The majors are over for 2020. After the end of Roland Garros this past weekend – one month later than the majors usually end in a...
When the U.S. Open ended a few weeks ago, there were some things I needed to say then, but didn’t get around to. The main theme...
This won’t be a long piece. We’ll have more to say in the coming days about Rafael Nadal’s 13th Roland Garros title and his third defeat...
Tennis decided to play tournaments in a pandemic. I admit to being skeptical that the U.S. Open and Roland Garros would work this year, but on...
Long time, no write. It’s an unusual tennis year — no one needs an explanation on that front — but we certainly can use a discussion...
What is the biggest common thread between the 2020 Dubai WTA tournament and the 2020 Dubai ATP Tournament? You could come up with several reasonable answers....
Four years ago, when it was possible — though not confirmed — that Maria Sharapova’s tennis career might be over, I took down notes when I...
Simona Halep probably doesn’t know the name Bo Schembechler, but one of the more famous football coaches in American history would admire what Simo accomplished in...
Some of the smaller or niche-flavored tournaments in the month of February (think South American clay) can and do involve very easy bracket paths. Last year,...
Sometimes, a story has to begin not with an elegant line, but with an editor’s explanation for a flaw or imperfection. This is one of those...
