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Sports Central
April 15, 2009
Mert Ertunga |
Andres Gimeno in Tennis HOF? A little-known player from Spain, a legend by all means in his home country, Andres Gimeno will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.   |
Sports Central
March 13, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
"Manolito" Enters Tennis Hall of Fame It was announced late February that Manuel Orantes, the Spanish left-handed player of the '70s and early '80s will be inducted to International Tennis Hall of Fame. |
Sports Central
June 20, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
Half a Century Ago at Wimbledon... Fifty years ago there was a vast gap between how much the men's champion has been revered over the years and how little is known about the women's champion. |
Sports Central
February 18, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
Five Questions With Pat Cash For most tennis fans, Pat Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon winner, member of multiple Australian Davis Cup teams in the 1980s, and former top-five player, needs no introduction. |
Sports Central
May 25, 2007
George Soules |
Why Federer Still Has Something to Prove Is Roger Federer as great as they say? Or is the competition these days not what it once was? |
Sports Central
June 7, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Why Tennis Media Needs a Reality Check When a commentator like John McEnroe gets caught up in the moment and makes a "far out there" remark, it shows that everyone is prey to the seduction of exaggeration. |
Sports Central
July 3, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
Federer is One of a Kind Whether you are a fan of baseliners, serve-and-volley style, or an all-court style of tennis, one thing is certain: you will enjoy watching Roger Federer. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Will Wimbledon Determine Who is Greatest Ever? Immediately following the French Open final, the debate began in earnest again about Roger Federer being declared the best tennis player of all-time. |
AskMen.com
June 29, 2015
Van Sias |
How Tennis Has Changed In The Past 20 Years What has happened to men's tennis in the last 20 years? Wimbledon gives us a chance to reflect. |
Sports Central
July 17, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
Debunking Tennis' Biggest Myths In tennis, facts often become distorted, certain players undeservingly become failures, and what starts out as a harmless exaggeration turns into a "well-known fact." |
Sports Central
March 28, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
The Strangest Oddities in Tennis Certain oddities in tennis do not get much media space or time. Here are a few examples. |
Sports Central
September 26, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
If Not For Agassi... What more can be said about Andre Agassi, the American tennis legend who finally called it quits after his third-round loss in the U.S. Open? Quite frankly, nothing. |
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 Central
May 15, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
Hard Road Ahead For Top Seeds at French Until a few months ago, any tennis enthusiast would have predicted that the winner of Roland Garros in 2012 would be either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic -- sorry, Roger Federer fans, but if you picked him, you were being partial. |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2002 |
Wimble-done? Point-counterpoint: One writer says modern rackets and a scarcity of grass events weaken the tournament's cachet. Another says it's time to celebrate a surface that makes everyone equal and defines the elite. |
Sports Central
August 1, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Remembering Stefan Edberg's Last Hurrah Let's summarize this incredible accomplishment: Edberg played four matches in a row, remained on the court a total of over 20 hours, and captured the last Slam title of his career to write history. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders I decided to write about one of the ultimate clubhouse chatter subjects: one-hit wonders of the tennis world. |
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
May 16, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Courier's legacy Tennis Q&A: career of Jim Courier, who retired last week... Advice for Pete Sampras... Jennifer Capriati... Why are Marat Safin's best results on clay?... etc. |
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 Central
December 18, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
2009 Tennis Christmas Wish List Other than the couple of charity events that go on during this time, professional tennis has taken a break. For tennis fans, this is about the loneliest time of the year. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
L. Jon Wertheim |
The Party's Over The greatest generation of U.S. male players showed its age at Wimbledon. |
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 Central
June 26, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
Wimbledon Preview: Who'll Stop the Reign? Should the All-England Lawn and Tennis Club even bother hosting Wimbledon for the men this year? Many athletes say that it's not worth showing up if they don't have a chance to win. |
Sports Central
February 27, 2004
Motez Robinson, Jr. |
