Jannik Sinner started the year slowly, going down to Novak Djokovic in a remarkable semi final at the Australian Open, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6.
At 38 years of age, Djokovic played as well as he ever played in five … continue reading
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A Year That Was… Will The PTPA Succeed?
In 2019, Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil founded the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), an organization looking to increase players’ input, giving them a greater say, when decisions were made about issues impacting them.
The advocacy included: addressing tournament and … continue reading
Au revoir…
If the interpretation is to be believed… 38 is an “Angel Number” relating to guidance that is received. Additionally, the number implies confidence, courage, creativity, along with independence, joy and optimism.
Going further, 3838 indicates an ability to … continue reading
To put the last week of August and the first week of September into US Open perspective is daunting. After all, it is New York… which can be timelapse undefinable.
The setting is Eclectic… Striking… Busy… Boisterous… Occasionally overwhelming… It … continue reading
For Novak Djokovic, the tennis year began with representing Serbia.
At the United Cup in Perth, Western Australia, and in Sydney – as part of Serbia’s seven player team – he played singles and mixed doubles with Olga Danilović.
Team … continue reading
For Rafael Nadal, Paris 2024 began not with a tennis match but with the role of torchbearer. In a nice touch of symmetry, he collected the Olympic flame from soccer player Zinedine Zidane, who had presented Nadal with his first … continue reading
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The Championships… The Amazements And Rain
The 137th version of The Championships, the annual Wimbledon pageant, graced the All England Lawn Tennis Club from July 1st-14th.
The storied SW19 location showcased a bundle of surprises and the wet 2024 version could … continue reading
There were two remarkable stories in the Wimbledon men’s final.
The first was that Carlos Alcaraz won a consecutive title in emphatic fashion.
The other was that his opponent Novak Djokovic made it all the way there just five weeks … continue reading
The rain poured down on the opening day of Opening Week. Matches were delayed and delayed and delayed again until the schedulers gave up.
Happily, the rest of the week’s weather was perfect and the qualifying event could make up … continue reading
This year, 60 ATP tournaments were scheduled. Thirty-eight offered the winner 250 points; 13 netted 500 points.
The nine Masters Series events, providing 1000 points, reigned supreme when it came to the possibility of ranking improvement.
Of those in this … continue reading