While the U.S. Tennis Association prepares to choose and name a new U.S. Davis Cup captain to replace Patrick McEnroe, it is interesting to look back 11 years at the start of the U.S. captaincy of Patrick’s older brother John. Arguably the greatest American Davis Cupper in … [Read more...]
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day: Maria Sharapova at Nike’s Prime Knockout Tennis Event
And yes it's literally is sunshine on a cloudy day today as it has been pouring rain for the past three days where I live. While the firemen drain the water from the streets, and I barely can get out of the house, it seemed like a good time to scour the net looking for new … [Read more...]
Cahill Turns Down Murray, Lendl To Return And Bryan Bros. Make History
*The Aussie former coach of Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill, has ruled himself out of the running to become Andy Murray’s latest coach. The Scot had hoped to land the former US Open semifinalist following his recent split with Miles Maclagen but Cahill has … [Read more...]
IT’S NOT ALWAYS A WALK IN THE PARK FOR UMPIRES
When does it become not acceptable to play tennis in the 21st century where TV scheduling and pleasing the sponsors appears now to take precedence over the welfare and requests of the players? Now this is an oversight criticism of tennis itself. It may not relate fully to … [Read more...]
IS “B” FOR “BORG” OR FOR “BOSTON” OR PERHAPS FOR “BRUINS”?
Bjorn Borg played his first match in the United States in 10 years Thursday night at the $150,000 Staples Champions Cup, part of the global Champions Series tennis circuit. He beat fellow Swede Mikael Pernfors 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 (Champions Tie-breaker). It is interesting to see … [Read more...]
