Saturday was Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open, the annual pre-tournament meeting of pro players, pop stars and pre-teens. CBS will be broadcasting  highlights from the day, which included the on court talents of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters, on Sunday afternoon: 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Eastern time. I [...]

The 2009 US Open Champion, Kim Clijsters,  threw in the first pitch for the Mets Friday nite. I think Kim looks really cute in a Met’s baseball jersey. I thought i was going to see a 80mph straight bullet from Kimmy, but to my surprise, it was just a lobby moonball to the catcher’s mitten. [...]

I’m delighted to be working this week with Andrea Nay, a fabulous photographer and writer. She’s sweating it out in Cincy right now with the WTA and will continue next week with the ATP, taking fabulous photos and gathering first hand reports from the press room and practice courts. I love her description of current [...]

Kim Clijsters beat Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Best of Belgium tennis exhibition in Brussels on Thursday. According to the exhibition website, a record tennis crowd of exactly 35,681 people showed up to watch the match – topping the previous record set in 1973 in Houston, when 30,472 spectators watched Billie Jean King defeat [...]

Upsets, routs and heroics, what a way to start the second week at Wimbledon. All singles players played their Round of 16s today, and the frantic schedule and rising heat seemed to effect everyone a little differently. Post-match, the players were asked about everything from their tennis, World Cup referees and Jennifer Capriati’s drug overdose. [...]

I want to be a groundskeeper at the AELTC. Roger Federer and his fans prepare for the fortnight. Roger on his rival: “I want him to play every tournament. I felt like what I saw was the old classic Rafa on clay hardly losing sets and matches. That’s what we got from him. That’s why [...]

Kim Clijsters took out Venus Williams 6-2, 6-1 in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday. The match was over in less than an hour. Great win for Kim, especially after that tough midnight battle with Justine Henin in the semis, but a disappointing end to the tournament for nearly everyone else. To [...]

Blame FSN! I refused to watch a live stream (yes, even the pirated one FSN’s own Justin Gimelstob twittered out, bless him) stubbornly waiting until 10:30 pm Los Angeles time to watch Clijsters vs. Henin on tape. As if tape delay wasn’t bad enough, I tuned in at the scheduled time and was subjected to [...]

Another day in paradise at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. But can it really be called paradise if Roger Federer isn’t there? We’ll leave that to the Fedosophers to ponder. Life goes on for the rest of us. . . Pound for pound I can’t think of a more high-energy, sweat-soaked and sexy ATP [...]

Rafael Nadal and David Nalbandian treated tennis fans to a fantastic third round match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday. David, who’s been out for months recovering from hip surgery and a host of other injuries, played close to his best tennis for about a set and a half. Rafa, who won the match [...]

Yay! I never feel like a tournament’s really started until I watch the Players Party video. Bonus – listening to Jelena Jankovic imply that she doesn’t wear a full face of makeup on the court. Body glitter must count as an accessory. Any guesses on what magazines Caroline looked to for inspiration? Senior Showgirls Quarterly? [...]

The WTA tour gave out its awards today. Serena Williams “wearing high heels despite a knee injury” (ouch, the AP is getting all judgmental!) won 2009 WTA Tour Player of the Year. She and Venus won Doubles Team of the Year, natch. Kim Clijsters won Comeback Player of the Year and the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship [...]