‘The coach who held a degree in making it look like he knew what he was doing’
When I was younger, the Australian Institute of Sport made it compulsory for players and their parents to attend a conference held by our new fitness trainer. The man proceeded to give a 90-minute PowerPoint presentation full of scientific jargon about physicality and the human anatomy, to kids varying between the ages of 12-18. At […]
‘We were on the cusp of an ATP street fight’ – The Kyrgios & Kokkinakis show
The tennis vigilantes, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis look to bring their dysfunctional brand of brilliance back to the doubles court this season at the 2025 Australian open. Doubles, largely seen as to be made up of failed singles players, got the personality change it needed in 2022, when the ‘Special K’s’ notoriously bulldozed their […]
Will Andy Murray do Novak Djokovic’s dirty work?
Some players need coaches, other players need punching bags. And for a time there, unbeknownst to Djokovic, he really didn’t need either. But since the on-court coaching rule has changed, Djokovic, who used to inwardly problem solve with the occasional outburst towards his camp, has started slagging off his support staff with servings of public […]
Does Tennis need a Dr Phil?
While I was hungover and unreachable on the couch, my girlfriend would commandeer the TV and play episodes of Dr Phil. Even in the haze I clued onto her tactics of trying to get me all better and shit, and cursed and damned the program. I’d kick up a stink about how the show exploited […]
