While it's certainly possible that someone unseeded might win the tournament, let's look at the the top seeds favored to win. Number 1. That's Roger Federer. On the plus side, Federer won the Australian Open and looked pretty solid doing so. On the negative side, he got a lung infection and had to rest for
What are some images that come to mind when you hear the words “Olympic Weightlifting”? Big, barrel chested men in unitards, chalk flying everywhere, meaty guys in the gym lifting dangerous amounts of weight, or maybe just thoughts of that time in high-school when you tried to squat a heavy load and the plate fell
The NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championships, or "March Madness", as it's often called, has been pondering increasing the number of teams from 65 (don't ask why it's not 64) to 96. They only have to look at Indian Wells to see a 96 person draw with the top 32 players get a bye and
Indian Wells is some 150 miles north of Los Angeles. This is the first Masters 1000 event of the year and has historically been a major tournament. However, until the past decade or so, this tournament was not covered nationally. Basically, US tennis coverage used to be restricted to the French Open, Wimbledon, and the
Secrets of a True Tennis Master: Welby Van Horn and His Tennis Teaching System, By Edward Weiss (Wilson Printing, 2007). The Book & Author The author Edward Weiss is a lifelong tennis player and former Captain of Swarthmore College tennis team and Division III All-American in 1978, and is now a corporate lawyer in Connecticut.
Davis Cup is the closest that tennis has to a team challenge outside of the Olympics. Because we're so obsessed with the best players playing Davis Cup, we fret that Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, and Andy Murray have frequently begged out of Davis Cup duties to focus on the Slams. It's interesting how many people
Today I have a special guest on the Podcast: Dave “The Koz” Kozlowski. Koz has a huge passion for the game of tennis and has been around the sport his entire life. Listen to him give his thoughts on which is more important for ET listeners: power or control. How do you get control exactly?
On paper, the US had a slim shot at winning this tie, played in Belgrade on an indoor clay court. Clay has always been the weakest surface. Looking back at recent history, perhaps Andre Agassi was the best American clay courter? Or perhaps Jim Courier? Both would say hard courts suited their power games better.
With US down 2-0 to Serbia, it came once again to the Bryan brothers, the world's number 1 doubles team to salvage the doubles and push competition into a third day. The bad news? Mike Bryan, eating chicken curry in Belgrade, came down with food poisoning and was unable to play. What were the choices?
This is the first time the Davis Cup hasn't had one of Andy Roddick or James Blake in recent memory. Roddick told Davis Cup captain, Patric McEnroe, that he was advised not to play Davis Cup because the change of playing hard courts to clay courts wasn't good for his body. Roddick has had an
