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Sports Illustrated
June 18, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Sampras may be spent A few of you asked what I make of Sampras' epochal collapse, and I honestly don't know. It's not as though he is losing to elite players and simply relinquishing his grip to Generation Next.   |
Sports Illustrated
March 25, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Hewitt on and off the court After Lleyton Hewitt's 6-1, 6-2 drubbing of Tim Henman at Indian Wells, I'm left wondering: Without the help of chicken pox -- or Nicolas Escude and a grass court -- how do you beat this guy? |
Sports Illustrated
July 1, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Missing in action What keeps young guns from consistent Slam performances. |
Sports Illustrated
June 10, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Capriati is at a loss There are a million cheap shots I'll avoid making at J-Cap's expense (being in Paris makes one softer than brie). But let's just say that she hasn't exactly grasped the nuances of the rankings system. |
Sports Illustrated
July 15, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Saving American tennis Demanding more accountability from the good folks in White Plains. |
Sports Illustrated
July 9, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Venus, Goran come through I haven't watched too much tennis until this year, but after following the French Open and the first two days of Wimbledon, I can truly say how ugly the game of men's tennis is when it's played on grass... |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Safin has a good shot at No. 1 Rating the courts of the Slam venues... Prognosticating on the future rivalries in tennis... |
Sports Illustrated
October 1, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Is Roddick fragile? Is it too soon for American men's tennis fans to worry about The Franchise? Also, am I the only one who winces watching him skid and dive on hard courts? |
Sports Illustrated
August 20, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Solving the rankings riddle As a USTA poster boy, rest assured Andy Roddick will be playing every match on a show court. He's popping serves, bludgeoning his groundies and moving well. More impressive, he's been showing poise that belies his age... |
Sports Illustrated
April 30, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Sowing the seeds of a controversy What do you make of the Wimbledon seeding controversy?... Sampras's loss to Andy Roddick maybe wasn't such an upset after all... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
September 24, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Back to our show How on earth could the WTA not have canceled the Big Island Open in Hawaii?... |
Sports Illustrated
November 20, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Tag-team tennis? With all apologies to the traditionalists at Wimbledon, I'm all for a WWF-style version of tennis, at least for promotional purposes. Matches would be played as singles, but tag-team style, with players able to bail out and switch with their partners when in need of "help"... |
Sports Illustrated
June 26, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
London calling Questions answered: Has Martina Hingis created her own worst enemy in Mary Pierce? Will Pete Sampras choke? Is Arvind Parmar the real deal?... |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2001
L. Jon Wertheim |
Plenty of Anna-tude In his new book Venus Envy: A Sensational Season Inside the Women's Tennis Tour, L. Jon Wertheim draws back the curtain on the soap opera that is the WTA Tour. The following is an excerpt from the chapter on everyone's favorite nonwinner, Anna Kournikova... |
Sports Illustrated
June 22, 2000 |
Previewing Wimbledon's women Sports Illustrated staff writer Jon Wertheim breaks down the women's draw at this year's Wimbledon, predicting how the seeds will fare and looking at some dark horses and intriguing opening matchups. |
Sports Illustrated
August 21, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Visitors' guide to the U.S. Open Must-dos and must-sees for those attending their first US Open... Plus, Why not move the Australian Open to October?... Anna Kournikova's coldness to the press... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
New Wimbledon seeding process has worked I think it helped the men avoid a bazillion upsets while there were still some pretty good matchups. With the big names remaining, the second week should be pretty exciting... |
Sports Illustrated
September 9, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
An Open to remember Some random notes on a pretty fair U.S. Open |
Sports Illustrated
March 6, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Anna, Anna everywhere Tennis Q & A. |
Sports Illustrated
April 29, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Inside the Fed Cup controversy On the Billie Jean King/House of Capriati battle royal... |
Sports Illustrated
March 18, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Slovak uprising How can such a relatively small country produce so many consistent tennis players? |
Sports Illustrated
September 24, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Grand it ain't Olympic tennis fever isn't contagious |
Sports Illustrated
June 18, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Early thoughts on Wimbledon Wimbledon's seeding formula: You love it. You hate it. You're confused and frustrated to the point of Ulhas from New Delhi, who suggests scrapping seeding altogether -- that action might yield disastrous first-round matchups but it would extinguish the controversy. My take? |
Sports Illustrated
August 27, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Just a matter of time for Hewitt With Rafter, Agassi and Pete Sampras in their sunset years, I can't imagine Hewitt not winning at least a Slam or two on clay, concrete and Rebound Ace within the next decade... |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Back with some bite Are you a tennis junkie?... Eric Van Harpen is out as Anna Kournikova's coach... 10 suggested ATP Tour slogans that were rejected in favor of New Balls, Please... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 6, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Venus speeds past Marion Jones From the Mailbag: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Sports Illustrated has declared Venus Williams Sportswoman of the Year. This award belongs to Marion Jones. No one even comes close. Of course I could be wrong... |
