This video gives a lot of insight into what facing Rafael Nadal is like and how Rafa developed his game over the years. The 3-minute point in the video begins a multiple-minute discussion of what trading groundstrokes with Rafa feels like if you wish to skip ahead. I want to add that Novak Djokovic having…
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A Tour of Court/Real/Royal Tennis
My strange obsession with our beloved Lawn Tennis’ forerunner continues. Maybe I can ask my athletic director to build one of these courts on our campus. Here is a longer look at the sport.
Memories of the 1988 Women’s US Open – Steffi Graf Slams the Competition
Okay, I need to shave. I have a lot of gray coming in that makes it look like my COVID-19 stubble is in some weird pattern.
April Fools’ Day 2017: Mansour Bahrami Tribute
This is not normally my cup of tea, but his hand-eye coordination is unreal.
On The Origin of Contemporary Tennis – Part 1
First, my post-US Open sabbatical is over, and I am glad to be writing about tennis once more. Second, I am not departing on the HMS Beagle, but tennis has its own historical record nicely preserved on sites such as youtube. In my Tim Mayotte interview, I posted a video in which Mayotte described…
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…
Feliciano Lopez Demonstrates the Aesthetic Value of Serve and Volley Tennis
I continue with my preparation for #wimbledon2016🌱🎾 Today i was working on my serve-volley game. pic.twitter.com/eMW44AEp1W — Feliciano López (@feliciano_lopez) June 18, 2016
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
Tennis Abides Vlog/Podcast #1
Last month, I dipped my toe into the world of podcasting. Podbean has a great product, but it does not offer a lot of space in terms of its free services. I liked the idea of a voice only podcast as I have a good speaking voice. However, youtube allows me to upload to my…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 