NEW YORK – Sister Serena is back. Bold, blasting and bell-ringing – a woman with a cause to turn the world upside down as her property once again. But how far back is she on arriving in the fourth round of the US Open, aiming at her fourth title, the first since 2008. Having chased away two earlier hapless foes on the loss of three games, she was past scrimmaging. It was … [Read more...] about SISTER SERENA IN TOTAL CONTROL
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FLUSHING MEADOWS – A LATTER DAY OK CORRAL
NEW YORK – Ever wonder how Billy the Kid would have done with a tennis racket instead of a shotgun? The Kid, known as a withdrawal artist to the bankers of Lincoln County, New Mexico, showed his quick, greedy hands to advantage in practicing his craft in the neighborhood of the Tombstone’s infamous OK Corral. Who knows? Maybe the Kid might have preferred serving aces … [Read more...] about FLUSHING MEADOWS – A LATTER DAY OK CORRAL
SISTER SERENA SLAMS SHUT THE DOOR, TAKING HER FOURTH WIMBLEDON TITLE
LONDON – Why does Sister Serena remind me of the Statue of Liberty? Well, both of them are famous Americans, recognizeable heroines just about everywhere. They stand out in their occupations, symbols of the fact that anything is possible in the USA. Lady Liberty is a one-woman welcoming committee in New York. Sister Serena travels the world as the best female tennis … [Read more...] about SISTER SERENA SLAMS SHUT THE DOOR, TAKING HER FOURTH WIMBLEDON TITLE
KOOZY DOESN’T GO WOOZY THIS TIME; FEDERER’S LOOKING LIKE FEDERER
PARIS – It was a good day for the heartbreak kids. The year’s first major, the Australian Open was a crusher for both of them: Svetlana Kuznetsova and Roger Federer. He actually wept, on court, after losing the final to Rafa Nadal. I bet she bawled in the dressing room after blowing a true shot at the title by bungling in her semifinal against Serena Williams, who became the … [Read more...] about KOOZY DOESN’T GO WOOZY THIS TIME; FEDERER’S LOOKING LIKE FEDERER