The Best There Ever Was

If there is a better and more erudite interview in sports than Roger Federer then I must have missed him over the years and this comes from a writer who has interviewed Arnold Palmer, Jim Calhoun, Geno Auriemma, Coach K., Vivian Stringer, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and a whole host of others. Federer spends a good [...]

Fish Learns On The Job

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Abe Vigoda’s character Sargent Phil Fish from Barney Miller is getting more respect than Mardy Fish these days. As the top ranked American you would figure he should get a chance to be on Arthur Ashe Stadium one of these days, but alas the No. 8 seed still is getting showcased [...]

Sunshine Packs A Punch

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Tennis is not the only sport Caroline Wozniacki excels at. The No. 1 seed also plays other games to keep fit. One is in the squared circle, where she does a boxing workout, something she started a while back. “Well, boxing is great,” she said after beating American Vania King in [...]

Sock Has A Bright Future

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It was the past against the future. American tennis’s past darling in Andy Roddick against future star Jack Sock. And when it was the master took on the apprentice today, Roddick showed experience wins out in a straight set win over his fellow Nebraskan, 6-3 6-3 6-4. “I didn’t think I’d [...]

Q & A With Andy Murray

Q.  How are you feeling?  How do you feel your preparations have been going? ANDY MURRAY:  It’s been good.  I mean, it’s obviously been a little different, quite difficult because weather has not been great, and obviously with what’s gonna happen tomorrow. So we had to make quite a few changes, a few adjustments, and [...]

Q & A With Rafael Nadal

Q.  What are your thoughts about being here during a hurricane, and how will you spend your time? RAFAEL NADAL:  I don’t know what’s going on, I think.  Nobody knows exactly what’s going on, no? But having the club closed, all the places in Manhattan will be closed, so not much.  Just stay in the [...]

Mardy Fish Transcript

Q.  What are your thoughts on how you’ll spend the time during the expected hurricane, and what are your thoughts about being here during that in general? MARDY FISH:  Yeah, it will be pretty surreal, I think.  Obviously it doesn’t happen a lot, but I’ve been through quite a few hurricanes living and growing up [...]

Maria Sharapova Transcript

Q.  How do you feel going into this tournament winning in Cincinnati?  Must have given you a lot of confidence. MARIA SHARAPOVA:  Yeah, I came into Cincinnati, you know, asking to play a lot of matches for myself, as many as I could at that tournament. It was great to win the tournament.  I beat [...]

Roger Federer Transcript

THE MODERATOR:  Questions, please.   Q.  How do you feel about this US Open regarding your form and your expectations? ROGER FEDERER:  I feel good, you know.  I have had plenty of practice.  I wanted to say plenty of rest.  I have been resting a little bit, but I will rest tomorrow more. I had [...]

A New Martina Hingis Leads The Sportimes back into Action…

She was known as “The Swiss Miss,” and at the ripe old age of 18 dominated the women’s tennis scene, especially the hard courts and tough fans of New York’s US Open. Now at age 32, a reborn, married and healthy Martina Hingis will return to New York and the fans who loved her as [...]

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