US OPEN BUZZ: All Hail the American Fearsome Foursome
THE ROGER AND RAFA ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TOUR: As Ben Rothenberg reports in the New York Times, “Federer and Nadal have played 37 times around the world, in 14 cities, but never in New York.” JUST WONDERING:...
View ArticleUS OPEN BUZZ: Getting the ‘Besta’ Of Busta and Watching Black Women Do Cool...
TENNIS AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT: Venus Williams said, “I think sport is, you know, a little microcosm of life, and it shows the human spirit, just being out there on the court, fighting against all odds....
View ArticleTOP 10 STORIES OF 2017
TOP TEN STORIES 1. Roger Federer, 36, came back from six months off the tour and promptly won the Aussie Open, Wimbledon, Indian Wells, Miami, Shanghai, Halle and Basel, thank you very much. His seven...
View Article2017 IN REVIEW: FOR SOME BIG NAMES, IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – OTHERS, NOT SO...
By David Renteria It seems reductive to wrap a player’s entire season in a box and slap a “Winner” or “Loser” label on it – because it is. But “Players Who Left Us With an Overall Feeling of Positivity...
View ArticleAMERICA ROCKS – U.S. MEN, WOMEN AND GIRLS ASCENDED IN 2017
US men again failed to win a Slam or capture the Davis Cup. Still, 2017 was a great year for American tennis. Sloane Stephens came back from No. 957 to win the US Open. Serena’s Australian Open win was...
View ArticleWORST DAY IN US SLAM HISTORY?: 10 US PLAYERS ON OPENING DAY OF AUSSIE OPEN
By John Huston and Bill Simons During one notable Mohammed Ali bout The late, great Howard Cosell shouted, “Down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier, down Goes Frazier.” Today in Melbourne, the few...
View ArticleOF KARMA, VEGGIE MATE AND THE PETKO DANCE – Aussie Open Buzz
BLAME IT ON VEGGIE MATE: While referencing America’s disastrous opening day, Nick McCarvel joked that the US was being paid back because America’s Kraft Corporation once bought Australia’s beloved...
View ArticleTHE DESERT BLOOMS: The World’s Best Come to Indian Wells’ Garden
FED: The Swiss fellow who can’t help but astonish us is obviously a mountain guy. But, with a home in Dubai and his love of the Coachella Valley, it’s clear he’s also into deserts. Bring on the heat!...
View ArticleORACLE TENNIS REPORT: Shout and Yell, Here Comes Danielle
BOOSTED BY A $100,000 GRANT, DANIELLE COLLINS SCORED A SPRING SURGE As in life, so in business and sports – you never know how your decisions, your investments and choices will turn out. Translation:...
View ArticleUS OPEN: A RAFA EPIC, FRENCH FRIES, PSYCHO FANS AND A WHOLE LOTTA NOISE
DAVIS CUP FINAL TO INDIAN WELLS IN THREE OF THE NEXT FOUR YEARS? When Los Angeles’ Franklin Johnson was the President of the USTA, it seemed like virtually all of America’s Davis Cup ties were played...
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