NEW YORK – Two hands for beginners? Absolutely, says a Swiss gentleman named Roger Federer, who has dropped by Flushing Meadows intending to renew his long-term lease on the US tennis title. Both hands on the backhand? No. Roger is a slick purist whose thunderbolts flow from either side with merely the right hand involved. But, yes, two hands on the two diapers with … [Read more...] about HEADING INTO THE 2009 US OPEN
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RODDICK’S GREATEST DAY CAN’T PREVENT FEDERER ECLIPSING SAMPRAS
LONDON – The yellow tennis ball hung above Andy Roddick’s left shoulder like a mini-moon. He eyed it with animosity, his weapon poised to shoot the moon as 15,000 witnesses surrounding the grass patch called Centre Court couldn’t believe that with one simple smack the rejuvenated American would post a 2-set lead over the 5-time champion, Roger Federer. It was oh-so-close to … [Read more...] about RODDICK’S GREATEST DAY CAN’T PREVENT FEDERER ECLIPSING SAMPRAS
SERENA, VENUS PUT SISTERLY LOVE ON HOLD UNTIL WINNING DOUBLES TITLE
Sisterly love may be a beautiful concept, but it doesn’t work on the tennis court for Venus and Serena. At least not until the post-match embrace. They go at each other in their intramural battles in a manner that leaves the rest of their colleagues shocked and awed. Venus, owner of 5 Wimbledon titles, wasn’t up to it this year, but the prize stayed in the family – the 8th … [Read more...] about SERENA, VENUS PUT SISTERLY LOVE ON HOLD UNTIL WINNING DOUBLES TITLE
THE DANDY ANDYS MEET IN THE SEMIS AND THE DECISION GOES TO THE YANK
Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey were, among other things British, all weighing Andy Murray down. What a load as he strove to be the first British guy to scale the Big W all the way to the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Austin lost to a Yank named Don Budge (three-quarters of the way to the original Grand Slam), and Murray, the gifted Scotsman, was also … [Read more...] about THE DANDY ANDYS MEET IN THE SEMIS AND THE DECISION GOES TO THE YANK
KAMIKAZE KID SERENA RESCUES HERSELF; SHOULD SAFINA SUE MEDUSA?
Who else would it, could it be, last standing but the Sisters Sledgehammer? The other 126 ladies were just window dressing. Do you think poor Dinara Safina should sue Medusa, the WTA computer that lists her misleadingly as No. 1? If she were, say, No. 7 or 8, what Venus did to her wouldn’t seem so bad. But that result had a very garish look: Venus, 6-1, 6-0, the worst … [Read more...] about KAMIKAZE KID SERENA RESCUES HERSELF; SHOULD SAFINA SUE MEDUSA?