Margaret Court has become an awkward talking point in tennis. Undoubtedly one of the sport's all-time greats on the court, she has become arguably its most controversial figure off it.
In tennis terms, no one has - and perhaps never will - won as many Grand Slam singles titles as the Australian's 24-strong haul (64, when including doubles).
But tennis struggles to celebrate its most successful champion due to a long rap sheet of offensive outbursts, including speaking out against LGBT rights, homosexuality and same-sex marriage while saying transgender children were the 'work of the devil'.
While her achievements can't be scrubbed from the record books, many feel tennis could and should take steps to reduce her prominence.
The most prominent call to arms is geared towards the stadium bearing her name in Melbourne. The Margaret Court Arena – named after her in 2003 – is the second show court at the Australian Open.
Named in recognition of Margaret Court's significant achievements throughout her tennis career, we ask: 'What's in a name?'
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Margaret Court Arena: Whats in a Name?Baseline Tennis2022-01-10 | Margaret Court Arena: What's in a Name?
Margaret Court has become an awkward talking point in tennis. Undoubtedly one of the sport's all-time greats on the court, she has become arguably its most controversial figure off it.
In tennis terms, no one has - and perhaps never will - won as many Grand Slam singles titles as the Australian's 24-strong haul (64, when including doubles).
But tennis struggles to celebrate its most successful champion due to a long rap sheet of offensive outbursts, including speaking out against LGBT rights, homosexuality and same-sex marriage while saying transgender children were the 'work of the devil'.
While her achievements can't be scrubbed from the record books, many feel tennis could and should take steps to reduce her prominence.
The most prominent call to arms is geared towards the stadium bearing her name in Melbourne. The Margaret Court Arena – named after her in 2003 – is the second show court at the Australian Open.
Named in recognition of Margaret Court's significant achievements throughout her tennis career, we ask: 'What's in a name?'
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#australianopen #margaretcourt #tennisWhy Ons Jabeurs Drop Shot can Net her a SlamBaseline Tennis2023-04-12 | Why Ons Jabeur's drop shot can net her a Slam.
Tennis is constantly evolving. And while the drop shot has existed forever, it may be more relevant than ever.
If we're entering a drop shot boom, then Ons Jabeur is the trailblazer. For Ons Jabeur, the drop shot is not an auxiliary tool or a changeup surprise tactic; it is a core weapon. In the last year, Jabeur's drop shot rate has been about five times the tour average.
So why does Ons Jabeur hit so many drop shots, and how does she get away with it?
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#onsjabeur #wta #dropshotWhy Tennis Should Adopt Golfs Tour Card SystemBaseline Tennis2023-03-15 | Why tennis should adopt golf's Tour Card system.
For years, one tennis debate has raged on – one that feels nowhere close to a viable solution. The length of the tennis season.
But is it too narrow to look at the calendar in isolation? Are there, instead, more significant issues with the very essence of the tennis ecosystem?
What if tennis could take greater control of different tiers of events? And limit the number of players who could turn professional at the top of the game, introducing rungs of feeder tours below for them to graduate from more formally, as opposed to slogging up the unforgiving, unpredictable unified rankings system?
Here's why tennis should follow golf's lead and introduce a Tour Card system.
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#atp #wta #pgatourHow Parenthood Impacts Tennis Media NarrativesBaseline Tennis2023-02-08 | How Parenthood Impacts Tennis' Media Narratives
For most, the decision to become a parent is life-altering, but how does this decision change the professional tennis player's identity and media narrative?
What is its impact on player performance? Will the new familial responsibility distract tennis players from training and playing optimally, or will the new role give them a newfound confidence that leads to greater success?
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#nadal #naomiosaka #tennisWhy Taylor Fritz is a Talent MaximiserBaseline Tennis2023-01-13 | God did not gift Taylor Fritz with freak athleticism. 'Fluid' or 'explosive' are not words that come to mind when watching Fritz move around a tennis court - relative to his elite professional peers.
The shortcomings in Fritz's movement would make it impossible for him to have a high success rate in points when he had to play defence. So he had to find a way to take his movement out of the equation in as many points as possible by playing more offensively.
With a commitment to improvement and prodding from his coaches, Fritz unlocked the confidence to obliterate his forehands. He went from a consistent baseliner with underwhelming movement to an aggressive baseliner with overwhelming power.
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#taylorfritz #breakpoint #tennisAre NFTs the Future of Tennis Fandom?Baseline Tennis2023-01-04 | Are NFTs the Future of Tennis Fandom?
For a sport that is desperate to open itself up to compete with an ever-more saturated sports and entertainment market, creating a digital landscape for fans and building tennis-focused communities should be positive.
But can it afford the risk of marginalising a less affluent marketplace? And given the risks attached to the NFT and crypto markets and the high sums of money involved, one has to wonder if there's a better way.
