McEnroe: A Rage for Perfection
Tennis journalist and historian, Richard Evans, approached John McEnroe about collaborating on a biography in 1981. It was a scant three years into his professionalRead More
You Cannot Be Serious
John McEnroe is undeniably one of the all time greats of American tennis. As the US Open gets underway next week, it is the perfectRead More
1 responseServe to Win
Novak Djokovic will probably miss competing in the US Open this year because the United States is apparently not going to allow him to enterRead More
Cattle to Courts
Earlier this month, Ken McAllister sat down next to me during breakfast at the Texas Section semi-annual conference. It was my first time meeting theRead More
I Just Can’t Read My Own Mind
I recently heard a very inspirational story at the USTA Texas semi-annual meeting. It came during a presentation from the Laredo Community Tennis Association (CTA).Read More
The Golden Boy of Centre Court
Bjorn Borg is inextricably linked with the Wimbledon Championships. The love affair started in 1972, when the 16 year old won the Junior title atRead More
Wimbledon Confidential
In case it isn’t obvious by now, I am fascinated with the organizational dynamics of the tennis industry. When I recently stumbled across a bookRead More
Title IX: Game, Set, Match
50 years ago today, Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act into law. In celebration of that fact I am using this “Tennis Hits the Books” Thursday to run a revised review of the best tennis related book on Title IX. While the law had a seismic impact on educational and athletic opportunities for women, there is still significant opportunity to improve compliance and enforcement.
Dear John: The John Lloyd Autobiography
Before reading this book, if I had been asked to write a wikipedia-style biography of John Lloyd, it would start out something like this: “John Lloyd is a former professional tennis player who is best known for once being married to Chris Evert.” When Lloyd recently released this autobiography, my first thought was concern that it might be filled with sordid and salacious assertions about Chrissie in an attempt to cash in and sell more copies. As it turns out, those worries were completely unfounded.
2 responsesBoris Becker – The Player
Following his recent conviction for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings, a British tabloid reported that Boris Becker will be writing a book to stave off boredom during his 30 month incarceration. Additionally, a source claims that “It’ll be a warts-and-all diary on how he got himself in such a troubling position and then what life is like in jail.” The apparent forthcoming book will not be the first authored by Becker. He originally published an autobiography in 2004.