Agassi Headlines Hall of Fame Ballot

Andre Agassi has been nominated for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The eight-time Slam champ is the sole nominee in the Recent Player Category. Joining Agassi on the ballot in the Master Player Category are Thelma Coyne Long, who dominated Australian tennis in the ‘30s-‘50s, and Christine Truman Janes, a British star [...]

Notebook: Sasha, Masha and Miss Fabulous

SASHA AND MASHA: NBAer Sasha Vujacic was on hand to watch his girlfriend Maria Sharapova during a recent World TeamTennis showdown in Newport Beach, Calif.  But according to observers, his head wasn’t in the match.  Wrote the Daily Pilot’s David Carrillo Penaloza, Vujacic “seemed too busy looking into the stands, wishing someone would notice he [...]

Glam Slam

Glitz, Glamour and the History of Tennis Fashion

To some, fashion is the very expression of self, an intriguing part of life with a defining essence all its own: a freeform, feel-good celebration of style and beauty.

Hit and Snit for Haiti

It’s a simple feel-good formula. At tennis exos, players show off their best strokes, trick shots and standard comedic riffs, plus there’s a little repartee — all in order to raise money for good causes.
And the Indian Wells Hit For Haiti on Friday night March 11th was even better. The stunning opening act featured Martina [...]

Sampras to USTA: ‘Show Me the Money’

Pete Says He'll Help, but Wants Bigger Financial Commitment; Hall of Famer Also Mends Fences with Agassi (Well, Sort Of)

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Not long after Andre Agassi’s tell-all book “Open” hit the shelves, Pete Sampras began to hear whispers that his name was liberally tossed about throughout the best-selling autobiography.  And not always in a positive light.

Andre Agassi Interview, part 2

"MY FIGHT FOR PEACE": Agassi reflects on his drug use, lies, fears, dreams and fight for self in an exclusive IT interview.

Inside Tennis: Okay, let’s start with a fool’s question. If you could go back and change one thing…
Andre Agassi: I would have changed my environment so that it would have allowed me to have an education, which would have kept me from a lot of angst.  But I wouldn’t have had my wife, so that’s [...]

A-Rod: Agassi’s Story One of Vengeance, of Rising From ‘Ultimate Depths’

It’s the very reason why Jim Bouton was shunned by many of his fellow Major Leaguers when he penned the myth-shattering “Ball Four” in 1970.  The ex-Yankee had violated that long-standing unwritten locker room code: “What you see here, what you say here, what you do here, stays here.”
Whether they admit it or not, it’s [...]

Andre Agassi Interview, part 1

"MY FIGHT FOR PEACE": Agassi reflects on his drug use, lies, fears, dreams and fight for self in an exclusive IT interview.

INSIDE TENNIS: In your book Open there’s a special voice. You go inside, reveal a lot and let ‘er rip.
ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, I just didn’t see an alternative. It’s not in my DNA.
IT: Everyone says, “Let’s face it — he just wrote it for the money.”
AA: I’m never going to minimize money, but what blows [...]

An Emissary From That Remote Corner of the Athletic Galaxy

Sanchez-Vicario’s Tax Woes…A Capless A-Rod?...Quotebook

WILLIAMS ON WILLIAMS: Comedian Robin Williams called First Lady Michelle Obama “a mix between Jackie Onassis and Serena Williams.”
TENNIS RETURNS TO ATLANTA?: After initially nixing the proposed sale of its Indianapolis designation to Atlanta (a move that both stunned USTA Southern officials and, according to sources, threatened continued support from U.S. Open Series presenting sponsor [...]

‘Nobody Beats Nikolay Davydenko 13 Times in a Row’

Serena's Swear-Box...Thanksgiving with the Agassis...Quotebook

IF HE’S PLAYSTATION, THEN WHO’S PONG?: Juan Martin Del Potro said Nikolay Davydenko — who handed him a 6-3, 6-4 loss at the ATP World Tour Finals — “plays like PlayStation.  He runs to everywhere.”  Added the Argentine, “He beat me in [a] good way.”  Is there such a thing?
SIGNATURE STATEMENT: Asked how many times [...]