Across the board, we are seeing a solid set of NextGen stars coming up. Tennis Carlos Alcaraz (21). Jannik Sinner (23). Aryna Sabalenka (26). Coco Gauff (20). Cricket Shubman Gill (25) Yashasvi Jaiswal (22). Tilak Varma (22). Tristan Stubbs (24). Shamar Joseph (25). Harry Brook (25). Rachin Ravindra (24). Rahmanullah Gurbaz (22). Badminton Lakshya Sen …
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Whether it is NBA, NFL, Cricket, Athletics or Tennis, the frequency of injuries to the stars is very alarming. An obvious reason is the sheer amount of games/matches the professionals are expected to play and compete in. Even with the best coaches, dieticians, performance monitors Etc., sportsmen/sportswomen are just unable to keep up. Because of …
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Well, it had to end some time 🙁 September, 15th, 2022: The great Roger Federer walks into the sunset. Ever since that magical match on July 2nd, 2001, when he defeated the legendary Pete Sampras on the Center Court at Wimbledon (the only time they have played, outside of exhibitions!), Roger has given Tennis fans …
Was reading a recent interview with Pete Sampras. He was very gracious towards Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Would he have thought in 2002 (when he left the 14 Grand Slam titles mark), after having broken the then 35-year-old Roy Emerson's mark (12), that in less than 20 years, 3 guys (!!!) would …
When you visit England, you can get an in-person feel for the "fickle weather" we hear so much during the 2 weeks of Wimbledon 🙂 There is an old-World charm to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Not sure if there is an easier way, but in my case, there was a 15-20min walk …
Though we have 3 great players in the current generation (Andy Murray is very consistent and is always a contender at the major tournaments, but I do not think he is solidly in the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic conversation), there has been a distinct set of domination phases during the 2004-2015 time period, as highlighted below. Federer Phase (2004-2007, …
Pardon the almost unreadable quality of my table (Did not want to splurge on a paid WordPress account for the Plugins 😉 ... (1) Obviously, more credence is given to performance in the Grand Slams, the 4 tournaments with the biggest coverage, impact, money and pressure (2) Even though Djokovic has a "3-0" (with respect to …
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(1) Federer gave a very good fight to Djokovic, but one always had the feeling that Djokovic would ultimately prevail. Though few would call Djokovic's game "pleasing on the eye" (Federer is an artist with the racket, by comparison), the dude is the complete package as far as a Tennis pro go. Good serve? CHECK. …
A lot of folks look at a Sports fan with sympathy, similar to the way one would look at some addict well on the way to oblivion. Is that really fair? Though I would never advocate someone plonking themselves in front of TV for a multi-hour marathon TV-watching experience, following Sports as a fan does …
First of all, I am still "recovering" from the huge disappointment I have (as a fan) with Roger Federer's monumental loss in the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2013, to Sergiy Stakhovsky, who is a journeyman tennis player (at best). After 36 consecutive Grand Slam QuarterFinals over 9 years (I repeat, 9 years!), the streak comes …
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