Agallivant, Author at SoleyTennisTravels.com

Make Dubai a Tennis Bucket List

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Agallivant

Previously published on March 1, 2020 for Tennis Panorama News By Andreen Soley of soleytennistravels.com (March 1, 2020) DUBAI, UAE – On TV screens, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships seems impossibly grand and too fantastical to contemplate…

Podcast #173: A Realz Church Service

Posted on April 13, 2020April 15, 2020 by Agallivant

During these trying times as folks are losing hope and faith in all things, we decided to take you back to church and bring you a deliverance service unlike no other. Janina…

Podcast #171: All is not swell at Indians Wells!!!

Posted on March 9, 2020April 15, 2020 by Agallivant

Back with another exciting episode for you in this very stressful time of a pandemic. We are here to serve you up the best medicine, laughter. So as usual, tennis thinks it…

Auckland’s Waiheke Island & Australia’s Great Ocean Road

Posted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by Agallivant

My trip to Australia and New Zealand involved more than tennis. Before my first night at the tennis on the 2nd Monday, I spent a few hours at the State Library of…

Fan Slam: Ten Years Later

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Agallivant

Completing the fan slam immediately begs the question: which one is the best? * In many ways, the answer depends on what matters to you. I started traveling the tennis tours regularly…

Completing the Fan Slam at 2019 Australian Open

Posted on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 by Agallivant

I hadn’t thought that I would complete the fan slam by attending all four of the tennis majors. I was happy to have visited all three in 2009. Since then, I have…

Australian Open 2019 Draw Show: The Matrix

Posted on January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 by Agallivant

Welcome to the 2019 tennis season! There is a reason why they call the Australian Open, the Happy Slam from the fans perspective: we have missed tennis and are hopeful for our…

Closing out the 2018 Tennis Season

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 by Agallivant

I’ve kept up the tradition of Indian Wells, US Open, and the World Tour Finals for the past 10 years! My how time has flown. This year, I was happy to add…

On the Road at the World Tour Finals 2018

Posted on November 21, 2018December 30, 2018 by Agallivant

I am back on the road. I took in the World Tour Final in London with a slight detour to see Hamilton, have afternoon tea at the Rosewood Hotel, and take a…

Reviewing Laver Cup in Chicago

Posted on September 27, 2018December 30, 2018 by Agallivant

It was a grand adventure in Chicago. On the podcast below, I break down all the good time that was had by the Federer faithful who trekked to the windy city for…

Burying the 2018 US Open

Posted on September 11, 2018December 30, 2018 by Agallivant

The 2018 US Open promised so much and delivered very little. With the heat and the final results, I’m happy putting hiding this slam in the bottom of the memory box. However,…

Delpo Masters Indian Wells and Federer

Posted on March 22, 2018December 30, 2018 by Agallivant

As Indian Wells is virtually in my backyard, it would be silly to not attend for even a few days. The PODCAST Be kind and share…FacebookTumblrTwitterPinterestemail Related posts: Indian Wells 2013 in…

Podcast #112: Spilling more ATP with Sergiy Stakhovsky

Posted on February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 by Agallivant

The 2018 Australian Open is over. We have feted the new tennis champions. It is time to talk about the possibility of an ATP tennis players’ union. We invited Sergiy Stakhovsky, who…