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. [...]
Nadia Petrova and the Albatross of “Almost”
Embed from Getty Images UPDATE: Per this statement from Petrova, she is only taking an indefinite break, and has no plans to retire at this time. While she may return to [...]
Semi-Superlatives: Analyzing the Final Four Wimbledon Women
It’s been that kind of major tournament, kids. The kind that’s starting to happen more often, but still feels novel enough not to cause Chaos Fatigue (the likes [...]
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…” [...]
Breakfast of Champions: Simona Halep’s Day at Wimbledon
Simona Halep won’t get a day off tomorrow, as her second round match against Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko was postponed due to today’s evening showers. A shame [...]
Serena Williams: Rising Above It At Wimbledon
Embed from Getty Images At the height of a longstanding feud or at the pinnacle of personal misfortune or frustration, a reality show starlet is apt to slip into her shiniest [...]
Sloane Stephens: “Like, Whatever.”
Embed from Getty Images I was going to write about American Sloane Stephens and her first round match today. I was going to write about how she came into Wimbledon with the [...]
“Ready, Play” (Part I): Les Émotions – A Look Back at Last Year’s Wimbledon Final
Embed from Getty Images We are fast approaching the one-year anniversary of a match that punctuated the most punk-rock Wimbledon Championships of the Open Era. Despite losing [...]
Camila Giorgi and Overcoming “One Hit Wonder” Tennis
Embed from Getty Images The world of pop music has perpetuated a familiar trope through the decades: the little girl with the big voice. Whitney Houston. Mariah Carey. [...]
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 [...]
The Tennis Island 