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 »
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March 27 2010 | Key Biscayne | No Comments »
“This is going to be the greatest Scottish victory since we beat the English at Bannockburn,” a Scotsman was telling me before the Australian Open final commenced.
Federation day fireworks in Melbourne, near the tennis
When was that, sir?
“Why, 1314,” he answered, as though it were yesterday.
Andy Murray, the great bright hope of Scotland and Britain, hopes he doesn’t have to wait that long to win a tennis major and acclaim as his land’s most prominent victor since the Scots of Bannockburn. continue reading »
January 31 2010 | Australian Open | 6 Comments »
NEW YORK – The Great Bright Hope of Great Britain came, saw and was conquered, and will have to wait another year to maybe break the Curse of Fred Perry.
Sunset with Manhattan skyline
No Brit has won the tennis championship of the United States (or Wimbledon) since the dashing Limey, Perry, took both those prized majors in 1936. continue reading »
September 08 2009 | US Open | 1 Comment »
Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey were, among other things British, all weighing Andy Murray down. What a load as he strove to be the first British guy to scale the Big W all the way to the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Austin lost to a Yank named Don Budge (three-quarters of the way to the original Grand Slam), and Murray, the gifted Scotsman, was also waylaid by a Yank: the other Andy, as he’s known here. Andy Roddick.
Flower pots adorning Centre Court
There was more to it than the local pressures, dating back 73 years when a Brit, Fred Perry, actually won the title of 1936. Perry then turned pro, becoming ineligible for the major championships, as were all pros until the game opened up in 1968. continue reading »
July 03 2009 | Wimbledon | No Comments »
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