Craig Cignarelli’s Court News
From Wimbledunblane to Wimbledone! - The Great Scot has channeled William Wallace and defeated the enemy....
There was a time when I could enjoy your ghost-like float across the soft lawns. I’d be with you every step, relishing in your elegant glide as you sped atop the grassy blades on your way to an explosion of power and feel.
“Coach, I have a favor to ask.” “ Yes?” Dawn caresses the Pacific horizon. An orange light ascends into a cerulean sky. Above the sands, faint sounds of waking seagulls repeat. I am standing mid-tennis court, 350-count ball basket situated off my left hip, its rusted metal legs suffering beneath the morning mist, its wobbly wheels fighting for supremacy.
This is the twelfth article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament.
This is the eleventh article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament.
This is the tenth article in a series by Craig Cignarelli, who is traveling with a sixteen-year old girl for her first pro tournament
New word of the day: Poutclassed (def) when the level of service brings you to tears
New word of the day: Bluffet (def) when you think you're going to get food and you end up with nuthin'!
New word of the day: Morejito (def) what you order when chambermaids wreck your confidence in humanity
New word of the day: Bairdry (def) standing naked and wet, in your hotel room, waiting to dry
New word of the day: Thundervolt (def) the hyper-charged cloud-level explosion that knocks out power and shakes a hotel to its bowels
New word of the day: Youngstar (def) when an adolescent begins to rise
New word of the day: Qualifrying (def) when the weather is officially hot enough to fry an egg
Ladder is one of those universal terms in the tennis club world. It signifies how players stack up against each other - the top of the ladder representing those whose competitive prowess is lionesque and the bottom denoting those whose swings resemble unfolding lawn chairs.
The Grand Palladium-White Sands is an all-inclusive resort, meaning hedonism is always about six size-twelve-Nike steps away.
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