The two top American tennis players of the 70s and 80s, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, were Irish-American lefties who were cheaters. Brad Gilbert doesn’t say this in his classic guide to the mental side of winning tennis matches, but it isn’t a far-fetched inference from some of the war stories he tells. Gilbert’s book,…
Tennis Channel has released a statement regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) statement on the dispute between Tennis Channel and Comcast … "We are gratified that the Federal Communications Commission has today definitively held that Comcast has discriminated against Tennis Channel in the terms and conditions of its carriage on Comcast systems and in favor…
It is impossible not to compare Matthew Cronin’s Epic: John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and the Greatest Tennis Season Ever with Stephen Tignor’s High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Untold Story of Tennis’ Fiercest Rivalry. If you have to read only one, I’d recommend Tignor’s book as he offers the reader more interesting period…
Tweets from the pros … what the stars do when off the court ►Caroline Wozniacki (@carowozniacki): I am embarrassed to say that I lost to @McIlroyRory in table tennis 11-9 in the third and deciding set! ►Sabine Lisicki (@sabinelisicki): I was stuck in traffic in Miami. Needed almost an hour for a usual max 15…
Michelle Blake Wilson, managing director of marketing and communications for USTA Eastern, will be honored on June 29 as a Rising Star by New York State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson at the Senator’s Annual Notable Women Awards Breakfast. Blake Wilson is being honored for her work in expanding tennis opportunities for young girls, and for promoting tennis as a vehicle…
You don’t have to be a New Yorker, or a New Yorker who plays tennis to savor the pleasure of Tennis in New York by Dale G. Caldwell and Nancy Gill McShea, a delightful addition to any library, or even as a surprise gift for that doubles partner or singles rival who has everything. All of…
In May 2011 at the age of 38, Debbie Persaud was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage IIIB breast cancer. She is a regulatory affairs manager (contractor) who works for Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson Company in Somerville, N.J. This article will share Debbie’s story on how the sport of tennis has helped her through…
First Lady Michelle Obama has joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation. Through commitments to the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) by the…
The pros ring in 2012 … ►Caroline Wozniacki (@carowozniacki): Happy New Year from @McIlroyRory and me in Thailand 🙂 ►Shahar Peer (@shaharpeer): Happy New Year everybody! I wish all a great 2012! I’m sure u will all celebrate big time! ►Anastasia Rodionova (@arodionova): HAPPY NEW 2012 YEAR!!!!! ►Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole): L’Shannah Tovah 🙂 ►Mardy Fish…
For tennis fans too young to remember the glory days of the 1970s and the early 1980s, High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Untold Story of Tennis’ Fiercest Rivalry is a thoroughly researched guide to an era when the game was on the front pages of the world’s sports consciousness in a way…