The Scottish Gentleman
Cincinnati, August 2016. Andy Murray had won his last 22 matches. Wimbledon, Olympic gold, and then another run of wins that seemed to have no end to it. That ended in Cincinnati. Marin Cilic beat him in two tight sets…
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The Easiest Difficult Dinner of My Life
Newport, Rhode Island. 2016. And yes – I know how this sounds. One trip, one weekend, and somehow the stories keep coming. Marat Safin writing his Hall of Fame speech outside my hotel. Andy Roddick on the grass courts. And…
Four Serves- The Andy Roddick Story
We all have strange dreams as children. I grew up watching the likes of Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick in the early 2000s, they drove my fondness for the sport. Roger was almost impossible to dislike because everything…
The Manager Behind Me- Thomas Tuchel at the Australian Open
It’s Melbourne, 2023. The Australian Open is in full swing – that intoxicating mix of summer heat & elite tennis. I’m sitting with my boss Navin, courtside, watching the match. And then, almost casually, I become aware of who is…
The Man Who Broke My Heart in 2005 – But Made My Night in Newport
Newport, Rhode Island. 11pm. My team and I had just finished dinner with a few of our senior clients. We were still relatively new to sports hospitality at that point, figuring out how these events worked, what mattered and, occasionally,…
“Fire Away, Dhruv” – The Night Roger Federer Made Me Feel 10 Feet Tall
In a room full of strangers, he stood right at the centre of it – the way he always does, effortlessly, naturally. Everyone around him was spellbound. I was too. But I had a question I’d been rehearsing all week,…