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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 [...]

ESPN is touting excellent ratings, about 2.3 million viewers last night.  That’s good for tennis, proving that the sport is strong enough to overcome Mary Carrillo’s idiocy and the constant babble of the McEnroe brothers.  John basically says two things about players during matches — they need to come to net more, and they need to [...]

In golf announcers usually know and have respect for the history of Bobby Jones, and in baseball Babe Ruth’s legend is well known.  But in tennis, the history of the game is as murky to the McEnroes as the $8 beers the U.S. Open sells. Here’s a rundown of John and  Patrick McEnroe’s errors when discussing [...]

Andy Roddick’s marathon epic against Roger Federer left him with an ailing hip, forcing him out of this weekend’s Davis Cup match on red clay in Croatia.  In his place will be his good friend and sometimes doubles partner Mardy Fish, who will fill the other singles along with James Blake, in the American team’s effort [...]

It always rains heavily.  And give us the option to hit the close button on John McEnroe and Brad Gilbert.