HoF Digital Exhibit: "Etched in History" (history of tennis trophies)
2024 WTA Wins From MP Down (updated list)
2024 WTA 3-Hour Matches (updated list)
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Backspin Tennis
ATP Backspin
Backspin Quizzes
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1Q Awards
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3Q Awards
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AO (Sabalenka/Zheng)
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US (Sabalenka/Pegula)
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2002 (S.Williams)
2003 (Henin-H.)
2004 (Sharapova)
2005 (Clijsters)
2006 (Mauresmo)
2007 (Henin)
2008 (Black/Huber)
2009 (Italian Fed Cup)
2010 (Schiavone)
2011 (Kvitova)
2012 (S.Williams)
2013 (S.Williams)
2014 (Czech Fed Cup)
2015 (Hingis/Mirza)
2016 (Kerber)
2017 (L.Chan/Hingis)
2018 (Halep)
2019 (Barty)
2020 (Kenin)
2021 (de Groot)
2022 (Swiatek)
2023 (Swiatek)
BACKSPIN MVPs
All-Time MVPs #21-25+ (2012)
All-Time MVPs #16-20 (2012)
All-Time MVPs #10-15 (2012)
All-Time MVPs #5-9 (2012)
All-Time MVPs #3-4 (2012)
All-Time MVPs #1-2 (2012)
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2013 (Serena/Vika)
2014 (Genie/Sloane)
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2018 ("Si-mo-na! Si-mo-na!")
2019 (Bianca, of the North / Andreescu)
2020 (Tennis in the Time of Coronavirus)
2021 (de Groot's Greatest Season Ever)
2022 (A Crush of Czechs)
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2004
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2006
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 (Carl Talks Weekend)
2019 Carl Talks Winterfest
2020 Carl Talks (Remote) Winterfest
2021 Carl Talks (Masks & Vax Cards Required) Winterfest
2022 Carla Talks Winterfest Recap: World Elking Cup
2023 Winterfest Weekend that (Almost) Wasn't
MASTER LIST SERIES
Grand Slam Master List 1.0 (2012)
Grand Slam Master List 2.0 (2013)
Grand Slam Master List 3.0 (2014)
Grand Slam Master List 4.0 (2015)
Grand Slam Master List 5.0 (2016)
Grand Slam Master List 6.0 (2017)
TIME CAPSULE SERIES
Seles: Almost the Best There Ever Was?
Navratilova/Graf: The Forgotten Rivalry
RG '87 (Graf/Navratilova)
RG '87 (Lendl/Wilander)
Wimb '87 (Navratilova/Graf)
Wimb '87 (Cash/Lendl)
RG '89 (Sanchez/Graf)
RG '89 (Chang/Edberg)
Wimb '89 (Graf/Navratilova)
Wimb '89 (Becker/Edberg)
RG '90 (Seles/Graf)
RG '90 (Gomez/Agassi)
Wimb '90 (Navratilova/Garrison)
Wimb '90 (Edberg/Becker)
RG '91 (Seles/Sanchez-Vicario)
US '91 (Connors)
AO '93 (Seles/Graf)
AO '93 (Courier/Edberg)
Wimb '93 (Graf/Novotna)
US '03 (Henin/Clijsters)
2004 Hordettes, Pt.I (Myskina/Dementieva)
RG '04 (Myskina/Dementieva)
Wimb '04 (Sharapova/S.Williams)
Olympics '04 (Henin-H./Mauresmo)
US '04 (Kuznetsova/Dementieva)
WTA Chsp/FC '04 (Sharapova; RUS)
US '05 (Clijsters/Pierce)
US '06 (daily/Sharapova-Henin)
AO '01-'09 (Dokic)
WHAT IF...? SERIES
Monica Seles (2004)
Kim Clijsters (2007)
Venus Williams (2008)
"Citizen Anna" (2010)
COMPILATIONS
Best of Clijsters (2007)
Best of Henin (2008)
Best of Jankovic '08
Best of Mauresmo (2009)
Best of Dementieva (2010)
Best of Henin 2.0 (2011)
Best of Clijsters 2.0 (2012)
Best of Bartoli (2013)
Very Best of Li (2014)
Abyssinia, Caro (Wozniacki, 2020)
The Impassion of the Supernova (Sharapova, 2020)
LA PETIT TAUREAU WK. '16
Justine Does the Big Apple (2003 & '07)
The Olympic Ideal (2004)
A Belgian in Paris (2003-07)
The Justine & Kim Show (2002-12)
Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye...Hello? (2008-16)
The La Petit Taureau Quiz
Justine's Legacy Finds a Permanent Home... (2016 Week 28)
LENGLEN MONTHS 2020
"The Match of the Century" (1926 vs. Wills)
Image is Everything
The Goddess Does New York (1921 vs. Mallory)
121st Birthday
All Things Small and Great (childhood)
A Star is (Belatedly) Born (1919 Wimbledon)
Storm Clouds on the Riviera (early 1926)
Jaundiced Jubilee (1926 Wimbledon)
The Suzanne Tour (pro)
The Last Dance (tour and final years)
SPECIALS
