They got The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and 60 Minutes, but they couldn’t get a place in the finals. The oft-profiled, top-seeded Bryan Brothers were ousted on Ashe this morning, losing in a third-set tiebreaker to the fourth-seeded team of Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6). “The Read More
This week’s New Yorker (dated Aug. 31) and the Aug. 30 Sunday New York Times Magazine both contain lengthy profiles of professional tennis twins Bob and Mike Bryan.
Sure, the pair has become one of the best men’s doubles teams in the game’s history, with an impressive 54 pro tournament titles. (The record Read More
Meet Anthony Funicelli and Sean Murphy, two 17-year-old fans who made the trek to Flushing from Toms River, N.J., to get some of their balls signed by some of their favorite pros.
“Our goal was five for the day but we’re already exceeding it,” Funicelli boasted yesterday.
The boys also seemed to have made a Read More
Today, when workers at Three World Financial in the Wall Street district took their lunch breaks, their view of the marina was occluded by a makeshift tennis court set up in the middle of the building’s concrete courtyard. The sound of balls being hit and sneakers squeaking were joined by the Read More
