Australian Open 2011: The Futility of a Grand Slam Dream

I’ve been Roger Federer‘s most devout and ardent admirer since that fateful forehand stinger down the line proceeded to rewrite the tennis history books in every way possible. I followed him with an almost manic passion—tracking each and every statistic, ordering merchandise from his foundation and devouring almost every article and tribute to him that I could lay my hands on. He... 

Australian Open 2011: The Futility of a Grand Slam Dream

I’ve been Roger Federer‘s most devout and ardent admirer since that fateful forehand stinger down the line proceeded to rewrite the tennis history books in every way possible. I followed him with an almost manic passion—tracking each and every statistic, ordering merchandise from his foundation and devouring almost every article and tribute to him that I could lay my hands on. He... 

Australian Open 2011: Midterm Grades Down Under

1) Tennis professionals are simple, uncomplicated creatures. Really, they are! Francesca Schiavone, perhaps one of the more surprising major winners on the WTA Tour in recent history could have come up with a cliche, run-of-the-mill response when asked how she kept herself motivated after her Roland Garros crescendo. “When you have one dollar,” she said instead, “you want to... 

Roger Federer: A Tale Of Two Rogers

In the immediate aftermath of a vacillating encounter with home-crowd favorite Gael Monfils, a resurgent Roger Federer could: a) be cooling off in the locker room with a “these-things-happen” attitude having already put the match behind him b) be kicking himself repeatedly for letting go of five match points as well as a break in the final set. c) be greedily wondering why the net... 

Tennis Thoughts: Roger’s Records, Caroline’s Curse and Another Tweeting Williams

I keep hearing how the tennis season is effectively over, and has been so since the time one Rafael Nadal created history by clinching his career grand slam at Flushing Meadows but that’s only partially true. The hard court circuit carries on through Asia and Europe before finally culminating at the Tour Championship Finals (London for the men and Doha for the women). As this happens, it’s... 

Tennis Thoughts: David, America, Roger-Rafa-Nole, and Peter Polansky

    At the outset of the Roger’s Cup in Toronto, here are a few of my penniless thoughts:   1) Don’t-cry-for-me David:  I believe David Nalbandian has earned his place as an ATP enigma. He’s a stalwart, a grinder and a very, very talented striker of the ball. I’m not surprised he hasn’t won a slam (although he does rank higher than Davydenko in my... 

Twitterness And Bitterness: Serena Williams Versus Farmers Classic

Oh the tweetness of Serena Williams! In a classic case of a “but-you-started-it” quarrel, the WTA World No. 1 unleashed a particularly vindictive side of her “diva-ish” self as she publicized (read: tweeted) the slight that she had received at the hands of the Farmers Classic tournament organizers. In a nutshell, the dispute plays out like this. Serena does promo work with... 

Tennis Thoughts: Roger, Martina, Serena and More

It takes about a month for the Wimbledon euphoria to abate – a period during which the tennis calendar seems to wedge itself in a slight lull before the actual storm presents itself over the hard courts of Toronto, Cincinnati, and eventually the bright lights of New York City. Just in case you felt out of touch, here are five story-lines that you might have missed from the tennis world: 1)... 

Sacrilegious Serena: The Greatest Of All Time?

Throughout Roger Federer’s golden period from approximately the end of 2003 to 2007, he somehow repeatedly failed to accomplish a goal that he couldn’t have cared less about – being on the cover of Sports Illustrated.  In fact, the first time it happened, he had to share it with Nadal as part of the “greatest-match-ever-played” syndrome that followed after the Spaniard’s... 

2010 Davis Cup: What’s Happened, Happening and Will Happen

My biggest gripe with professional tennis is strangely not the injury-resulting schedule that the ATP puts its players through. It’s with the average tennis fan who doesn’t appreciate the concept of tennis being a team sport and countries battling it out with each other for glory.  Individual sports usually end up being a “me versus the other guy” scenario. It’s about... 

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