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Roundtables at the Sony Ericsson Open

March 28, 2011 By 3 Comments

By Thomas Swick swickt@bellsouth.net My last day at the Sony Ericsson I walked onto the grounds with a feeling of familiarity, not just because I’d been there the previous three days but because for years as a spectator I always came on the first Saturday. All the courts are busy, with matches and practices, the [...]

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It’s getting hot at the Sony Ericsson Open

March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Thomas Swick swickt@bellsouth.net For my first match of the day Friday – Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Barbara Zahlavova Strycova – I found a shady spot in the top row of Court 1. Two young women in hats, Louise and Helen, told me that they’d come from Salisbury, England. Soon a middle-aged woman in a pink [...]

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Have Rod Laver be Part of Your Holiday Season

November 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

As the holiday season fast approaches, New Chapter Press recommends the newly-updated memoir of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver — “The Education of a Tennis Player” – as an ideal gift for tennis fans around the world. Written with Hall of Fame journalist and historian Bud Collins, “The Education of a Tennis Player” is Laver’s [...]

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Wimbledon Survivors Recognized in New “Bud Collins History of Tennis” Book

September 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

NEW YORK – Bud Collins, the man who many call the walking encyclopedia of tennis, has released a second edition of his famous tennis encyclopedia and record book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS. The 816-page second-edition volume – the most authoritative compilation of records, biographies and information on the sport of tennis – is [...]

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Richard Bloomfield Is On The Verge Of Making Tennis History

July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Richard Bloomfield is on the verge of making tennis history. Ranked No. 552 in the world, Bloomfield is two matches away from becoming the lowest ranked player to ever win an ATP World Tour event. The 27-year-old from Norwich is ranked two spots worse than Lleyton Hewitt, who was ranked No. 550 when he won [...]

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Wimbledon’s Sartorialist

July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Much props to GQ for sending Gordon Von Steiner to wander the hallowed grounds of the AELTC during the Wimbledon fortnight. While the resulting slideshow didn’t showcase the fashion as much as TSF’d like, we see this as a step in the right direction. Next year, try to snap a pic of Bud Collins‘ fancy [...]

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HALL OF FAMER BOOK SIGNINGS IN INDIAN WELLS

March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Rod Laver and Bud Collins were doing a lot of book signing this week at the BNP Paribas Open. The two Hall of Famers collaborated on Laver’s memoir THE EDUCATION OF A TENNIS PLAYER back in 1969 and reunited to work on an updated, newly released version that will officially re-launch on April 1. THE [...]

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DAVYDENKO’S LONGEST WIN STREAK; TSONGA’S FIRST FIVE-SETTER; FEDERER’S HEWITT RIVALRY IS EPIC

January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

* Nikolay Davydenko has been on a tear of late and now it is officially the best run of his career. The Russian’s almost four-hour 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-3 win over Fernando Verdasco Monday in the Australian Open fourth round was 13th win in a row, besting his previous best ATP winning streak of [...]

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YOUZHNY BEATS GASQUET IN NO. 5 LONGEST AUSSIE OPEN MEN’S SINGLES MATCH

January 19, 2010 By 1 Comment

In the longest match of the 2010 Australian Open far (4 hours, 53 minutes), Mikhail Youzhny ousted Richard Gasquet 6-7(9), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 6-4, trailing 0:3 in the fourth and 2:4 in the fifth set. The Russian also saved double match point on serve at 5:6 in the fourth set. What’s more interesting, Gasquet, playing [...]

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This Week in Tennis Business: Andy Roddick and Serena Williams, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists?

December 16, 2009 By 1 Comment

·         Via Twitter, Andy Roddick says he will team up with Serena Williams in the mixed doubles event at the 2012 London Olympics. Last week the International Olympic Committee approved mixed doubles for the London Olympics. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who is the third richest American according to Forbes, has purchased the entire Indian Wells [...]

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