The context of the US Open

The Tennis Context Part of the fun of any tournament is the context in which it lives. Each match is bound and secured by specific conditions relative to a precise moment in time. There are always, in every match, unique factors involved, whether it’s the birth of a child and...
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Posted on August 9, 2016

The essence of Wimbledon is like no other

What makes Wimbledon the cathedral of tennis? Spend a little time around tennis, and you’ll surely understand the true meaning of Wimbledon. We’re not even saying that it takes so long, just a few weeks or months, and you’re bound to see it, to understand it: Wimbledon, played every year...
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Posted on May 11, 2016

The CA desert or Tennis in South Beach? How about both?

Say you live in North America.  More specifically, say you live in Canada or on the American East coast; not in abstract terms, but say that you’re living there right now, currently, when it’s -18ºC or 0ºF outside and cold as all hell. Say you live there. That would mean...
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Posted on February 17, 2016

A rich tennis tradition in Australia

Is Australian tennis back?  Really, it’s not just us asking the question. Christopher Clarey, from the venerable New York Times, explained at the start of the 2015 season that the ascension of a few Aussie youngsters hints at “signs of Austalian tennis revival.” The current crop of Aussie men has...
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Posted on November 23, 2015

Full days at the Aussie Open

Alright, so where were we? You think you know who will win the Australian Open, but you still want to see it with your own two eyes, so you have bought a plane ticket to Melbourne and sat through that long, long journey. ’Twas long, but not that bad because...
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Posted on November 2, 2015