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Sports Central March 21, 2006 Mert Ertunga |
Empathy For Borg? Bjorn Borg is no longer the icon he was once upon a time, but he needs no empathy. |
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 January 26, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Just Say No to On-Court Tennis Coaching On-court coaching alters everything about the nature of the tennis match. |
Salon.com July 11, 2000 Larry Platt |
John McEnroe His combination of talent and temperament worked hand in hand, exploding on the court and turning tennis into performance art. |
Sports Central November 18, 2008 Mert Ertunga |
One Player Can Make the Difference Does one player, like Rafael Nadal, really mean that much to a team? |
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 Central October 20, 2008 Mert Ertunga |
Radical Rule Changes For Tennis Suggestions for changing the rules for tennis include letting fans yell after a good shot and moving the service line closer to the net by an inch. |
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 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 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 Illustrated September 23, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Compare and contrast Comparing tennis players from different vintages is the most inexact of sciences. A million variables come into play. |
Sports Central February 28, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
161? Just a Number For Federer Roger Federer surpasses Jimmy Connors' record of 160 successive weeks at number one. |
Sports Central January 4, 2010 Mert Ertunga |
Tennis' Decade of Recovery This past decade was not only a decade of recovery, but also a decade that put forth solid foundation for what could possibly be the second golden age of tennis. |
Sports Central December 26, 2013 Mert Ertunga |
The Greatest Player of All-Time Debate Is it Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer? Will Novak Djokovic soon be added to the list? In any case, the Greatest of All-Time debate has been alive since the mid-1990s. |
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 November 28, 2012 Mert Ertunga |
Stellar 2012 Season Had a Few Low Points 2012 will go down as one of the best tennis seasons in the history of the game. On the men's side, we witnessed the confirmation of what many have accurately predicted back at the end of the previous decade: the next Golden Age of Men's Tennis is here. |
Sports Central March 10, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Final Four Picks; Borg's Trophies Reaction to Bjorn Borg selling his tennis trophies... Selections for the NCAA tournament's "final four"... |
Sports Central March 8, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
It's Official, Tennis is Cool Bjorn Borg and Arthur Ashe. Yep, a whole page in GQ magazine dedicated to two hall of fame tennis players. I am proud and happy that the author chose two tennis players, period. |
Sports Central November 30, 2010 Tom Kosinski |
2010 Tennis Comes To an End, Finally With a thunder of applause, and a bit of ale-driven cheers, the 2010 professional tennis year came to an end yesterday. |
Sports Central February 9, 2012 Angus Saul |
2012 a Record Year For Djokovic? As for 2012 being a record-breaking year for Djokovic? I don't think he'll break any records -- other than the longest Australian Open final -- but he's certain on having another great year. |
Sports Central April 14, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Has Gone to the Clones The game needs more unique players, and more individual, unique games. Johnny Mac is on the right track. |
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 May 29, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Gaga over Guga Tennis Q&A: Gustavo Kuerten... Monica Seles' coach... up-and-coming players with signature playing styles and temperaments... what pro players, past or present, are known to be trick-shot artists... etc. |
Sports Central October 16, 2004 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis: A Year (Almost) in Review The best (and worst) of the 2004 tennis season. |
Sports Central May 15, 2007 Mert Ertunga |
Rafa's Season and Place in History This year's clay court campaign has Rafael Nadal winning by a landslide. |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
Agassi vs. Mac Would John McEnroe have beaten Andre Agassi if they played when both were in their primes? |
Sports Central August 30, 2004 Mert Ertunga |
Andre, For Pete's sake! Tennis player Andre Agassi, at 34, does not have many Grand Slams left anymore in him. But he could still have one more. This U.S. Open should be the one. |