A View of the Evolution of Tennis I have been involved in tennis as a player and instructor for nearly 30 years and have seen and experienced the changes that have occurred in the game. Over the last 30 years, the game has basically retreated from net play to baseline play. |
Sports Central
June 20, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
Wimbledon, Save Us! A flip of a coin would have been more exciting than guessing the outcomes of tournaments and matches so far. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Decade of Recovery This past decade was not only a decade of recovery, but also a decade that put forth solid foundation for what could possibly be the second golden age of tennis. |
Sports Central
March 30, 2011
Luke Broadbent |
Legends From the Past: Henri Cochet In 1927, Cochet was the last person to win a Wimbledon final after being two sets down. It's little wonder that the International Tennis Hall of Fame has affectionately named him Henri Houdini. |
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 Central
January 17, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
2007 ATP Season Has Major Shoes to Fill With the Australian Open, the unofficial grand opening of the professional tennis season, suddenly upon us, it's time to recap the best of the best of 2006 and look ahead to 2007. |
Sports Central
May 17, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
Nadal and Federer Enough for ATP? There's a heated rivalry at the top of the men's tennis world -- the 'Swashbuckling Spaniard' Rafael Nadal versus the ever-dominant Roger Federer. |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Most memorable matches of the '90s Tennis Q&A: five best matches of the 1990s... least amount of talent?... etc. |
Sports Central
January 12, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Everyday Tennis Clubhouse Moments Clubhouse moments represent by a wide margin the primary connection of today's tennis fan with the sport that he/she loves. |
Sports Central
May 11, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Where Did All the Americans Go? This week, the tennis headline on most major sports news outlets is that for the first time ever there are not American players in the top 10 of both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
L. Jon Wertheim |
Clay Pigeons With one exception, U.S. men just can't play on the French Open's slow surface. |
Sports Central
April 19, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
Newsflash: Roddick Doesn't Dance! Just a week ago, I had the pleasure of attending an early-season tennis event in Atlantic City, New Jersey -- the Caesar's Tennis Challenge. |
AskMen.com
June 25, 2012
Van Sias |
Roger Federer At Wimbledon If there was ever a sure thing in tennis, it was Roger Federer seeing his name etched on the side of the big gold trophy. |
Sports Central
June 6, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
How to Revive U.S. Men's Tennis The American men are mediocre at best. |
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
March 12, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Guga, Guga and more Guga Last week I explained that the reason Gustavo Kuerten is seldom discussed here -- relative to his ranking, anyway -- is because I rarely receive questions that pertain to him. Apres moi, le deluge... |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Agassi vs. Mac Would John McEnroe have beaten Andre Agassi if they played when both were in their primes? |
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 Central
September 8, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Changing of the Guard in Men's Tennis? The fact that there is nobody called Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer in the finals of a Slam tournament for the first time since the 2005 Australian Open does not necessarily point to the end of an era. |
Sports Central
April 24, 2008
Tom Kosinski |
Bon Giorno, Mia Fratello and Fratella! Former Italian tennis great Adriano Panatta Panatta is now in charge of all grand sporting events in Rome -- including the Italian Open in May. Rome is a great town to relax, enjoy great history, food, and fun -- and this year, great tennis. |
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 Central
April 20, 2006
Tom Kosinski |
Was This the Davis Cup or Maybe Cup? A review of the Davis Cup tournament, plus Gene Scott memorialized. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Sharapova, Errani, and the French Open Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam on Saturday. Two or three years ago, I never would have believed it. |
Sports Central
July 29, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Roland Garros vs. Wimbledon Fans (Pt. 2) In contrast to French Roland Garros fans, British Wimbledon fans are less emotional and more serious, and their attachments to tradition and to the sport outweigh all others. |
Sports Central
May 30, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
Roland Garros: Notes From Qualifying Week I must express once again my admiration for French tennis fans. They still came in fair numbers to watch the qualifying rounds, ready with their umbrellas, their plastic raincoats that cover the whole body. |
Sports Central
March 8, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
It's Official, Tennis is Cool Bjorn Borg and Arthur Ashe. Yep, a whole page in GQ magazine dedicated to two hall of fame tennis players. I am proud and happy that the author chose two tennis players, period. |
