are in my eyes. Since this focuses on the Open Era,…
A Rose by any other Name?
When I was first following tennis the season ended with a great event in Madison Square Garden called “The Masters.” In 1990, players took over the tour and a new year-end event called “The ATP World Championships” was born. However, the ITF was not happy about this and it launched a lucrative season ending event…
Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a Rival
Novak Djokovic Currently Lacks a True Rival, but Tennis like Nature Abhors a Vacuum On a few occasions in my tennis viewing life, a player has separated himself so far from his competition as to lack an identifiable rival. I saw matches prior to the 1985 Wimbledon championships, but I did not start following tennis…
Tennis History: What Would being part of a Davis Cup Winning Team Mean for Andy Murray?
Andy Murray will be enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. However, I think being part of a winning Davis Cup Team would do 4 things for him. 1. One More “Not Since Fred Perry” Drought Erased Andy Murray’s place in tennis history is pretty secure. He won a gold medal in singles and…
US Open 2015: Novak Claims his Second Title in the Big Apple
Novak Djokovic Wins his 2nd US Open Crown & 10th Major Title Novak Djokovic capped off his second truly dominating Grand Slam season by claiming 3 of the 4 major titles of 2015. Novak beat the defending champion Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray en route to his 5th Australian Open title earlier this year. He…
US Open 2015: Rain Forces a Super Friday on the US Open
Stupor Saturday In 1984, the US Open adopted a model known as Super Saturday that was supposed to showcase a full day of tennis. Ivan Lendl led off the inaugural super Saturday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 win over Pat Cash. Martina Navratilova then defeated Chris Evert 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 