The French Open’s Splendid Garden: A Lengthy Controversy Ends In Triumph

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD WORLD TENNIS GAZETTE VOL. 12 NO. 2 By JOHN MARTIN GLASS MENAGERIE: On the path to matches, fans walked beneath glass ceilings beside tilted walls. The new court drew wide acclaim.World Tennis Gazette/John Martin PARIS — Protest vanished in praise when the 2019 French Open matches began […]

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Everybody Loves Zach: How an Unknown 16-Year-Old Hit Big-Time Tennis In Big Leap

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD WORLD TENNIS GAZETTE VOL. 12 NO. 5 By JOHN MARTIN FIRST-ROUND PHENOMENON: Zachary Svadja, 16, of Pacific Beach, CA, building 5-0 first-set lead against Paolo Lorenzi, 37, of ItalyWorld Tennis Gazette/John Martin NEW YORK —Until the last minute, it looked like Zachary Svadja, who stands 5 feet […]


BIG DATA II: An Algorithm Predicts the Next Shot Based on What Hawk-Eye Saw.

World Tennis Gazette/John Martin (L to R)Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic The Australian Open ‘s 10,000-Point Hackathon Bears Fruit, But At Least One Fan Isn’t Sure VIEW AND DOWNLOAD WORLD TENNIS GAZETTE VOL. 11 NO. 1 By JOHN MARTIN March 2019 Melbourne was the seed bed but the […]

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TENNIS TIRADES AND TANTRUMS: A Brief History

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD WORLD TENNIS GAZETTE VOL. 10 NO. 4 World Tennis Gazette/John Martin Pointing out a missed shot, Umpire Pascal Maria looks down from his chair. By JOHN MARTIN March 2019 Who can forget the argument at the 2018 U.S. Open women’s final between an angry Serena Williams and […]

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Lee Duck-Hee watching ball

LEE DUCK-HEE: The Sound of Silence

World Tennis Gazette/John Martin VISIONARY: Ever watchful, Lee Duck-hee eyes approaching ball in final round of qualifying at Roland Garros, where he lost in three sets to Spaniard Jaume Munar, 6-7 (3), 6-0, 7-6 (1). VIEW AND DOWNLOAD WORLD TENNIS GAZETTE VOL. 10 NO. 3 By JOHN MARTIN August 2018 […]


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The Roving Eye’ Richard Evans Tackles Tennis and Beyond

A MASTER REPORTER’S RIDE ACROSS JOURNALISM, SPORT, AND LIFE By JOHN MARTIN September 2017       One afternoon in late August, Richard Evans emerged from a USTA shuttle bus and walked about 100 yards to the South Gate of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.      In an age […]