by Saša Vugrinec | Jun 2, 2023 | Stories
At first glance, they seemed like an unlikely pair: a working-class Californian girl next door still in her tennis prime, and the more analytical, more intellectual New York Jewish Stanford grad. But both Billie Jean King and Gladys Heldman, publisher of World Tennis...
by Saša Vugrinec | May 25, 2023 | Stories
Standing in the shadow of the Grenfell Tower flats during a cool, yet sunny day on the turf of Notting Hill’s Avondale Park, William Ndukwu, clad today in a bright red Adidas football top, champion shorts, white cap and matching trainers, rallies with two, tall,...
by Saša Vugrinec | May 24, 2023 | Travel
Explore in this article… PLAY PARIS OPEN SHOP EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY SLEEP MEMBER RECOMMENDATION As Roland Garros fast approaches, the tennis world prepares for the notable absence of Rafael Nadal who will be missing from the...
by Saša Vugrinec | May 23, 2023 | Stories
An infiltrating Pickleball player photographed near a sign-up sheet at Cpl. John A. Seravalli Playground, New York. Photo: Gothamist.com A new turf war has broken out in New York City and other major metropolitan locales around the country, and it has nothing to do...
by Saša Vugrinec | May 18, 2023 | Stories
In 1923, French Davis Cup player Rene Lacoste was admiring a crocodile leather suitcase when his coach, Allan Muhr, told him that if he won his next match, he would buy Lacoste the case. Lacoste lost, but the nickname “crocodile” stuck. Lacoste asked his friend,...
