Below is a sampling of song lyrics that use tennis as a metaphor, this is fascinating stuff. Note especially how many artists focus on the violent aspects of the sport in song. Please comment if you have a tennis lyric that I have overlooked. Bob Dylan, “I Shall Be Free No. 10″ I sat with [...]
World’s Top Ten Racquets
December 26, 2006 By 10 Comments
Tennis in 2007
December 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Also fun but much more realistic are Sports Illustrated‘s Predictions 2007: Tennis. They make an interesting point in stating that while our individual American players may not be taking top honors, we have Blake and Roddick and a good chance at winning the Davis Cup in 2007. Short of Nadal becoming Swiss, of course. I [...]
Deck the Walls with Balls of Green Felt
December 21, 2006 By 1 Comment
Tom Kosinski over at Sports Central has posted something fun for tennis fans, his Fifth Annual Tennis Christmas Wish List. I certainly agree with his tenth wish, for a healthy year for all the women tennis players on the WTA tour. It would be fantastic to see this amazing body of talent play in all [...]
Sharapova Smile Ranked World Number One
December 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) recently voted tennis star Maria Sharapova tops in their Best Celebrity Smile Survey. 42 percent of those that responded chose Sharapova for best female athlete smile. American golfer Tiger Woods was voted best male athlete smile. The AACD is the world’s largest not-for-profit cosmetic dental professional association. Sharapova [...]
Davenport to Retire in 2007
December 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Three-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one, Lindsay Davenport is trading her racquet bag for a diaper bag. She and husband Jonathan Leach recently announced her pregnancy and stated that she does not expect to play tennis professionally in the future. At thirty years old, Lindsay says she hates to use the word [...]
Could This Be the Next Maria Sharapova?
December 13, 2006 By 2 Comments
Top Players Honored
December 12, 2006 By 1 Comment
The International Tennis Federation chose Swiss superstar Roger Federer and Belgian ace Justine Henin-Hardenne as their 2006 World Champions. This is Roger’s third consecutive year winning this honor; Justine won it previously in 2003. Both Federer and Henin-Hardenne finished the tennis season as number one in the world, competing in all four of the Grand [...]
The Year in Review
December 8, 2006 By 1 Comment
Clijsters to Retire in 2007
December 8, 2006 By 1 Comment
Kim Clijsters, currently ranked number five woman in the world of tennis, has declared 2007 her last year of professional tennis. Though Clijsters is only 23, she is plagued by persistent injuries. She also plans to marry American Brian Lynch right after Wimbledon and devote herself to starting a family and making a home. Lynch [...]