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Sports Illustrated July 25, 2000 L. Jon Wertheim |
Scorecard McEnroe's outsized ego proves no match for U.S. apathy |
Salon.com July 11, 2000 Larry Platt |
John McEnroe His combination of talent and temperament worked hand in hand, exploding on the court and turning tennis into performance art. |
Sports Illustrated September 16, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Pat Mac talks Davis Cup Afflicted by Davis Cup fever? We didn't think so. But Patrick McEnroe believes tennis fans might be if there were some rhyme or reason to the competition's time and season. |
Sports Central November 18, 2008 Mert Ertunga |
One Player Can Make the Difference Does one player, like Rafael Nadal, really mean that much to a team? |
Sports Illustrated July 4, 2000 S.L. Price |
Inside Tennis Vladimir Voltchkov, ranked No. 237, fought his way into the second week of Wimbledon |
Sports Central December 11, 2011 Angus Saul |
The Davis World Cup? Rumors have been circulating for a while now. Among the fans. Among the players. The Davis Cup has lost meaning! The format is redundant, even irrelevant in today's world. The tennis world is calling out for change! |
Sports Illustrated July 24, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Stuck in a circle No easy solution to U.S. Davis Cup problems |
Sports Central April 14, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Has Gone to the Clones The game needs more unique players, and more individual, unique games. Johnny Mac is on the right track. |
Sports Central October 7, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Offseason Reading Picks No tennis to watch? Then read about the game. Tennis books are secret gems that most tennis fans choose to ignore. Here are four worth a trip to the bookstore or library. |
Sports Illustrated April 11, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Davis Cup on the mind Tennis Q&A: Pete Sampras... clay court?... cheerleaders and music added to the sport of tennis... etc. |
Sports Central November 28, 2012 Mert Ertunga |
Stellar 2012 Season Had a Few Low Points 2012 will go down as one of the best tennis seasons in the history of the game. On the men's side, we witnessed the confirmation of what many have accurately predicted back at the end of the previous decade: the next Golden Age of Men's Tennis is here. |
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 December 26, 2013 Mert Ertunga |
The Greatest Player of All-Time Debate Is it Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer? Will Novak Djokovic soon be added to the list? In any case, the Greatest of All-Time debate has been alive since the mid-1990s. |
Sports Central April 9, 2013 Mert Ertunga |
The U.S. vs. Serbia Davis Cup Tie Aftermath It's not unthinkable that Serbia would defeat the U.S.A, but that the world's number one ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan twins, would lose on Saturday to a doubles tandem composed of Nenad Zimonjic and some guy named Ilija Bozoljac. |
Sports Central March 9, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Heroism, Failure, Redemption in Davis Cup Dramatic! Sensational! Stunning! Call it what you will, there is nothing like it. The Davis Cup is not your everyday tennis tournament type of excitement, as this past weekend proved once again. |
Sports Central August 24, 2004 Tom Kosinski |
An Olympian Effort ... Viva Le Chile! Tennis is a sport dominated by great hand-eye coordination, innate timing, impressive physical conditioning, and incredible heart. Few sports, maybe none, can match the influence of heart and soul on the outcome of play more then tennis. |
Sports Illustrated February 12, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Johnny Mac to the rescue? I believe John McEnroe should have been selected to play Davis Cup to generate some interest from viewers like me. It would have been great. Big names are what the event needs, right? |
Sports Central October 1, 2015 Luke Broadbent |
Rule Changes? Tennis According to McEnroe John McEnroe did some work for the pan-European television channel, Eurosport, where he took on the role of "Tennis Commissioner" to give his opinion on rule changes. |
Sports Central October 8, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
The Never-Ending Sagas Are Back So, it's that time of the year -- things are slow around the tennis world. Really slow! |
Sports Central July 12, 2006 Ricky Dimon |
Bryan Brothers Shine On and Off Court The Bryan Brothers have now won the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon in doubles, a part of professional tennis of whose existence most sports fans - and even some tennis fans - are probably unaware. |
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 Central September 15, 2008 Luke Broadbent |
The Death of Doubles Tennis? Long gone are the days when the top players in the world would participate in doubles tournaments on a regular basis. |
