NEW YORK – Waiting for Earl… Thousands decided to wait for Earl the Hurricane at the tennis parlor in Flushing Meadows. They packed umbrellas, raincoats, hip boots, transistors, emergency rations, perhaps collapsible row boats and kerosene lanterns. Peering at the rumpled gray sky and the US Open’s blue tennis courts, the tennis nuts were ready for anything. They … [Read more...] about EARL FLOPS, TOURNAMENT MOVES ON
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HISTORIC BATTLE ENDS AFTER 11:05 HOURS OF RIVETING DRAMA, RECORDS TUMBLE
LONDON – Elizabeth Windsor decided to take in some tennis at Wimbledon yesterday. Although tickets are scarcer than elephants cavorting at Piccadilly Circus, she managed to cop a couple, and in the front row of Centre Court, no less. When she walked in, people began to cheer and clap and point cameras at her. She looked a sprightly, likeable 84, and is used to this kind … [Read more...] about HISTORIC BATTLE ENDS AFTER 11:05 HOURS OF RIVETING DRAMA, RECORDS TUMBLE
A SURREAL DREAM, THE MATCH THAT WILL NOT END
LONDON – Shall we call it “The Johnny and Nico Show”? Two young guys skipping about on a grassy stage of an outdoor theatre called Wimbledon, and hoping “you’ll tune in again tomorrow because we ain’t finished yet.” So here are American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, a soap opera in short pants, playing the tennis match that may never end. Already they have … [Read more...] about A SURREAL DREAM, THE MATCH THAT WILL NOT END
ANOTHER GEORGIAN ON THE MOVE, ISNER WINS BIG
NEW YORK – Joe College was up to his old campus pranks. Sort of. But instead of chug-a-lugging steins of beer John Isner was mugging his pal, Andy Roddick, at an outdoor party called the US Open. A gathering of 23,763 filled Arthur Ashe Stadium as John and Andy provided the floor show with an unexpected closing act: Roddick, the best American guy for the last seven years, … [Read more...] about ANOTHER GEORGIAN ON THE MOVE, ISNER WINS BIG