The Greatest Men’s Tennis Matches I Ever Saw – And a Few I Didn’t
Novelist and tennis writer Joe Samuel Starnes takes us on a personal tennis journey
Me and the Ball Machine
Sometimes a good idea comes bundled with a very bad one. My good idea was simple: go use the ball machine at the tennis club I recently joined. My bad idea was also simple: go at 3:30 in the afternoon of a very hot summer day in Houston, Texas.
Women at Wimbledon: Handshakes, Heartbreak, and Heroines
Random thoughts inspired by the conclusion of the women’s singles event at Wimbledon.
I’m Not Blaming Serena Williams, But …
Tennis writer Hannah Wilks gives her opinion on Serena’s controversial comments about the Steubenville rape case.
The Houston Chronicles – Vol. 1: Making an Entrance
I try to capture everything I saw during my first day at the Men’s Clay Court Championships, which included meeting a USTA legend, and watching how the singles draw was made.
Personal Reflections: Rebecca Marino, Depression, and Removing the Stigma
At the Memphis tournament in 2011, Rebecca Marino made her first WTA final, and I covered my first tournament as media. Two years later, her candidness about depression has inspired me to speak out about my own struggles.