Sports Central March 10, 2009 Mert Ertunga |
Valuable Lessons From Davis Cup Weekend This weekend's Davis Cup ties provided some valuable lessons to the federations, coaches, fans, and players. |
Sports Central December 12, 2007 Tom Kosinski |
The Annual Tennis Holiday Wish List With the allegations of match-fixing looming, the professional tennis game has a lot of work ahead in 2008. |
Sports Illustrated January 2, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Counting down to Australia A smattering of random questions this week from the hardcore tennis junkies. Don't look now, but the Australian Open starts two weeks from yesterday... |
Sports Illustrated July 1, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Missing in action What keeps young guns from consistent Slam performances. |
Sports Illustrated May 14, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Future Davis Cup captains After the Patrick McEnroe era comes to a close, which current player do you see as a future U.S. Davis Cup captain? I like Todd Martin, with Andre Agassi as a longshot... |
Sports Central January 26, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Just Say No to On-Court Tennis Coaching On-court coaching alters everything about the nature of the tennis match. |
Sports Illustrated July 17, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
It's the Williamses' mailbag ... The Williams Show seems to have been given a second season. What are the chances that Serena and Venus will seek out proper coaching now and fine-tune their games so that their father's prediction of them ranking 1 and 2 really can come true? |
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 Illustrated May 29, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Gaga over Guga Tennis Q&A: Gustavo Kuerten... Monica Seles' coach... up-and-coming players with signature playing styles and temperaments... what pro players, past or present, are known to be trick-shot artists... etc. |
Salon.com November 29, 2000 Allen Barra |
Oops, she lost again Anna Kournikova, the Britney Spears of tennis, is already nearing the end... |
Sports Central August 3, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
ATP's New Doubles: A Necessary Evil In case you haven't heard, ATP is changing the format for doubles once the U.S. Open ends. And that's a good "bad thing." Here's why. |
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 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 Central February 9, 2012 Angus Saul |
2012 a Record Year For Djokovic? As for 2012 being a record-breaking year for Djokovic? I don't think he'll break any records -- other than the longest Australian Open final -- but he's certain on having another great year. |
Sports Illustrated September 6, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Unfulfilled promise Head games keep French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo from reaching her peak... |
Sports Central October 26, 2010 Tom Kosinski |
Is the Tennis Season Too Long? The tennis season is way too long. Just like basketball, hockey, and baseball (the World Series hasn't even started yet and it's the end of October) tennis has become just another drawn out non-spectacle. |
Sports Illustrated July 29, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Incentive plan What motivates the Williams sisters? |
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 May 8, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
The Hot List who's hot and who's not in the tennis world: Marat Safin... Martina Hingis... Yevgeny Kafelnikov... Pete Sampras... etc. |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Anna, Pete ... and Steve Guttenberg Tennis Q&A: Anna Kournikova bandwagon... What must Pete Sampras do to win the French Open this year?... any chance of some young upstart no one has heard off winning one of the big four?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated April 30, 2002 L. Jon Wertheim |
Drama Queens A golden age of men's tennis is being overshadowed by a wacky women's tour... |
Sports Illustrated March 18, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Slovak uprising How can such a relatively small country produce so many consistent tennis players? |
Sports Central October 2, 2009 Luke Broadbent |
Is India an Emerging Tennis Force? India may well become a superpower on the political scene, but it's also a real possibility that India could soon be amongst tennis' elite. |
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 9, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
An Open to remember Some random notes on a pretty fair U.S. Open |
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... |
AskMen.com Christopher Hunt |
Miami Open Four things that really annoy tennis players. |
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"... |