tennis

Wimbledon 2026: Serena’s Ill-Fated Return, Raducanu’s Predictable Withdrawal

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Serena Williams crashed out at Wimbledon after a comeback that looked more like box-office nostalgia and Ro branding than tennis. Emma Raducanu withdrew again, turning even a real injury into another chapter in her post-US Open decline. iPINIONS explains why both humiliations were foretold. Read the full Substack here: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/wimbledon-2026-serenas-ill-fated Read more.

Australian Open: Svitolina’s Refusal to Shake Sabalenka’s Hand Betrays the Spirit of Sport

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Elina Svitolina’s refusal to shake Aryna Sabalenka’s hand at the Australian Open was widely praised as a righteous protest. But iPINIONS argues it crossed a line, undermining the spirit of sport and weakening, rather than strengthening, the moral case for Ukraine. In tennis, as in diplomacy, grace can sometimes do more than gestures of defiance.… Read more.

Raducanu’s Wimbledon Debacle Sealed Her Fate as a One-Hit Wonder

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:31 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Raducanu’s fall from grace I’ve written this commentary in the spirit of “I told you so.” That’s because it offers a cautionary tale young people would do well to heed. Emma Raducanu won her first and only grand slam at the 2021 US Open. But I felt compelled to rain on her parade by publishing… Read more.

Coco Gauff Wins 2023 US Open

Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

‘Call Me Coco Champion’ I couldn’t have been happier or prouder this afternoon as I watched 19-year-old Coco Gauff win her first Grand Slam at the US Open. It was merely a matter of time before Coco Gauff won a Grand Slam title. … Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, shrugging off… Read more.

Emma Raducanu Fires Coach. That’s a Red Flag

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 12:34 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Raducanu Fires her coach 18-year-old Emma Raducanu shocked the world two weeks ago by winning her first grand slam at the US Open. Everyone probably thought her coach, Andrew Richardson, had much to do with her feat. That’s why Raducanu shocked the world again this week when she fired him. Perhaps, now that she’s a big celebrity, she needs a… Read more.

Tennis US Open: Hail, Stephens…?

Friday, September 15, 2017 at 7:34 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

With pregnant Serena Williams sidelined, I really thought (or hoped) her sister Venus (37) would finally match Roger Federer (36) by becoming the oldest woman to win a grand slam title. After all, she made it all the way to the final at the first slam of the year, the Australian Open, only to lose… Read more.

WTF: Tennis Boss Says Women Players Should Get on their Knees…?

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:20 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Consider this the latest round in the Battle of the Sexes: The head of a major tennis tournament gave his sport a bad name this weekend after saying that female players should ‘thank God’ for their male counterparts. ‘They ride on the coattails of the men,’ said Raymond Moore, a former player and the CEO of… Read more.

Tiger Blows; Serena Crows

Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 2:59 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Given the way I ended “Tiger’s Back! But He’s Brown, Not Black” two days ago, I can probably be forgiven for saying, I told you so. For just the second time in his professional career, Woods failed to break 80. The missed cut was just the 13th time worldwide that he failed to qualify for… Read more.