All Purls. No Swine.
Oh, not all that Wimbledon nonsense that's going on at the moment. Emma Raducanu in tears (again). Who's wearing "what" bling, and how much it cost. Arguments about the electronic line-calling system, and the sad exit from the courts of the old style, beautifully dressed, "line judges" in favor of an electronic eye that already… Continue reading July 5, 2025: This day in Tennis History
I’m old enough to remember it in real time: the moment on June 22, 1981, when the enfant terrible of men’s tennis had a meltdown in the hallowed grounds of the Championships, Wimbledon, rocking the well-mannered crowd and the horrified announcers to their core. (He’d almost been thrown out earlier in the tournament for having called one… Continue reading Occasional Quote of the Day: “You Cannot Be Serious”