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Sports Central
July 14, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Roland Garros vs. Wimbledon Fans Here is a closer look at the contrast between the fans of the two majors, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, through a few dialogues that I had at both locations.   |
Sports Central
June 3, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
British Should Cherish Tim Henman Tim Henman has had to carry the burden of being declared the "British Hope" from the moment he broke into top-50 in the ATP rankings. He has handled it mostly with class and hardly any breakdowns. |
Sports Central
August 7, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
The Swiss Back Down to Earth With Federer There is always a chance that Roger Federer could return to No. 1 -- although with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic around, he will never be as dominant as before). |
Sports Central
July 29, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Roland Garros vs. Wimbledon Fans (Pt. 2) In contrast to French Roland Garros fans, British Wimbledon fans are less emotional and more serious, and their attachments to tradition and to the sport outweigh all others. |
Sports Central
May 15, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
Hard Road Ahead For Top Seeds at French Until a few months ago, any tennis enthusiast would have predicted that the winner of Roland Garros in 2012 would be either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic -- sorry, Roger Federer fans, but if you picked him, you were being partial. |
Sports Central
May 25, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
French Open Preview: Nadal Repeat? The ingredients are there for a miracle of Kuertenian and Verkerkian proportions to take place once again on the hallowed grounds of Roland Garros. |
Sports Central
June 20, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
Wimbledon, Save Us! A flip of a coin would have been more exciting than guessing the outcomes of tournaments and matches so far. |
Sports Central
May 3, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
Sizzling Summer in Store For ATP It's hard to imagine a clay-court season as enthralling as the last, but all the makings are in place for yet another fantastic ride on the red stuff. |
Sports Central
February 16, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Fear of Tomorrow Keeps French Open at Roland Garros Love of tradition and fear of tomorrow keeps the tournament at its current site. |
Sports Central
May 26, 2009
Mert Ertunga |
Gasquet's New Challenge Richard Gasquet is at a crucial point in his career, perhaps in his life. |
Sports Central
May 24, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Early Notes From Roland Garros 2011 The French Open began Sunday, and this is one of the few tournaments where the tennis fan can find plenty of entertainment by not only watching matches, but simply by being around the grounds and walking through the crowds. |
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 Central
May 30, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
Roland Garros: Notes From Qualifying Week I must express once again my admiration for French tennis fans. They still came in fair numbers to watch the qualifying rounds, ready with their umbrellas, their plastic raincoats that cover the whole body. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Sharapova, Errani, and the French Open Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam on Saturday. Two or three years ago, I never would have believed it. |
Sports Central
June 2, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
Federer About to Be the Greatest Ever? I never thought I would find myself saying this, but an Englishman has a very good chance of winning the French Open. |
Sports Central
February 6, 2006
Mert Ertunga |
The Crystal Ball's 2006 Tennis Predictions Thirteen predictions for tennis in 2006. |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Unfulfilled promise Head games keep French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo from reaching her peak... |
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 Central
October 5, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Guy Forget and France Face Big Challenge On the first weekend of December, Serbia and France will meet in Belgrade Arena for a showdown to determine the winner of 2010 Davis Cup. |
Sports Central
April 23, 2012
Angus Saul |
Rafa Still King of Clay Before I hurl accolades at Rafael Nadal for his victory in Monte Carlo last weekend, a great number of you will be saying, "No, Novak Djokovic's time is upon us. Monte Carlo was a blip." |
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 Central
June 22, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Breaking Down Wimbledon 2011 Get ready for some top quality tennis among four excellent players. |
Sports Central
June 7, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
Game On! It's Federer/Nadal at French The only way Federer/Nadal can live up to the hype is if it turns out to be a four-hour, five-set, one-for-the-ages classic. |
Sports Central
July 17, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
Debunking Tennis' Biggest Myths In tennis, facts often become distorted, certain players undeservingly become failures, and what starts out as a harmless exaggeration turns into a "well-known fact." |
Sports Central
June 18, 2009
Corrie Trouw |
