‘The ATP hero worships Nadal to detract from Djokovic’s PTPA lawsuit’
I saw an interview recently between Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal, where the Spaniard is hailed as this gentlemanly champion worthy of being idolised by the younger generation due to his courteous attitude. I couldn’t help but think this was convenient timing considering the law suit the ATP almost certainly knew was coming from the […]
Trauma’s trending and men are still dropping like flies!
Men’s mental health is back in the news and people are once again barking at dudes to open up and talk. The irony of it is that many of the people who are doing the barking aren’t great conversationalists themselves. You might know them – they ask predictable questions, give rehearsed responses, or don’t really […]
‘I’m surprised they put Jannik in the Sin-Bin at all’
I’m not sure why governments are the only organisations that cop flak from the public for blatantly lying, protecting their own interests and being fantastically corrupt. Sure, sporting administrations don’t start unnecessary wars, but apart from that I don’t really know what the difference is between political parties and athletic committees. I’m surprised people are […]
‘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 […]
The Jelena Dokic story – Why definitional games are a dangerous sport to play!
My name keeps getting grouped in with Jelena Dokic’s and I’m not a fan of the categorisation, even though I obviously see the parallels. The media has turned Jelena Dokic’s case into a women’s rights and domestic abuse matter, which it is. It’s quite remarkable what she has survived. But that narrow definition of […]
A bit of exercise and fresh air never hurt anyone! Unless..
In our culture, sport is like a societally endorsed obsession where crazies are lauded for going all in, even if it’s thinly disguised exploitation, extremism, abuse and addiction. Take my father for example. Looking back now, I can clearly see he was an addict, coaches were like his dealers, and my sporting career was his […]
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 […]
The progressive illness of emotional flashing
Flashing people can become addictive. No, I don’t go around exposing myself on public transport, but I have always had a tendency towards emotional forms of indecent exposure. Even as recently as this week, my girlfriend sanctioned me with a ‘No heavy talk after 8’ policy, which I’ve already broken 3 times–and I’ll probably do […]
