Funny thing about victory speeches on the tennis Tour, you get the winner standing there, the adrenaline still flowing, listening to the emcee; retired American Great Jim Courier has been a witty and popular regular in this slot. He says…
The teenager’s sensational forehand shot as he moved sideways on the baseline sent the ball streaming into the deuce court for a winner even as Alex de Minaur, who thought he had just hit match point, came forward to the…
I don’t like tennis. I don’t like any sport involving balls, with the exception of soccer. Actually, all I know about the Olympic disciplines is what Dave Barry suggested: “Have you noticed that whatever sport you’re trying to learn, some…
The tennis at the Australian Open was superb. It takes some chutzpah to write this at a tournament where the defending and winningest champion — nine in total and the last three in a row! — is barred due to…
Peng Shuai’s supporters won a small victory as Tennis Australia reversed its ban on “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park yesterday, thanks to fans and supporters of the alleged victim of Chinese communist persecution….
Top seed Ashley Barty plays at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park this afternoon following what promises to be a thrilling morning to start the Australian Open, featuring defending champion Naomi Osaka against Camila Osorio and the most famous Greek…
After the Peng scandal, Djokogate? Not at all. Peng Shuai is a Chinese tennis player, one of the best in the world on the women’s tour just a few years back, now a prisoner of the Red Chinese. They do…
Novak Djokovic won 27 matches in a row over the past months, but he lost the one he most wanted, smiled through his tears, and said it all, “Tonight, even though I didn’t win the match, my heart is filled…
The phenomenal runs of the teen tennis queens at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows should not overshadow the no less, if different, phenomenal run of the Man of Belgrade. Forget for a moment the trivia, or better stated trivialized…