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#nft #tennis #australianopenATP & WTA Tour: 2022 in ReviewBaseline Tennis2022-12-28 | ATP & WTA Tour: 2022 in Review
From retirements to deportations and the emergence of new stars, the tennis year was a rollercoaster ride which had viewers on the edge of their seats.
Let us know your thoughts on the most notable events of the 2022 tennis season.
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#atp #wta #2022reviewAlcaraz v FAA: Are Tennis Prodigies Getting Older?Baseline Tennis2022-11-30 | Alcaraz v FAA: Are Tennis Prodigies Getting Older?
Prodigies are a source of continuous debate among tennis fans. Who has lived up to their potential, and who has fallen short? The side of the argument you end up at usually depends on whether and when a player has reached a significant milestone.
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Carlos Alcaraz exemplify the prodigy debate perfectly. The two young stars of the sport find themselves on opposite sides of the net in competition and on opposite sides of the lived-up-to-hype discussion.
With his US Open title win this year at 19, Carlos Alcaraz has convinced most tennis fans that he is the real deal. Auger-Aliassime, on the other hand, one of the most drummed players of his generation, is now 22 years old without having reached the final of a Major. It is a trajectory that will cause some fans to question whether the opportunity for a Slam title has already passed FAA by?
With several under-25s at the top of the rankings for both the men's and women's tours, it is a good time to re-evaluate the typical age of a major breakthrough in today's game.
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#carlosalcaraz #felixaugeraliassime #igaswiatekHow Uncle Toni Can Improve Felix Auger Aliassimes GameBaseline Tennis2022-11-16 | The serve of Felix Auger-Aliassime is difficult to assess using a blanket statement. The first delivery might be his greatest weapon. It's a top-10 first serve in the world, producing aces at a clip that ranks 7th-best among Top-50 players in 2022.
But while the first serve has propelled FAA to success, the reality is not as favourable when it misses. On the ATP's stats leaderboard, FAA's points won percentage goes from 10th-best on 1st serve to 56th on 2nd serve.
We started by saying Felix Auger-Aliassie's serve is challenging to define… this is why. So why is Auger-Aliassime so dominant on the first and so average on the second? And how can Uncle Toni fix it?
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#felixaugeraliassime #nadal #atpWhats Cramping Holger Runes Game?Baseline Tennis2022-11-09 | Holger Rune has built an impressively polished all-court game before his 20th birthday. He’s equally strong on his forehand and backhand, with no apparent shortcomings in power or speed, great touch and a highly competitive attitude.
A quick look at his game and one might jump to the conclusion that the teenager from Denmark has no weakness. But those who have chronicled his young career know a rather unusual issue has delayed Rune’s progress.
Cramping.
Rune developed a reputation for being cramp-prone from the time he was playing Challengers, and eventually, the problem surfaced under the sport’s brightest lights in what was, at the time, the biggest match of Holger’s young career.
With Novak Djokovic going for the calendar Grand Slam at the 2021 US Open, Rune ignited a rowdy crowd with a 2nd-set tiebreak victory. But it was clear by late in the 3rd set that Rune’s legs wouldn’t allow a stunning upset. He was cramping by the hour-40 mark. His 1st serve speeds in the 4th and final set averaged under 100 miles per hour. Djokovic won it 6-1.
At that time, it was natural to wonder if cramps of all things were going to hold back Holger Rune’s career? Over a year later, we reflect and re-visit that question.
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#holgerrune #atp #tennisTennis Mental Health Challenge ExplainedBaseline Tennis2022-10-19 | Tennis' Mental Health Challenge Explained
Naomi Osaka’s decision to quit the French Open in 2021, having been fined by organisers for her refusal to attend media conferences, sparked widespread conversation about mental health in sport.
But, whiklst Osaka may have started the discussion around mental health in tennis, she is far from the first to experience its detrimental effects.
Yannick Noah, Pat Cash, Serena Williams, Benoit Paire, Dominic Thiem and Nick Kyrgios have all spoken of suffering mental health-related issues, stemming from the pressure of tennis.
This notion is certainly supported by a study from the University of Birmingham, whose anonymised findings confirmed the notion that elite sporting environments consist of a range of competitive, organisational, and personal stressors.
Specifically, pro tennis players said they struggle with the weight of expectation, the financial imbalance of the professional system, the social and psychological impact of living a nomadic existence, and physical and mental fatigue.
It's for this reason that those in charge of the sport must ensure professional environments care for players on physical, safety, social and psychological levels.
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#tennis #mentalhealth #maslows_hierarchy_needsIs Pickleball a Threat to Tennis?Baseline Tennis2022-10-05 | Is Pickleball a Threat to Tennis?
During a five-year span, from 2016 to 2021, Pickleball participation in the USA nearly doubled from 2.5million to 4.8million.
