I spoke to a fellow fan whom I’m meeting in Indian Wells today and it’s been years since she has attended a tournament. I realized again how fortunate I have been to…
Davis Cup continues with the US trailing 1-2 to Serbia, Switzerland 1-2 to Spain, but the Frenchies are through with 3-0 win over Germany. While the fan frenzy that Davis Cup inspires…
Contradictory reports make it impossible to know whether Federer will make his way to Indian Wells this month. According to the rumor mill he’s expected to withdraw but on his own website…
I long for the days when I was on the road, following tourneys week after week; if I wasn’t on the road, I was planning my next trip. Following tourneys via the…
http://www.memphistennis.com/results Le sigh, Verdasco went out in the first round to Jeremy Chardy, 76(4) 63 in straight sets. A match he was expected to win but may be it was too much…
http://www.sapopentennis.com/index2.html It does my heart good to see Verdasco lift the SAP Open Final trophy! Although I hoped Verdasco would have a stronger showing at the OZ ’10 (he went down to…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8511886.stm According to this post, Delpo may be out of commission for two months! That means no Delpo spotting in Indian Wells. Well, here’s hoping he’ll have a speedy recovery in time…
I just finished Pete Sampras’ A Champion’s Mind written with Peter Bodo. It may be a measure of my own inadequacies as a writer that my first inclination is to compare and contrast this book…
Dustin Brown, ranked 141 from Jamaica has just registered on my radar as he booted 4th seed, Marco Chiudinelli, from the South African Open. Time to go investigate his story. Be kind and…