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Tag Archives: U.S.Open
Jason Gay’s Take-Your-Father-To-Work Day
Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay had a sweet piece Thursday about taking his Dad, “a high school tennis coach in Cambridge, Mass., the city he grew up in, for 38 seasons,” to the U.S. Open. He has coached … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Gay, Patrick Ewing, tennis Grand Slam, U.S.Open, Wall Street Journal
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In Pledge Rumpus, NBC = Network Be Chicken
Say, the NBC network really kicked the hornet’s nest when it opened its U.S. Open broadcast on Sunday with this video, eh? Something was missing, though, as the Washington Post helpfully reported: In a feature that preceded its coverage of … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily News, NBC, Pledge of Allegiance, U.S.Open, Washington Post, Washington Times
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The Remarkable Rafael Nadal
Is there a classier athlete than Rafael Nadal in professional sports? Maybe Derek Jeter, but in a photo-finish I give the nod to Rafa. In advance of this year’s U.S. Open, he spoke about how much he wanted to win … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day ($$$ Edition)
The hardworking staff – in between its hard work – has watched a fair amount of U.S. Open coverage, and one thing viewers of the tournament can’t escape (apart from John McEnroe’s apparent disdain for Pam Shriver) is this Mercedes-Benz … Continue reading
Pilot Pen-Ultimate Women’s Match
Say, that was some semifinal between Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva Friday night in New Haven, yeah? Pilot Pen may be ending its sponsorship of the U.S. Open’s next-door-neighbor tournament, but at least it’s going out in style. The Wozniacki/Dementieva … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva, New Haven, Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale, U.S.Open
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WTF, U.S. Open Edition, Part 2
How great was this year’s U.S. Open? First, prohibitive favorite Serena Williams melted down like Chernobyl in the women’s semifinal, which ushered in Komeback Kid Kim Clijsters’ women’s final win over crafty Caroline Wozniacki. Then prohibitive favorite Roger Federer melted … Continue reading
Live and Let Learn
Say, that was some Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde performance submitted by Serena Williams at the U.S. Open Saturday night, yeah? First she went Chernobyl on the lineswoman who called a foot fault on Williams’s second serve at 15-30 in … Continue reading
WTF, U.S. Open Edition
Rafael Nadal is the finest sportsman in men’s professional tennis since Bjorn Borg. This kid is modest, respectful, and – better than Borg – joyous. (Sample quote: “I don’t want to talk about injuries. Sorry. No, no, I am a … Continue reading
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