Remember the day when Jimmy Connors was playing? John McEnroe? Pete Sampras?
Today, some guy named Sam Querrey was the last American tennis player knocked out of our tournament. The US Open. Nowadays, Andy Roddick is probably the best-known US tennis player. Wake me when he wins something important.
There’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tennis’
What’s Wrong With American Tennis?
Posted by Michael Emdeyar on September 7th, 2010
Wimbledon Olympics Will Not Be All-White
Posted by Michael Emdeyar on August 13th, 2010
Wimbledon is stuffy. It’s stars cannot express themselves. We get nothing like Venus Williams at the French Open. But, in 2012, Wimbledon will let it’s hair down. Said All England Club chief Ian Ritchie:
“We hope to some extent there will be a different type of audience. It is not a repeat of the Championships. It [...]
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Tags: anna kournikova, maria sharapova, Olympics, serena williams, Tennis 
Comments OffWhy is Serena Williams in a Restaurant Barefoot?
Posted by Michael Emdeyar on July 17th, 2010
Serena Williams will miss the next three tennis tournaments after cutting her foot on broken glass. The injury will require surgery.
The big question is, will she be able to compete in the US Open in Flushing Meadows? The bigger question is, what in the world was she doing strolling around the restaurant without shoes?
All of [...]
Goodbye, Roger Federer
Posted by Michael Emdeyar on June 30th, 2010
Wimbledon will procees without the mens’ best player. Today, the great Roger Federer was beaten. His take:
“Obviously, people think quarters is shocking, but people would die to play in quarterfinal stages of Grand Slam play. It’s not something I’m used to doing — losing in quarterfinals — because it’s not something I’ve done in the [...]