'Twas the Backspin... (2010)
All-Backspin Team (2011)
'Twas the Backspin... (2011)
All-Backspin (2012 update)
Anti-Backspin Team (2012)
HOF Worthy? (2013)
Happy Holidays (2014)
Backspin Volley: Graf Era/Serena Era, Pt.1 (2015)
Backspin Volley: Graf Era/Serena Era, Pt.2 (2015)
Backspin Volley: Graf Era/Serena Era, Pt.3 (2015)
Suzanne Lenglen (2016)
Supersized Olympic Tennis Quiz (2016)
Match of the Century: Lenglen/Wills 1926 (2017; updated 2020)
Backspin Court of Appeals: The Best Player Never to Be #1 - The Men (2017)
Backspin Court of Appeals: The Best Players Never to be #1 - The Women (2017)
Lenglen at 118 (2017)
Remembering Jana Novotna (2017)
To HOF, or Not To HOF... (2018)
They Got the Beat: The Birth of Backspin's Fake WTA Marketing Campaign (2019)
To HoF, or Not to HoF #1 (2020)
To HoF, or Not to HoF #2 (2020)
To HoF, or Not to HoF #3 (2020)
To HoF, or Not to HoF #4 - ATP (2020)
Seles: Almost the Best There Ever Was? (2020)
Navratilova/Graf: The Forgotten Rivalry (2020)
Olympic Tennis Quiz (2021)
Simply Irresistible: (Another) Birth of a Fake WTA Marketing Campaign (2021)
Kudos, ATP [ATP marketing campaign] (2024)
Medal Stand: Best of Tennis at the Olympics (2024)
Medal Stand: Best of Tennis at the Paralympics (2024)
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Queen Chaos (2012)
Serena & Vika (2012)
The Radwanska (2012)
Azarenka (2013)
JJ & Friend (Yearbook '13)
Citizen Anna (2013)
Vika & Friends Holiday (2013)
Russian Top 10ers (2014)
Supernova Remembered (2014)
Radwanskian Massacre Anniv. (2014)
Sveta Slam (2014)
JJ Goes Boom (Yearbook '14)
Vika is Back (AO '15)
RG15 Contenders (2015)
Gavrilova Watermelon (Yearbook '15)
Serena Claus & Angie Elf (Holiday '16)
The Ostapenko Tree (Holiday '17)
World of Tennis Puzzle (2019)
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Nominations List
Australian Open
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
U.S. Open
Players #21-25
Players #16-20
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#5- Kim Clijsters
#4- Venus Williams
#3- Maria Sharapova
#1 & #2- Serena/Henin
2010-19 DECADE'S BEST
Nominations List
AO 2010 Recap
AO 2011 Recap
AO 2012 Recap
AO 2013 Recap
AO 2014 Recap
AO 2015 Recap
AO 2016 Recap
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AO 2019 Recap
Australian Open 2010-19
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RG 2018-19 Recaps
Roland Garros 2010-19
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U.S. Open 2010-19
Players of the Decade #31-50
Players of the Decade #16-30
Matches & Performances
Players of the Decade #1-15 (complete recap)
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03 US (Henin-H.)
04 RG (Myskina)
04 Wimb (Sharapova)
04 Olympics (Henin-H.)
05 AO (S.Williams)
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05 US (Clijsters)
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06 US (Sharapova)
07 US (Henin)
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08 Wimb (V.Williams)
08 Olympics (Dementieva)
08 US (S.Williams)
09 Wimb (S.Williams)
09 US (Clijsters)
10 AO (S.Williams)
10 RG (Schiavone)
10 Wimb (S.Williams)
11 AO (Clijsters)
11 RG (Li)
11 Wimb (Kvitova)
11 US (Stosur)
12 AO (Azarenka)
12 RG (Sharapova)
12 Wimb (S.Williams)
12 Olympics (S.Williams)
12 US (S.Williams)
13 AO (Azarenka)
13 RG (S.Williams)
13 WI (Radwanskian Massacre)
13 WI (Bartoli)
13 US (S.Williams)
14 AO (Li)
14 RG (Sharapova)
14 WI (Kvitova)
14 US (S.Williams)
15 AO (S.Williams)
15 RG (S.Williams)
15 WI (S.Williams)
15 US (Pennetta/Vinci)
16 AO (Kerber)
16 RG (Muguruza)
16 WI (S.Williams)
16 US (Kerber)
16 Olympics (Puig)
17 AO (Serena/Venus)
17 RG (Ostapenko)
17 WI (Muguruza)
17 US (Stephens/Keys)
18 AO (Wozniacki/Halep)
18 RG (Halep/Stephens)
18 WI (Kerber/S.Williams)
18 US (Osaka/S.Williams)
19 AO (Osaka/Kvitova)
19 RG (Barty/Vondrousova)
19 WI (Halep/S.Williams)
19 US (Andreescu/S.Williams)
20 AO (Kenin/Muguruza)
20 US (Osaka/Azarenka)
20 RG (Swiatek/Kenin)
21 AO (Osaka/Brady)
21 RG (Krejcikova/Pavlyuchenkova)
