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ATomic Dilemma

May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments

by James A. Crabtree Arguably the most hated Australian tennis player since a young Lleyton Hewitt, life isn’t easy for Bernard Tomic. In fact Bernie has almost gone in search of bad press. There was the turning down of Lleyton Hewitt as a practice partner. The allegations he was going to quit Australia at his [...]

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The Best Live Match Ever

September 27, 2012 By 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree I was talking with a fellow tennis fanatic the other day and the conversation shifted to the best live match we had ever seen. The fellow fanatic in question has rather deep pockets and could recount epics played throughout the world and the great corporate seats they had and blah blah [...]

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The 2012 U.S. Open Semi Final Preview

September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by James A. Crabtree Whenever Federer, strangely, doesn’t make a grand slam semi-final there is a collective sigh of regret from the majority of the world’s tennis faithful. On the flip side, of the players still standing, there is a genuine sigh of relief. Suddenly there is a chance, a real chance, a fresh face [...]

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Roger Federer, Rolex and Cryogenic Freezing

September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by James A. Crabtree Seriously what is his secret? Still, at this mature vintage Roger Federer still makes a victim of mostly everyone. It beggars belief. But how has this happened? Every year we hear the commentator’s prophesise how the game has changed, how the players hit harder with more spin and are better athlete’s [...]

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Bites from the Big Apple.The U.S. Open…so far.

August 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree So yes, it is still in the very early stages. But am I just imagining this or has there been an absurd amount of five set matches, thirteen at last count. Absolute proof the game is decided not only by the power of a serve but as much by a will [...]

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Brian Baker’s dream season pushes on

May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Kelyn Soong Brian Baker’s biggest win on the ATP World Tour occurred in the first round of the 2005 U.S. Open, where he upset ninth-seeded Gaston Gaudio. It would be more than six years and five major surgeries later before Baker would earn another ATP main draw victory. After breezing through the qualifying rounds, [...]

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Donald Young’s Slump Continues

April 18, 2012 By 1 Comment

Donald Young proved doubters wrong last season. It began with an upset win over then world No. 5 Andy Murray at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters. Then came a series of career highs as Young reached his first ATP semifinals in Washington, D.C., had a fourth round showing at the U.S. Open, and played in [...]

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The Greatness of Gonzo

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Not every story has fairy tale ending.  The final match of Fernando Gonzalez’s career- a 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 loss to Nicolas Mahut in the first round of Miami- took place without a television camera in sight. It ended in the worst way possible- on a double fault. “I was a little bit tired at the [...]

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Vania King: A Model of Consistency

March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Call it the Vania King generation. With the Williams sisters seemingly nearing the end of their careers and the focus of American tennis turning to young rising stars such as Christina McHale and Sloane Stephens, King remains one of the standout players who fits neither group – the other being 26-year-old Bethanie Mattek-Sands, a former [...]

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Lauren Davis Claims First WTA Victory

March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Most tennis fans remember Lauren Davis as the young American who suffered a lopsided first round loss to Samantha Stosur at the 2011 Australian Open. That match did not do much to turn heads, but her most recent win at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells just might. The 18-year-old Davis, standing at [...]

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