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In Appreciation of Tommy Haas

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree What thirty five year old Tommy Haas has done this year is just absurd. The guy is not just old; he is pretty much prehistoric. Tommy turned professional in 1996 and lost his first grand slam match to Michael Stich at the U.S. Open that year. That was the same year [...]

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The ATP Quarterly Review

April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree   So it’s April and that means two things. The first quarter of the year is over and the European clay court season is about to begin. So what have we learned? Well, rather a lot. December 2012 The beginning of the tennis year started in December 2012. With this the [...]

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Australian Open Recollections

January 30, 2013 By 3 Comments

By James A. Crabtree The Aussie Open is over and this means constant therapy and prescription pills until the French Open. Regardless, here are some pointless observations, rumours, thoughts and complete randomness that needs to be shared. 1. Fred Stolle said, adamantly, a few days before the tournament that “Djokovic will win it all unless [...]

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Ramblings from a Tennis Journalist: Australian Open Men’s Final Flashbacks

January 27, 2013 By 3 Comments

James Crabtree is currently in Melbourne Park covering the Australian Open for Tennis Grandstand and is giving you all the scoop directly from the grounds. By James Crabtree MELBOURNE — The Australian Open is over, and Novak Djokovic has been crowned champion again winning his third title in a row. A lot went on today, [...]

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2013 Australian Open and The Usual Suspects?

January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

by James A. Crabtree With the Australian open only a jiffy away now seems the opportune moment to make some foolhardy predictions as to who shall claim the spoils first in 2013. At a glance it doesn’t look like a new grand slam champion will emerge just yet. With the big 4 being cut down [...]

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