Ideas for the Tennis Channel Off-Season
For the most part, the professional tennis tour calendars take a hiatus at this time of the year. The only events scheduled this week areRead More
Final Set (Movie)
I recently stumbled across a 2020 French drama film about tennis written and directed by Quentin Reynaud. “Final Set“ stars Alex Lutz as an aging professional playerRead More
Untold: Breaking Point
American tennis player Mardy Fish was featured in an episode of the “Untold” Netflix docuseries that originally aired on September 7, 2021. This series pullsRead More
Break Point Season 1 Part 2
The much-anticipated Netflix docuseries “Break Point” released Season 1 in two drops. In my review of the first five episodes that ran last January, IRead More
The Rafa Nadal Academy
My standing theme for the posts each Thursday is “Tennis Hits the Books (and sometimes media).” The selections are loosely informed by the calendar. ForRead More
Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker
Earlier this month, Apple TV+ released a new documentary on Boris Becker. It is structured into two episodes. “Triumph” runs one hour and 37 minutes,Read More
3 responsesThe $1 Million Pickleball Slam
This might be a sign of the coming apocalypse. The viewership of the inaugural “Pickleball Slam” featuring tennis legends John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi,Read More
2 responsesBreak Point
I finally completed my initial screening of the first five episodes of the much-anticipated Netflix show “Break Point.” It is hard for me to imagineRead More
Love Means Zero (Nick Bollettieri)
After the death of legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri last week, it seemed appropriate to select a book or media title that examined his life.Read More
1 responseGuillermo Vilas: Settling the Score
Guillermo Vilas was the second player to win more than 900 professional tennis matches during the Open Era. Overall, he won 62 ATP championships andRead More
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