Rivalries: The Past, Present & Future
Rivalries: The Past, Present & Future Enjoy the following article written by Gerald Marzorati for the NY Times Magazine. Marzorati explores great rivalries of tennis’ past as well as the budding rivalry between world #1 and #2 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. In gripping detail, he explores the emotions and fierce intensity of the challenges [...]
The History of HawkEye: Tennis’ Instant Replay
One of the most memorable line-judging debacles in all of tennis history has changed forever the way we look at the sport . . . literally. Following Serena Williams’ loss to Jennifer Capriati at the 2004 U.S. Open- a match riddled with outrageously poor calls- discussions were initiated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) regarding [...]
US Open Special: The Grace and Glory of Arthur Ashe
The Grace and Glory of Arthur Ashe by Alyce Vilines, GEM Tennis (alyce@gemtennis.com) The stature of world-class Arthur Ashe stadium – annual host to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships- is exceeded only by the great man whose name it bears; a great man who also happened to play some exceptional tennis. Arthur Ashe, known as [...]
Congratulations to the Bryan Bros
Congratulations to the Bryan Bros by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com) Brothers Bob and Mike Bryan have won the Farmer’s Classic in Los Angeles just moments ago. Their 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-7 victory at the Farmer’s Classic in Los Angeles makes them the winningest doubles pair in tennis history (62 total titles). They passed recent hall [...]
The Newport Casino- Home of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum
Newport, Rhode Island-considered by many to be the cradle of American tennis- is throwing a birthday party this year for its most treasured landmark- the stately Newport Casino.
The 130-year old Victorian-inspired complex was the original site of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis
Wimbledon Special: From Garden Party to Grand Slam: The History of Wimbledon
As the manicured lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club await the arrival of this year’s Wimbledon competitors, the world’s oldest international tennis event prepares to celebrate her remarkable 133-year journey. [...]
Wimbledon Special: Perry and Wade- Wimbledon’s Last British Champions
As evidenced by the lush appearance of her manicured lawns, the historic drought on Wimbledon’s grass courts has little to do with global warming. What has been impacted in the 33-year duration of this dry spell is the national pride of Great Britain.
In High Demand: John Isner
Even though both competitors of the epic match between American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut are out of the 2010 Wimbledon they continue to garner attention through out the media. Isner has been in high demand since his improbable victory after 11 hours and 5 minutes 70-68 in the fifth set. Its still amazing [...]