The upshots of the sport are clear to see: it's a shorter game with a more straightforward scoring system than tennis; the courts take up less room – you can fit four pickleball courts in one tennis court; it can be played indoors or outdoors, it's a social activity and, while great exercise, it's not as physically demanding as tennis.
Given the recent investment in the sport – often at the expense of traditional tennis courts - some view the growth of pickleball as a major threat to tennis. But are they right to do so? And is there anything tennis should seek to learn from its innovative racquet-sport brother?
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#tennis #pickleball #racquetLaver Cup: The True Cost of TennisBaseline Tennis2022-09-21 | Laver Cup: The True Cost of Tennis
Tennis has long suffered from an image problem. Detractors claim it is a snooty, upper-class sport that is inaccessible to large parts of society.
Some of the criticism has, however, been unfair, particularly when compared to other sports. However, short-term business decisions – with little care for long-term consequences – are in danger of damaging the sport.
Ultimately, attempts to ‘open up’ the sport will continue to fall short if it’s too expensive to watch – both in person and on-screen – and tennis’s reputation as an inaccessible pastime will live on.
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Commentator Bud Collins nicknamed him the ‘Brash Basher of Belleville’ – and through a mammoth 24-year career, Jimmy Connors certainly lived up to that moniker.
Jimmy Connors’ approach to tennis was to take everything – his opponent, the umpire, the crowd, his shots – head on. His attitude at times split opinions, but he also wowed with his daring shot-making, remarkable resilience and phenomenal success. Hated and adored, but never ignored – a phrase made for James Scott Connors. Watch our video on 'Jimmy Connors: Tennis' Ultimate Maverick.'
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#connors #tennis #atpChris Evert: Americas Sporting PrincessBaseline Tennis2022-09-07 | On September 2nd, 1971, 16-year-old Christine Marie Evert began what would become a personal love affair with the US Open.
Taking time out from high school to compete, Evert swept aside 34-year-old Edda Buding in the first round but really caught the eye in her next match, surviving six match points before grinding out a three-set victory over US Fed Cup player Mary Ann Eisel.
After that win, the New York Times dubbed Evert “Cinderella in Sneakers”.
“The US Open was my 'coming-out party', so to speak," Evert said. “It was the first time I was exposed not only to big-time tennis but the life I was going to lead.”
But it wasn’t just the tennis that made her the darling of New York. Her relationship with Jimmy Connors kept them on the front pages of the tabloids throughout the early 1970s, leading to their ultimately doomed engagement and break-up in 1974. And then there was the fashion, which allowed Evert to transcended her sport.
It all happened so quickly for the unassuming schoolgirl who took to the court in 1971 and became America’s sporting princess.
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#chrisevert #usopen #tennisKyrgios: Good for the Game; Bad for the Sport?Baseline Tennis2022-08-31 | 'Sportsmanship' – noun. The fair and generous behaviour or treatment of others, especially in a sporting contest. 'Gamesmanship' – noun. The art of winning games by using various ploys and tactics to gain a psychological advantage. They're two words which, on the face of it, only seem to split the conceptual difference between sports and games. And yet, in their actual meaning, they are polar opposites. Tennis has seen its fair share of both examples – from the refreshing sight of players suggesting their opponents challenge a line call to the frustration of extended bathroom breaks at crucial times. But let's hone in on that definition of 'gamesmanship'. It talks of 'ploys and tactics to gain a psychological advantage' – a distinct step up from blatant cheating. It's less about breaking the rules – and more about getting under the skin of your adversary. The current master of it is Nick Kyrgios. Watch our video on 'Nick Kyrgios: Good for the Sport, Bad for the Game.'
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#usopen #tennis #atpWhy Iga Swiatek is the WTAs Most Dominant PlayerBaseline Tennis2022-08-26 | Iga Swiatek has been a saving grace for the 2022 WTA season.
The season began with Ash Barty solidifying her status as a dominant world number one and promptly retiring. But few could have predicted how quickly the void atop the women's game would be filled.
Between mid-February and early July, Swiatek won 37 straight matches, spanning six titles. Although everyone would've benefitted from a long-term Swiatek-Barty rivalry, Swiatek's rise made Barty's departure easier to swallow.
But what has made Iga Swiatek the most dominant player on the WTA tour in 2022?
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#wta #swiatek #tennisWhy Tennis Doesnt Need In-Match CoachingBaseline Tennis2022-08-24 | Tennis is governed by three different bodies – the ITF, the ATP, and the WTA – and each has different approaches to 'coaching'.
It has always been strictly prohibited at the Slams, but the WTA Tour has allowed on-court coaching since 2008, where players can request a pep talk at their chair once per set, at a change of ends. It is now trialling off-court coaching, which permits brief verbal and non-verbal communication from coach to player.
