PEDs: Lance Armstrong & MLB’s Lessons for Tennis

Performance Enhancing Drugs have made minimal news in the world of tennis. Major League Baseball begins considering MLB Hall of Fame credentials from players from the gaudy steroid era (juiced ball explanations ran afoul).  Cycling has Lance Armstrong possibly coming clean due to any number of first person accounts rendering plausible deniability moot.  Cycling and…

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2013 Australian Open Day 1 Picks

Predicted Winner in BOLD – Some of these matches are sheer guesses on my part First Round Venus Williams (25) vs. Galina Voskoboeva – Venus’ singles successes have slowed, but maybe she can have a deep run here. Nicolas Almagro (10) vs. Steve Johnson – I always like Almagro’s shot making; I just hope he plays well under pressure. Tamira Paszek (30)…

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Tennis and Television: Opportunities Abound

Who doesn’t want to deliver material like this to a wider audience? The NHL Lockout is a Potential Opportunity Tennis even with a slightly shorter season produces a lot of material TV networks can use.  Tournaments run from January 1 through the first week in November.  Just this week 5 tournaments plus the Hopman Cup…

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Rafael Nadal to Miss 2013 Australian Open?

No Repeat of 2009 in 2013 There should be no question mark in the title as Nadal has announced he won’t be playing.  Still, at least two major questions are raised by this announcement.  If this is simply a matter of illness and not practicing, why announce on December 28 when the Australian Open does…

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Product Review: Sugarpova Gum Sporty Flavor

This is not a product review I was expecting to do, but my youngest sister bought me a pack of Sugarpova Gum for Christmas.  The flavor is called “Sporty” (a lemon-lime flavored gum).  Here is a link to the product.  Here is my full review: Taste: A- It is pretty good lemon-lime gum. Appearance: A The…

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Tennis Impersonations: A History

Alpha? Omega? The recent controversy about Caroline Wozniacki’s impersonation of Serena Williams got me thinking about the history of impersonating a player’s ticks or idiosyncrasies.  My mind initially thought that  Jonas Bjorkman was the progenitor of this fad.  His rain delay US Open fodder of lighthearted imitations did indeed pave the way to Djokovic’s 2007 US Open impersonation tour….

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