On the Fish Diet and a Lack of Job Security

TWEET OF THE DAY: “If your phone is in your back pocket it’s a sure way to fall in toilet. I’ve done that like 20 times.” — Serena Williams SURVIVOR: Martina Navratilova told CNN, “I think anybody that survives the communist system, they’re pretty tough. And then being gay on top of that, that wasn’t [...]

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 [...]

Blake’s Slide Continues (and Other Wimbledon Notes)

Haase Downs Knee-Hobbled American in First Round 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

And to think that in January 2009 James Blake was inside the top 10, a place he had grown accustomed to since rising to a career-high No. 4 in 2006. But the last year and a half have been a nightmare for the onetime Davis Cup hero, who’s battled an assortment of injuries and watched [...]

PMac: Little Brother, Big Insights

You’d be hard pressed to find a guy with more perspective on our sport than Patrick McEnroe, an astute observer who’s experienced the game from every angle imaginable – from inside the locker room, the court, the Davis Cup captain’s bench, the broadcast booth and the boardroom. All of which makes “Harcourt Confidential: Tales From [...]

Notebook: ‘Federer? Never Heard of Him.’

WINTOUR OF OUR DISCONTENT?: FOF (Friend Of Federer) Anna Wintour proclaimed that if she weren’t the editor of Vogue, she’d “like to run The Tennis Channel.” PAC-10 DYNASTY: The Stanford women’s tennis team claimed the Pac-10 regular season crown for the 22nd time in 23 years. BLAKE TO MISS CLAY SEASON: James Blake, who will [...]

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, [...]

Just Your Average American Jamoke On the Street

A-Rod's Pity Party...Canada's Great Blonde Hope...Quotebook

A PARTY?  PITY WE WEREN’T INVITED: Reflecting on his five-set loss to Roger Federer at the All England Club, Andy Roddick mused, “My worst day there is playing in one of the greatest Wimbledon finals.  That’s a pretty good worst day. It was definitely the hardest loss I ever had. Even the next day, I [...]

Davis Cup Results

Bryans Keep US Hopes Alive; Israel Stuns Russia 3-0

SATURDAY, JULY 11 – After tortuous five-set losses by James Blake and Mardy Fish on Friday, it was up to the Bryan Brothers to give the US a shot at redemption and they came through with flying colors in a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over inexperienced Croatian pair Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko in the [...]

Split Decision: PMac Names Team For Davis Cup Quarterfinal

U.S. Captain Sticks with Blake Despite Recent Falloff

The U.S. Davis Cup team will look much as it has for 12 of the last 13 ties when it travels to Porec, Croatia for its July 10-12 quarterfinal on indoor clay at the Zatika Sports Hall. While U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe’s decision to stand pat (no pun intended) by once again going with a [...]

Fish Tries to Avoid Being Netted by Novak

Querrey's Loss, Odesnik Unfairly Tagged, De Brito Falls

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24- There have been, and will be, plenty of these moments in the career of Mardy Fish. The ultra- aggressive, athletic serve and volleyer is facing a big opportunity of Thursday, when he’ll confront No. 4 Novak Djokovic in the third round of Wimbledon.