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Dust in the Wind: Schiavone and Kuznetsova Continue Their Downward Slides

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Tennis is a cruel sport. A seemingly endless grind, a single season spans nearly ten months across six continents. Where athletes on team sports sign contracts guaranteeing a paycheck, the math is much simpler for a tennis player. Win, and collect ranking points and prize money. Lose, and be content with the minimum of each. [...]

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“Mama Martina:” Hingis Embraces New Role as Coach

May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In a heated debate between parent and child, many a tiger mother has resorted to an ominous prediction in her rhetoric: “Wait until you have children; then you will understand.” It is a common adage heard in American households, but it feels strangely applicable as former champion Martina Hingis begins the European clay court swing, [...]

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The Kids are on Life Support? Robson Struggles Through Tennis Transition

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

If a match is played on a side court and no one is around to watch it, does the result matter? British sensation Laura Robson would prefer they didn’t, but a sub-par American hard court season following the Australian Open has shown few signs of letting up as the Tour transitions to European red clay. [...]

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Serena Williams: Nothing Left To Prove

April 23, 2013 By 3 Comments

As I watched Serena Williams take on Johanna Larsson during last weekend’s USA/Sweden Fed Cup tie, I will admit I was surprised by the level of her intensity. Given where she was, playing a relegation rubber in front of a rain-affected crowd,  it seemed – how does one put this? – out of character. Surely, [...]

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The CadanDo’s and Don’ts of the WTA’s Other Half

April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The WTA season is long and often grueling, as much for the spectators as the players. Where a player need only worry about winning or losing, those viewing and analyzing the sport are left the unenviable task of pondering what it all means. How is the Tour’s greater narrative being propelled vis-à-vis this match, this [...]

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Quantity or Quality? The JJ Paradox

April 9, 2013 By 3 Comments

In the immediate aftermath of any match, circumstances (both external and internal) are analyzed to the point where nearly all results would appear to warrant an asterisk. This player was injured. That player was tired. His ranking was too high. Her ranking was too low. Valid as they may be, we eventually forget those excuses [...]

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“Unmasking Anastasia:” Rodionova, Tennis’ Cartoon Villain

April 2, 2013 By 1 Comment

Charleston’s illustrious Family Circle Cup began yesterday, and just off the main stadium, fans were treated to a first round match that had all the drama and suspense of a Saturday morning cartoon. Such an analogy may sound insulting, but in a match between Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Anastasia Rodionova, spectators’ notions of “good” and “evil” [...]

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Barely Breathing: Dominika Cibulkova and the Choke Which is Not One

March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Long after the last point of a match is won (or lost), it is unlikely to be remembered by its combatants’ first serve percentages or backhand errors. No, in the immediate aftermath of a match, especially at a big tournament like the Sony Open in Miami, how a match is remembered largely depends on how [...]

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Backboard Banter: Is Indian Wells Winner Maria Sharapova Boring?

March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In place of a regularly scheduled column, I present “Backboard Banter,” a friendly debate with fellow tennis writer and good friend Benjamin Snyder. Follow Ben on Twitter @WriterSnyder and leave your feedback; this might become a more regular occurance. Maria Sharapova won her second Indian Wells title on Sunday without the loss of a set, [...]

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Nadia Petrova Goes Back to the (Live Score)Board

March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Growing up as a tennis fan in the mid 2000s, I remember staying up past 3AM watching matches played in Australia. I remember matches I’ve seen in person around, from New York to New Haven. But if there has been one constant through my tenure in tennis fandom, it has been the omnipresent Live Scoreboard. [...]

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