The ATP has since followed their lead, with a trial launched in July and running to the end of the 2022 season, incorporating the US Open and the ATP Tour Finals.
The trial allows coaches to communicate to their players from designated seats – they can utter a few words or short phrases when their player is at the same end of the court, while signals are permitted at any time. No conversations are allowed.
Ostensibly, the ATP has said the trial is intended to "create additional points of intrigue and insight to enhance the fan experience". But is it more about handing yet more power to the players and slimming down a rulebook that is often manipulated without consequence?
Tennis doesn't NEED in-match coaching; it just thinks it does.
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#atp #tennis #coachingHistory of the US Open: From Newport to Flushing MeadowsBaseline Tennis2022-08-22 | Though now synonymous with the bright lights of New York City, the US Open began in far more pastoral surroundings in Newport, Rhode Island.
In 1968, and the establishment of the 'Open Era', all five major events (men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles & mixed doubles), which been contested at 9 different locations since the inception of the men’s singles event in 1881, finally come together at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills.
In 1978, the tournament moved from the West Side Tennis Club to the larger and newly constructed USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north.
Watch our short video on the US Open: From Newport to Flushing Meadows to learn more about the US Open through the ages, from winners to innovation and tennis 'firsts.'
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Avid fans of the sport could probably say which among the top players prefer to make the serve return from a deep position behind the baseline and which prefer a more aggressive stance.
But which of these patterns is the better choice is far less understood.
The return impact is the position of the service return when the ball and racquet make contact. Again, when we look at the elite of the current men's game, there are dramatic differences in return impact patterns.
In this video, we consider the hard court return impact patterns for four of the top male players; Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios,
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#djokovic #nadal #kyrgiosTop 5: Best Returners on the ATP TourBaseline Tennis2022-08-04 | Top 5: Best Returners on the ATP Tour
A tennis court is 78-feet ( 23.77-metres) long, and almost anyone who is able to see that far can, visually at least, react to a serve – it takes around 200 milliseconds. “The difficulty arises in the second stage of the service return,” says Frank Partnoy, the American scholar and author of Wait, the acclaimed study of decision-making. “The remaining period of, say, 300 milliseconds is the time players have to react physically. Most of us can barely adjust our rackets by a few inches.
“It is a largely unconscious physical reaction. It has to be, given the speed of the ball. There is not enough time to consider spin or angle. Conscious contemplation takes at least half a second, so anyone who even tries to think about how to return a shot will end up helplessly watching the ball fly by."
Great tennis returners respond to the information cascade of an incoming ball as if they had taken time to process it consciously, even though we know that is not possible.
Watch our YouTube #shorts video on the Top 5 Returners on the ATP Tour.
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#atp #tennis #top5Top 5: Best Returners of 2022 - WTABaseline Tennis2022-08-02 | Top 5: WTA Returners of 2022
The tennis return of serve is the second most important shot in tennis behind the serve. The first shot you hit in half the games you play will be the return of serve. Most players would be satisfied neutralizing their opponents' serve with their return. Others have developed their return into a weapon, putting pressure on their opponent and giving them an advantage.
Watch our YouTube #shorts on the best 'returners' on the WTA Tour in 2022.
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#wta #tennis #returnTop 5: Mental Giants of the ATPBaseline Tennis2022-07-28 | Top 5: Mental Giants of the ATP
The 2012 Australian Open Final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is widely considered the greatest tennis match ever played. Not only because it's the longest Grand Slam final of all time - at 5 hours and 53 minutes - but also because of the closeness of the contest, a testament to both players' physical abilities and mental fortitude.
Only players with the most robust mental temperament can withstand the demands of such a match.
Sport Psychologists define 'Mental Toughness' as having a combination of three factors: Confidence, which is the self-belief in one's abilities, Consistency, which is the ability to perform well while staying focused; and Control, which refers to being able to control one's temperament under pressure.
Ultimate Tennis Statistics measures mental toughness based on how consistently players have won points in high-pressure situations such as tie breaks or best-of-deciding sets.
Djokovic is ranked number one at the time of writing, having won 72% of his deciding sets, 78% of 5th sets, and 65% of tie breaks in his career.
Watch our YouTube #shorts to find out the Top 5 'Mental Giants' on the ATP Tour.
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#mentaltoughness #atp #top5Djokovic & Nadal: What is Mental Toughness?Baseline Tennis2022-07-26 | Djokovic & Nadal: What is Mental Toughness?
The 2012 Australian Open Final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is widely considered the greatest tennis match ever played. Not only because it's the longest Grand Slam final of all time - at 5 hours and 53 minutes - but also because of the closeness of the contest, a testament to both players' physical abilities and mental fortitude.
Only players with the most robust mental temperament can withstand the demands of such a match.
