Man it is HOT here in Los Angeles. Thankfully I had lots of tennis to keep me indoors… Ball bounce: Here are some CBS Sports stats from today’s Venus/Ivanovic match: average number of times Venus bounces the ball before a serve = a little over three times. Ivanovic = a little over nine. (And of […]
also-rans, women's edition
Note: Chris wrote about male players who have lost the most number of times to the eventual champion in Grand Slams. Below, he analyzes the women’s fields. Again, these results are only since the 2003 Australian Open. Grand Slam titles won in that time are in parentheses, as well as finals appearances. 7 – Sharapova […]
food for thought: looking at the also-rans
Note: this was written by contributor Chris. Since the U.S. Open is coming up, I thought I would take a look at some GS stats and who has been the best “also-ran” at these tourneys — i.e., the player who has lost the most number of times to the eventual champion whether it has been […]
wimbledon: volandri vs. kiefer
Correction: Apparently, recycled air gets to me more than I think, or the beginning of summer isn’t agreeing with me… or something. Because clearly I can’t read scorelines to save my life. Thanks to Bonifacio for pointing out that Volandri LOST to Kiefer in straight sets. Double le sad, because I was hoping to see […]
photo: safin at the french
Photo of Marat Safin playing Fernando Vicente in the first round of the 2007 French Open. Safin won 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Click here for the full image. DID YOU KNOW?: The French was Safin’s breakout tournament in 1998. He took out defending champion Guga Kuerten in the third round, and made Agassi work for his […]