Living in New York

The Curse of the Radisson

Last week, I reported that some surprising tennis stars–Andy Murray, Jelena Jankovic, Taylor Dent, Ryan Harrison–weren’t staying at The Waldorf or The Standard, but, of all places, a Radisson!

Well, not long after I posted it, all of those players have been eliminated. American upstart Ryan Harrison, after having three match points in his Read More

Wind Claims Its First Victim

Kaia Kanepi just finished former U.S. Open finalist Jelena Jankovic in straight sets. The wind was a very big factor.

First, let me give you a report from the ground. It’s crazy out there! I almost want to compare it to an early April Mets game where it’s cold, and Gary, Keith and Ron spend Read More

Quote of the Day: Take it Away, Jelena!

Jelena Jankovic has always provided good copy for reporters (including me!).

So when she was asked at a press conference about fellow serbs Ana Ivanovic and then Janko Tipsarevic (who defeated Andy Roddick last night) after she won today, she was not pleased.

Q.  How much do you know about [Tipsarevic's] game?
JELENA JANKOVIC:  Read More

Jankovic Out in a Day of Upsets

“What’s going on?” someone called from the stands late this afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium, speaking for a crowd stunned by huge, back-to-back upsets. Directly after Melanie Oudin’s win over Elena Dementieva, another of the stars of the women’s game fell in the second round. Jelena Jankovic, the runner-up here last year who, like Dementieva, Read More

Serena Williams Wins Third Open, Ninth Grand Slam Title

Experience prevailed tonight.

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic in an often nervous but ultimately riveting match 6-4, 7-5.

It lasted over 2 hours, including a 1 hour, 17 minute second set that brought everything to the table: dramatic rallies, set points saved, a match point saved, key errors and stirring winners.

For Serena, it Read More

Serena and Jelena, in Primetime

In less than an hour, Anita Baker will be on that red carpet singing "America the Beautiful," and shortly thereafter, it’ll be time for Serena and Jelena.

It is, also, bigger than a Saturday night match or a Sunday evening match–the traditional time for the women’s and men’s finals, respectively–and the biggest primetime slot ever Read More

Is Serena Really a Lock?

Everyone is saying that this is Serena’s tournament to lose, but is that fair?

Serena has lost to both Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic this year. She lost to Safina at the Qatar Telecom German Open, a match which ended in a third-set tiebreaker. And she lost to Jankovic at the Australian Open in straight Read More