Imagine a packed house, electrifying tennis, raucous cheering for most every point played, and the potential for an entire weekend of tennis culminating in a Sunday afternoon singles match, with both players scrapping for every point, and the score two sets all, and 5 games all in the fifth and deciding set of a Davis ...…
Novak Djokovic captured his third consecutive Australian Open title. Crushing David Ferrer 62 62 61 in the semifinals, and wearing down and then beating back the challenge of Andy Murray 67 76 63 62. The end the fourth set of the men’s final showcased a dominant and domineering Novak Djokovic and a dispirited but soon ...…
Ours is a wonderful, but equally ours is a very difficult game. We have all had days when we played great, sometimes unexpectedly great. And we have all had days when we played far far below our best level, said another way far below our expectations. When some say the game is 95% mental, I ...…
I had the opportunity to present this seminar in September at the 2012 USPTA World Conference in Monterey California. Forgive the following “tooting of my own horn” but the response was incredible, including standing room only in the double seminar room. That said, the nut of the presentation concerned the mechanics of an overhand throwing ...…
Wow! Three sets in the women’s final. And I have no idea how Serena shifted gears from 3-5 down in the third to capture the last 4 games. And the men – 5 sets, 54 stroke rally, and at the end Murray got it right, in his 5th try in a Grand Slam final, much ...…
Nadal is recuperating from his recurring sore knee(s). Djokovic appears somehow listless. Federer played out of sorts – what’s up with that. And Andy Murray is breaking through. Big time. He was ahead in the Wimbledon finals until the roof closed and Roger found his winning form. The match was close, the roof closure did ...…
If you love tennis – then this was an amazing fortnight. As good as it gets. The following are thoughts in no particular order. As far as stadiums and center courts go – why can’t the US figure this out? Wimbledon has no corporate boxes, the stadium is large but intimate, and easily covered in ...…
Wimbledon The courts look magnificent – so green – never mind how worn they will look by the end of next week. And though grass courts play faster than clay, and the ball bounces lower (Fed loves this, so did Pete) the courts are not nearly as slick as they were a generation ago. Certainly ...…
Rafael has captured his 7th French Open crown. In spite of a brief spell of humanity as the court became extremely wet, Rafa played head and shoulders above the entire field. It is not altogether clear what the others within the men’s game can do at this point to derail Nadal from capturing an 8th, ...…
Rafa has lost one time at Roland Garros. Said again, he has lost just one match playing in the French Open at Roland Garros. Robin Soderling beat him in 2009, graciously opening the door for Roger Federer to capture his first (only??) French Crown. Years before Bjorn Borg was nearly as invincible, winning 6 titles ...…
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