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US Tennis: There’s No Excuse for the American Allergy to Clay Courts

Published: May 6, 2011

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This article first appeared on the author’s blog www.shanktennis.com Another European clay tournament, another dire performance by the American players. Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey all bowed out at the first hurdle in Madrid, while John Isner fell as soon as met a non-American. When you consider that for the first three it was their first tournament on the European dirt of the year,... 


Indian Wells Tennis: Lack of Early-Round TV Coverage Makes Absolutely No Sense

Published: March 11, 2011

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I’m not a marketing expert by any means, so I could be way off here, but bear with me for a minute. Yesterday when I went online looking for my daily tennis fix, the magical world of Internet streams presented me with three options: Challenger tennis from Sarajevo, Challenger tennis doubles from Santiago or has-been tennis from Zurich (a.k.a the Champions’ tour). The glaring omission from... 


First Title Club 2011: 10 Contenders To Pick Up Their First ATP Titles in 2011

Published: December 30, 2010

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This article originally appeared on the author’s new tennis blog www.shanktennis.com   In 2010 five players claimed their first career ATP titles: John Isner (Auckland), Ernests Gulbis (Delray Beach), Andrei Golubev (Hamburg), Viktor Troicki (Moscow) and Mikhail Kukushkin (St Petersburg). Here are 10 of the leading contenders looking for their maiden crowns in 2011.   The Perennials... 


Grigor Dimitrov Fined for Attacking Umpire and Could Face Further Punishment

Published: November 30, 2010

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Fast-rising Bulgarian prospect Grigor Dimitrov has been fined €2000 and could face further punishment after attacking an umpire at last week’s Challenger event in Helsinki. Following his semifinal defeat to Ricardas Berankis, Dimitrov is reported to have approached umpire Daniel Infanger away from the court before shoving the official in the chest with both hands. According to Finnish newspaper... 


Robin Soderling to Split with Coach Magnus Norman

Published: November 25, 2010

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World No. 4 Robin Soderling has split with coach Magnus Norman, according to unconfirmed reports from Sweden. Soderling was eliminated from the World Tour Finals after losing two of his three Group A matches in London, and will enter the off season in search of a new trainer. According to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, Norman is no longer interested in touring, and will focus his energies on... 


Donald Young’s Stagnation and What Ryan Harrison Can Learn From It

Published: November 19, 2010

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It’s not very controversial to say that Donald Young has completely failed to live up to the potential he showed as a junior. The Atlanta southpaw is currently languishing outside the world’s top 100, and it’s now been over two-and-a-half years since he reached his career high mark of No. 73. He is only 21 but has stopped making any worthwhile progress. While it is still too early... 


The Case for Anna: How Kournikova Survived the Hype and Had a Successful Career

Published: October 19, 2010

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If you want to get a blog featured, write something on Anna Kournikova. It won’t do page views any harm and browsing the web for suitable photographs isn’t exactly the most strenuous work you’ll ever do. That’s the kind of thinking that bothers me though. Kournikova has become known so exclusively for looks that her tennis career has become a sort of sneer-worthy afterthought.... 


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