Federer d. Nadal 6-3, 6-0 – Are You Kidding Me?
The Indoor Setting Matters Before I make too much out of this match, it should be noted that Roger was 3-0 versus Rafael Nadal at the World Tour Finals/Masters Cup. Roger had won 6 of 7 sets the two...
View ArticleBest Two Time Australian Open Champion (Poll)
Tennis has produced a lot of two time Australian Open champions. All of the solo winners plus Andre Agassi (4), Roger Federer (4) and Mats Wilander (3) are not eligible, but who was the best player to...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Defending Points
Historical Difficulty with Repeating Rafael Nadal won nearly everything of importance from the onset of the clay court season of 2010 through the conclusion of the US Open 2010. Nadal’s 2011 did not...
View ArticleYoutube Tennis for the Week of 4-10 through 4-14-2012
1. Edberg vs. McEnroe at Wimbledon 1989 2. Muster vs. Sampras 1995 3. John Isner vs. Gilles Simon 2012
View ArticleOlympic Tennis Review: 1988 Graf was Golden
Preview Olympic Tennis has had a lot of ups and downs. During some Olympic years, the tennis events have seemed at best like a 500 point tour level tournament while other years have produced high...
View ArticleOlympic Tennis Review: 1992 The Women Delivered & The Men Did Not
The 1988 Olympic Games brought tennis back as a medal sport. Steffi Graf completed a “Golden Slam” in 1988, and the overall success of the tennis events brought about a great deal of excitement for...
View ArticleTop 10 Gentlemen’s Championship Matches #10-#8
This Top 10 List is Based on Matches I have actually seen. I was four years old and did not see McEnroe vs. Borg in 1980 therefore I can’t rate it. This is also purely subjective as each of these...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Tiers of Tennis Champions
In any career comparisons or GOAT discussions it becomes clear that there are constellations of players with similar levels of achievement. Running through various players in my head, I have arrived...
View ArticleUS Open 2013 Weekend Quick Hits
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have met at every slam except for the US Open. That seems apt to change as both men are in good to frightening form. Sloane Stephens has a lot going for her in terms of...
View ArticleCounterpunch – This is Not the Golden Era
As a fan, I have never enjoyed a period of tennis as much as I have from 2004-present. 2003 was a generational shifting year in which the New Balls players won 3 of the 4 majors. In 2004, Roger...
View ArticleLendl vs. Becker vs. Edberg (?) vs. Uncle Toni
The Coaching Arms Race is On Andy Murray has been working with Ivan Lendl for 2 years. This partnership has yielded 1 Wimbledon title, 1 US Open title, 1 Gold Medal, 1 Wimbledon runner-up finish, and...
View ArticleFederer 32.0
Roger Federer has added Stefan Edberg to his coaching team. He has also been practicing with a larger racquet. These moves seem to suggest Roger has not given up on his tennis career due to his...
View ArticleFederer, Edberg and Consistency
Rafael Nadal’s biography had a line about being able to weather a storm and grind Federer down in their matches. This has been a reality in their rivalry at every stage minus maybe the stretch from...
View ArticleTwo Cool Videos from Indian Wells
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ndRyTQvdk] Federer running down two overheads (Dolgopolov could have done a bit more with each overhead) Federer and Edberg training. Some of the best moments at...
View ArticleUS Open 2014: Men’s Coaches Grand Slam Head-to-Head Records
For the first time ever (I would imagine), four Grand Slam semifinalists are coached by 4 former Grand Slam Champions. Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker each hold 6 Grand Slam singles titles. Michael...
View ArticleSampras, Edberg, & Becker on their Struggles at the French Open
This is a fun video, but I am guessing some of the more technical tennis talk ended up on the cutting room floor. The raw footage might be more insightful.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on Federer-Ljubicic
Get Used to Seeing this on the Practice Courts Like many people who follow tennis, I was not expecting the departure of Stefan Edberg or the addition of Ivan Ljubicic to Team Federer. The news coming...
View ArticleFederer and Edberg’s Last Hitting Session w/ Edberg as Fed’s Coach
These two could still hit together in the future, but this was the last of their practice sessions with Edberg as a member of Federer’s inner circle. [VIDEO] Incredible images from one of Stefan...
View ArticleUS Open 2016: My Favorite Memories of Louis Armstrong – Part 2
These are a Bit Late, but Sometimes Life Gets in the Way of My Tennis Writing In Case You Missed Part – 1 As a reminder, I put in place a no Jimmy Connors rule as I have written quite a bit about...
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