An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
The Australian Open turns up the pressure for players to get vaccinated in advance of the 2022 tournament. BJK discusses the rise of Ons Jabeur and a Roger Federer train that can’t be stopped. Top it off with a tennis world record set last week.
News from the BNP Paribas, Stefanos Tsitsipas gets his own shoe, and a tennis “Florida Man” story.
The BNP Paribas Open kicks off this week and is the only tournament in the main ATP and WTA calendars. Proof of vaccination is required for all attendees, which means that children 12 and under will not be permitted to attend.
The Laver Cup sideshow was more interesting than the main event, some early rumors on Australian Open travel protocols, and one sick tweener.
Davis Cup wraps up the first weekend of World Group Play and the Laver Cup will be contested for the first time this weekend without the presence of the Big Three. Also, there are barbarians at the gate…
What is the solution to a US Open hangover? More Tennis. News from around the world of tennis that you might have missed last week.
The US Open heads into the second week as Labor Day is celebrated in the United States. This week’s news stories includes stories about the financial haves and have-nots in professional tennis and a new career for John McEnroe. Naturally no one can escape news of the toilet habits of Stefanos Tsitispas.
This week’s tennis news roundup includes a venue change for the Billie Jean King Cup, an impromptu tennis clinic staged by Venus Williams, and a little tournament called the US Open where fans have to provide proof of vaccination, but the players do not. Additionally, any debate over the active player with the best mullet in tennis is put to rest.
This week’s news includes a Billie Jean King interview, World Team Tennis 2021 logistics, tennis travel hacks, and more.
Billie Jean King in advance of the release of her new autobiography “All In” and other offbeat news from the world of tennis. The professional tours head to Cincinnati for the Western & Southern Open.