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There was a single American remaining in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon this year, and his name was Mardy Fish. His is never a name that inspires confidence or even optimism in tennis fans in the United States, most of whom are still lamenting the retirement of Pete Sampras a decade ago. Fish lost to Rafael Nadal today, as we all confidently predicted he would do, and now there is not a single American remaining at the All England Club. The scarcity has inspired real panic amongst the American tennis cognoscenti, or those who consider themselves to be of the American tennis cognoscenti. It's a familiar panic, because we see it every year. Here's a sampling: More »
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Your morning roundup for March 1, the day Charlie Sheen rode a mercury surfboard on the media tsunami. More »
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Dear Haiti: please enjoy this donation of two of America's greatest tennis players ever, teasing and bickering like little children for all the world to see. No givesies backsies. More »
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With baseball just a few weeks away, Selection Sunday just around the corner and the madness that is the NBA Western Conference, what better time to check in with ... tennis! More »
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