On a spectacular Summer Day in January 2008, the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, was the center of the tennis world as a dramatic, hard fought match unfolded before a boisterous and wildly enthusiastic packed house.  This was more than a tennis match.  The fifth seeded, 20 year old, 6 foot, 130 pound, Russian [...]

There are a few Professional Tennis players who can be serious when they are on court, but see the lighter side of their profession when they are off the court. Most players are too serious, too concerned about putting their proverbial feet in their mouths, or as in many cases, they just don’t possess a [...]

The prize money for the Australian open 2009 has been announced, and if the Aussie dollar remains strong through the current worldwide economic crisis, a few players will be making sizable deposits to their Swiss bank accounts(and not only Roger Federer). A player making it through to the third or fourth round will win more [...]

This award is not accompanied by a check for a few million bucks, or a crystal urn to put your Grandma’s ashes in, or even a free trip to some exotic island get-away. But it is an award that will be presented to the two players who have in my opinion reached new heights in [...]

After a series of radio interviews, where Gimelstob berated Women’s tennis, Women tennis players, and Anna Kournikova in particular, the dust has settled. Unfortunately little or nothing was done to punish the loud-mouthed Justin Gimelstob, and few of tennis’s authoritative organizations took any action at all. The USTA did withdraw any of their ads which [...]