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Before 1975, when three of the four Grand Slam events were played on grass, proficiency on grass courts was necessary to achieve tennis stardom. The U.S. Pro Championships, a major event for professionals before the Open Era began in 1968, was also contested on grass sometimes. Today, Wimbledon is the only major tournament played on grass, with the few other grass-court tournaments serving primarily...
Published: June 12, 2013
With the French Open in the rear-view mirror, we decided to use a Wall Street approach to assess the tennis landscape heading into Wimbledon. If tennis players were stocks, potential investors would analyze their recent results and their performance trends to determine their market value. The most important factor in determining a player’s market value is his or her current status. However,...
Published: June 1, 2013
The favorites are still alive heading into the second week of the French Open. But there were some surprises. Some of the unexpected occurrences involved upsets, some involved unanticipated trends, some involved unlikely incidents. Although frequent showers played havoc with the schedule the first week, rain in Paris in the spring does not constitute a surprise. Let’s take a look at the top 10...
Published: May 15, 2013
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray have accounted for 35 Grand Slam singles titles, including the last 13 in a row. If anyone other than those four wins the French Open, it will be a major surprise. The so-called Big Four have so dominated men’s tennis in recent years, it’s reasonable to wonder whether there has ever been a group of four that’s been...