As you may already know, I leave the bracketology to the experts. So now that the Australian Open draws have been announced (see them here), I asked JNP to weigh in. Here’s what he wrote back: “I filled out my womens bracket last night here’s what I ended up with: Henin beats Sharapova in the […]
ten things JNP learned from the open
Now that the 2007 U.S. Open is over, I offer you a list of ten things I learned from this year’s Slam (and watching today’s final between Roger and Nole): A mentally stable Justine Henin is one step above every other woman in the sport. It’s actually not even close as we saw in the […]
JNP’s photos from the open: the serbs
That’s Jelena running in my direction, Baywatch-style, while her mother holds racquets a few steps back. And Nole walks to a crowd for some autographs. Both are still in their respective main singles draws at this year’s U.S. Open. TSF contributor JNP is in New York reporting from the U.S. Open trenches. He’s been checking […]
JNP's eighth day: juniors and the bondarenkos
Photo: The Bondarenko sisters on the practice court. That’s Alyona giving me a look. (She smiled at me later so we were cool for sure.) Kateryna‘s digging for water. — Pretty slow day today, but I happened to get a good look at some young talent (the U.S. Open Juniors tournament started yesterday): Polona Hercog […]
dispatches from the grounds: U.S. Open, week 1
By JNP It’s been a great first week at the 2007 U.S Open, lots of big upsets, lots of five-set showdowns, and lots of exposure to new talent. However, lets stay away from scorelines for a post, and talk about some off-court stuff… Dick Enberg Honestly, CBS — can you really expect viewers to respond […]