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1. Roger’s hypothetical faux-slam. Seriously people, he hasn’t won three in a row yet, but you’re already hyping him up for Australia and four in a row, which is being called the completion of a Grand Slam? Some nerve. Martina Navratilova completed the faux-slam but didn’t get credit for it… because it isn’t a grand […]
September 6, 2009
Melanie Oudin has a legitimate chance to make the top ten. Notice I didn’t say she would win grand slam titles or become #1. It is far, far to soon for anyone to make those predictions. So media people, just calm down! For now focus on one key component of this story: at 17, Oudin’s […]
September 3, 2009
Is there anyone in the women’s tournament who can beat Serena Williams when she plays like she did tonight? No. We’ve grown accustomed to watching Serena meander through the early rounds, even when she’s having an “on” year. She rarely plays her best when she isn’t pushed. Not tonight though. This was Serena at her […]
May 28, 2009
ESPN’s tennis coverage is generally excellent. (Though as yet unrated for the 09 French) ESPN’s tennis writers are mediocre to good. (That they all write for tennis magazine isn’t a great sign, is it?) ESPN’s headline writers have always been pretty bad. Wednesday’s bad headlines on Sharapova deserve comment because they don’t give her […]
February 11, 2009
This is the kind of post that I would attack if it was written by an opposing attorney in support of a motion…since it is pure speculation. However, that is what the internet is for, no? Jon Wertheim ranked his concern level about Sharapova’s career as a 7 out of 10. And that was in […]
January 24, 2008
Good to see that famous old sense of humor again. So far tonight, Shriver said the tournament director was going to keep the roof closed “to keep my hair from frizzing out.” She blamed him for retaliating against her for something she said 15 years ago when he was an umpire. Earlier she interviewed the […]
January 16, 2008
I told you will give credit when it is due. Over at ESPN.com, Bodo wrote a short post about legendary tennis coach Robert Landsdorp and his ties to second round opponents Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova. Landsdorp also schooled Tracy Austin and Pete Sampras on their groundstrokes. Of the four players, Sharapova is the odd […]
Passing Shots 
September 7, 2009
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