Andy Murray – an appreciation
A hip injury may have short-circuited Andy Murray’s tennis career, but he’s still a winner.
Andy Murray
Playing his best
Balancing a love of tennis with realistic professional goals has led Patrick McEnroe to a multifaceted career in this highly individual sport.
The heat is on at the US Open
The US Open – the last of the Grand Slam tournaments, celebrating its golden jubilee this season – is one of sports’ greatest events and one of its most challenging.
‘Open’ season
Few have been better positioned to observe the milestones of tennis in the Open Era than longtime Katonah-based journalist Steve Flink, author of the indispensable “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time” (New Chapter Press) and a 2017 inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Only as good as your rival
Many of the great sports anniversaries being celebrated this summer are the anniversaries of great rivalries
Life Time Westchester makeover
The White Plains-based facility takes on WAG’s editor as she takes on a mini version of its “60day Challenge.”
A hymn to him
When you think of photographer Mario Testino, you may think of his now-haunting 1997 portraits of Princess Diana for Vanity Fair, which turned out…
WAG Weekly declares “Open” season on tennis and polo
Summer may be waning, but it always goes out with a sporting bang in WAG country. This weekend marks the return of the US…
Open to chance
Time once again for the US Open, which kicks off Saturday, Aug. 23 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with “Arthur…
Court Time with Nick
Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has had 10 No. 1-ranked players, including Monica Seles and Andre Agassi. So who better to turn to when…
…Something new…something blue at Bloomie’s
How hot is the color blue this season? So hot that Andy Murray wore a teal tennis outfit and blue tennis shoes for his…
Rafanole revisited
In WAG’s July 2012 “Going for the Gold” issue, I wrote a piece about rivalries in which I suggested that the rivalry between Rafael…
Blithe spirit
In a sport that has been marked by the individuality and independent-mindedness of its players – Ilie Nastase, anyone? – few are more idiosyncratic…
Game, set, style
Tennis’ “uniform” has influenced fashion in a far more significant way than the ubiquitous mesh tank top of other sports. For starters, you probably…
Serving aces
Quick quiz: What’s the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world? What’s that you say, the Super Bowl? Or maybe the World Series? It’s…
EDITOR’S LETTER – AUGUST 2013
When I was a child, my idea of fitness was lifting a pair of binoculars to ogle the attractive players at Yankee Stadium. I…
Gluten be gone
One day as I was idling at the supermarket checkout counter, I noticed that something had happened to my Rice Chex and Corn Chex….
Roger and out?
Well, no sooner did Andy Murray hoist the trophy at Wimbledon then the media, blogosphere and twitterati went into overdrive. You would’ve thought that…
Touched by the sun: Dazzle shines, warms – and burns
What makes someone or something dazzling? Is it virtuosity, or a kind of sleight-of-hand, an act of manipulation? Maybe it’s a little of both.
Nick’s picks
After a whirlwind fortnight at Wimbledon, legendary tennis coach – and onetime Pelham resident – Nick Bollettieri is back on this side of the pond with his predictions for the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 27.