In the words of the eventual victor, Novak Djokovic, "In terms of playing ability, there is nothing to choose between Number 1 and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion."
The question of mental toughness then arises. What is it, and how do top players foster it to climb the heights of the world's best?
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#djokovic #nadal #mentaltoughnessTop 5: Total Weeks as WTA No. 1Baseline Tennis2022-07-20 | Top 5: Total Weeks as WTA No. 1
In this YouTube #shorts, we look back at the most prolific women to top the WTA rankings since they began in November 1975.
Join us for a deep dive into the reigns of the five women who have spent the most combined time at the top of the WTA rankings.
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#wta #tennis tennis #womenstennisTop 5: Most Consecutive Weeks in ATP Top 10Baseline Tennis2022-07-18 | Top 5: Most Consecutive Weeks in ATP Top 10
877-consecutive weeks. That’s how long Rafael Nadal has been living inside the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings. His run has spanned more than 15 years and counting. The Mallorcan’s streak has already lasted longer than the Napoleonic Wars or World War I, World War II, and the American Civil War combined. By the time he’s done, look out Thirty Years’ War.
Nadal broke Jimmy Connors’ mark of 789 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 in November and shows no signs of relinquishing a perch that’s become so familiar.
Naturally, any discussion of records involving a member of the Big Three begs the question: Where does Rafa stand relative to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer?
Find out by watching our 'Top 5' YouTube #shorts on the 'Most Consecutive Weeks in the ATP Top 10'.
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#atp #tennis #goatTop 5: Women to Never Win a Grand SlamBaseline Tennis2022-07-15 | Top 5: Women to Never Win a Grand Slam
Winning a Grand Slam title is not easy. Since the professional era began in 1968, only 55 women have managed to win one, thanks in no small part to the fact that Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert have won 82 between them.
A host of outstanding players have fallen short, some coming closer than others. Baseline Tennis has put together a Top 5 list of some of the best female players who never quite managed to get over the line.
Watch our YouTube #shorts on the 'Top 5: Women to Never Win a Grand Slam'.
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#tennis #wta #grandslamTop 5: Men to Never Win a Grand SlamBaseline Tennis2022-07-12 | Top 5: Men to Never Win a Grand Slam
Could have, should have, would have… But fate decided otherwise. The history of tennis is full of talented players who did not reach their full potential and didn't manage to win the supreme title that was almost within their grasp.
In this YouTube #shorts, we take a closer look at some of the top retired players who never won a Grand Slam in the Open Era.
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#tennis #atp #grandslamPeoples Monday: Rafter vs Ivanisevic - Wimbledon 2001 - Iconic MomentBaseline Tennis2022-07-08 | People's Monday: Rafter vs Ivanisevic - Wimbledon 2001 - Iconic Moment
The wild atmosphere for the 2001 final was as significant as the riveting five-set match.
Unseeded Goran Ivanisevic, who that year would become the first wild-card entry to win Wimbledon, had been the crowd favourite all week. But a large contingent of Aussie fans was on hand to support Patrick Rafter. And they were loud.
The BBC called it "the most raucous crowd a Wimbledon final has ever seen," and a Sports Illustrated article described the scene as follows:
"Centre Court had never seen anything like it at a final. Instead of rows of middle-aged men and women politely clapping, there was a sea of silly hats, inflatable kangaroos and young people out to enjoy themselves. Chanting started well before the match, setting the tone for an occasion that was more Wembley than Wimbledon."
Because rain had delayed the finals until Monday,10,000 tickets were handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. A line of sleeping bags three miles long waited Monday morning to get a seat. It led to a different kind of Wimbledon crowd.
The match see-sawed one way, then the other, as the two serve-and-volley players traded winners and streaks.
Rafter saved three match points in the 16th game of the final set before Ivanisevic capitalized on the fourth, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7.
"So many Australian fans, Croatians. I mean, it was like a football match," Ivanisevic said after the match, according to the Sports Illustrated article.
Atmosphere plays an important role in making a sporting event great, and the atmosphere for the 2001 finals was unmatched.
People's Monday: Rafter vs Ivanisevic - Wimbledon 2001 - Iconic Moment
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#wimbledon #ivanisevic #iconicmomentWimbledon: Closest Ladies Singles Final - Top 5Baseline Tennis2022-07-07 | Wimbledon: Closest Ladies Singles Final - Top 5
Let's start with a truthful statement; everyone is going to have a different opinion on what is the 'closest' ladies singles final at Wimbledon. It may come down to the era you were born, or perhaps you were lucky enough to be impartial to a player, and you could enjoy the sport for all its beauty. We envy those people; for us, when it gets to the nail-biting final set, break-points and tie-breaks, we can't handle it, and we're not even playing! The beautiful thing is that you were part of tennis history. We've been blessed with great rivalries (on the court) and matches generation after generation. So our team talked over lunch about what the closest ladies' singles final matches at Wimbledon of all time were. Here's what we decided on … eventually. Watch our Youtube #shorts on the 'Top 5: Closest Ladies Singles Finals at Wimbledon' by following our bio-link or watching on Instagram Reels.