21 WI (Barty/Pliskova)
21 Olympics (Bencic)
21 US (Raducanu/Fernandez)
22 AO (Barty/Collins)
22 RG (Swiatek/Gauff)
22 WI (Rybakina/Jabeur)
22 US (Swiatek/Jabeur)
23 AO (Sabalenka/Rybakina)
23 RG (Swiatek/Muchova)
23 WI (Vondrousova/Jabeur)
23 US (Gauff/Sabalenka)
24 AO (Sabalenka/Zheng)
24 RG (Swiatek/Paolini)
24 WI (Krejcikova/Paolini)
24 Olympics (Zheng)
24 US (Sabalenka/Pegula)
HISTORICAL ATP
06 US ("Late Night w/ Andre")
07 Wimb (Federer/Nadal)
08 AO (Djokovic)
08 RG (Nadal/Federer)
08 Wimb (Nadal/Federer)
09 RG (Federer)
09 Wimb (Federer/Roddick)
09 US (del Potro/Federer)
10 Wimb (Isner/Mahut)
10 US (Nadal)
11 AO (Djokovic)
11 RG (Nadal/Federer)
11 Wimb (Djokovic/Nadal)
11 US (Djokovic/Nadal)
12 AO (Djokovic/Nadal)
12 RG (Nadal/Djokovic)
12 Wimb (Federer/Murray)
12 Olympics (Murray/Federer)
12 US (Murray/Djokovic)
13 AO (Djokovic/Murray)
13 RG (Nadal/Ferrer)
13 WI (Murray/Djokovic)
13 US (Nadal/Djokovic)
14 RG (Nadal/Djokovic)
14 WI (Djokovic/Federer)
15 AO (Djokovic/Murray)
15 RG (Wawrinka)
15 WI (Djokovic/Federer)
15 US (Djokovic/Federer)
16 AO (Djokovic/Murray)
16 RG (Djokovic/Murray)
ATP YEAR IN REVIEW
2005
2006
2007
2008
2012 (Murray/Djokovic)
2013 (Nadal)
2014 (Bryans)
FEDERERISMS
Federerisms (2006)
More Federerisms (2006)
Federerisms: Wimbledon Special Edition (2006)
Still More Federerisms (2007)
Finally, More Federerisms (2017)
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Backspin What If?: "The Search for Citizen Anna" (2010)
'Twas the Backspin Before Christmas: "The Search for Caroline's 'Roo" (2011)
"Watch Out, The Radwanska Might Get You" (2012)
The Radwanska Loves It When a Plan Comes Together (2012)
Love and War in the Time of The Radwanska (2012)
Never Bet Against The Radwanska When Death is On the Line (2012)
Plan 9 From Outer Krakow (2012)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
"Half Past Midnight in the Garden of Radwanska Abbey" (2012)
Serena Saves the World (2012)
'Twas the Backspin Before Christmas: "Citizen Anna & the Price of Business" (2012)
'Twas the Backspin After Christmas: "Citizen Anna & the Price of Freedom" (2012)
'Twas the Backspin After New Year's: "Citizen Anna & the Birth of Hope" (2013)
Bagels, Threat Levels and a 'Non-Loss' By Sam (2013)
The Concern Before the Alarm (2013)
Melon-Ballers (2013)
Pova Pummels with Power (2013)
Shadow of a Doubt? (2013)
The Radwanska Comes Out at Night (2013)
Rest for the Wicked (2013)
"The Tell-Tale Letter?" (2013)
The Day the Earth Stood Still...and The Radwanska Roared (2013)
"Mission on the Edge of Yesterday" (2013)
HOW THE RADWANSKA (Almost) STOLE THE WORLD: A "Citizen Anna" Backspin Tale (Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Beginning)(2013)
HOW THE RADWANSKA (Almost) STOLE THE WORLD: A "Citizen Anna" Backspin Tale (Chapter 2: A Rude Welcome at the End of the Earth) (2014)
HOW THE RADWANSKA (Almost) STOLE THE WORLD: A "Citizen Anna" Backspin Tale (Chapter 3: The Rad Wears Red) (2014)
HOW THE RADWANSKA (Almost) STOLE THE WORLD: A "Citizen Anna" Backspin Tale (The Lost Chapters, #1 - The Traveler Returns) (2015)
HOW THE RADWANSKA (Almost) STOLE THE WORLD: A "Citizen Anna" Backspin Tale
Citizen Anna Puzzle Break!
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Beginning
Chapter 2: A Rude Welcome at the End of the Earth
Chapter 3: The Rad Wears Red
The Lost Chapters, #1: The Traveler Returns
Wk.19- One Day in May
Wk.18- Hordette-in-Waiting?
Wk.17- Cup Capitalization & Capitulation
Wk.16- Shake It Up (Scrambled Backspin & Eggs)
BV: Second Thoughts, Pt.II
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BV: Second Thoughts, Pt.I
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Wk.11/12- .now for All (The 4th Annual Backwards ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Henin Retires
At age 25, world #1 Justine Henin retired from tennis today.
A Backspin Special Edition honoring La Petit Taureau's legacy is coming soon.
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