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Ron Steege, Director of Tennis at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club, shares his insights on the modern two handed backhand. 1. Eight-year-old Anna Kalabukhova uses a Continental grip with her non-dominant right hand and a semi-western or hybrid grip with … Continue reading
“Defense wins championships” ~ “Bear” Bryant The numbers tell the story ~ Take a look at the match stats, which I’ve expanded to show the forced errors, as well as the unforced errors, revealing the margin of aggressive play.
Finals – Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray In case you haven’t heard, this was an absolute beatdown. Novak was on top of Murray from the very first point, and completely throttled him in straight sets: 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 … Continue reading
Finals Women’s Doubles Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta def Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 Men’s Doubles The Bryan brothers won their 5th Aussie-Open title defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (aka, “The Indian Express”) 6-3, 6-4 Interesting little … Continue reading
Round 4
Round 4
Round 3 (cont’d) Miscellaneous Math Stuff It takes 7 wins to hoist the trophy at a grand slam. Since every match involves two players, here’s how I visualize the size of the field at a slam: Not only is this … Continue reading
Day 3 (cont’d) Federer vs Simon I woke up this morning to catch the very end of this match, not entirely surprised to see it in the 5th set. I remember when Simon beat Federer in Montreal a couple years … Continue reading
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