In addition to being a talented comedian and actor, did you know Robin Williams also plays a vicious game of tennis? Tennis.com features a hilarious interview with Williams in their Backcourt section. When asked why he prefers tennis to golf (unlike much of his home town San Francisco), Williams says he considers the game “chess [...]

One of our readers spotted the perfect gift for his daughter while reading Wicked Backhand: a pair of sterling silver tennis racquets to adorn her earlobes. Here’s a shot of her modeling her new racquet earrings, she looks fabulous! When she’s not engaged as an earring model, she also plays tennis superbly.

It’s a happy new year and all of us at Wicked Backhand wish you glad tidings. To wrap up 2006, the United States Tennis Association has a wonderful slide show of player photos on display. We certainly saw some amazing tennis matches played in the course of last year’s season, and I, for one, cannot [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]