The long-time tennis columnist for the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier newspaper, James Beck, gives his take on the French Open men’s final.
Rublev bottled the first set’s tie-breaker, but Medvedev, who was once regarded as someone who wouldn’t make it in tennis by the head of French coaches,...
Medvedev is my pick. Berrettini might be the toughest opponent for the Russian, but only if he squeezes past Rublev first. What needs to happen so...
Formally not, despite many people, including him and his wife, testing positive to the virus causing COVID-19. More than a few, if we consider that Novak...
Regarded as one of the greatest of all time, Djokovic’s recent antics raises the question as to if he is the right person leading the ATP...
Low-ranked players are on a warpath – once again, the TV money prevailed. The Cincinnati Master “poached” the qualies from Flushing Meadows. However, the US Open...
Throughout its history the “Game of a Lifetime”, hasn’t always been the game for everyone’s life. The fact is, it often hasn’t been “that” game at...
To excel past such a threshold is a feat that very few have accomplished. Can the Swiss pull it off? We cannot rule it out, even...
From the rule of the fifth set in the Slams to the controversial medical time out, passing through the distribution of ATP points: how can tennis...
The world No.1 is entitled to his beliefs, but there is a fine line.
The Serbian donated one million euros to the hospitals in Bergamo, and did so without publicity. This is a great example of the great person he...
There will be tennis again, but along the way there should be memories of triumphs that rise above the challenges that these times engender. Existence can...
We’ve witnessed the retirement of several players over the last two years (Berdych, Ferrer, Almagro, Baghdatis, …). Many thought that the same would have happened in...
The French Federation is at fault, but not too much. Was Rafa Nadal selfish? What about Roger Federer? This isn’t the first civil war in tennis...
The postponement of the French Open is a provocation (or even a war declaration) to start a discussion on the current season calendar.
There should be unity when it comes to a global pandemic that threatens the sport, but this has failed to happen once again.
Those who should be calling the shots are showing more and more uncertainty. Surely, this is ignorance-driven, but then we should just play it safe.
