Introduction If Botic van de Zandschulp is water: a lovely, languid figure that redirects pace and carves out corners, Márton Fucsovics is earth: an unyielding, solid mass that absorbs pressure until, with one minute shift, the court shakes like a magnitude-eight earthquake. On semi-final day,...Continue reading
Introduction As with any match including Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the serve was the main character in his quarter-final matchup against Hamad Medjedovic. For the majority of the first set, the 22-year-old Serbian looked to be the better player. Both players ended the set with an...Continue reading
Introduction As the heart of Hurricane Erin strikes the North Carolina coast, Winston-Salem is left with the remnants of an American southern summer. Under the overcast skies, a faint, dusty orange glow spreads through the late afternoon, clashing with the blue-green of the court and...Continue reading
Introduction The Canadian National Bank Open stretches over the dog days of summer. As the tennis world edges closer to the US Open, the evenings grow longer, but the heat remains the same. Color now adorns the backs of tournament contenders, a stark disturbance in...Continue reading
There is a perpetual myth told to (and by) Washingtonians that DC was built on a swamp. Although not strictly true, anyone who has experienced DC in the summer would swear on its accuracy. Temperatures reach 35°C (95°F) with increasing frequency in July and August, only...Continue reading
Embed from Getty Images Yesterday’s final was a baseline rally between reverence and melancholy. We observed waves of silence enveloping the court, depriving the grass and the players alike of parabolic oxygen. Carlos Alcaraz needs the crowd to breathe, though not nearly as much as...Continue reading
The Changing of the Guard The grass of Centre Court is wilted and worn, lines of dragged feet and sliding forehands marking out baseline. Echoes of 140 mph serves can be heard from Court 1 as another thunderous rally plays out under the afternoon London...
IMAGE CREDIT: Jack Draper AELTC/Florian Eisele In the first two rounds of Wimbledon, 36 seeded players have been eliminated, 17 on the women’s side and 19 for the men. This includes half of the current ATP top 10. Jack Draper is the most recent of...
The grass court season follows the trajectory of the surface it’s played on. Fast, flat, and low-bouncing, the three-week lead-in to Wimbledon is easily missed, like a punishing passing shot after a weak volley at the net. Nevertheless, grass is arguably tennis’ most emblematic surface....Continue reading
Witnessing History: The 2025 Roland-Garros Final The Roland-Garros final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner was, indisputably, historic. Anyone who witnessed the spectacle, whether in person, on TV, or, in my case, on a phone screen in a hotel room, is a part of something...Continue reading