Think back to televised tennis in weeks-long breaks between coverage; tennis bounced among various channels; delayed matches instead of live; the very end of tournaments vs.

Starting in , for the most part, everything will be in the same place throughout the year, live with same-day encores and streamed on-demand matches day after day.

We hope Jen and everyone else who loves this sport are along for the ride with us. Reminds me of this Colette Lewis piece.

The SEC always is on the cultural vanguard. I read with interest the question that was asked about politicians who were tennis players.

In Australia one of our current members of federal parliament is John Alexander. He was a former Grand Slam doubles winner and top 10 singles player.

He was also a long-time commentator and Fed cup captain. This is not uncommon in Australia as we have had a few sports people turn to politics in retirement.

You can agree with him. You can disagree with him. But he deserves to be heard. This coincides with the timing that much of the country began to open for business following the initial wave of COVID The increase is seen in both the youth and adult demographics, with shipments for youth racquets having seen an increase of For all price points, racquet shipments are up In addition, the Physical Activity Council has reported that participation has increased to This number falls in line with the increases in racquet unit shipments.

He introduced us to his partner, but really, no introduction was needed. The winner of seven Grand Slam singles and doubles titles extended us a hug as a bead of sweat ran down my side.

David usually took me as his partner, but the Wimbledon winner was a better bet. We split sets. I was laughing so much I forgot all about my sweaty palms and shaky forehand.

During one point, Alexandra hit David with an errant overhead and almost knocked him down. He drop-shotted her on the next point, raising his hands in the air when the ball bounced twice.

David was ultra-competitive, and enjoyed winning as much as anyone, but his purpose was joyful. He had seen me play a college match against Columbia and I often ran into him at tennis parties.

He invited me to join him for doubles the following weekend. That kicked off a decades-long friendship that found me covering the backhand side—and often the whole court—with the mayor as my partner many weekend mornings.

If you have ever played at the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club, you may have noticed the French Open draw pasted on the wall that had David losing in the finals to Bjorn Borg in a fifth set tiebreaker a gag gift from the club owner.

David was known to wake up at 3am to watch Roger Federer play an obscure European tournament on the Tennis Channel. Peter Sherwood, the Court of Claims judge, made a formidable team.

Connecting with young people helped David stay young; it helped him relate to the students he taught in his Columbia University seminar.

He even hopped a train to D. Thank you for your patience. Data used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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Sign up now!!! But it is a painful defeat for Thiem, who also lost in the final of the elite eight-man event last year, to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Your name is already in the history of tennis books. You won a Grand Slam this year. You are playing unbelievable. I hope we are going to have many more matches to come on the big occasions like this.

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