Cincinnati, August 2016.Andy Murray was in the middle of one of the great runs in modern tennis. Twenty two consecutive match wins. Wimbledon. The Olympics. A stretch of tennis so dominant it felt less like a winning streak and more…
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…
Some fantasies have a specific shape. Mine had a yellow tennis ball traveling at 120 miles per hour. I grew up watching the Holy Trinity of my tennis childhood -Roger Federer , Lleyton, and Andy. Federer was perfection. Hewitt was…
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…