Aryna Sabalenka has played four tournaments so far this year and won three of them.
Her season started in the sunshine and humidity of Queensland, Australia, at the Brisbane Open. There, as defending champion, she cruised through the draw in … continue reading
One of the Slam highlights is finding a “Newbie…” someone who is playing a major for the first time… whose name I may have read but had never watched play and who happens to have a “By the way…” backstory… continue reading
One was a 20-year-old lefthander from Irvine, the other was 18, righthanded and from Torrance… two Southern California cities that are 36 miles apart via the 405 Freeway… One was born December 2, 2005, the other December 6, 2007…
They … continue reading
After announcing on January 21st that she was retiring, Latisha Chan (formerly Chan Yung-Jan) became the first player from Taiwan to be fêted for her career at a Grand Slam tournament.
The 36-year-old was recognized in a ceremony at … continue reading
On October 1st last year, Gaël Sébastien Monfils, announced that he would bring his career to a close in 2026… Stanislas “Stan” Wawrinka waited until December 19th to make the same announcement.
In 2019 Marcos Baghdatis, the 2003 Junior Boys’ … continue reading
Coco Gauff is dynamic. A wondrous talent who turned 21 in March, finished No. 3 in the rankings, and won the Roland Garros Women’s Singles (after in the first round forgetting to bring her racquet bag with her to the … continue reading
Tennis has PR’d that it is a “Family Affair” well before Sly & The Family Stone’s signature song “Family Affair” in the early 1970s…
In October of the past season, first cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot made “Family” the … continue reading
In 2019, over 80 possessions of Boris Becker were sold by English auction house Wyles Hardy & Co. to pay creditors under his bankruptcy.
Now several mementos that were passed in during that auction will be available online through Ewbank’s … continue reading
I “fess”, I am in the Karolína Muchová fan queue.
A member of the “Slam Last 8” club after reaching the quarterfinals or better at all the majors, she is regularly included in the “What about…” when women’s Slam title … continue reading
August was a big month for Venus Williams. On the 13th, new Venus Barbie was announced, the second in her image. Then the next day, the US Open announced she would be granted a wild card to play singles at … continue reading