Seems like players are dropping out of the Tokyo Olympics faster than a tricked-out Honda Civic. Players have given all sorts of excuses for not participating. For example, Roger Federer has a knee Issue, Nick Kyrgios doesn’t want to play in front of empty stadiums,...
The argument for who is the best ever is nearly over. Djokovic has now tied Nadal and Federer with 20 Grand Slams and will be the clear favorite to win every Grand Slam he enters for the next two years. He now has the potential to win the next nine Grand Slams. With...
For tennis and soccer fans around the world, July 2021 marked a special time. The Wimbledon tournament was rolling out as the UEFA European Championship 2020 games were also reaching their crescendo. Fans everywhere were on the edge of their seats, anticipating the...
The final everyone wanted to see is not the one that we’re getting. Instead, we’ll see the big Italian, Matteo Berrettini play Novak Djokovic. This will be another Grand Slam final where the two starring players will be Novak Djokovic against a younger upstart. At the...
Two worthy opponents will contest the 2021 Women’s Wimbledon final. Pliskova vs. Barty promises to be a contrast in styles. Pliskova has a massive serve and hits long, flat, and deep penetrating strokes, while Barty’s game relies on a toolkit of beautiful strokes that...
The quarterfinals are upon us. For the most part, we’ve witnessed a pretty predictable men’s draw, with the top two favorites, Djokovic and Federer, advancing to the quarterfinals. If they keep taking care of business, they are on their way to a collision course in...
As messy as the women’s draw seemed during the first couple of rounds, it has now tightened up for the quarterfinals. The final eight includes the top two seeds, a former champion, and one of the best servers in the women’s game. Four out of the eight women are legit...
“Kyrgios could be so good if he wanted to be.” -- A text I sent this morning. I wonder how many times that, or a similar message, has been sent among tennis-watching friends. Undoubtedly, the answer is too many times. The enigmatic, world-class tennis player is...
Nick Kyrgios flew into London four days before Wimbledon, without entering any grass-court tune-ups or real practice on grass. He came in five months after his last match at the Australian Open and 18 months after being mostly inactive on tour. Did any of this matter?...
Roger Federer is once again one of the favorites at Wimbledon this year. At 39 years of age, the fact that he is a favorite is astonishing. Federer already owns eight Wimbledon titles and was a finalist at the last edition of the tournament (2019). The real question...
If you have been following the news from the world of competitive tennis, you may have come across headlines about a young Arab woman who has been quietly moving up the ranks. As someone of a Middle Eastern origin, it is always a source of pride to see women from...
After a 2020 without Wimbledon, the tournament returns in 2021. Unlike the men though, the women’s draw will be an entire mess again. Is it parity or lack of talent at the top of women’s tennis? I’ll give the women’s tour the benefit of the doubt and call it parity....