Sports Illustrated
July 16, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
The good and bad of Ivanisevic I was happy to see Goran Ivanisevic finally win Wimbledon until I saw his post-match news conference, during which he referred to a linesman as a "faggot." Why doesn't the press call him on his bigotry? |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
It's all about grass It is completely counterintuitive that tennis' "magical fortnight," as some put it, its most esteemed event, is played on the most anomalous and rare surface. But that's the way it goes: Wimbledon is the Rose Bowl of tennis... |
Sports Illustrated
February 25, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Free advice for tennis' top stars I often wish that I could talk to certain players and make little suggestions. Here's a list of advice I'd give... |
Sports Illustrated
April 16, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Making it easier to double down The ATP Tour's move to increase the number of top singles players in the doubles draw has generated some controversy, especially among doubles specialists who feel threatened with banishment from la vida tennis. Who wouldn't want to see marquee players spend more time on the court? |
Sports Illustrated
July 10, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
American Beauty In very different ways, it was now or never for both Wimbledon champs.... |
Sports Illustrated
October 23, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
How to beat the Williamses Why aren't other players following up on Lindsay Davenport's style of beating the Williams sisters? I thought that her technique revealed a weakness in their games... Plus, many other tennis questions... |
Sports Illustrated
July 23, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
A tennis-book wish list My friend and I were checking out the WTA Tour message boards the other day and came across a thread on the "World's Shortest Tennis Books"... |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
No rest for the best While the women's game overall has improved immensely, I'm consistently frustrated by the fact that the top players (with the exception of the amazing yet annoying Wiliams sisters) have failed to round out their games... |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
ATP needs new marketing strategy The tour tries desperately to cultivate "stars" and "personalities," yet the first major was won by a Swedish veteran who repeatedly described himself as bland and who reacted to the biggest win of his life by grinning and approaching the net to shake his opponent's hand... |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Overdue accolades Congrats to all those tennis players who had the mettle to medal... |
Sports Illustrated
August 7, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Getting blitzed by Venus Well, last week yours truly got an earful from Venus Williams, who chastised me -- good naturedly, with a smile on her face, I hasten to add -- for being "too negative" and "too sarcastic." |
Sports Illustrated
April 1, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Wrapping up the Nasdaq-100 Why isn't the Nasdaq-100 officially elevated to Grand Slam No. 5 status? Unlike all other non-Grand Slams, it has the same number of rounds as the other four major tournaments... |
Sports Illustrated
October 7, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Ladies' might Presenting the top women tennis players of the last 25 years |
Sports Illustrated
August 19, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Near the top Jelena Dokic's path to te.nnis stardom is chock full of obstacles |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Mac needs to cede some of spotlight John McEnroe, along with many others, has complained about the lack of interest in the ATP Tour and the related lack of personality of its top stars. Is it possible he's part of the problem? |
Sports Illustrated
January 21, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Hewitt needs to be more media-friendly Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt is locked in mortal combat with the Australian media. I'm assuming that when he's Up Over, he'll be more accommodating... |
Sports Illustrated
September 10, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Wrapping up the Open Credit Hewitt with playing his best tennis when it mattered most... Aside from playing unsurpassing tennis, the Williams sisters were dual models of poise during the Open... |
Sports Illustrated
May 7, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Roddick excites American fans Pretty soon, seats on the Andy Roddick bandwagon are going to be available through scalpers only... |
Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Me, myself and tennis What is this attitude about Martina Navratilova playing doubles again?... Lindsay Davenport or Martina Hingis?... Jensen brothers... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
April 8, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Surprise, surprise Great tennis players rarely scout unfamiliar opponents... |
Sports Illustrated
August 13, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Recognizing Guga, scolding Capriati Next time the topic of the fittest players in men's tennis comes up, remember Gustavo Kuerten playing a set and half against Tim Henman on Sunday and then returning 20 minutes later to beat Pat Rafter... |
Sports Illustrated
December 2, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Kafelnikov left us wanting more Without fail, the Davis Cup furnishes enough drama, intrigue, backstories and passion plays to warrant an HBO miniseries. Last weekend was no exception. |
Sports Illustrated
July 8, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Wrapping up Wimbledon Some random ruminations from a random Wimbledon. |
Sports Illustrated
September 16, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Agassi's legacy Andre easily ranks among the best of the past 20 years. |
