Key Biscayne
Vera Zonareva and Bud on the Stage
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – It was tennis atmosphere at its best. Even the palm trees of Crandon Park seemed to be clapping their fronds as two brilliant shotmakers dashed and bashed for almost 3 ½ hours on their stage, a blueberry-toned asphalt court.
Rafa Nadal came to this beach town as No. 1, and looked it in crushing Roger Federer in the semis, 6-3, 6-2. But the guy who glowed with a No. 1 sheen in Sunday’s heated Sony Ericsson Open title showdown wasn’t Nadal this time. It was the Serbian who had fallen to Nadal in the last US Open final – the scrappy Novak continue reading »
April 03 2011 | Key Biscayne | 3 Comments »
Anita and Bud at the Collector's Club
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Roger Federer has heard his name shouted appreciatively in arenas across the world. But it was different this time as the full-house crowd at Crandon Park vocalized a tsunami of sound –
“ ROGER! ROGER! ROGER!” over and over so boisterously it may have been heard in Switzerland. They were mighty roars from most of the 13,800 throats, but not the usual sounds of commendation. No. It was midway through the second set, and his people were sending a message. The cheers were a mixture of love, respect, great memories and belief. continue reading »
April 02 2011 | Key Biscayne | 1 Comment »
With Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini ... at a WTA reunion
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Is Andy Murray lost in a London fog that enshrouded him on this sandy, sunny isle?
How can you explain his brief appearance as a staggering soul, allegedly No. 5 on the planet, being chased from the Sony Ericsson Open by a hustler unknown to almost all: Alex Bogomolov, a local qualifier ranked No. 118. continue reading »
March 26 2011 | Key Biscayne | 1 Comment »
Good Girl by Romero Britto
KEY BISCAYNE, FL – Forget the Easter egg allusions. Eggs had already been laid on the blueberry-toned tennis court by such embarrassed participants as Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Venus Williams.
If you had bought tickets for yesterday’s Sony Ericsson Open finals, you probably muttered, “Where’s Federer? Where’s Nadal? Aren’t they supposed to play the final? And why did Venus get egg on her face, too?” continue reading »
April 04 2010 | Key Biscayne | 1 Comment »
Bud with Butch Buchholz
KEY BISCAYNE, FLA — Like Ponce de Leon, an earlier adventurer in Florida, Butch Buchholz out of St. Louis arrived a quarter century ago, looking for a treasure. The Spanish explorer sought the Fountain of Youth. Buchholz searched for a place where talented youths swinging tennis rackets could charm the locals and acquire some treasure for their bank accounts. continue reading »
April 01 2010 | Key Biscayne | No Comments »
Guga Kuerten remarking on his happiness to be involved inthe fundraiser for Chilean earthquake victims
Key Biscayne, FL – Tennis player Fernando Gonzalez, ranked #11 in the world, one of Chile’s heroes, missed Indian Wells in order to help his countrymen during the trauma in the aftermath of their recent devastating 8.8 earthquake.
He came up with the idea to help raise money with the help of Andy Roddick. They enlisted Guga Kuerten and Jim Courier to help. All gladly agreed. The result is going to be a doubles event the night after the ladies’s final on 3 April 2010. Tickets will be priced from $25-75 with all proceeds going to the relief effort.The hope is to sell out the stadium with the star cast performing.
Guga Kuerten and Fernando Gonzalez announce fundraiser for Chile earthquake victims
March 27 2010 | Key Biscayne | No Comments »
Ollie Rochus
KEY BISCAYNE, FL — Maybe no man is an island, but a little man owned an island called Key Biscayne — at least for a day as the Transcontinental Double set up shop on an East Coast beach after a fortnight in a California desert. continue reading »
March 27 2010 | Key Biscayne | No Comments »