Don't Crown King Roger Just Yet Of all these players trying to be better than each other on any given day, who is the best at being better? It may yet be Roger Federer, but his ascension right now would be premature. |
AskMen.com
August 12, 2013
Gray Miles |
Rafael Nadal At The 2013 Rogers Cup Despite his history of severe knee injury, he is amassing the stats that give certain tennis fans a leg to stand on when they claim he's the greatest ever. |
Sports Central
July 6, 2011
Ross Lancaster |
The New Dominant Duo in Men's Tennis If you've been following men's tennis throughout 2011, the fact that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met in the finals of Wimbledon was no great surprise. |
Sports Central
July 1, 2005
Tom Kosinski |
Give Henman a Hand, Not a Backhand Poor Tim Henman. You have to feel for the guy. Despite a valiant effort, the hearts of England were again saddened and there was even some booing supposedly heard after the match. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders I decided to write about one of the ultimate clubhouse chatter subjects: one-hit wonders of the tennis world. |
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
July 2, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Being a Brit Ex-Canadian tennis pro Greg Rusedski would have garnered greater acclaim in Canada. |
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
December 3, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
In Defense of Arnaud Clement Clement did carry them to the finals and the French need to understand that for one weekend in November, they faced a Swiss team that had superior skills. |
Sports Central
June 7, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Why Tennis Media Needs a Reality Check When a commentator like John McEnroe gets caught up in the moment and makes a "far out there" remark, it shows that everyone is prey to the seduction of exaggeration. |
Sports Central
April 11, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
U.S. Marching on Against All Odds When USA Davis Cup team began last Friday their encounter against the French, it was almost like a flashback to two months ago. |
Sports Central
January 21, 2013
Angus Saul |
Tennis' Late Bloomers Tennis is a sport where you have to be young to succeed, or so we are always told. You need to start learning very young and make the transition to the bigger stage as quickly as you can if you are ever going to reach the top. |
Sports Central
March 25, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Could 12 Slams Be it For Federer? Even the most biased Federer fan should be able to discern these danger signs. |
| AskMen.com |
Lacoste & Roland Garros: 40th Anniversary Here's a glimpse into the world of tennis style. |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
All eyes on Henman Favorite son once again carries England's hopes at Wimbledon. |
Sports Central
May 25, 2007
George Soules |
Why Federer Still Has Something to Prove Is Roger Federer as great as they say? Or is the competition these days not what it once was? |
Sports Illustrated
June 12, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Seles appears back on track A quick run-through this week before Sunday's men's final |
Sports Central
June 16, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Will Wimbledon Determine Who is Greatest Ever? Immediately following the French Open final, the debate began in earnest again about Roger Federer being declared the best tennis player of all-time. |
Sports Central
February 4, 2008
Corrie Trouw |
No Djok(ovic): Federer Finally Challenged Tennis player Roger Federer's unapproachable talent leaves shockingly few matches in which he needs to dig through the rubble of frustration piling up in his brain in order to win. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Who Are These Characters? Wimbledon aside, the real tennis heroes of the week were four characters who earned their rightful spots in the International Tennis Hall of Fame: Jim Courier, Yannick Noah, Jana Novotna, and Butch Buchholz. |
Sports Central
April 2, 2015
Mert Ertunga |
Novak Djokovic and Being Third Novak Djokovic has a unique challenge, one with which no other great player in the modern times had to deal. He has been, is, and will remain to be, the "third best" of his times. |
Sports Central
October 12, 2012
Angus Saul |
Murray's Finest Hour 2012 got off to a roaring start. Andy Murray was stepping up to the baseline, hitting aggressively, and taking the fight to his opponent, rather than reverting to the passive counter-punching which comes so naturally to him. |
Sports Central
June 23, 2008
Ricky Dimon |
Wimbledon Preview: Has the Reign Stopped? When Wimbledon begins on Monday, something's got to give. Will it be Bjorn Borg's record-tying five straight titles, or will it be Federer giving way to a new champion and perhaps even a new world No. 1? |
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 Central
April 7, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Clay Court Season is Here! The European clay court circuit is kicking off and based on past years' patterns, a good advice would be to expect different names, and some new ones, to emerge in the earlier rounds |
Sports Central
December 18, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
2009 Tennis Christmas Wish List Other than the couple of charity events that go on during this time, professional tennis has taken a break. For tennis fans, this is about the loneliest time of the year. |
