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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, and I do a lot of both, the Williams Sisters are back. The one thing I was certain of before the tournament began was that I was done with Venus and Serena. In years past I always anticipated their returns because I knew they would bring controversy, great drama and […]
July 5, 2009
Those are words I thought I’d never type. But his post-match speech was revealing. Pretty pathetic praise for Andy. I heard no words about how great Andy played, nor did I hear much respect for Pete Sampras. Just a few words about wishing Pete would show up at Wimbledon more? Shame on you Roger. Shame, […]
July 1, 2009
Say one thing for Andy Roddick, he sure has been in some of the most incredible matches of the decade. Today’s five set victory over Lleyton Hewitt was emblematic of those other occasions, because usually they are five setters Roddick shoudl’ve wrapped up. Today was no exception. I can’t say enough about Hewitt’s resurgence in […]
June 30, 2009
Too Ugly? “Looks Are A Factor” Sexism never quite goes out of style at SW19 does it? They’re still dragging their feet on equal prize money and now they’ve admitted to scheduling hot chicks for center court, regardless of whether they are any good. The Daily Mail reports: And last night, the All England Club […]
June 30, 2009
I’ve dumped on women’s tennis enough for poor play, bad sportsmanship and on court sound effects that I thought it was high time I singled out some male pros for deviant/annoying behaviors, especially since today featured a match between two of the most hateds and a lovely piece of sexism courtesy of the AELTC. With one […]
June 30, 2009
The roof was closed during the match between Amelie Mauresmo and Dinara Safina Monday afternoon. I adore the sound effects the fans made while the roof closed. Same one we inexplicably make every time instant replay is used. For some reason it is so much fun: Another tradition goes splat… nah, I don’t view the […]
June 23, 2009
It depresses me to say it because I like James and always want him to succeed, but he has had a dismal year. His game should really pop on grass, yet he does just horrible at Wimbledon. This year he suddenly had his best grass performance ever, making the finals at Queens Club (after Roddick […]
June 23, 2009
The best thing about the Tennis Channel is hearing Martina Navratilova’s understated but totally forthright commentary about the game. It’s a very British approach to tennis analysis, where things are stated matter-of-factly and no one rushes to fill the dead air with blather about personal lives and random facts. (A cardinal rule for witnesses is […]
June 23, 2009
Wimbledon started today. Or as they seemed to have renamed it: The Roger Federer Greatest of All Time London Open. The dominant theme here in America is that Roger is a mortal lock to win and that he righted his Ship of State on his own and will rightfully surpass Pete Sampras and retake the […]
July 8, 2008
To those of you who think we just pick on Serena unfairly, consider this: (H)er relatives willingly take much of the blame for her inability to deal with defeat as an outgrowth of them always spoiling her as the baby of the family. Her sister, Lyndrea, who flew in from Los Angeles yesterday, said Serena […]
July 8, 2008
I’ve always liked William C. Rhoden. He’s a thoughtful writer who defies the sound-bite loudmouth culture of American sportswriting. He has never been afraid to take a tough stand on whatever hot button issue comes along to activate the American sportsfan’s hypocrisy, racism or whatever boneheaded obsession the country has got on about. I even […]
July 7, 2008
And the Great London Circus. There was a moment today, right before the rains came (the first time), when I had to take a deep breath to realize what we were witnessing. Rafa, who was favored by many to win Wimbledon, was taking out Roger like so much trash. And Roger – normally so brilliant […]
July 6, 2008
This poster and other Demotivators and Despairwear can be found at despiar.com. Hang one in your office today.There was a lot of hot air in the atmosphere after the Williams sisters played a very good final. The Dodo was at it, calling it the best match he’s ever witnessed. What? Is he fucking nuts? Was […]
July 6, 2008
Venus beat Serena Williams Sunday to win her fifth Wimbledon title, breaking a tie with Billie Jean King and bringing her within two of Steffi Graf’s seven championships. Serena came out like gangbusters, winning ten of the first eleven points. Everyone was thinking ‘here we go again’ because it certainly looked like Serena would beat […]
July 6, 2008
Well well well. Sister Andrea Jaeger admitted to throwing the 1983 final against Martina Navratilova. I know what you’re thinking…1) “Sister” and 2) gambling? Answers: 1) Yes; 2) No – family fight. Former pro Andrea Jaeger retired after a brief and notable career. She was the youngest player to be seeded at Wimbledon at 15. […]
July 5, 2008
“Of all the presidents I ever met, Mugabe was the least impressive.” John McEnroe, explaining that Kevin Ulyett is a South African who plays on the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team. Robert Mugabe has been in the news recently for rigging the election by murdering and imprisoning his opposition. Mac said he knew Mugabe was bad […]
July 5, 2008
[Venus and Serena during their win in the Ladies Doubles Semifinal] So now that we’ve established that Venus and Serena didn’t cure cancer, it’s time to examine the match they are about to play. It’s time to give credit where it is due. The first time I saw Venus play I couldn’t wait to see […]
July 5, 2008
HBSC Bank hired artists Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey to make grass art for this year’s Wimbledon: “When grass gets plenty of sunlight, it produces chlorophyll and therefore turns green – but the less light it receives, the more yellow the colour is,” explains JWT art director Mark Norcutt of the process used to make […]
July 5, 2008
Ever notice how many “sportswriters” are busy clogging up the airwaves at ESPN? Of course you did, to watch that channel is to see sportswriters trying to make themselves famous by yelling like blowhards about things they know nothing about. At least when it comes to other sports, they may have a passing idea of […]
June 23, 2008
I’m many days late with my French Open wrap-up, so let’s skip it for now and maybe I’ll get back to it. What you need to know now is where to follow Wimbledon on tv, from the computer and on the radio. Let’s categorize them by good, better and best. GOOD: ESPN, Year 1 Monday […]
January 31, 2008
Oz has come and gone but I didn’t want to forget about Joker’s victory over Tsonga to win the title. Tsonga has all the tools. Now comes the hard part: dealing with sudden fame, learning about consistency, figuring out how to use all those tools to win matches, and staying healthy. To be fair we […]
Passing Shots 
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