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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…

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…

RealzTenisFanz Podcast #107: 2017 RTF Podcast Awards for Tennis

Posted on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 by Agallivant

It’s awards season, so we have decided to hand out our very own awards for best and worst performances on the tennis tours. We reviewed a #Fedal season on the ATP tour…

Seeing Federer Capture his 8th Wimbledon

Posted on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 by Agallivant

I am not a sports fan, I am a tennis fan. More specifically, I am a live tennis fan. So, while I will occasionally pull up a stream to watch my favorites…

Confronting Male Tennis Player Privilege

Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by Agallivant

Former tennis player, Raymond Moore resigned as CEO and tournament director at Indian Wells on Monday morning, March 21st in the wake of pushback from controversial comments he made during a breakfast…

Serena Williams is Tennis Sportsperson of the Year

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Agallivant

I’ve been thinking about the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (SOY). The list of twelve nominees is here. Sports Illustrated will make its announcement on Tuesday, December 14th, 2015. For now,…

Welcome to Wimbledon 2015

Posted on June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 by Agallivant

It’s one of my favorite times of the tennis calendar year. Wimbledon 2015 has arrived and it has brought us many good things already. Namely, a resurgent Venus Williams who doled out…

Temporarily Grounded: A Tennis Podcast with Cari Champion

Posted on May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 by Agallivant

I am temporarily grounded until summer 2015, when I hope to get back on the road to see live tennis. In the interim, I’ve been a guest on RealzTenisFanz Podcast. We take an…

2015 New Year Resolutions for Our Players to Watch

Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by Agallivant

2015 is just around the corner and we are continuing with that noble Roman tradition of crafting new year’s resolutions. I haven’t made a new year’s resolution in years and I am…

2014 Gratitude List: Build-A-Tournament for Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2014December 26, 2014 by Agallivant

‘Tis the season to consider what I want for Christmas and I have decided to build myself the perfect tournament based upon the ones I attended this year. The list includes: the…

Throwback Thursday: 2010 Totally Scientific Tennis Season Survey

Posted on December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 by Agallivant

In 2010, @fiorebianca, @trublu and I conducted a totally scientific tennis season survey via Twitter. The results are listed below. A few things stand out: Roddick was highly entertaining in 2010; Ernest Gulbis…

2014 Gratitude List – Twitter Meet-ups

Posted on December 14, 2014December 14, 2014 by Agallivant

As I focus on mundane and tedious things like lining up a new job for 2015, I’m feeling especially grateful for the elements that made my tennis travels extra special this year. Twitter…