Paging Dr. Zachary Smith – ‘Oh the Pain. The Pain!’

February 3, 2015 by 3 Comments

Gregor Lewis ventures into some dangerous territory on Novak Djokovic’s form for requesting an injury time-out at crucial stages in big matches. Like Stephen Colbert, we think it, but Gregor says it.

Yoshi’s Supporting Message to Andy Murray

February 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Yoshi throws his support behind A Murray for tonight’s final of the Australian Open, and opens a great line of questioning regarding the role of gender in sport (or any field of expert endeavour). Of course, referencing his St Kilda Football Club.

Kyrgios and The Cod

January 30, 2015 by 10 Comments

Dips O’Donnell meditates on the crumbling facades of old houses and ageing tennis champions.

Nick Kyrgios’ Attitudes at the Tennis Court

January 28, 2015 by 10 Comments

Yoshi delves into Nick Kyrgios’ mindset during his mild on-court explosion recently. Includes a serve for tennis fans using social media.

Yoshi’s Ten Biggest Sporting Upsets : February 2014 – January 2015

January 26, 2015 by 15 Comments

Yoshi lists his 10 biggest sporting upsets that have occurred between February 2014 to January 2015. There’s a healthy smattering of AFL surprises, but also some shocks from the World Game and on the tennis courts, too.

Playing Solo or as a Team?

January 24, 2015 by 2 Comments

Yoshi ponders team versus individual sports. How do tennis players, golfers or swimmers de-brief after tournaments and meets the way that team-based sports process their performances? Do golfers or tennis players or track and field athletes share their expertise the way veterans in team sports pass on their knowledge to young rookies?

Damir Dokic: Food Critic? 20 Tennis questions that baffle Lord Bogan

January 22, 2015 by 19 Comments

The easy melancholy that comes with watching the Australian Open raises a number of baffling questions for Lord Bogan aka Phil Dimitriadis.

Australian Open Women’s Single – S.Stosur v M.Niculescu: I was Lucky to Keep up the Match

January 20, 2015 by 4 Comments

Yoshi overcame the tyrannies of geoblocking to get his serve of the Aussie Open today, starring Kei and Sam.

Call For Writers: The 2015 Australian Open Tennis

January 14, 2015 by 8 Comments

The 2015 Australian Open tennis Grand Slam begins on Monday, January 19th. As Stanislav Wawrinka gets set to defend his 2014 Mens singles crown and Serena Williams chases her sixth Womens singles title, we want your tennis contributions!