I never thought Novak Djokovic would get out of that fifth set of the Australian Open final alive.  Between that and coming back from match point against Federer at last year’s U.S. Open, I now wonder if he’s made any deals more significant than a shoe and racket contract — such as selling his soul.

She’s bigger than the rackets and much more mobile than she was in last year’s picture.

William Randolph Hearst’s home in San Simeon, California, once the site of many star-studded tennis matches, is as close as America has to a great castle.  But on that court even the very rich and famous had to deal with late afternoon shadows that make the ball hard to see.  Fall Line, my second novel, [...]

It’s been quite a long time since two American men have reached the quarters of a Grand Slam.  And good to see that Roddick broke the streak of Spanish wins over American players. Now he just has to keep it going against Nadal, but I think he has a good shot on the hard courts.  [...]

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is a letter from my parents. They have been watching a lot of the U.S. Open.
To the producers and directors of CBS & ESPN tennis productions:
You have some of the worst announcers in sports.
I have a son who was a junior tennis player when McEnroe was beginning his career.  I saw hundreds of [...]

If  you’ve watched 15 minutes of the U.S. Open by now, you’ve probably seen one of the USTA’s ads about its 10 and under tennis program.   Is this concept really that new?  Perhaps it is in the days of graphite rackets that can’t be sawed off like my first wooden racket (a Jack Kramer), [...]

Zero to nine. The number says it all.  That is the record of American men versus Spanish men in singles during Wimbledon and the recent Davis Cup meeting.
For some well-chosen but dismal descriptions of the state of the American team, check out Jonathan Scott on Tennis.com who concludes his article “U.S. Davis Cup Team Walks [...]

Spain, meet the greatest doubles team of all time (and recent Wimbeldon doubles champs.)

With Mardy Fish’s quarterfinal loss to Rafael Nadal, the American men completed a dismal 0-6 record in singles on the grass against Spanish players over the Wimbledon fortnight (fortnight being one of those words you only hear once a year when Wimbledon rolls around).  Not exactly the confidence boost captain Jim Courier wanted going into [...]

This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Davis Cup for more than 20 minutes.  From the Austin-American Statesman.