2010 has been a pretty good year for the tennis literary community (if you can even call it a “community”). There was an as-always this-is-what-my-tennis-life was (and is!) book in Patrick McEnroe’s Hardcourt Confidential, while Venus Williams put out a best-selling business book called Come To Win. Right, we said business book. We give you […]
short balls: the pick comes wednesday
On Wednesday afternoon, the USTA will announce at a media luncheon who has been picked to replace Patrick McEnroe as the U.S. Davis Cup coach. McEnroe, who has coached the American squad since 2002, announced at the year’s US Open that he was stepping down from his position as head coach. Jim Courier and Todd […]
davis cup daddies
Who’s on your list? Guy Forget, for France, heading the team against Argentina for a spot in the Davis Cup finals. Patrik Kühnen, for Germany, coaching the guys as they play on home soil (Stuttgart) against the South Africans. Patrick McEnroe, for the US, making sure the Americans fare well against Colombia. (images via Getty […]
short balls: the in-between edition
Ed note: We were planning on getting a podcast up for djy’all’s enjoyment this week, but real life got in the way. Check out TSF early next week for a Roland Garros wrap-up and a look-ahead to The Championships, Wimbledon. -NM In case you missed it in our last post, there is something called the […]
davis cup bits
Davis Cup VIPs: So as not to have an “I don’t know who Althea Gibson is” moment, Patrick McEnroe should make this Pete Bodo post on DC legends required reading for his team. (ESPN) Bonnie D. Ford: “If you’re an American, you’re not given a lot of room to enjoy this victory. The bubbly is […]