Vansh Vermani’s first run-in with tennis was accidental, but his journey into fandom was anything but.
Author Archives: Popcorn Tennis Staff
Losing to a Tournament’s Eventual Champion: Part One (WTA)
Jack Edward examines the WTA players who lost most frequently to the eventual champion of a tournament in 2021. Part one of a two-part series.
Baseline Media: Lendl vs. McEnroe
The Lendl-McEnroe rivalry was filled with animosity and brilliant tennis. Baseline Tennis breaks it down.
Saša Ozmo on Novak Djokovic: “I know how Novak behaves when the camera is turned off.”
Sportklub’s Saša Ozmo on tennis journalism, Novak Djokovic, and bias in the media.
Why the GOAT Debate is Not About the Stats
Nick Carter on why the GOAT debate extends beyond stats, and why the WTA legends are more influential than those on the ATP.
Tennis Origin Story #13: Caleb Pereira
Caleb Pereira, opening, closing, and, rummaging through a long-abandoned, rotten, and mothballed chest-of-memory-drawers, finds out how the musty, starched rituals of Wimbledon and its iron-curtain imperialism initially creeped him out of tennis.
Making the Transition to University Tennis
Jake Williams talks through how to make the decision of where to play tennis in university.
Losing to a Tournament’s Eventual Champion: Part 2 (ATP)
Part two of Jack Edward’s series on which ATP players fell most frequently to a tournament’s eventual champion.
Tennis Origin Story #12: Peter Fletcher
Henmania and the Wimbledon queue: Peter Fletcher’s tennis origin story.
Baseline Media: The Wonders of Pickle Juice
Baseline Tennis examines the benefits of pickle juice to athletes.