2026 is the 50th anniversary of Bjorn Borg’s famous maiden Wimbledon title win. With the tournament now upon us, Glen! takes us for a walk down memory lane at SW19.
Almanac Tennis: Can we compare the tennis greats of today to the legends of yesterday? Two different views by Philip Mendes and Lucas Lewit-Mendes
January 23, 2016 by 5 Comments
Should you compare players across eras? Philip says no, Lucas says yes. Who is right?
57 Mt Pleasant Street (part 4): it’s the fun, stupid
February 4, 2015 by 4 Comments
“It can’t be that simple, can it?” E.regnans on the one link that binds all sports across all countries across all the years. Sport reporting has never been so existential.
Tennis as a Game of Beauty and Well-Being
January 22, 2015 by 15 Comments
Philip Mendes recalls falling love with tennis after his grandmother passed her trusty wooden-framed racquet on to wide-eyed eight year old boy. From the streets of Caulfield to centre court at Kooyong, Tennis has been a life-long love affair for Philip.
Summer of Tennis : The Top 15 Tennis Players 1974 – 2014
December 21, 2014 by 9 Comments
Philip Mendes has seen a lot of tennis. As we get prepared for the 2015 Australian Open, Philip ranks his 15 greatest players of the ‘modern’ era.
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