On Hiatus 30 Nov 2010 | 10:43 am

U.S. Open Picks/Draw 30 Aug 2010 | 05:05 am

Men’s Singles: Winner: Andy Murray Finalist: Roger Federer Yes, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have divided up Slams for years, including 20 of the last 22 majors, and left the field few spoils....

Former No. 1s Forge Paths Back 2 Aug 2010 | 07:27 am

By Friday’s quarterfinals, only one of the three former No.1s in the draw at the Bank of the West was still alive. So what do we make of Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova more than halfw...

Wimbledon Picks 21 Jun 2010 | 01:55 am

Wimbledon Predictions Wimbledon appears slightly more open to me than in recent years on both the men’s and women’s sides. I would not be surprised if the tournament generates some unexpected results...

Clijsers Breaks Down Sharapova-Henin 25 May 2010 | 11:55 pm

I had the chance to interview Kim Clijsters by phone in Belgium this morning for an upcoming magazine article so I picked her brain a bit on the popcorn women’s match of the day: Justine Henin vs. Mar...

Rafa's Achilles' heel -- the Knees 24 May 2010 | 05:37 am

My Nadal cover story on Friday in USA Today in case you missed it.

Roland Garros Predictions 23 May 2010 | 12:06 pm

Following a tradition I started with the blog, I will pick the winner and finalist for Roland Garros and then sit back and let the embarrassment ensue. I will also take a quick look at how I see the d...

Meet Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 19 Mar 2010 | 06:42 am

Until now, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez might be best known to U.S. tennis fans for either her multisyllabic name or the ire she aroused in Serena Williams at last year’s French Open. In the third-roun...

Snow Dogs Meets Cool Runnings: The Story of Jamaican Musher Newton Marshall 15 Mar 2010 | 06:04 am

You won’t find Newton Marshall among the Iditarod leaders charging towards Nome in what is shaping up as another classic finish. But his story is as compelling as any of the 71 mushers who started the...

Nalbandian Tries to Defy the Odds in Comeback from Hip Surgery 14 Mar 2010 | 01:13 pm

David Nalbandian will never win over fans with his personality. Disdainful of the media, surly with tour officials and opponents and seemingly indifferent to his public persona, the Argentine has no t...