Great Britain will compete against Belgium in the final of the Davis Cup as they look to lift the famous trophy for the first time since 1936. In fact, Britain haven’t even reached the final since 1978 – a showpiece event that was won by the United States of America. Their opponents Belgium, meanwhile, have featured in the final just once way back in 1904 as they lost to Great … [Read more...]
roger federer doesn’t understand fuss over robin haase
Roger Federer urged the Dutch to not be so fussy about Robin Haase's cancellation for the Davis Cup match between Switzerland and the Netherlands. Roger Federer went on to say that he fully understood the reasons why Haase canceled and to give him the man a break since he has played for the Dutch Davis Cup team for 10 years straight. Roger Federer faces Jesse Huta … [Read more...]
the wimbledon hangover: equal prize money or is it?
While browsing Facebook suffering from a huge Wimbledon 2015 hangover, I stumbled upon a very interesting discussion about equal prize money at Wimbledon. The discussion about equal prize money is as old as the sports itself and while it may seem that equal pay is a step forward for women, it, however, does cut both ways. The Novak Djokovic - Serena Williams Wimbledon equal … [Read more...]
pete sampras writes a letter to his 16 year old self
Pete Sampras, one of the best players of all time, has written a letter to his 16 year old self. He preps him for the coming decades and informs him of nutrition trends, that he should be lucky that he is out of the game before Facebook and Twitter and mostly to enjoy the ride. On his special tennis relationship with Andre Agassi “But when you leave the court for good, there … [Read more...]
andy roddick’s serve proves too much for john mcenroe in powerseries final in chicago
It's been three up and three down so far on the 2015 PowerShares Series for Andy Roddick. The 32-year-old, in a rousing display of serving dominance, won his third PowerShares Series title in as many tries this season, beating 56-year-old John McEnroe 6-3 in the one-set championship match at the PowerShares QQQ Challenge Thursday at the Sears Centre. On the live national … [Read more...]