A guide to the Australian Open practice courts

As a Melbourne local and huge tennis fan, I love having the Australian Open as my home slam. I’ve attended this tournament pretty much every year since 1989 and have seen a myriad of changes as the tournament, grounds, and attendee numbers have expanded. A key part of what makes...
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Posted on October 31, 2016

Where do I eat at the US Open?

“Where do I eat at the US Open?” It’s a question we get asked a bunch over the two weeks of the final Grand Slam, and because our guests are such diligent planners, in the many months leading up to the Open. The answers are fairly straightforward, but only as...
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Posted on October 6, 2016

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