Earlier in the week on Tuesday, two friends and I drove over to Key Biscayne to watch The Big Boys play tennis. Here are some observations on what we saw and did. Continue reading Thoughts from Key Biscayne →

With the Olympics and US Open done with, we can now all go back to watching the other “game” of Obama vs. McCain dominate TV. But what did you think about the men’s final? Continue reading The Men’s Finals →

All people are different. And the three hot Serbian tennis players are just that. Continue reading The (different) Serbs →

Strangely, I only watched the finals of the Olympic tennis; and stopped to ask myself, “Why?” Continue reading Olympic Tennis →

During major tennis events on TV, there is always discussion about the new player challenge system. And strangely, I agree with what Mary Carillo has to say. Continue reading The Challenge System →

Many years ago, there was an event in Hartford, Connecticut, called The Aetna World Cup. The world’s two top tennis powerhouses, the U.S. and Australia fielded teams to play this annual challenge match. What happened to those days for those countries?

Continue reading The Tennis Powers →

Well, this is the last day of competition; and seven months of post-op conditioning seems to have really helped. While I have not won all my matches, fatigue is NOT a factor this year. The nice, mild weather has helped; and is the same as we moved into play. Continue reading Fantasy Tennis – Thursday, Day 5 →

The weather is now perfect and the morning clinic was presented by American doubles specialist Rick Leach, with a very interesting concept on how to know where to move on the doubles court. Continue reading Tennis Fantasy – Wednesday, Day 4 →

The morning temperature was 44 with a wind chill of 39 to start the day; but did warm up nicely. Before the morning matches, Emmo and Brian gave a clinic on return of serve: Continue reading John Newcombe Fantasy Tennis – Tuesday, Day 3 →

It’s raining and cold! The temperature is in the 50’s; so I am glad to have brought my long sleeve shirts and warm-up suit. After breakfast, our Wanker team had a meeting to meet each other and talk with our three coaches (Emmo, Marty Reissen and Brian Gottfried). Continue reading John Newcombe Fantasy Camp Monday, Day 2 →

This is the start of the “best week of my tennis year” and the travel to the John Newcombe tennis ranch in New Braunfels, Texas was smooth. At the airport I hooked up with a couple of returning veterans and several “rookies,” who had all the usual questions about what to expect. Continue reading John Newcombe Fantasy Camp Sunday, Day 1 →