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Learning to Un-Think
When Ana Ivanovic repaired to the locker room in the bowels of Madison Square Garden after losing a very close one-set semifinal tussle in the Billie Jean King Cup exhibition yesterday, her first words to Kim Clijsters, the woman who beat her, were: “I’ve never been introduced in a match as being a Sports... »
A Flood of Federers
by Pete Bodo Good afternoon, all you screen-based life forms. I was struck by a two-pronged complaint at yesterday's "Long Knives" post, and I think it's worthy of exploration in a separate story. It's the notion that Nick Bollettieri, his academy, and his teaching philosophy are somehow responsible for the decline of American tennis, as... »
The Long Knives of Newport
by Pete Bodo Nick Bollettieri has confirmed that he was bypassed for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, that odd institution situated in the once-formidable bastion of the America's elites, Newport, R.I. The town was a playground for the rich and well-born of the Gilded age, those Astors and Vanderbilts, whose spectacular... »
Federer teaming up with Sampras in Hit For Haiti
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team with retired stars Pete Sampas and Andre Agassi in a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti. … Article source: SI.com »
San Jose Sunday Preview
The SAP Open championship features top seed and World No. 7 Andy Roddick against No. 2 Fernando Verdasco in the first final between the top two seeds in San Jose since 2002 when No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt defeated No. 2 Andre Agassi 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, in one of the most exciting title matches in... »
The Blood Lines of Greatness
by Pete Bodo Mornin', everyone, I hope y'all had a chance to listen to our latest podcast, and by all means keep your questions coming via email (send them to podcast@tennis.com); I think we'll answering a batch of mail tomorrow, or Friday, in a new segment. If you read and ruminated over the comments from... »
Verdasco Tops Sampras In Exhibition
Spaniard Fernando Verdasco has watched replays of the 1995 Australian Open final between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi more than any other match – “probably a hundred times,” he admitted Monday night at the SAP Open, an ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in San Jose. ] … Article source:... »
Majors in Math
By Pete Bodo Before we say good-bye to Melbourne and the Australian Open, let's take a look at a point Pat McEnroe made on the air a few days ago regarding the tournament (an observation I secretly had been hoping to save for the book we're producing together, Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from 25 Years... »
Now back to work Andy – your time will come
This article, written by Nick Bollettieri, appeared in The Independent Newspaper in London today. The talented young Briton must carry on working to improve his future prospects and not dwell on a defeat in which he forced Federer to produce his brilliant best When push came to shove, Andy Murray was up against the greatest... »
2010 Australian Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Finals
Stay tuned to Nick’s Pick throughout the 2010 Australian Open for in-depth coverage of the tournament! Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) Murray is 6-4 against Federer, but FedEx has won the last two times they played in 2009. I’ve watched countless hours of Australian Open coverage and this final will be as interesting and... »