LONDON – If you were somewhere near the Atlantic and heard a horrendous, sound-barrier-breaking noise yesterday about noon, don’t be alarmed. It was merely the last groan raised throughout Great Britain as the last of the Brits at Wimbledon hit the last shot and lasted no longer in the oldest lasting tournament. That was a Scottish lad named Andrew Baron Murray who … [Read more...] about THE CURSE OF FRED PERRY IS NOW 75 YEARS AND COUNTING
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HAPPY DAYS AT THE OLD DUMP; KEY BISCAYNE SHOULD GIVE MURRAY A KEY TO THEIR PLEASANT SAND BOX
The old dump looked pretty good with its 14,359 seats filled, and Butch Buchholz handing the trophy to – can you believe it? – a tennis player from Scotland. This was the climax of the Sony Ericsson Open, a tournament that Butch and his brother, Cliff, founded 25 a quarter-century ago, a venture as hopeful as peddling Obama buttons in North Korea. Nevertheless, after … [Read more...] about HAPPY DAYS AT THE OLD DUMP; KEY BISCAYNE SHOULD GIVE MURRAY A KEY TO THEIR PLEASANT SAND BOX