Sports Central October 22, 2007 Tom Kosinski |
The USTA ... Made in China? The popularity of foreign tennis players and the great games they currently have accounts for the growth in USTA membership and record-setting U.S. Open attendance. |
Sports Central April 24, 2008 Tom Kosinski |
Bon Giorno, Mia Fratello and Fratella! Former Italian tennis great Adriano Panatta Panatta is now in charge of all grand sporting events in Rome -- including the Italian Open in May. Rome is a great town to relax, enjoy great history, food, and fun -- and this year, great tennis. |
Sports Central April 20, 2006 Tom Kosinski |
Was This the Davis Cup or Maybe Cup? A review of the Davis Cup tournament, plus Gene Scott memorialized. |
Sports Illustrated March 5, 2001 Jon Wertheim |
The skinny on Sampras I was totally overwhelmed by the response generated by last week's question about Pete Sampras' popularity and lack thereof. By early Monday afternoon, dozens of you had weighed in. In all, I received more than 100 e-mails... |
Sports Central May 11, 2011 Tom Kosinski |
Where Did All the Americans Go? This week, the tennis headline on most major sports news outlets is that for the first time ever there are not American players in the top 10 of both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. |
Sports Illustrated October 14, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Close encounters Does everyone have a story about meeting a tennis player? |
Sports Central October 8, 2005 Mert Ertunga |
The Never-Ending Sagas Are Back So, it's that time of the year -- things are slow around the tennis world. Really slow! |
Sports Central March 16, 2011 Mert Ertunga |
Variations Within the Modern Era of Tennis Does anyone know what that means? When does the modern era begin? What time period is this "know-it-all" talking about? Once again, nobody knows, but at the same time, everybody knows. |
Sports Illustrated March 13, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
Leading with teen dreams Tennis Q&A: Anna Kournikova... Andreas Vinciguerra... Tennis Television... What celebrities have good tennis games?... |
Sports Illustrated September 16, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Pat Mac talks Davis Cup Afflicted by Davis Cup fever? We didn't think so. But Patrick McEnroe believes tennis fans might be if there were some rhyme or reason to the competition's time and season. |
Sports Central October 30, 2003 Mert Ertunga |
"Hitters and Missers" of 2003 Looking back on the 2003 tennis season. |
Sports Central July 7, 2009 Mert Ertunga |
A Poetic Sunday in London Here we are, unable to find fitting words to describe Roger Federer's greatness. But his final victory against Andy Roddick on Sunday was more than a simple victory. |
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. |
Sports Central July 10, 2007 Tom Kosinski |
Wimbledon '07: More Than Meets the Eye For the first time in 20 years, a local comes home with a title. |
Sports Central October 1, 2015 Luke Broadbent |
Rule Changes? Tennis According to McEnroe John McEnroe did some work for the pan-European television channel, Eurosport, where he took on the role of "Tennis Commissioner" to give his opinion on rule changes. |
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 March 30, 2009 Tom Kosinski |
Tennis and the Economic Crisis The economy has been headline in most papers, websites, and television news broadcasts for months. So, how is the average pro tennis player and the industry doing? |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith |
This Borg Is Too Pretty BorgWarner shares have retreated 8% off their all-time high two weeks ago. Last week's quarterly report was outstanding, and future prospects are excellent for the auto parts producer, but valuation is currently too high. |
Sports Illustrated March 20, 2000 Jon Wertheim |
On Agassi, mags and Hernan Gumy Tennis Q&A |
Sports Central February 27, 2004 Motez Robinson, Jr. |
A View of the Evolution of Tennis I have been involved in tennis as a player and instructor for nearly 30 years and have seen and experienced the changes that have occurred in the game. Over the last 30 years, the game has basically retreated from net play to baseline play. |
Sports Illustrated September 11, 2001 L. Jon Wertheim |
Too-Big Mac Enough, already! John McEnroe's mighty mouth threatens to devour tennis... |
Sports Central February 28, 2008 Tom Kosinski |
Globalization or De-Americanization? Some tennis fans may think that globalization is ruining the sport, but not all. |
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. |