Seasons at Stake: A Race Towards Fall (Part I)

Originally posted on The Tennis Island:
The dust of the US Open is slowly starting to settle and we’re heading towards the finish line of men’s and women’s tennis in 2015. The year has seen improvements for some, but has also proven to be difficult for a couple of big names in the game —…

A Modest Proposal: Masters 1000 Events and Solar Panels

Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
NetJets is making strides to go carbon neutral – perhaps they could sponsor this effort The professional tennis tours are fairly carbon intensive.  The miles of airline flights and driving (in the case of Murray’s 2009 road trip from Montreal to Cincinnati) add up to a…

Sock sends United States back to Davis Cup World Group

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The United States became the first playoff participant to punch a ticket to the 2016 World Group. With a 2-1 lead going into the final day of action, the visitors closed out Uzbekistan thanks to Jack Sock’s 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Denis Istomin. Both Sock and Istomin had…

Tennis Talk: GB into Davis Cup Finals

Originally posted on Totally Tennis:
British number one Andy Murray beat Australia’s Bernard Tomic to take Great Britain through to their first Davis Cup final since 1978. Murray won his third match of the fixture 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to give Team GB an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie. The team, captained by Leon Smith, will…

Good man Murray to donate £50 to Unicef for every ace

Andy Murray has announced that he will donate £50 to Unicef for every ace he completes for the remainder of the season, in a bid to aid the ongoing refugee crisis, which is something the Scot has clearly taken to heart. The occasional tennis watcher may watch Murray’s occasional tantrums on court and judge him for…

Murray, Goffin hoping to lead their countries into Davis Cup final

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
This is not a Davis Cup semifinal lineup that anyone could have predicted going into the 2015 campaign. But thanks to some clutch play by underdogs and notable absences from the rosters of more highly-touted nations, we are left with Australia vs. Great Britain and Argentina vs. Belgium. Among the…