On the first Monday of a Grand Slam, the most interesting match in the tournament is rarely on the main show court. It is usually out on Court 14 or 17, where a qualifier ranked outside the world’s top 150 is two sets into the match of his life, watchedContinue Reading
There are thousands of professional tennis tournaments played around the world, but four stand above everything else. The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are tennis’s Grand Slam tournaments — commonly called the majors. Winning any one of them can define a career. Winning all four puts aContinue Reading
With the final Grand Slam upon us, the US open Wildcards have been announced. The whole wildcard system in tennis has long been a topic of debate, and probably no more than in recent weeks. We’ve had Venus Williams receive a Wildcard at the DC Open, despite not having playedContinue Reading
