Ever since I was a little kid playing tennis, two brands have been at the forefront of everything tennis. Those brands are Nike and Adidas. Back in the 80s, Nike was the American upstart while Adidas had been well established through the decades. Fast forward to 2022,...
The Power of Ons Jabeur Revolutionary Play from the Minister of Happiness A few years ago I read a personal essay that, since then, has stuck with me. It seems once every few weeks I’ll be reminded of this memorable missive. It was a brief piece – 952 words –...
In this episode,Elena Rybakina 1st time Wimbledon Champion Deep Dive + Wimbledon Tournament Revisited Today we are doing a deep dive on the new singles womens grand slam champ Elena Rybakina! I was personally really surprised and taken by her super solid play in the...
Much like the Men’s tournament, the women’s Wimbledon championship turned out to be a graveyard of seeded players early on. In the end, it was third-seeded Ons Jabeur vs. seventeenth-seeded Elena Rybakina. It was a contrast in styles. Jabeur is small in stature but...
Despite the fact that Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarussian players while offering no ranking points, it was another amazing Wimbledon. Djokovic picked up his 7th Wimbledon title, and fourth in a row, beating the mercurial Nick Kyrgios in the final. As expected,...
The women’s draw at Wimbledon has been completely decimated after the first week. The only top-four seed remaining is Ons Jabeur (3). The only woman who has won a slam left in the draw is Simona Halep (16), who is playing well above her seeding. Experts have Simona as...
We’re officially in the second week of Wimbledon. The biggest story so far is Nick Kyrgios. The unseeded Australian has thrilled crowds and maddened officials on his way to the quarterfinals, where he’ll be the favorite to beat Cristian Garin. If indeed he beats...
Back in 2018 I wrote about my experience at Wimbledon in 2008, standing in the Queue for tickets, and my wife getting her beer knocked out of her hand by that year’s finalist Rainer Schuttler. I was reminded of the experience because after three years, the Queue is...
Summer is officially here, and all the brands have all new outfits and shoes for both men and women. As usual, you can see all of them on display during the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. All the big brands have something for everyone. The best part is that...
John Isner and Diego Schwartzman put on an entertaining display at the Italian Open last month, pairing up in the doubles to make it all the way to the final. Unfortunately for them, that’s as far as they got. However, the contrasts in the style of play and height...
Iga Swiatek is on fire. By winning her second French Open title, she has now extended her win streak to 35 matches. Is it that fancy new signature Tecnifibre racket that’s making all the difference? She now becomes the eighth woman in the Open Era with a streak of...
Nadal has now won an astonishing 14 French Open titles, sporting a fancy Nike kit as always. He now owns 22 overall Grand Slam titles, two more than both Djokovic and Federer. There were doubts about Nadal coming into this French Open given the foot condition he now...
