Risk and Return
I don’t ever think I’ve seen a ballsier return than Djokovic’s against Federer in this afternoon’s men’s semis. Djokovic had come back from two sets down, but Federer was serving for the match in the 5th. Fed kicks a…
Tennis, Anyone?
Hey Dodgers fan*— maybe it’s time to turn to tennis? Here’s some verbiage to get you in the mood for the US Open. Following on yesterday’s fantastic New York Times Magazine piece by Gerald Marzorati on great tennis rivalries…
I’m Hoping Someone Passed Kevin Mitchell a Cigarette
Because after writing this paragraph in his coverage of the women’s final this weekend in The Guardian, he clearly needed one…
The beauty of Sharapova goes beyond her long legs and blonde hair. Her tennis is engaged with a…
Auto-Tune the Sports
Via nearly every media outlet with a “smugly bemused” setting, we get word that the BCC has developed software to allow on-line viewers to vary the volume of the on-court grunting at Wimbledon. Each individual viewer can control their own…
Vaunted Tsonga Juggernaut
I watched the third and fourth set of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s upset of Roger Federer at Wimbledon from bed this morning. Believe me, if you watched those sets, the only shocking thing was that he had lost the first two….
Behind the Scenes Editorial Meeting in Which Mike and I Discuss Sports in England
Mike: you still in London? Me: i am. just back at the hotel after a night at the pub. Mike: perfect time to write your wimbeldon post! Me: two weird things about sports in london: 1) people actually care about…
DFW & Fed
As if slowly making my way through The Pale King wasn’t enough, watching Federer this weekend was a reminder that David Foster Wallace is, indeed, dead.
Starting Friday morning I went into a mini-media blackout in order to have time…
