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Sports Illustrated
June 30, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Midterm grades It was a typically wacky first week at Wimbledon. (And Richard Williams and his greaseboard weren't even around.) On the vacant middle Sunday, as the grass gets tended to and Mother Nature, thus far benevolent, devises her game plan for Week 2, we distribute our midterm grades.   |
Sports Illustrated
August 21, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Hewitt seeks cap to season The ATP leader in match wins with 57, Lleyton Hewitt has been the most reliable player in tennis this year. He has yet to drop consecutive matches -- that is, the only double L's are in his first name... |
Sports Illustrated
January 11, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the Aussie Open draw The author peers into his crystal ball to reveal the fate of the top 16 men's seeds for the Australian Open... |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
L. Jon Wertheim |
The Party's Over The greatest generation of U.S. male players showed its age at Wimbledon. |
Sports Illustrated
June 22, 2000 |
Previewing Wimbledon's men: Hard to pick against Sampras Sports Illustrated staff writer Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's draw at this year's Wimbledon, predicting how the seeds will fare and looking at some dark horses and intriguing opening matchups. |
Sports Central
September 26, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
If Not For Agassi... What more can be said about Andre Agassi, the American tennis legend who finally called it quits after his third-round loss in the U.S. Open? Quite frankly, nothing. |
AskMen.com
June 29, 2015
Van Sias |
How Tennis Has Changed In The Past 20 Years What has happened to men's tennis in the last 20 years? Wimbledon gives us a chance to reflect. |
Sports Central
August 1, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Remembering Stefan Edberg's Last Hurrah Let's summarize this incredible accomplishment: Edberg played four matches in a row, remained on the court a total of over 20 hours, and captured the last Slam title of his career to write history. |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Safin has a good shot at No. 1 Rating the courts of the Slam venues... Prognosticating on the future rivalries in tennis... |
Sports Central
February 20, 2004
Tom Kosinski |
Marat Safin a Force Again Maybe the biggest story of the Aussie Open was Marat Safin. A perennial critics' favorite, Safin has the physical size, speed, power, and talent to be a multi-Grand Slam champion |
Sports Illustrated
August 23, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the U.S. Open draw Predictions for the men's side of the U.S. Open... |
Sports Illustrated
June 18, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Sampras may be spent A few of you asked what I make of Sampras' epochal collapse, and I honestly don't know. It's not as though he is losing to elite players and simply relinquishing his grip to Generation Next. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
2014 French Open: Parting Thoughts Roland Garros ended with two usual characters holding the winning trophies. Ironically, it will remain as one of the most upset-filled Slams in recent memory. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the Wimbledon draw Our writer peers into his crystal ball to reveal the fate of the top 16 men's seeds for Wimbledon. Scroll down to see the first-round matches you shouldn't miss, some darkhorse candidates to advance to Week 2, and his championship predictions... |
Sports Central
July 3, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
Federer is One of a Kind Whether you are a fan of baseliners, serve-and-volley style, or an all-court style of tennis, one thing is certain: you will enjoy watching Roger Federer. |
Sports Central
August 21, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
Will Agassi's U.S. Open Torch Flame Out? If Andre Agassi had ideas of passing his U.S. Open torch to a fellow American when he retired last year inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, his compatriot successors are not reciprocating. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis and Parenthood: Perfect Together? The return of Kim Clijsters to high level, professional tennis after having a child is not unheard of, and her return has been in keeping with her recent contemporaries. |
Sports Illustrated
June 29, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Chat Reel Hingis' Wimbledon woes are largely mental... |
Sports Central
November 26, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
ATP and WTA Tours Reversing Trends This is a good moment to reflect back on some major trend changes in the worlds of professional tennis in terms of rankings. |
Sports Illustrated
March 25, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Hewitt on and off the court After Lleyton Hewitt's 6-1, 6-2 drubbing of Tim Henman at Indian Wells, I'm left wondering: Without the help of chicken pox -- or Nicolas Escude and a grass court -- how do you beat this guy? |
Sports Illustrated
July 1, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Missing in action What keeps young guns from consistent Slam performances. |
Sports Central
August 14, 2006
Mert Ertunga |
Top 10 Men's Tennis Matches of 21st Century Of course, these picks are very much open to debate. |
Sports Central
August 25, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
Previewing a Potentially Thrilling U.S. Open The U.S. Open Draw Ceremony recently took place, producing a 128-man bracket laced with potential matchups to salivate over and script-defying storylines. |
Sports Illustrated
May 7, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Roddick excites American fans Pretty soon, seats on the Andy Roddick bandwagon are going to be available through scalpers only... |
Sports Illustrated
July 10, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
American Beauty In very different ways, it was now or never for both Wimbledon champs.... |
Sports Illustrated
