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Sports Central
July 27, 2005
Tom Kosinski |
The Williams Effect, or Lack Thereof... The public parks tennis program, once a thriving portion of the industry, has been looked to of late as the savior of the United States Tennis Association and the impetus for a whole new generation of tennis players nationwide.   |
Sports Central
February 2, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Another Upside Down Down Under Championship Novak Djokovic man-handled Andy Murray in straight sets and took home his second Australian Open title. |
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Polo Shirt - Shirts The polo shirt -- alternatively known as a golf or tennis shirt -- was first donned by French tennis legend Rene Lacoste at the 1926 U.S. Open. |
Sports Illustrated
June 26, 2002
Frank Deford |
Sisters superior Venus and Serena -- alone and together atop their sport. |
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
April 27, 2005
Tom Kosinski |
What Were They Thinking? Few really care who the official clothing sponsor of the U.S. Open Championships is. Recent additions and changes in the tennis industry, however, have made me wonder, "What were they thinking?" |
Sports Illustrated
July 10, 2001
Rick Reilly |
Disadvantage, Women The women are more popular, make more headlines and play more entertaining tennis than the men, yet the women made $790,919 less over the Wimbledon fortnight than the men and $428,637 less at the French... |
ifeminists
July 3, 2007
Carey Roberts |
Equal Pay for Equal Work at Wimbledon? If women's tennis is bringing in far less revenue but taking home just as much money as men's, where is their money coming from? You guessed it -- from the men. |
Sports Central
May 23, 2005
Tom Kosinski |
And So it Begins: The End For Serena? Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open. |
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
July 8, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
To High Tides From Green Grass Novak Djokovic, the 2011 men's champion, returned to Serbia and was greeted with a party the likes of only Goran Ivanisevic has ever seen. |
Sports Central
October 16, 2004
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis: A Year (Almost) in Review The best (and worst) of the 2004 tennis season. |
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
December 3, 2003
Tom Kosinski |
Venus and Serena, Part II It seems that there are many people out there who believe that no matter what Venus and Serena do, they should get a free pass and never be called on it. |
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 6, 2001
L. Jon Wertheim |
Plenty of Anna-tude In his new book Venus Envy: A Sensational Season Inside the Women's Tennis Tour, L. Jon Wertheim draws back the curtain on the soap opera that is the WTA Tour. The following is an excerpt from the chapter on everyone's favorite nonwinner, Anna Kournikova... |
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
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 Illustrated
July 10, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
The Hot List: July 10 Hot: Pete Sampras, Venus Williams, Pat Rafter... Not: Mark Philippoussis, Richard Williams, Natasha Zvereva |
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 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
Phil Taylor |
Dangerous appeal Playing up sexiness in sports can make for a risky game. |
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
April 16, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
U.S. Women's Tennis: Venus or Serena? Venus and Serena Williams seem to be the U.S.' only hope on the women's tour for consistent U.S. appearances in tournament finals. |
AskMen.com
Charlotte Picotte-Williams |
10 Newbie Spectator Tips For Enjoying A Game Of Tennis The tennis season is off to a strong start. Here's how to enjoy the tournament experience. |
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. |
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Polo Shirt This garment was first invented by French tennis champion Rene Lacoste in 1926 in order to increase players' comfort during a match. |
Sports Central
November 25, 2003
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Not a Top Priority For Williams Sisters Now that Serena has her Aneres clothing line (it's Serena spelled backwards, if you didn't already get it) and Venus has been seen on the runway modeling clothing inspired by her ideas, it's clear that the Williams' time on the tour is very quickly coming to an end. |
Sports Central
June 10, 2006
Tom Kosinski |
Time For Another Battle of the Sexes? In tennis, the controversy over equal prize money for the sexes continues. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2008
Tom Kosinski |
2008 Tennis Christmas Wish List Dear Santa, I have been relatively good this year, even though Venus and Serena are mad at me. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
The Tennis Christmas Wish List 2010 Each year for nearly a decade, I've been creating this list as my public thoughts and feelings about where I hope the professional game will go in the coming year. |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2001
S.L. Price |
Venus Falling As the star-starved French Open showed, the women's game is suddenly in a swoon... |
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 Illustrated
June 6, 2000
L. Jon Wertheim |
Inside Tennis Week 1 of the French Open was marked by one injury after another |
Sports Central
December 28, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Best and Worst of WTA Tour in 2005 One final look at the 2005 season, especially considering the ATP version published on Sports Central last month turned out to draw so much reader feedback. |
Sports Illustrated
March 18, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Slovak uprising How can such a relatively small country produce so many consistent tennis players? |
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 women'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 Illustrated
June 25, 2002 |
Wimble-done? Point-counterpoint: One writer says modern rackets and a scarcity of grass events weaken the tournament's cachet. Another says it's time to celebrate a surface that makes everyone equal and defines the elite. |
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 24, 2005
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Angels, Yes; Steroids, No You won't find widespread use of any performance enhancing drugs in tennis -- for a list of sound reasons. And a lot of them are the sport's women athletes, who play at the same competitive level as men. Especially the "Tennis Angels," who are four of the top 200 players in the world! |
Sports Central
May 17, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
Nadal and Federer Enough for ATP? There's a heated rivalry at the top of the men's tennis world -- the 'Swashbuckling Spaniard' Rafael Nadal versus the ever-dominant Roger Federer. |
Sports Illustrated
September 5, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Men's game has plenty of personality From (Andre) Agassi to (Mariano) Zabaleta, representing 29 countries -- think Model U.N. with better tans and hotter girlfriends -- the cast of characters in men's tennis runs the entire gamut... |
Sports Central
June 11, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Who is the Best Female Tennis Player of All-Time? In my mind, there are three players who merit serious consideration as the Greatest Of All Time: Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova, and Steffi Graf. |
Sports Central
July 25, 2008
Tom Kosinski |
U.S. Open Series, Who Cares? The only tennis tournaments that truly matter to the sports watching public at large are the big four -- the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. |
AskMen.com
Mo Arora |
Top 10: Female Physiques In Sports The following women embraced the idea that femininity and athleticism are not mutually exclusive terms: Kerri Walsh... Amy Acuff... Brandy Chastain... Amanda Beard... Natalie Gulbis... Maria Sharapova... Anna Kournikova... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
July 6, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Sisterly slugfest signals tennis' future In a match that will make the front page of all the newspapers, Venus Williams beat her little sister, Serena, 6-2, 7-6 Thursday to reach her first Wimbledon final. One had the feeling this was one of those epochal matches that will be remembered for years. |
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 Illustrated
April 24, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
Anna, Pete ... and Steve Guttenberg Tennis Q&A: Anna Kournikova bandwagon... What must Pete Sampras do to win the French Open this year?... any chance of some young upstart no one has heard off winning one of the big four?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
December 18, 2000
Jon Wertheim |
The 2000 Baggie Awards It's that time of year again: trees, ornaments, good will, Dick Clark and, of course, the Gold Flake Open. Time to reflect on another enthralling, stranger-than-fiction year in professional tennis with the third annual Baggie Awards... |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
French Open fallout Some leftover dust particles from Roland Garros... |
