In Defense of Ball Marks: Why Hawk-Eye on Clay is Unnecessary
Contrary to popular opinion, machines aren't infallible. [...]
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands: Unwritten
Embed from Getty Images One of my earliest tennis-related memories involves me truncating a fifth-grade journal entry to watch a night match during the 2002 US Open. At the [...]
The Kids Are All Right
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/germanys-annika-beck-looks-on-after-a-point-czech-republics-news-photo/169614397 Where have all the kids gone? Martina Hingis won [...]
Caroline Wozniacki: Sick and Tired
Embed from Getty Images Caroline Wozniacki won’t beat you with power. She doesn’t have a booming serve to guarantee her easy points. She won’t intimidate [...]
The Three Tiers of Triumph at Roland Garros
Embed from Getty Images At the start of every major tournament, a draw of 128 randomly placed names can be daunting to even the most experienced of tennis fans. It helps to [...]
Meet Me in the Middle: Venus’ Career Crossroads
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/s-venus-williams-reacts-after-losing-a-point-to-polands-news-photo/169520407 This post first appeared at Tennis Grandstand. Venus [...]
Owning It: Vandeweghe Versus Putintseva
Embed from Getty Images During many a Real Housewives reunion special, a middle-aged, mildly affluent woman sits in a tight, off-the-shoulder cocktail dress (I’ve watched a [...]
The Li Na Conundrum
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/na-li-of-china-plays-a-forehand-during-her-womens-singles-news-photo/145719144 This post first appeared at Tennis Grandstand. Li [...]
Dust in the Wind: Schiavone and Kuznetsova Continue Their Downward Slides
Embed from Getty Images Tennis is a cruel sport. A seemingly endless grind, a single season spans nearly ten months across six continents. Where athletes on team sports sign [...]
“Mama Martina:” Hingis Embraces New Role as Coach
Embed from Getty Images In a heated debate between parent and child, many a tiger mother has resorted to an ominous prediction in her rhetoric: “Wait until you have [...]
The Tennis Island 