Tennis is my main passion and it has carried me around the world for years: America, Australia and Europe. Everything turns around tennis. I try new ways of travelling, to arrange journeys that make sure this part of my life can...
It’s been awhile since I have considered the US Open a bucket list item for tennis fans. Blame it on the US Open being in my backyard for the few years I lived in New York City. While I can’t pretend...
My reserved seat in Armstrong paid off quite nicely when I saw this line-up for my Labor Day viewing at the US Open: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [22 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [17] vs Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) [7]...
The Midwest has a little tennis secret (that isn’t so little anymore, to be honest) called The Western and Southern Open. This tournament is a master’s 1000 event so all the top players are in attendance for the last major...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Western and Southern Open (Cincy Tennis) singles’ events: Serena Williams and Roger Federer. It’s great to see Serena capture her first title in Cincinnati and Roger get his 6th to take him to 22 masters shields. ...
These are some of my favorite photos from Sony Open Tennis in Miami. I was happy I managed to catch the tournament champions, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, at practice. Of course, I aimed for Federer but on the one day I was...
While in LA, I checked out the improvements to the tournament in Indian Wells. I arrived on Tuesday at 1 pm and left on Thursday morning. I bought a general admissions ticket ($53) for Tuesday and loge tickets for both day and evening...
In my last post, I sketched out a schedule of tournaments I hope to visit this year. I’ve already had to change it because of a wonderful new opportunity. I will be covering Sony Open 2014 for http://www.onthegotennis.com/! It’s a great space to...
Pass the giant posters of the top 8 Be kind and share... Related posts: Janko Tipsarevic and I Made It to the World Tour Finals Mardy Fish and I Made It to the World Tour Finals Fernando Verdasco and...
The top 8 men and doubles teams are in London’s O2 Arena, aside from Andy Murray who is sidelined with an injury. While better analysts have broken down the field here and here, I am focused on the O2 as a...
I am writing this post from a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Every time I set out on another tennis adventure, I’m always helped and sustained by friends. Some of them I have known for years, others are kindred spirits...
It’s taken me this long to recover from my trip to Basel, Switzerland. To be honest, I’m still trying to process what happened there and why it was such a wonderful surprise. I won’t try to hide it because it’s fairly...
One of the treats I have given myself at the US Open, since 2009 is a paid seat on Armstrong. I’ve learned over the years that casual and avid tennis fans love to spend Labor Day at the US Open, which...