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#tennis #wimbledon #wtaWimbledon: Closest Mens Singles Finals - Top 5Baseline Tennis2022-07-06 | Wimbledon: Greatest Men's Singles Finals - Top 5
The 100 years between Suzanne Lenglen's classic 1919 victory and Novak Djokovic's riveting 2019 triumph provide reams of material to debate which Wimbledon finals were the greatest of all time.
Greatness, by our definition, results from a combination of excitement, tennis excellence, tight competition and memorable moments. All four were present in many title matches of the world's most prestigious tennis event, Wimbledon.
However, 5 finals stand above the rest.
Watch our YouTube #shorts on 'Wimbledon: Greatest Men's Singles Finals - Top 5'
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#wimbledon #tennis #atpBoris Becker: Youngest-Ever Wimbledon Mens ChampionBaseline Tennis2022-07-04 | Boris Becker: Youngest-Ever Wimbledon Men's Single's Champion
In 1985, tennis legend Boris Becker was an overnight sensation at the tender age of 17 after he became the youngest male player in history to win a Wimbledon final.
His powerful serves earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Boris”, and his successive Wimbledon wins in 1986 and 1989 quickly cemented his reputation as “Britain’s favourite German”.
The long-term impacts of bursting onto the scene in such a dramatic manner may not all have been positive for Becker but for anyone with a passing interest in tennis, his 1985 Wimbledon title stands as one of the sport's most enduring and endearing triumphs.
Watch our YouTube #shorts on Boris Becker: Youngest-Ever Wimbledon Men's Champion.
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#becker #tennis #wimbledonMartina Hingis: Wimbledons Youngest Ever Ladies Singles ChampionBaseline Tennis2022-07-01 | A teenager winning Wimbledon should come as a surprise. Boris Becker was unseeded when he won the tournament in 1985. Similarly, Maria Sharapova was seeded 13th when she won in 2004, her triumph over Serena Williams a historic upset at the time.
Yet, Hingis’ victory was anything but unexpected. In truth, it was actually predicted. The Swiss star was already number one in the world by this point and had reached the final of both the Australian Open and Roland-Garros that same season.
At this stage, it seemed the teenager was unstoppable.
Watch our YouTube #shorts on Martina Hingis: The Youngest Ever Ladies Single Champion' in the Open Era. #short
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#wimbledon #martinahingis #tennisJunior Slams: A Precursor to Future Success?Baseline Tennis2022-06-29 | Is Junior Wimbledon a Precursor to Future Success?
With junior tournaments typically kept separate from the main ATP and WTA Tours, the Slams offer a unique chance to run the rule over some of the hottest talents in the sport.
The first sighting of junior Slam events came Down Under, when Australia's Alan Yeldham won the boy's singles title in 1922, but it took more than half a century for singles majors - for both boys and girls - to be on offer at all four Grand Slams.
Many greats of the game won junior Slams, but is youthful victory on the biggest stage a precursor to future success? And is there a difference in whether junior champions are more likely to succeed on the main tours, depending on if they're male or female?
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#wimbledon #grandslam #tennisWimbledon: The Best Value for Money Tickets in Week 1Baseline Tennis2022-06-25 | Wimbledon. The storied courts, expectant hush and eating strawberries and cream in the rain.
There's also some tennis to watch.
But with a host of talent spread across 18 courts in the tournament's opening days, where are the best value for money tickets to be found?
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#wimbledon #tennis #grandslamChip Return: Why Federers Wimbledon Success is the Exception, Not the RuleBaseline Tennis2022-06-24 | Data from 2019 shows that the only surface that single-handers were as effective as double-handers on 2nd serve return points was clay. On hardcourt it was somewhat closer; on grass, it wasn't. Two-handers were nearly 3% more successful than one-handers.
Grass is the most server-friendly surface. The ball doesn't lose as much speed when it makes contact with the court surface, giving the returner less time to react to what is universally the fastest shot in tennis.
The return of serve requires players to abbreviate their technique to make up for the time lost, and for one-handers, that's often more difficult to achieve.
Perhaps Roger Federer doing well on grass is not the rule but the exception? Perhaps having a one-handed backhand in modern tennis makes it MORE difficult to win at Wimbledon, not less?
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#wimbledon #tennis #federerWimbledon 2022 & the Erosion of Player PowerBaseline Tennis2022-06-22 | In 2013, as the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Wimbledon boycott loomed, Roger Federer was asked if he could ever foresee a repeat. “It was a completely different circumstance”, he said.
