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• What’s Up With … Mononucleosis?

  

  Soderling has been sidelined for 2 years with MonoYou’ve heard the term ‘Mono‘ or the ‘Kissing Disease‘ bandied about in the tennis world, but what is it and wh... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• The Importance of Being Ernests Gulbis

  

  It’s rather fitting that Ernests Gulbis‘ has a namesake from the Oscar Wilde play, since the tagline reads:“Everybody loves Ernest. But nobody’s quite sure who... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• State of the (Tennis) Nation: Canada

  

  Vasek PospisilOh Canada! Has life ever been so good?Vasek Pospisil broke through in Montreal last week is one of four Canadians in the Top 200 ATP Rankings:... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Cincinnati

  

  CincinnatiBack-to-back Masters Series events takes us to Ohio and 4-time runner up here, Novak Djokovic, has the opportunity to be the first man to win all 9... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Are Professional Tennis Players Underpaid?

  

  To the casual observer of tennis, it would seem that professional tennis players lead a charmed life. In describing the players at the top, then this is... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Dispatches: Montreal Masters

  

  I was lucky enough to visit the Montreal Masters tournament last week and saw some excellent matches including Jesse Levine pull off a big win against Xavier... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Is Tennis An Old Man’s Game Now?

  

  Here’s a stat for you: The average age of the top 10 has steadily been increasing since 1992.[Source: ESPN.com]Boris BeckerLleyton HewittPete SamprasWhy The... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Montreal

  

  The first big summer hard court event in the beautiful city of Montreal. Murray is twice a winner here and we’ll see if after his Wimbledon excitement, normal... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Whatever Happened To … Vitas Gerulaitis?

  

  The Lithuanian LionOne of the original tennis wild-men, Vitas once proclaimed in that the No. 100-ranked male player would have little trouble beating Martina... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Tennis Enigmas: Bobby Reynolds

  

  Who is Bobby Reynolds and why should we care?At 31, Reynolds on paper is just another tennis journeyman. His highest ATP ranking is 63 with a 22–62 match record. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Kitzbuhel and Washington D.C

  

  bet-at-home CupWe’re in Austria this week to a historic tournament that dates back to 1970. It had a hiatus for a couple of years, but seems to back in the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Whatever Happened To … Vijay Amritraj?

  

  Vijay is still India’s most successful tennis player. He was a natural grass-court player with a chip-and-charge and serve-and-volley style and Wimbledon and... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Atlanta, Gstaad, Umag

  

  Three tournaments this week, one Stateside and two on the Euro-Clay. Let’s get started!BB T Atlanta OpenThe first men’s event of the Emirates Airline US Open... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Hamburg, Bogota

  

  We’re back to Germany and a new tournament on the calendar to look forward to!German Tennis ChampionshipsThe tour sees a bigger event this week with the 500... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• What Next for British Tennis?

  

  So now that Britain has its first Wimbledon champion in 77 years, all is right again within the British tennis realm. Right?You can be sure that next year, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Tennis Impressions

  Impressionist Alistair McGowan: At Wimbledon 2011 doing impressions of John McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Boris Becker. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Retired: Dick Norman

  

  Big DBig Dick Norman was a fixture on the tour for 22 years. His career blossomed over fits and starts after making it to the 4th round at Wimbledon in 1995 to... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Top 10 Wimbledon 2013 Moments

  

  Let’s look back on some of the best moments from this year’s tournament. 10. Oh, Mr. Darcis! For the second year in a row, Nadal runs aground in the first week... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• ATP Picks: Newport, Stuttgart, Båstad

  

  After all the excitement of Wimbledon, it’s back to the main tour with 3 tournaments to enjoy.The Hall of Fame Tennis ChampionshipsPerhaps the most beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS

• Top 10 Tennis Lotharios

  

  1. Bjorn BorgThe Iceman can count Bianca Jagger amongst his former flames (boy she really picked them!) and with his best buddy Vitas Gerulaitis, raised hell... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 SPORTS, TENNIS