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"You've got to go to the first week of a Slam." "The best tennis is during the first week of a Slam.....
Last Sunday, I headed out east to the not-so-crowded streets of Sayville, NY, hoping to solidify a t....
I've been watching a lot of Olympic tennis lately, thanks to NBC's extensive online coverage of the ....
The draw for the tennis event of the 2008 Olympic Games has just been made. Here are a few short tho....
Dear Roger, Congratulations. Seriously. Although someone finally wrestled the No.1 ranking from your....
In the United States, we’ve just finished celebrating two major holidays – Thanksgiving and Black Fr....
Novak Djokovic and Richard Gasquet have both played in matches this year that showed off their own b....
After watching David Nalbandian defeat Roger Federer for the second consecutive Masters Series tourn....
While one Swiss tennis player is making inroads on the sport’s all-time records, another Swiss is ju....
For many reasons, tennis fans are enjoying a golden age. Roger Federer is on the verge of eclipsing ....
Roger Federer's first Wimbledon crown in 2003 may have signalled his arrival as a perennial Grand Sl....
Tennis is one of the few sports that elects to have its defining events played in the middle of its ....
I've been watching a lot more Davis Cup this year than I have in the past. I'm not exactly sure why;....
Valeri Kharmalov. Boris Mikhailov. Vladislav Tretiak. These are names synonymous with the Soviet Uni....
A number of people have been asking me about my predictions for the US Open. Since I won’t be around....
Novak Djokovic’s win in Montreal this past weekend confirmed many things. The first was that he is u....
Andy Murray has finally returned to the ATP tour. He’s been injured since Hamburg, and since then it....
I thought for sure that I was going to wait until Montreal to start posting again, but that was befo....
Two years ago, I remember staying up well into the early hours to watch the now-classic US Open quar....
With the hard court 'second' season upon us, I want to focus on what I believe is the over-arching ....
Despite New England taking its cue from England and this year's Wimbledon, the early-morning rain in....
As a reporter, it’s nice to see your assertions and hypotheses turn into reality. On Saturday, I th....
Twenty-seven years ago in the north-east United States, a prominent international sporting competiti....
Before I had a sense of vocation about devoting my life to tennis, I didn't know a thing about the F....
In the Grand Slam matches Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have faced each other (2005-2007 French Ope....
After watching nine hours of tennis (which amazingly could be restated as two matches) I don’t even ....
Whenever Roger Federer’s matches are shown on television, I always make every effort to watch them. ....
At Grand Slam events, the first 'marquee' match of the tournament doesn’t usually occur until the t....
Not having had viewing access to the grass court tournaments in Nottingham or 's-Hertogenbosch this ....
After watching clay-court matches for the past few months, one thing that I forgot about tennis on g....
On my weekly 'Monday Net Post' column at www.tennis.com, I mention my shining star of the week on bo....
The French Open semi-final between the two youngsters (compared to Roger Federer and Nikolay Davyden....
So, how about those French Open quarter-finals? On Monday, I predicted that only one of the four qua....
Today was an important day for me. I made the decision to watch the men's semi-finals at the French ....
The fourth round of the French Open is just about complete in Paris, and while there have been some ....
Almost three years ago to the day, I was in Paris at the tail end of a three week study-abroad trip.....
After Roger Federer lost the first set to Rafael Nadal in a 6-2 lambasting, I was preparing in my mi....
The final in Hamburg is the one that most people were expecting, but I doubt many of them thought th....
When I get up at five in the morning, sometimes I think I'm seeing things.I turned on Tennis Channel....
They say that first impressions are important. After watching countless hours of tennis over the pas....
While watching the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Friday, I took two specific things away from the t....
The first day of play at the Rome Masters will most likely be remembered in the annals of tennis his....
David, in the form of Guillermo Canas, couldn’t slay another giant this time – Rafael Nadal won in B....
In this week’s 56-player draw in Barcelona, there was not only ample room for eight byes in the larg....
Roger Federer can change many things. He can effortlessly change the flight of the ball with his pre....
If your cup of tea is tennis that mimics a chess match, where one break of serve is akin to an unsus....
In honour of Tuesday night’s 7-0 rout of the Atlanta Thrashers at the hands of the New York Rangers ....
The Valencia Open finalists have been determined – Nicolas Almagro and Potito Starace, who respectiv....
For the most part, I feel that men’s tennis has a tremendous amount of parity at the moment. There a....
One of the most unique elements of Davis Cup tennis that sets itself apart from the rest of the tour....
There were few surprises in the first two Masters Series tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami, save....
Progress reports after the first two Masters Series tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami have throw....
Novak Djokovic’s championship ceremony in Key Biscayne on Sunday marked the conclusion of a month of....
While watching the Guillermo Canas-Tommy Robredo match, I got to thinking about how Canas’s remarkab....
Tennis writers refer to back-to-back victories at the first two Masters Series events of the year as....
It wasn't Andy Roddick that Roger Federer was playing in his second-round match in Miami. But judgin....
The thud you might have heard emanating from Miami, Florida wasn’t just Gael Monfils’ latest early-r....
Rafael Nadal played one of the best shots that I’ve ever seen in what I believe was the first game o....
The upcoming Rafael Nadal-Andy Roddick semi-final at Indian Wells could easily be dubbed 'The battle....
Today's post features a running diary of the Richard Gasquet/Andy Roddick fourth-round tussle in Ind....
Roger Federer/Guillermo Canas - you know the result, but remember, it's only one match, in more ways....
The Indian Wells match between Rafael Nadal and Arnaud Clement was one of the better first round con....
I held off writing my most recent post until today (as opposed to last night) – and boy, I am glad t....
Before the Masters Series events in Indian Wells and Miami, there is a pretty tasty appetiser going ....
Andy Murray had a number of impressive victories last year. He took out Lleyton Hewitt in the San Jo....
In my opinion, some of the smaller European tennis tournaments get no love. Two weeks ago, the Tenni....
According to my haikus, (which were graciously put on the Davis Cup's official website - see link) I....
The first round of the Davis Cup is about to start, and interestingly enough, seven of the contests ....
The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) will talk up the round robin (RR) format that makes i....
I love the Grand Slams, just like everyone else. But I like the other tournaments on the ATP Tour as....
When I posted the above picture around 6:15 a.m. this morning to note that, while Roger Federer had ....
I’m not traveling for a long time. Don’t even ask me. The only way I travel this weekend, do I even ....
A quick midday update is in order - partly because I am in a time crunch, partly because time is not....
I'm not one to proclaim that I have expert level knowledge of the technical side of tennis -- I only....
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