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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
July 5, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Reflections on Wimbledon 2010 Wimbledon 2010 will be remembered as one of the most remarkable Slam tournaments ever in its entirety. |
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
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
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
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
August 15, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
First Round Men's Notes From Cincinnati I will stick with I usually prefer to do, which is to share interesting anecdotes about what is going around the grounds in the early days of this tennis tournament. |
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
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
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
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
February 26, 2015
Mert Ertunga |
Marsel Ilhan Makes History Again Ilhan's win over Feliciano Lopez marked the first time ever a male Turkish player defeated a top -15 player and the first time one reached the quarters of an ATP 500-level tournament. |
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
March 19, 2015
Mert Ertunga |
Notes From Indian Wells and the Pro Tour As the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells approaches its final weekend, the first quarter of the 2015 tennis season is coming to its conclusion. |
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
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
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
October 26, 2011
Angus Saul |
Strength in Unity Change is coming and the world of tennis will soon usher in a new order, where the players are more content, and - more importantly - not battling injuries. |
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
June 3, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Halfway home Like the annual crop of Beaujolais, the second week of the French Open est arrive. As Andre Agassi is fond of saying, it's like a new tournament now. Still, on a slow day at the courts, let's hand out some midterm grades |
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 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
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
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
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
January 22, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Interesting First Week at Australian Open Some players, such as Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick, argued that it was inhumane to play the matches at these levels of heat, while some other players like, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams, felt that it was part of the game. |
Sports Central
February 15, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Coach-Player Duo Living the Dream A conversation with Marsel Ilhan's coach, Can Uner. |
Sports Central
June 6, 2006
Mert Ertunga |
French Open: Les Miserables Part Umpteen In tennis, the French belong right up there with the British, if not higher, but the French's words are more piercing and downright mean on a personal level. |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2000
L. Jon Wertheim |
Inside Tennis Week 1 of the French Open was marked by one injury after another |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
French Open fallout Some leftover dust particles from Roland Garros... |
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
June 22, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Breaking Down Wimbledon 2011 Get ready for some top quality tennis among four excellent players. |
Sports Central
December 11, 2011
Angus Saul |
The Davis World Cup? Rumors have been circulating for a while now. Among the fans. Among the players. The Davis Cup has lost meaning! The format is redundant, even irrelevant in today's world. The tennis world is calling out for change! |
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
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
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
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
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
January 11, 2008
Ricky Dimon |
Will Federer Finally Sink Down Under? Tennis fans want see someone other than Nadal or Federer win. |
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 27, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Patriot games So maybe it's a bit early to administer last rites to American men's tennis after all. |
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
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
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
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
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
May 29, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
Will the Real Youth Please Stand Up? If you still had any questions on whether it was the energy of youth or the experience of age that counted the most, this French Open should be more than enough to settle the issue. |
Sports Central
July 6, 2006
Mert Ertunga |
Wimbledon and All Else Unfortunately for Wimbledon, the World Cup has taken center stage in the world of sports, despite some of the best weather the courts at SW19 have seen in years, some high-quality tennis, and contested matches. |
CIO
February 23, 2015
Martha Heller |
IT Is a Game-Changer for Tennis Fans, players, sponsors and coaches all benefit from IT, says Lewis Sherr, chief revenue officer of the U.S. Tennis Association |
Sports Central
November 23, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Once Upon a Time on Fast Courts Is the plug being pulled too soon on fast courts? |
