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Simon Threatens to Sue ... Well, Everybody

By Brian Coleman
World number 20 Gilles Simon lost to 37th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday, but it was his comments afterwards that were the real story. The rain has been a factor through the first few days of Wimbledon, as many matches were either suspended or postponed due to...Read more

Chasing History at The French Open

By Steven Kaplan
Serena Williams lost in the finals of the 2016 French Open to 22-year-old Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, 7-5, 6-4, depriving the American of tying Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 majors. While many consider that Serena's current accomplishments merit her the title of "Best Ever," a 22nd major and...Read more

Mother Nature Not Cooperating With French Open

By Brian Coleman
The French Open has reached its second week, but not without its share of frustrations. Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament before it started, and last week, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew as well. But it has been Mother Nature and the tournament’s handling of it which has drawn...Read more

The Lance Armstrong Defense

By Steven Kaplan
Rafael Nadal is mad as hell at Roselyne Bachelot, the former French Health Minister over allegations that he is a "doper," and he's not going to take it anymore. Nadal recently filed a lawsuit and penned an open letter addressed to ITF President David Haggerty asking the organization to "Please...Read more

The Empire State Open Is Now Closed

By Steven Kaplan
The Empire State Open, a WTA 125K Series event scheduled for May 9-15 on the red clay courts of Hempstead Lake State Park has been canceled. This attempt to bring professional tennis back to Long Island was courageous and ambitious, and is a loss to the local tennis community. Long Island has a...Read more

Azarenka Knocking on Serena’s Door?

By Brian Coleman
While much of the attention in Indian Wells, Calif. on Sunday circled around the comments made by Tournament Director and CEO Raymond Moore, it shouldn’t be forgotten that Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the tournament’s final, a monumental victory for the Belarusian. Three...Read more

Maria Sharapova and the Fine Print

By Steven Kaplan
Maria Sharapova is so meticulous, that according to her agent, former Eastern player Max Eisenbud, she would "peel off the label on the water bottle that she was drinking so photographers couldn't snap a picture that might look like a product endorsement." In a press conference to reveal her...Read more

Nice Pants Bud

By Steven Kaplan
Tennis icon and Hall of Fame journalist Arthur "Bud" Collins Jr., the voice of the sport for generations, has died at the age of 86. While Bud Collins was a self-described "hacker" as a tennis player, he was actually very good, winning the U.S. Indoor Mixed-Doubles Championships in 1961. There is...Read more

No News Is Good News

By Steven Kaplan
The weather in March may "Come in like a lion," but things in the tennis world are tranquil after a stormy winter of discontent as the headlines of match fixing in the sport have faded. I Googled the term "Tennis" today, and the top two stories that came up were "Roger Federer Drinks Tequila on the...Read more

Australian Open 2016 Takeaways

By Steven Kaplan
1. Novak Djokovic is the best hard court player in tennis history Forget the statistics and the titles, while Djokovic is closing in, Federer's numbers still have the edge. After watching Novak play Down Under, however, I suggest that no one has played better hard court tennis, not Roger, not Pete...Read more

Match Fixing Casts Shadow on Start of 2016 Season

By Brian Coleman
While these next two weeks should be a celebratory time for the sport of tennis and its fans, a BBC and BuzzFeed report about match-fixing at the highest level have cast an ominous shadow over the game during the year’s first major, the Australian Open. The two news agencies were able to obtain...Read more

Limping Into Melbourne

By Steven Kaplan
The sweltering courts of the Australian Open seem inviting right about now, as the local area is starting to freeze. Some hot weather might be helpful to warming the bones of the best women's tennis players in the world because they are hurting. World number one Serena Williams has an injured left...Read more
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