At a recent tennis event, I asked John McEnroe to discuss the struggles of James Blake who has recently dropped out of the top 50 in the ATP rankings.
“I think it’s amazing he got to #4 in the world,” says McEnroe. “His speed was one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. So that was a [...]
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca.
No tennis player ever awed us with his beautiful talents quite like Marcelo Rios. Even his name flowed smoothly, like that of some [...]
This Biofile was done on August 31, 1998 at the US Open. At the time Safin was a highly regarded teenager but was still ranked outside the top 50. He reached the round of 16 in Flushing Meadows before losing to Sampras. Safin would break into the top 50 later in the year when he defeated Korda [...]
