Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
The first singles match on Monday at not before 6pm local time will feature two players competing in their first ever WTA finals, Garbiñe Muguruza and Lucie Safarova. Muguruza’s fabulous Asian Swing propelled her into a top two seeding, while Safarova was the last player to qualify by…
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Chess and Tennis: Chess Can Be Good for Your Tennis Game
David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest spends a few pages describing tennis as a hybrid of chess and boxing. Reading this led me to thinking about Ivan Ljubicic being a strong chess player and Boris Becker complimenting world #1 Novak Djokovic’s chess acumen. This might deserve more investigation. Uniquely Qualified? I’ve been playing tennis since 1985…
