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…
Traveling alone can be a scary thought, especially if you’re a newbie (like me!). Going all the way to the other side of the world to a country you really don’t know…
(As it looks like I might not make the Asian swing this year, I asked Joanna to provide some insights on one of the tournaments on the tour. Based upon her overview,…
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…
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…
Hi folks, I feel like the hits keep rolling this week. It’s been weeks since I posted and now I have written two posts in quick succession. I had a chance to talk…
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…
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…
In 2013, I went to five ATP tournaments (including a slam): Indian Wells, CA; Washington, DC; Montreal, Canada; US Open; Basel, Switzerland; and the World Tour Finals. Of the six, Basel was…
One hour into my flight to Amsterdam, the pilot announces that he will be turning the plane around to return to Philadelphia. There is technical difficulty with the plane and they do…
I am happy to report that after some indelicate panicking, I am headed to London for WTF from Monday – Thursday. I think I may miss the Monday match but as it…
Today, I went to Legg Mason to get the lay of the land. While there I happened to mention I had Groupon tickets and the Box Office said I needed to get…
I cannot be a bad friend and just jump into tennis watching and neglect seeing some good peeps. So for the next two days I’m gonna catch up with some girlfriends and…
