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The drum rolls are already beginning to thump for Roger Federer as he moves closer to another Wimbledon trophy, a win that would surpass Pete Sampras’ Grand Slam title record.  He’s no doubt on the short list for greatest of all time (even though his injured rival Nadal usurped him in pre-Wimbledon press) but when compared with Rod [...]

The new tennis book A Terrible Splendor was favorably reviewed by Jay Jennings in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal, and sounds like it is definitely worth checking out for those interested in tennis and Davis Cup history.  Definitely worth a read is the marvelous literary tennis anthology Jennings put together in 1995 called Tennis and the Meaning [...]