Wimbledon Weekend Buzz: Cookies, Cupcakes, and the Most Difficult Questions
THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS: Now that Serena Williams has won 600 matches on the circuit, IT had this exchange with her: Inside Tennis: Of the 600 matches you’ve played, what was the most magical,...
View ArticlePre-US Open Buzz: Humility Gone Wild and Other Sugarpovian Sell-Outs
PAMMIE CONFIDENTIAL: After hearing that Li Na credited her coach Carlos Fernandez for saving her marriage, Pam Shriver said,“Where was he when I needed him five years ago.” ARE YOU SAYING SHARAPOVA...
View ArticleUS Open: Mardy Fish – ‘I’m Here to Show Weakness’
By Bill Simons Why do bad things happen to good people? Tennis example No. 1 – Arthur Ashe, the conscience of our sport, the giving and thoughtful humanitarian and activist – was felled by AIDS. Mardy...
View ArticleIS ROGER THE GREATEST ATHLETE EVER?
The fans finally stopped screeching. Tired photographers bent low to snap their last shots. The giddy Swiss couple rolled up their “Federer is betterer” banner. outside the locker room, Roger’s darling...
View ArticleL’INTERVIEW WITH LE COACH
A Street Corner Conversation With Patrick Mouratoglou PARIS – For a journalist, there are few things that are more sweet than prepping for hours for an important interview and then seeing the hard work...
View ArticleUS OPEN: ZEN MASTER VALLEY GIRL WHO DELIGHTS
FAREWELL PETER HERB: Peter Herb, a beloved, longtime Executive Director of the USTA Northern California, has passed away. He was a giant in Northern California tennis. A quiet, inspired leader of...
View ArticleIT TAKES A TENNIS VILLAGE
Bill Simons New York After 63 storied years in New York, the Village Voice newspaper is closing. We imagine that many tennis players who were Manhattan residents (Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, John...
View ArticleNEW FREE RATING SYSTEM DEMOCRATIZES TENNIS
“What’s your UTR?’’ In recent years in junior and college ranks, that question has become as ubiquitous as golf’s “What’s your handicap?” UTR Powered by Oracle is also increasingly used in the pros and...
View ArticleTop Ten Stories Of The Year
Here is Inside Tennis’s take on the most memorable moments of the year. 1. Turmoil – the US Open Women’s final is tumultuous implosion that stirs controversy and will long be remembered. 2. After 119...
View ArticleMAMA MIA – Mothers Serena and Azarenka Push the Limits
Bill Simons Indian Wells Behind the scenes the ATP’s political fights simmered, while on court tonight another battle raged fierce. Yes, in the western sky a whisper of a new moon lingered above the...
View Article
