Lovingly, Lynn: Read up on gold-star chair ump Lynn Welch, who's profiled by Nick at USOpen.org. Requesties: Next write-up should be on Enric Molina. (photo by Don Starr/USTA via usopen.org) RELATED POSTS>> a puppet's ode to lynn welch >> adatbotw (a day at the bank of the west) >> tsf podcast: the botw roundtable edition … [Read more...]
no pictures, no pictures
OK, one picture. Fellow tennis blogger DeShawn Besabella asked me to do this interview about TSF for his lovely #TennisBloggerTuesday series. (Screengrab via besabella.com) … [Read more...]
aussie open podcast w/ david thorpe
As the Australian Open launches into its final weekend, David Thorpe joins us for a TSF podcast, our first of the 2011 season. We catch up with David on his thoughts of Justine Henin's re-retirment, the future of Li Na (and the domination of Chinese tennis?!), AO scheduling for the men and our favorite moment from the last 10 days. | More podcasts from TSF Listen now: … [Read more...]
aussie preview: the power list
Since we're done with our fashion coverage for the year (we only kid!), we decided to look a little bit closer at the tennis that will be played at the upcoming Australian Open, which begins Sunday night on American television. Tomorrow: Who's Up, Who's Down and the Dark Horses of the AO | Follow us on Twitter @TSFtennis The Power List - How the top men (and women) stack … [Read more...]
cross your t’s and dot your a’s
The WTA launched a new logo on Sunday, saying that the new look is to "serve as a distinctive and modern reminder of the captivating athleticism and excitement that has driven the international popularity and growth of women's pro tennis and placed it firmly at the nexus of sport and entertainment." We're more curious: what do you think of that font? The WTA said that it used … [Read more...]