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How come no one calls Nadal “quirky”? 7 Jul 2013 | 06:59 am
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Breakthroughs, flukes, and the fear of success 4 Jul 2013 | 05:43 pm
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‘A hacker with a big serve’ 28 Jun 2013 | 06:04 am
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“Anything I could do to support women I have done” 24 Jun 2013 | 01:57 am
Not being one to waste a moment, Serena Williams has already moved on to her next controversy. (Ugh, doesn’t she find it exhausting?) Her feud with Sharapova has taken on nasty overtones – so nasty th...
Serena, Steubenville, and the question of complicity 23 Jun 2013 | 10:03 pm
Serena Williams’ off-handed, unsolicited comments about the 16-year-old who was raped and humiliated by a group of Steubenville athletes ended up raising so many hackles that Serena was forced to issu...
The combination of power and finesse 17 Jun 2013 | 03:57 am
What stood out for me at the 2013 Roland Garros finals between Serena and Sharapova, was that Sharapova played a purely power game while Serena mixed in finesse. For a good portion of that match, Sere...
Errani, Ferrer, and the re-definition of finesse? 11 Jun 2013 | 07:09 am
There are so many paths to tennis success, so many different styles of playing and winning. Just think of the top ten women right now and it becomes easy to identify ways in which their games are tota...
Errani, Ferrer, and the re-definition of finesse? 11 Jun 2013 | 07:09 am
There are so many paths to tennis success, so many different styles of playing and winning. Just think of the top ten women right now and it becomes easy to identify ways in which their games are tota...
A bunch of Old Farts make it into Week Two 11 Jun 2013 | 06:05 am
I’m sorry but I couldn’t think of a better title. Maybe it’s because I have always been a supporter of Old Farts in tennis. My very first tennis love was an Italian named Gianluca Pozzi. I’m probably ...
“It doesn’t have the feel of a semi-final match” 11 Jun 2013 | 06:05 am
That was the general consensus regarding the blowout of a win put down by Serena Williams on Sara Errani at the semi-finals of this year’s Roland Garros. The actual quote from Chris Evert was, “It doe...