The Next Gen Report Card: Where Are They All Now?
The Next Gen ATP Finals were born in 2017 with a simple promise: gather the eight most talented players under…
Jack Beatnik
I'm a longtime sports fan and writer who spent most of his time writing about tennis. I've been doing this for over 5 years and it's been a blast. I mostly enjoy writing longer pieces which allow me to ruminate on all things tennis. Besides tennis I'm also very interested in basketball and football or as some call it soccer.
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Wimbledon Blinked While Roland Garros Is Still Pretending It Doesn’t Need To
Ten days ago, Daniil Medvedev played a point against Jack Draper at Indian Wells, waited to see how it ended,…
$500 Million and Not a Single Roof in Miami
The Miami Open has had seven years to solve its rain problem. It has chosen not to. Wednesday’s washout at…
Tennis Has a VAR Problem
Tennis, for most of its history, operated on an elegant and somewhat brutal form of trust. The chair umpire’s word…
Jannik Sinner Servebot is a Problem for the Rest of the Tour
Jannik Sinner lifted the BNP Paribas Open trophy on Sunday after dismantling Daniil Medvedev 7-6 7-6 in a final that,…
Give Venus Williams Her Flowers, Just Not a Wild Card
Venus Williams is one of the greatest tennis players who has ever lived. That is not a preamble to soften…
Alexandra Eala: The Wild Card Who Refused to Disappear
Twelve months ago, Alexandra Eala arrived in Miami as an afterthought. A wildcard. Ranked outside the top 100, unknown to…
Women’s Tennis Is the Predator’s Playground
Pam Shriver was nine years old when she first walked onto a court with Don Candy. He was 40. He…
The Shadow of 41: Carlos Alcaraz’s Loss That Changes Nothing
There is a number that haunts every great start to a tennis season. Forty-one. That is how many matches Novak…
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