Part of the price you must pay for all knowledge is to discover it for yourself. You must learn your own lessons… you must make your own mistakes… you pay your own…
I battled jet lag, tortuously long matches, and even longer lines to get into the courts but in the end, I saw some great folks: Venus, Serena, Andy, Stan, Delpo, Cilic, Verdasco,…
The French Open fails to thrill as practical challenges interrupted my enjoyment of the tennis. First, the French Open is very crowded; far more so than any of the ATP events I’ve…
Thank God the hotel turned out to be a great find. I booked myself into Novotel Hotel Paris Tour Eiffel . Of course, I got lost and wandered around as I struggled out a…
Am on the Eurostar to Paris for a few days at Roland Garros. I was able to buy grounds tickets online for a few days and I hope that’s actually what I…
After Miami, I was ready to keep going but the tour shifted to Europe and I just couldn’t see how to do it but a fortuitous phone call with a friend helped…
This time around the lessons learned were less about how to navigate the tournament and more about my lack of tennis knowledge. Staying with a friend is a great benefit but definitely…
It’s 5:56 AM and am on the Tri_Rail to Fort Lauderdale to catch my flight back to LA. I’m pinching myself that I made Miami happen. I’ve just spent 3 full days…
Miami has been secured and I don’t even know how it all worked out. Once I decided that Miami was going to happen, it was all I could think about throughout the…
It’s 10:51 pm and I’ve decided that I’ve just got to get to Miami’s tennis tournament. Indian Wells only served to whet my appetite; it didn’t fully satisfy me. I don’t know…
Igor Andreev beating Tsonga Fernando Verdasco Stanislas Wawrinka, bit of a holdover from Davis Cup Rafa vs Nalbandian match Rafa’s doubles partner, Marc Lopez Be kind and share…FacebookTumblrTwitterPinterestemail Related posts: Indian Wells…
Find hotels that offer shuttles to the tournament. It may be a bit more expensive but it’s worth it not to think about parking and driving after sitting in the sun for…