After Novak Djokovic beat the lone American, Bobby Reynolds 7-6, 6-3, 6-1, there are now no American men left at Wimbledon 2013. Unfortunately, this is the first time in the Open Era that no American men are left at Wimbledon in the third round. All American seeds have dropped out early or have withdrawn from the tournament. Of 11, no American men left at Wimbledon At the … [Read more...]
2012 US Open day 2 recap
Most of the bottom half of the draws played their matches on day 2 of the 2012 US Open. Some more of the world's top players faced off and had some success. Even a couple went down in flames, but more on that a little later. Though, it was a thrilling day 2 of the Open, and if it is any indication of what is to come, then we, as spectators, are in for a real treat! 2012 US … [Read more...]
Donald Young – On a record loosing streak
American Donald Young has found himself on the brink of a tennis record. Unfortunately, this record would only be for the most consecutive losses. So far, Donald Young has racked up 16 first round in a row plus one second round loss...sev-uhn-teen in a row! That's quite a few at this stage. If you know anything about the relationship that Donald Young has with the USTA, then … [Read more...]
Who is not going to win the 2012 Australian Open Part 1 (USA & France)
This is one of my favorite times of the year, the first of 4 major tennis tournaments! The 2012 Australian Open main draw kicks off on Monday, January 16th (qualifying already under way) with both men's and women's first rounds. Now, I'm sure most of you have filled out your draws and selected the winners, and I'm sure you've already been searching the interwebs for sites who … [Read more...]
Two Americans reach US Open quarterfinals
From now on I'm not going to call anymore tennis matches! First my brackets were 75% spot on for the first round, then things fell apart after that. I also called David Ferrer having a slight advantage over Andy Roddick in their round of 16 match, yep, I got that wrong too. I'm kidding about calling matches, I'll still call matches as they come - you can't win them all … [Read more...]
Americanless Year End Championships
If American tennis wasn't bad enough already, we're on track to the possibility that there will not be an American tennis player at the year end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. If such an atrocious thing were to happen by the end of the 2011 tennis season, it would be the third time in the history of the year end championships that no American is in the top 8 and eligible to … [Read more...]
Edward Oueilhe American Tennis Dream Part 3
If you have been reading this site in the last few months, you would have read about our friend Edward Oueilhe. TennisThis.com and StringThing USA have put forth a lot of help to helping Edward become the next top American tennis professional - especially since there's a general lack these days. As you may know, Edward traveled to Japan to play a series of Futures tennis … [Read more...]
Edward Oueilhe American Tennis Dream Part 1
If you haven’t noticed, American tennis is by far the weakest on the professional tour in terms of up-and-comers. There are four American men in the top 100; after that, nobody is making their mark on the tour. Despite a general lack of talent, the future of tennis in the United States is not entirely bleak. We’ve recently been introduced to a promising young tennis player … [Read more...]
An open letter to Serena Williams
Dear Serena Williams, Over the years we've seen you triumph, fail, cry, scream, threaten, bitch, complain, and even just disappear. What's the deal with you? It's been nearly a decade of absentee appearances claiming injuries (a place some would say close to home), and over the past couple of years, just plain annoyance from the spectators view of your tennis game. Going back … [Read more...]
BNP Paribas Open Wrap Up
Hey readers, Just got back from Indian Wells from the BNP Paribas Open - phew long drive. Too tired to post pictures and write entries right now. We'll be back tomorrow with some great photos and few things that we picked up on while we were there. Stay tuned. Thanks! GOAT @ Tennisthis.com … [Read more...]