The Backboard: Those Lucrative Wildcards, Who Owns the Hawk-Eye Data and More
This week on The Backboard: I look into how the wildcard discrepancy (and the money involved) between two American 20 year-old pros, Madison Keys impresses, Damien Demaj asks the tennis establishment to free the Hawk-Eye data, and Murray makes me realize I’ve been asking the wrong questions about stats. This week’s musical guest: The Decemberists!
Searching for … The Changeover? A Very Scary Audit … and New Hot Assets
A compilation of amusing search terms used to find The Changeover during the past two weeks, featuring a very scary audit of The Changeover, and some new hot assets.
The Backboard: The Walking Wounded Part 2, Jeremy “Double-Fault Whisperer” Chardy, and More
This week on The Backboard: further exploration into why top pros still show up at tournaments even though they’re struggling with injuries (hint: it’s the money). Plus: Jeremy “Double-Fault Whisperer,” Al Jazeera might or might not be interested in the Tennis Channel, Marc López doesn’t want to anoint the Bryans as the Doubles GOATs, Juan Mónaco makes fun of his good friend Rafael Nadal, and I compare my relationship with the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” to “When Harry Met Sally.”
Key Points Analysis: Rafael Nadal and Nicolás Almagro in the Barcelona Final
A detailed look into the Key Points played during the Barcelona Final between Rafael Nadal and Nicolás Almagro.
Key Points Analysis: Maria Sharapova and Li Na in the Stuttgart Final
A detailed look into the Key Points played during the Stuttgart Final between Maria Sharapova and Li Na.
Stats: Noteworthy Things I Found While Analyzing the Key Points of Sharapova-Kerber in Stuttgart
A detailed look into the Key Points of the Sharapova-Kerber semifinal in the Stuttgart WTA Premier event.
The Backboard: Analyzing All the Key Points of the 2013 Djokovic-Nadal Monte Carlo Final
This week on The Backboard: an in-depth look into all the Key Points of the 2013 Djokovic-Nadal Monte Carlo final. Plus: Fed Cup is making match scorecards available online, Robin Haase can’t win a tiebreaker to save his life, and the Classic Era of Genesis.
LiveAnalysis: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal in the 2013 Monte Carlo Final
Live, game-by-game analysis of the Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal final at the 2013 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.