That much is true. But Federer probably didn’t foresee a scenario, either, where the men’s World Number One would be chucked out of a country and several other top players banned to punish their governments.
Both decisions provoked strong criticisms from some quarters in the game, and the All-England Club’s suspension of players from Russia and Belarus has led to the ATP stripping Wimbledon of its status as a ranking event.
But, for all the player power secured by the ATP in the 1970s, there was no talk of a boycott similar to that when Pilic was banned in 1973.
There seems to be no hunger for a fight.
Has player power been subtly eroded over time? Are the pros now so content with their lot that they aren’t willing to risk putting their heads, even collectively, over the parapet?
Or could it be that the leading players – with their own large support teams and commercial concerns – are so much like individual cottage industries that the need for collective bargaining just isn’t there?
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#wimbledon #tennis #grandslamWimbledon 2022: The Resurgence of the Approach GameBaseline Tennis2022-06-20 | Wimbledon 2022: The Resurgence of the Approach Game
John McEnroe, Stefan Edberg, and Pete Sampras are multi-time winners at Wimbledon. But not only do these legends of the sport share this significant achievement, but they all also used a similar weapon to earn it: a lethal approach game.
Whether as part of a serve and volley strategy or the opportunistic attempts to cut off an opponent's shots at the net, the approach game is a bygone staple of men's tennis, all but wiped out by the rise in baseline play since the 1990s.
But recent trends at the hallowed grounds of SW19 suggest that the approach game may be having a resurgence.
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#wimbledon #tennis #netplayHow Wimbledon Taught Andre Agassi to BowBaseline Tennis2022-06-17 | How Wimbledon Taught Andre Agassi to Bow
Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam titles, spent 100 weeks as World Number One, claimed an Olympic gold medal and was part of three victorious Davis Cup teams. In later life, he coached Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov, became one of tennis's most generous philanthropists and kept gossip columnists entertained with some high-profile relationships. However, the image that many casual fans of the game have of Agassi comes from his early years before the major titles – the eye-catching hair, the bold clothing and the brash playing style that entertained, even if it did not initially fill up the trophy cabinet. But there were deeper, hidden and complex contradictions to this rebel with a cause. Watch our video on 'How Wimbledon Taught Agassi to Bow'.
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Stan Smith reached the summit of the tennis world rankings for both singles and doubles, won 48 Open-Era singles titles – including at the US Open in 1971 and Wimbledon in 1972 – and picked up another five Major wins as a doubles player, deservedly entering the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.
But if anything, his fame *now* comes less from his tennis and more from his association with Adidas. Fifty years from his last Grand Slam singles triumph, the American's face still embosses every pair of one of the most-bought trainers – or sneakers – on the planet. He even has a Guinness World Record to prove it.
This is our video on Stan Smith: The Man Who Became a Shoe.
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#stansmith #adidas #tennisThe Emma Raducanu EffectBaseline Tennis2022-06-13 | The Emma Raducanu Effect on Tennis
Emma Raducanu took the sporting world by storm in 2021. At 18 and ranked 338 in the world rankings, she became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon for more than 60 years.
That was enough to make the British public sit up and listen – Britain had a new sporting superstar – but Raducanu wasn't done there.
Three months on from her fourth-round retirement against Ajla Tomljanovic, Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam as she tasted US Open glory.
But what has her impact been on tennis in Britain thus far? And how significant a figure could she be for this proud Grand Slam hosting nation?
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#raducanu #tennis #ltaTop 5: Women To Never Win WimbledonBaseline Tennis2022-06-12 | Top 5: Women To Never Win Wimbledon
Many of the women’s greatest champions have lifted the title at Wimbledon, with the honour board at the All England Club unsurprisingly a who’s who of tennis greatness.
But there have also been some very fine players who never managed to get over the line at SW19.
Here’s a YouTube #shorts looking at some of the best women not to have won The Championships.
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#wimbledon #wta #tennisTop 5: Men To Never Win WimbledonBaseline Tennis2022-06-10 | Top 5: Men To Never Win Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships is the title most players want to win over any other.
Many players have won Wimbledon on more than one occasion, including Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Björn Borg. However, there are plenty who have not done so even once.
Here's a YouTube #Shorts on the greatest male players to have never won at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
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#wimbledon #atp #tennisTop 5: Queens of Grass Court TennisBaseline Tennis2022-06-08 | Top 5: Queens of Grass Court Tennis
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has played host to some of the finest grass court players in the game's history.
The ladies who have taken part in the Championships, ever since its inception in the latter part of the 19th Century, have become monumental figures and are forever listed in the game's pantheon.
Here's a YouTube #shorts of our Top 5: Queens of Grass Court Tennis.
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#wimbledon #tennis #wtaTop 5: Kings of Grass Court TennisBaseline Tennis2022-06-06 | Top 5: Kings of Grass Court Tennis
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 as Wimbledon tuneups.
