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February 3rd, 2011

Novak Djokovic Gregarious and Steely

Posted by Dan Martin @ 12:23 pm in 2009 Season, 2010 Season, 2011 Season, Tennis, US Open | 149 Comments »

August 30th, 2010

Nadal, Federer, Murray: A Lot on the Line at the 2010 US Open

Posted by Dan Martin @ 7:28 am in American tennis, Cincinnati, No. 1 ranking, US Open, Year-End No. 1 | 205 Comments »

August 28th, 2010

A Short History of Hard Court Grand Slam Play

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:05 am in French Open, Grand Slams, US Open, Wimbledon | 22 Comments »

June 27th, 2010

Wimbledon 2010 – Thoughts on Week I

Posted by Dan Martin @ 6:52 am in Queens, Wimbledon | 80 Comments »

June 9th, 2010

Clay Court Carry Over – Will Recent History Trump Older Trends at Wimbledon 2010?

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:24 pm in Clay Season, French Open, Grass season, Halle, Queens, Wimbledon | 95 Comments »

June 3rd, 2010

And Then There Were Four: Rafael Nadal Seeks to Restore Order in 2010

Posted by Dan Martin @ 12:16 pm in 2009 Season, 2010 Season, French Open, Miami, No. 1 ranking | 74 Comments »

January 16th, 2010

Handicapping the Australian Open Field

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:14 am in 2010 Season, Australian Open, Coaching, No. 1 ranking, Year-End No. 1 | 34 Comments »

January 14th, 2010

Opening Up About Agassi

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:17 am in Tennis | 15 Comments »

December 19th, 2009

The Best and Worst of Tennis in Popular Culture or a Column about Nothing

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:06 pm in 2010 Season, Davis Cup, ESPN, Tennis, Tennis on TV, TV, US Open, Wimbledon | 54 Comments »

September 29th, 2009

Head YOUTEK Radical OS Review

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:50 pm in Equipment, Tennis | 8 Comments »

September 15th, 2009

Juan Martin del Potro — The Future is Now

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:19 am in 2009 Season, American Women, ATP, French Open, Grand Slams, US Open, US Open Series, WTA | 204 Comments »

September 8th, 2009

Labor Days: The Most Wonderful Tennis Time of the Year

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:30 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, American Women, ATP, Australian Open, Tennis, Tennis on TV, TV, US Open, US Open Series, WTA, WTA Tour | 15 Comments »

August 28th, 2009

Pro Tennis Events: Community, Philanthropy and an Animated Skeleton

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:44 am in Cincinnati, indianapolis, Sports Illustrated, Tennis Notes, Tennis on TV, TV | 14 Comments »

August 24th, 2009

5 US Open Dream Matches

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:49 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, Australian Open, No. 1 ranking, US Open, US Open Series, Year-End No. 1 | 119 Comments »

August 19th, 2009

Cincinnati Day 2 – Hewitt, Simon, Ferrer Show Mental Toughness

Posted by Dan Martin @ 2:49 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, ATP, Cincinnati, Tennis, TV, US Open, Wimbledon | 77 Comments »

August 18th, 2009

Cincinnati Day 1 – Safin and a Spanish Flavor

Posted by Dan Martin @ 6:18 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, ATP, Cincinnati, indianapolis | 50 Comments »

July 27th, 2009

Robby Ginepri Caps a Strong Week for U.S. Tennis

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:35 pm in 2009 Season, American tennis, Australian Open, Tennis, TV, US Open, US Open Series | 96 Comments »

July 26th, 2009

ATP Indianapolis Semifinal Saturday

Posted by Dan Martin @ 1:59 pm in Tennis | 31 Comments »

July 21st, 2009

Can Tennis Go Green?

Posted by Dan Martin @ 1:51 pm in ATP, Australian Open, Blackrock Tour of Champions, French Open, ITF, senior tour, Tennis, TV, US Open, Wimbledon, WTA, WTA Tour | 31 Comments »

July 8th, 2009

The Art of Excellence: 15 Grand Slam Titles

Posted by Dan Martin @ 3:10 pm in 2009 Season, American Women, Australian Open, Davis Cup, French Open, Tennis, US Open, US Open Series, Wimbledon | 367 Comments »

June 17th, 2009

Forget Debating Tennis GOATS, Track Paradigm Shifts

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:26 am in 2009 Season, ATP, Miami, Tennis | 159 Comments »

June 14th, 2009

Federer Breaks the Curse; Sampras as Pioneer

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:35 pm in 2009 Season, Australian Open, French Open, Grand Slams, US Open, Wimbledon, Year-End No. 1 | 168 Comments »

June 8th, 2009

Roger Federer: He’s Your (Career) Grand Slam Man

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:47 pm in Tennis | 99 Comments »

May 26th, 2009

10 Quick Takes For the First Week in Paris

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:58 pm in French Open, WTA Tour | 25 Comments »

February 25th, 2009

Talking Tennis with IMG/Bollettieri’s Scott Treibly

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:50 am in American tennis, Tennis, Todd Martin | 21 Comments »

February 2nd, 2009

Historical Maneuvering: Rafa and Serena Claim the 1st Big Prize of 2009

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:34 am in 2009 Season, Australian Open | 136 Comments »

January 26th, 2009

The Stability Factor, Roger Federer and Greatness

Posted by Dan Martin @ 2:38 pm in Tennis | 30 Comments »

October 26th, 2008

Gilles Simon’s Path to Tennis’ Top Tier in 2009

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:17 pm in Tennis | 33 Comments »

September 12th, 2008

US Open 2008 In Retrospect

Posted by Dan Martin @ 9:33 am in US Open | 54 Comments »

August 25th, 2008

Thoughts on Tennis as the Olympic Games End and the US Open Begins

Posted by Dan Martin @ 3:36 pm in Olympics, US Open | 17 Comments »