Tactics Tuesday: Tokyo & Metz
How did Jo-Wilfried Tsonga spurn a one-set lead in front of his home crowd? This and more on the premiere of Tactics Tuesday. [...]
Ana Ivanovic
Island Idols Power Rankings: September 21
How did the players stack up as the Tours move East? Nicholas Nemeroff ranks the best (and worst) in Tokyo, Guangzhou, and Metz. [...]
Full Circle at Wimbledon for Ana Ivanovic
Embed from Getty Images If you like your #narrative to have a little symmetry, then do I have a post for you: “This is the story of a girl named Ana…” [...]
Ana Ivanovic Mows Down Memory Lawn in Birmingham
Embed from Getty Images It is difficult to discuss Ana Ivanovic. Maybe that is why we do it so often. She has become the Sudoku puzzle of our sport. Strange, when you recall [...]
Maria Sharapova and Success in the Shadow of Serena
"...it cannot be denied that the WTA Tour remains dictated by a Serenocracy." [...]
Love Found: Ana and Jelena Come Full Circle in Melbourne
Embed from Getty Images “Rivals,” my high school gym teacher once said, “always hate each other. Mac does not like PC. Coke does not like Pepsi. Competition makes the [...]
A Beginner’s Guide: Yulia Putintseva
Embed from Getty Images An easy way to write about anything is to opine about what is wrong with it, and tennis is no exception. “Women Grunt Too Loudly.” “Men Aren’t [...]
Twitter: A Tennis Fan’s Oasis
Embed from Getty Images Tennis is unique in that it completely lacks the often fraternal team aspect so prevalent in nearly every other popular. One may have their favorite [...]
The Tennis Island 