In ranking our 'Top 5 Kings of Grass', we considered how dominant the player was in the major grass-court tournaments of his era, giving more weight to success in the Open Era because the depth of talent was much greater.
Watch our YouTube #Shorts on the 'Top 5: Kings of Grass Court Tennis'.
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#wimbledon #grasscourt #tennisTop 5: Closest Roland Garros FinalsBaseline Tennis2022-06-03 | Top 5: Closest Roland Garros Finals
Any first Grand Slam title is big for a player, but Sánchez-Vicario's 1989 French Open at the age of 17 was a massive breakthrough. It came after she reached the quarterfinals in 1987 as a 15-year-old. The Barcelona native and No. 7 seed took the title 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 from Graf, who had won five straight major championships coming into the tournament.
Watch our YouTube #Shorts to find out where Graf vs Sanchez Vicario ranks in our 'Top 5: Closest Roland Garros Finals.'
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#rolandgarros #frenchopen #top5Iconic Moment: Graf vs Hingis - Roland Garros Final, 1999Baseline Tennis2022-06-01 | Iconic Moment: Graf vs Hingis - Roland Garros Final, 1999
Having won the Australian Open in 1999 in singles and in doubles, Martina Hingis was having a stellar year. She found herself in the final of the singles at Roland Garros, facing veteran Steffi Graf, who had not won a major in three years.
Graf considered herself a surprise finalist and now stood ready to meet the No. 1 seed, Martina Hingis, who had pushed her out of the No. 1 ranking in 1997.
What followed was one of the most tempestuous finals in the French Open's tournament history.
Perhaps fame and fortune came too easy. Hingis won her prizes too effortlessly, too young. When you never lose, you never learn how to lose. You exhibit arrogance in your impatience with those standing in the way of what you want.
Such was the fate of the precocious Martina Hingis in the finals of the French Open in 1999.
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#rolandgarros #frenchopen #grandslamIconic Moments: Chang vs Lendl - Roland Garros 4th Round, 1989Baseline Tennis2022-05-30 | Iconic Moments: Chang vs Lendl - Roland Garros 4th Round, 1989
During two unforgettable weeks in May and June of 1989, 17-year-old Michael Chang stunned the tennis world, becoming the youngest ever winner of a Grand Slam men's singles event and acting as a laxative to the blockage of American champions.
Along the path to this title, Chang would be involved in one of the most memorable matches in French Open history. His fourth-round victory over Ivan Lendl was a triumph of will and mind over body. Chang dug into every inch of his soul and streetwise fighting qualities to achieve a remarkable win.
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#rolandgarros #frenchopen #changTennis’ First African-American ChampionBaseline Tennis2022-05-27 | Althea Gibson: The First African-American Grand Slam Champion
"Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the coloured section of the bus…."
1957 belonged to Althea Gibson. At the Australian Championships, she reached the final of the singles, won the women's doubles and made the semi-finals of the mixed. At Wimbledon, not only did Gibson win the singles, but she also retained her women's doubles crown and reached the finals of the mixed. Then in September, she won the singles and mixed doubles at the US National Championships and made the final of the women's doubles.
In her whole career, Gibson competed in 18 Grand Slam finals. Eight of them were in 1957. And she didn't even play the French.
In the four decades between Gibson's Grand Slams and the emergence of the Williams sisters, very few black players came close to emulating her achievements. Venus and Serena have inspired a new generation – but they owe a huge debt of gratitude to the original pioneer.
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#rolandgarros #tennis #golfRafael Nadal: The King of Clay is BornBaseline Tennis2022-05-25 | Rafael Nadal: The 'King of Clay' is Born.
In 2005, a 19-year-old Spaniard came to Roland Garros for the first time and set about rewriting the French Open history books.
Rafael Nadal eliminates world No.1, Roger Federer, in the semi-finals before taking down Argentina’s Mariano Puerta in the final. Zinedine Zidane then presents the teenager from Majorca with the Coupe des Mousquetaires.
Watch our YouTube #Shorts video 'Rafael Nadal: The King of Clay is Born'.
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The rise of Monica Seles in women’s tennis during the early 1990s was incredible and it blazed a trail directly through the French Open.
At the age of 16 years and six months, the Yugoslav put the cherry on top of an amazing, undefeated clay-court season. This victory marked the start of a new era in women’s tennis, which Graf had been dominating since 1987 without much opposition. Seles would not only win the French Open three times in succession but she would topple the legendary German from the world No 1 spot less than a year later, in March 1991.
Watch our YouTube #Shorts on Monica Seles: The Youngest-Ever Roland Garros Women's Singles Champion.
Baseline Tennis adds colour and context to the stories behind the game – both familiar and lesser-known.
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