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Sports Central May 19, 2014 Mert Ertunga |
Q&A With Co-Founder of Gallipoli Youth Cup I asked one of the co-founders of this youth tennis tournament several questions regarding the past 6 years and what the future holds for the tournament. |
Sports Central May 10, 2006 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Fan Looking For a Vacation? If you want to mix tennis tournaments into your vacation plans this summer, you have several wonderful locations to choose from. And it is not as expensive as you think. |
Sports Central March 30, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Needs to Eliminate "Dull Season" What does this so-called "dull season" offer the average sports fan? Unfortunately, very little to nothing! |
Sports Central August 12, 2009 Mert Ertunga |
Istanbul Cup, Five Years Later Istanbul Cup has excelled in many ways, perhaps enough to be considered in one of the factors influencing Istanbul's success in bidding and winning the privilege to host the year-ending WTA Championships for three years, beginning with the year 2011. |
Sports Central October 26, 2010 Tom Kosinski |
Is the Tennis Season Too Long? The tennis season is way too long. Just like basketball, hockey, and baseball (the World Series hasn't even started yet and it's the end of October) tennis has become just another drawn out non-spectacle. |
Sports Central January 26, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Home Cooking Adds Spice to Melbourne Park Aussies have provided the tennis world with a top quality tournament for many years. It is time for them to enjoy the tournament with a little added adrenaline factor by proudly supporting one of their own to the very end. |
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 Central May 20, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Istanbul Cup: The First, Hopefully Not Last The Istanbul Cup is drawing much interest from fans, media, and sponsors. |
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. |
Sports Central March 6, 2014 Mert Ertunga |
Early Tennis Season Notes of 2014 The 2014 season has begun with several unexpected events that set the stage for a terrific year in tennis. |
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 November 6, 2013 Mert Ertunga |
Wacky Week in Women's Tennis For the last four years, the WTA has scheduled an additional event. To top it all, it has the wackiest name that I have ever heard for a tournament: "Masters bis." This year, it was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
Sports Central February 6, 2006 Mert Ertunga |
The Crystal Ball's 2006 Tennis Predictions Thirteen predictions for tennis in 2006. |
Sports Central August 23, 2007 Tom Kosinski |
Is WTA in Middle East a Mistake? The WTA Tour's gamble on moving the championships to where the money is is a low-risk move. |
Salon.com August 10, 2000 Diane Seo |
The tennis world's new cover boys With Sampras and Agassi aging, men's tennis hopes to excite fans with a fresh crop of young men and a ballsy new ad campaign. |
Sports Central September 7, 2011 Mert Ertunga |
Bandwagons Derailed at the U.S. Open One of my favorite activities is to try to find articles or predictions made by tennis experts prior to a tournament and then compare them to the actual results once the tournament takes place. |
Sports Central February 15, 2010 Mert Ertunga |
Coach-Player Duo Living the Dream A conversation with Marsel Ilhan's coach, Can Uner. |
Sports Central January 13, 2010 Davan Mani |
The British Underdog If England's Laura Robson doesn't make Australian Open tennis tournament by qualifying, she deserves a wild card simply because of her left-handed serve. |
Sports Central December 21, 2006 Tom Kosinski |
Fifth Annual Tennis Christmas Wish List Saint Nick was pretty good to me last year, and most of my wish list materialized. Hopefully, he'll be just as generous this year. |
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 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 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. |
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 Central November 17, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Best and Worst of ATP Tour in 2005 Withe the top men battling it out for the year-end Masters Cup title in Shanghai, it is time to look at the ins and outs of 2005 on the men's tour. |
Sports Illustrated November 4, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Finishing first In tennis, season-long consistency is more important than winning Slams. |
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. |
Sports Central March 9, 2010 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis, Economic, or Player Recession? I've discussed the current world economic situation and its effect on the professional tennis industry here many times. |
Sports Central March 2, 2012 Kevin Beane |
Trying Times For American Tennis I've been following tennis since I was a kid, but mostly as a passive observer. Then I came to realize that tennis is a good sport for someone who likes sports gluttony. |
Sports Central December 26, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis New Year's Resolutions I'll start a new tradition, my tennis New Year's resolutions that hopefully will take off for another two decades. |
Sports Illustrated June 4, 2002 L. Jon Wertheim |
Clay Pigeons With one exception, U.S. men just can't play on the French Open's slow surface. |
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 Central November 23, 2010 Mert Ertunga |
Once Upon a Time on Fast Courts Is the plug being pulled too soon on fast courts? |
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 Central November 14, 2006 Tom Kosinski |
One Down, One to Go The curtain closed on another season of women's professional tennis, but the season was not without its controversies. |
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 Central September 8, 2014 Mert Ertunga |
Changing of the Guard in Men's Tennis? The fact that there is nobody called Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer in the finals of a Slam tournament for the first time since the 2005 Australian Open does not necessarily point to the end of an era. |
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 February 3, 2015 Mert Ertunga |
Leaving the Australian Open Behind The Australian Open provided enough thrills throughout the two-week long tennis festival, and concluded with Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic confirming their statuses as the best players on their respective tours. |
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 August 18, 2014 Mert Ertunga |
U.S. Open: Top ATP Players Out of Form The two Masters 1000 tournaments that take place in Canada and Cincinnati often give a solid indication of what is likely to take place in the U.S. Open. |
Sports Central October 23, 2015 Kevin Beane |
Young Guns Poised to Save U.S. Tennis Things have been a real bummer for a real long time if you're a U.S. men's tennis fan, but I'm thrilled to report that help is on the way. |
Sports Central April 29, 2004 Tom Kosinski |
Apathy is Killing Women's Tennis The two week, joint ATP-WTA tour stop is one of the few events that rivals the grand slams and has simultaneous men's and women's tournaments. |
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 Illustrated March 18, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Slovak uprising How can such a relatively small country produce so many consistent tennis players? |
Sports Central January 12, 2011 Mert Ertunga |
Everyday Tennis Clubhouse Moments Clubhouse moments represent by a wide margin the primary connection of today's tennis fan with the sport that he/she loves. |
Sports Illustrated January 21, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Hewitt needs to be more media-friendly Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt is locked in mortal combat with the Australian media. I'm assuming that when he's Up Over, he'll be more accommodating... |
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 Illustrated January 14, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Australia field is ailing We hear legislation will soon be afoot to include a Surgeon General's warning: Playing professional tennis can be hazardous to your health. Here we are, the first month of the season and the Australian Open field has been denuded like an Oregon forest... |
Sports Central June 22, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
Thoughts As Wimbledon Commences The Ordina Open in the Netherlands is a good setting for anticipating Wimbledon. |
Sports Central October 7, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Offseason Reading Picks No tennis to watch? Then read about the game. Tennis books are secret gems that most tennis fans choose to ignore. Here are four worth a trip to the bookstore or library. |