Some less literal work, composites of multiple images, or abstracts, or painterly expressions. Abstraction can sometimes add back the sense of motion, power, or concentration you felt watching the player in action. Or it can simply be visually interesting. All from my original photos unless otherwise credited.
⬇︎ Fed Rising From the Ashes represents how it felt to watch Roger Federer comeback, after missing 6 months following knee surgery, with people calling his career over, to win his first match and tournament back on the tour -- at the Australian Open for his historic 18th slam title.
Extreme Thiem III ⇩ An abstract version attempts to capture the feeling of the whirlwind swing of Dominic Thiem, from his first Masters 1000 title-winning match at Indian Wells. Austrian Thiem's every stroke is dramatic, never done by half measures. This is from BNP Indian Wells, 2019 when he won his first, Masters 1000 title, beating Roger Federer in the final. In the style of Joe Cavazos.
Serena Williams, Indian Wells Final 2016
"You need a wild streak ... a kind of irrational killer instinct. You need to put it out that you're reckless and unpredictable."
-- From her 2009 autobiography “On The Line”
Source image of Dominik Thiem: Tennis Channel ⇓
Source image: Still of Tennis Channel
Source image: Twitter
Just for fun, this is how big the ball must have looked to Mihaela Buzărnescu, she was hitting it so well when she won her first title in San Jose at 30 yo. ⇓
