Photos Courtesy of William Lewis (Kentucky’s 2024 Mr. Tennis and Future Member of Sewanee’s Men’s Tennis Team)
Tag: Wimbledon
Wimbledon 2024: Photos of Carlos Alcaraz Part 1
Photos Courtesy of William Lewis (2024 Kentucky Mr. Tennis)
Wimbledon 2024: Paolini vs. Krejcikova Prediction
7 Jasmine Paolini vs. 31 Barbora Krejcikova The BIG Question How much does Wimbledon 2024 grass play like grass from 2002 and earlier? If the grass is generally low bouncing, I think the match is largely on Barbora Krejcikova’s racquet despite having a worse seed than Jasmine Paolini. If the grass is amenable to grinding…
Tennis Abides on Jerry Eaves Sports Radio
I talked tennis with a Louisville Legend on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The whole show is worth a listen. Tennis and I are on with Jerry Eaves from 14:55-24:10. Give Jerry Eaves a follow on the platform formerly known as Twitter: @JerryEaves5 Jerry Eaves grew up in Louisville and played basketball for the great Denny…
Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic vs. Kyrgios Championship Prediction
Novak Djokovic vs. Nick Kyrgios I am going to keep this short. Kyrgios does have a head-to-head advantage. 2017 was not Novak’s best year in terms of health, confidence, or results. So the two head-to-head matches probably don’t mean too much in 2022. Kyrgios knows he can win. That is the extent of what their…
Wimbledon 2022 Women’s Final Prediction – Ons Jabeur vs. Elena Rybakina
Ons Jabeur vs. Elena Rybakina: Who Can Force the Other to Play Defense? Ons Jabeur has incredible hands and touch on both her approach shots and volleys. This puts a certain amount of pressure on an opponent. She also has the ability to “inject pace” (borrowed phrase from Howard Bryant) in what seem to be…
Wimbledon 2021: King Novak VI and Queen Ashleigh I Reign
First, I am sorry that my Wimbledon coverage in 2021 was so sparse. Between a laptop dying, a vacation, and some personal life business, I was not able to give Wimbledon as much attention as it deserved. Second, I went into Wimbledon thinking on the men’s side that three tiers existed: Tier 1 – Novak…
Wimbledon 2021: July 7th Men’s Quarterfinal Predictions
Predicted Winners in BOLD [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Marton Fucsovics (SRB) – Djokovic has won the 2 most recent Wimbledon titles, is 18-0 in 2021 majors to this point, and is ranked #1 in the world. I am going to pick him to win this and any other match he plays in this event. [6] Roger…
Interviewing the University of Louisville’s Alex Wesbrooks
1) How did winning a state title before college impact your transition to Division 1 college tennis? Winning a state title before I went to college was a huge confidence boost for me. The two years leading up to my state title were rough years for me tennis wise, I didn’t feel like I was…
Wimbledon Shutting Down: Not Unexpected
I know tennis fans love Wimbledon. Still, I think the event made the wisest decision it could make today. This pandemic has changed many things. It will continue to do so. Some day, and hopefully that day is in 2021, Wimbledon will be back, but for now, Wimbledon and other non-essential public events need to…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 