A name is a name is a name. Two great players, Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis, share a common name. Both are the same, yet are so different. One born in Czechoslovakia and the other in Switzerland, each has left an indelible mark on Womens tennis. Both were great singles and doubles players, both played [...]
Not since King James 1st. of Scotland became King James 6th. of England back in the dark ages, has one person done as much to unite England and Scotland, as Andy Murray. Even the staunchest wavers of the flag of St. George are bending their stiff snooty traditions to greet Andy as ‘one of ours’. [...]
Gilles Muller’s is the ‘Cinderella story’ of tennis. He captured the attention of every tennis fan at the 2008 US Open with his progress from qualifier to quarter finalist. On the way he knocked out Tommy Haas, Nicolas Almagro and Nicolay Davydenko before falling to Roger Federer. He entered the tournament ranked 130 in the [...]
You gotta love Marina Hingis. She’s cute, controversial, outrageous, sarcastic, misunderstood and one of the greatest Tennis players of her time. On November 1st. 2007 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland she announced her official retirement from professional tennis. A sad day for tennis fans around the world. Martina was tested positive for cocaine [...]
