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Is That Really Ana Ivanovic?
Sep. 2 | By Leigh Sanders Watching my TV set yesterday evening as the sun began setting behind the beautiful South Wales hills, I watched a tanned little beauty dismantling Chinese star Zheng Jie, the No. 21 seed. As I watched a confident young lady slam home...
Is Two Not Usually Better Than One?
Jul. 19 | By Leigh Sanders Speaking to a tennis-mad relative this week we were discussing last weekend’s inductions at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI, and how fans were staying away because the players on show weren’t considered ‘A-list’...
VENUS WILLIAMS DESERVES ALL THE ATTENTION SHE RECEIVES
Jun. 29 | By Ritesh Gupta Venus Williams deserves the every bit of attention she gets from all the quarters. Be it for her exploits on the WTA Tour, her collection of seven Grand Slam singles titles or her tenure at the top, she deserves all the adulation for her...
WIMBLEDON: ISNER-MAHUT, A TRUE SPECTACLE
Jun. 24 | By Leigh Sanders Every once in a while something happens in the world of sport which has you laughing to yourself, completely in disbelief about what is taking place before your very eyes. Most weeks I find myself stood at Cardiff City Stadium wondering...
DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM TENNIS LEGENDS
Feb. 12 | Superstar skier Lindsey Vonn is a big fan of Roger Federer. The darling of the U.S. Olympic team and the Sport Illustrated cover girl, however, needs to take note of a past performance from Pete Sampras in order to achieve ultimate Olympic glory. Vonn,...
TENNIS, LIKE OTHER SPORTS, LOOKS TO CONTINUE A CASH COW
Jan. 14 | By Leigh Sanders “Money makes the world go around,” or so the old saying tells us. As 2010 opens across a planet stuck in recession as Third World debt is joined by those supposedly developed countries whose industries compete to see who can lose...
Federer’s Last US Open Loss
Sep. 22 | Roger Federer Roger Federer’s reign as US Open champion is over. The Swiss maestro’s quest to win a sixth straight US Open men’s singles title came to an end Monday as Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated the world No. 1 3-6, 7-6 (5),...
Rod Laver Memoir “The Education Of A Tennis Player” Published By New Chapter Press On 40th Anniversary Of 1969 Grand Slam
Aug. 25 | Rod Laver NEW YORK, N.Y., August 24, 2009 – New Chapter Press today announced that in the 40th anniversary year of Rod Laver’s second Grand Slam, it will publish the Australian’s memoir of his historic 1969 achievement –...
Tiny Tidbits: Arguello, McNair, Wimbledon, Douches And The Confederations Cup
Jul. 5 | ***Man, it has not been a good July for boxing and football. First, Nicaraguan boxing legend Alexis Arguello allegedly commits suicide and then former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was violently slain in his home. Arguello:...
