Life After a Big Fail

October 2, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Cherub #2 looks a lot like Serena Williams. I suspect it will be a viable Halloween costume for her for years to come. For that and a whole bunch of other reasons (the primary one being that Serena’s tennis is awesome), both Cherubs cheer for her now that they’ve discovered that I’m obsessed with the […]

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

September 2, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Something that stands out to me as I watch US Open tennis is an attitude difference between the veteran players and the up & comers. The veterans lavishly compliment their opponents after a win, and even more so after a loss. They give credit where credit is due (and sometimes even where it isn’t.) I […]

In Praise of Going For It

August 29, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

My obsession with US Open Tennis continues. Last night Chris Evert’s comments about a few American up & comers who are on the down & out (Sloane Stephens in particular) stuck with me. She said: “Sometimes it seems like they’re afraid to put it all out there…to let it matter to them whether they win […]