In the era of a sports world, where speed, dexterity and technology continue to increase in presence, one thinks back to earlier times and wonders, “Whatever happened to the wooden tennis racket?” Chances are, many people who played a game of tennis a few decades ago can recall using one. Today, however, net games and ...
Imagine someone with the mentality of a steel-cage, no-holds-barred ultimate fighter, the build of a KPMG accountant and the megalomania of George S. Patton and you get some idea of what James Scott Connors, one of the great players of the Open Era, brought to the world of tennis. Connors, the winner of a record ...
The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held annually. Winning the French Open is a major goal for almost all professional tennis players. These are the men tennis players who have won the French Open the most number of times since the Open Era began. ...
Tennis may have started out as a gentleman’s game, but it is has evolved into a full-blown competitive sport where opponents grunt, slam, sprint and smash with everything they have in an effort to out-duel their opponent. Tennis has evolved not only as a sport, but as a business as well. Gone are the days ...
