AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Twirlgate Just for Show? Calling BS on Billie Jean King’s...
Maria Sharapova has talked about her passion for fashion, and how she enjoys helping with the designs of the tennis dresses she wears, including the little black tennis dress. Last year, Glamour...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN OPEN: Venus Williams Getting Her Farewell Run? No Way (I Think)
The tennis gods like to give aging superstars one last good-bye run. Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras. It’s a graceful way out. And it’s something about luck mixed with wringing out the last...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN OPEN: Rafael Nadal not just Rusty. Body Broken
It takes a recklessness to be Nadal. It’s not only about running with abandon, but also about throwing everything you have with every single body part into every single motion. It is to push limits,...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN OPEN: Real Housewives of Tennis and the Welcome Tension of Andy...
When Jimmy Connors didn’t approve of John McEnroe, he put his finger in Mac’s face and started jawing. When Andy Murray was unhappy with Tomas Berdych Thursday at the Australian Open, he tattled....
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN OPEN: No One Tells the Same Punchline 1,000 Times in a Row. You’ll...
I’ll be honest and say I’m a little tired of the joke. It is actually a tennis classic, built into the fabric of the sport. But every. . .single. . .time someone ends a long losing streak against...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN OPEN: Serena Williams Chases the Past. The Present, Future Chase...
Serena Williams is traveling in time, chasing the past. It’s all about history for her now. But that’s not new. What was new from the Australian Open was that the present and the future have decided...
View ArticleWIMBLEDON: Hey, Tiger(Woods) Dads. Time to Reconsider Your Role Model. Serena...
Serena Williams made a silly, charming, wholly unnecessary tribute video recently, dancing to Beyonce’s “7/11.” She took the time to do a photo shoot for a Vogue cover. Just a few days ago, she was on...
View ArticleU.S OPEN: Djokovic Still Wanting What Federer Has. One Intense Way to Get it
Novak Djokovic at the French Open By Greg Couch Novak Djokovic thinks he has done all he can. But he hasn’t. He has beaten Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the biggest matches at the most important...
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