August 25, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the U.S. Open Mens' draw SI staff writer Jon Wertheim peers into his crystal ball to reveal the fate of all 32 seeds for the U.S. Open. See the first-round matches you shouldn't miss, some darkhorse candidates to advance to Week 2, and his championship predictions. |
Sports Central
February 18, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
Five Questions With Pat Cash For most tennis fans, Pat Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon winner, member of multiple Australian Davis Cup teams in the 1980s, and former top-five player, needs no introduction. |
Sports Illustrated
June 10, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Capriati is at a loss There are a million cheap shots I'll avoid making at J-Cap's expense (being in Paris makes one softer than brie). But let's just say that she hasn't exactly grasped the nuances of the rankings system. |
Sports Central
September 6, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
Expect the Unexpected at U.S. Open Could anyone have expected the men's and women's draw to have a day and night like Saturday? |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Previewing the men Break down of the men's draw at this year's French Open, predicting how the seeds will fare and looking at some darkhorses and intriguing opening matchups... |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
It's all about grass It is completely counterintuitive that tennis' "magical fortnight," as some put it, its most esteemed event, is played on the most anomalous and rare surface. But that's the way it goes: Wimbledon is the Rose Bowl of tennis... |
Sports Illustrated
July 8, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Wrapping up Wimbledon Some random ruminations from a random Wimbledon. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the Wimbledon draw The author peers into his crystal ball to reveal the fate of the top 16 men's and women's seeds for Wimbledon |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Back with some bite Are you a tennis junkie?... Eric Van Harpen is out as Anna Kournikova's coach... 10 suggested ATP Tour slogans that were rejected in favor of New Balls, Please... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
ATP needs new marketing strategy The tour tries desperately to cultivate "stars" and "personalities," yet the first major was won by a Swedish veteran who repeatedly described himself as bland and who reacted to the biggest win of his life by grinning and approaching the net to shake his opponent's hand... |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
New Wimbledon seeding process has worked I think it helped the men avoid a bazillion upsets while there were still some pretty good matchups. With the big names remaining, the second week should be pretty exciting... |
Sports Illustrated
August 22, 2001
L. Jon Wertheim |
On the Upswing? Following a disappointing eight months, Marat Safin may have found his stroke... |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Guga, Guga and more Guga Last week I explained that the reason Gustavo Kuerten is seldom discussed here -- relative to his ranking, anyway -- is because I rarely receive questions that pertain to him. Apres moi, le deluge... |
Sports Central
August 20, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
Upsets in Cincinnati: Few of Many in 2012 Now that the last big test before the last Slam of the calendar year has ended in Cincinnati with Roger Federer winning the men's draw and Li Na winning the women's draw, we have finally arrived to the week preceding the U.S. Open. |
Sports Illustrated
August 23, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the U.S. Open draw The author predicts the fate of the top 16 men's and women's seeds for the U.S. Open. See the first-round matches you shouldn't miss, some darkhorse candidates to advance to Week 2, and his championship predictions. |
Sports Illustrated
May 24, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Breaking down the French Open draw Predictions for the French Open. |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
All eyes on Henman Favorite son once again carries England's hopes at Wimbledon. |
Sports Central
June 26, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
Wimbledon Preview: Who'll Stop the Reign? Should the All-England Lawn and Tennis Club even bother hosting Wimbledon for the men this year? Many athletes say that it's not worth showing up if they don't have a chance to win. |
Sports Illustrated
September 9, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
An Open to remember Some random notes on a pretty fair U.S. Open |
Sports Central
January 17, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
2007 ATP Season Has Major Shoes to Fill With the Australian Open, the unofficial grand opening of the professional tennis season, suddenly upon us, it's time to recap the best of the best of 2006 and look ahead to 2007. |
Sports Illustrated
January 30, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Wrapping up Australia All credit to Jennifer Capriati for authoring such a great story -- and easing the guilt of so many. Lost amid the Cinderella hype: Her tennis was unparalleled... |
Sports Central
October 21, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
WTA and Best-of-Five Sets in Slams The women's finals are continuously overshadowed by the men's finals. It is time for WTA to seriously consider implementing some formula that includes a five-set format in the Slams. |
Sports Illustrated
December 10, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
En francais It's been a good month for Guy Forget. A week after captaining France to a Davis Cup triumph against Australia, Forget collected another title of his own on Sunday when he served 21 aces on the way to a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 11-9 victory over Petr Korda in a seniors tournament in London... |
Sports Illustrated
November 6, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
The Hot List Hot: Wayne Ferreira, Kim Clijsters, Chanda Rubin, Greg Rusedski... Not: Stuttgart seeds, Elena Dementieva, Cedric Pioline and Jan-Michael Gambill... |
Sports Central
March 28, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
The Strangest Oddities in Tennis Certain oddities in tennis do not get much media space or time. Here are a few examples. |
