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Post-Tour, Patrick Rafter’s Life Is ‘Like Groundhog Day’
Two-time U.S. Open champion Patrick Rafter, who plays a few weeks of senior-tour tennis every year, has lately been putting more emphasis on his spiritual side than on his game. Last month in Delray...
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Game, Set, Profit
Despite the economy, the U.S. Open may set attendance and revenue records again this year. What's so great about tennis anyway? While the economy has hurt many sports events, the annual U.S. Open...
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Dog Bites Man: Nadal Will Win French
I'm going to go out on a huge limb and predict that Rafael Nadal wins his fifth French Open in six years. He's been dominant on clay so far this year, losing only two sets in the three events he's...
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ESPN2 Goes Dead
ESPN2 is in the midst of showing taped blowout wins by Serena and Nadal. Obviously they want to show big names, but can't they do better than that with several interesting matches in progress?
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Which man will win Wimbledon?
It's a lot easier to list reasons for top-ranked players to fail than to win the tournament. Nadal: While he's shown that he can thrive at Wimbledon after winning the French before, this time around...
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Nalbandian’s Success Is All a Mirage
David Nalbandian's recent run of success, which includes wins in 12 of his last 13 matches and a title at Washington, DC, is quite impressive. But as usual, he's peaking at the wrong time. His biggest...
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My McEnroe Obsession
Here is a piece I wrote about John McEnroe in early 2005 that may interest some readers. I originally wrote it for Tennis magazine, but they declined to use it. I became smitten with John McEnroe the...
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What I learned at The Sony Ericsson Open Today
1. Driving down from W. Palm Beach to Key Biscayne is a total pain. 2. Richard Gasquet often doesn't show up for matches -- such as today's against Mardy Fish.
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