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Julia Child was an American gourmand who introduced Americans, via a public broadcasting network, to the delights of French cooking in the 1950s and 1950s. In a television series about her life, there is a scene where she travels to New York from Boston to receive an accolade. At a gala dinner she meets Betty Friedan, one of the pioneer feminists of post-war America. On that point, RIP Gloria Steinem. Friedan chastises Child for having made thousands of American housewives bo

If a week is a long time in politics, then the same can probably be said of a Grand Slam tournament. It seems an eternity ago that Novak Djokovic lost his first round match. It was his first defeat in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in 2006. Enfeebled and vomiting at the baselines, his distressed state suggested that it may not be long before Novak announces his retirement. Notwithstanding his oft stated wish to continue playing until the

With remarkable speed, the US Open is upon us; the main draw commences on 30th August. The day after its opening is the 29th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in a Parisian tunnel on the last day of the calendar northern summer on 31st August, 1997. Her death was certainly one of those “where were you when it happened?” moments: Older generations remember where they were when JFK was assassinated; younger ones remember the 9/11 attacks. Each event star

How Carlos Alcaraz must love being 22! Everything seems to be aligning around the digits of his age. With his decisive victory against...

The US Open is all but finished, save for the presidential presence of Donald Trump at the ‘Sinnercaraz’ final tomorrow morning. He may...

The US Open. Often a scene of chaos and craziness. Sadly, for supporters of Australian tennis we seem caught in a static, predictable...

Only in America! You might have missed it, but last week the US Open changed Grand Slam tennis. Again. Remember the Americans, always...

Last week the tennis world provided a story that not even the most romantic scriptwriter could have concocted. The Women’s Title at the...

Wow! It almost does not bear thinking about, but we must. Lest we forget. Tomorrow, 4 th August is the 111 th anniversary of the...

The Grand Slam year ends with a touch of John Donne like reflection. For the first time since 1988 the Men’s and Women’s singles...

When Novak Djokovic won the Olympic Gold Medal in Paris, he declared it was “his greatest achievement in tennis.” Not an idle claim from...

It probably is a shock to all other than the most ardent of tennis fans that the US Open starts next Sunday with its qualifying rounds....

“Speaking of Serena, America’s Coco Gauff, fresh from an indifferent summer won the Women’s title at Cincinnati. Often touted as...

The forthcoming first day of September in the southern hemisphere is heralded as the first day of spring, whilst for Americans it is the...

Well, the last thing I should have thought was that the 2022 US Open might be another predictable chapter in the game’s history. Too many...

Can you have two epiphanies in a week when writing about politics and tennis? As we prepare for the beginning of the final Grand Slam of...

What a 24 hours it has been in sport! Australia’s Rugby team after been humiliated by the All Blacks in recent weeks beat World Cup...

Sometimes, you just cannot believe the timeliness of events and poignancy of words. Tonight, (Australian time) the US Open commences. All...

Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a part of it New York, New York And If I can make it there I'll make it...

Until Dominic Thiem’s victory last week in the US Open, the last man to win the title outside of “the great three” was Switzerland’s Stan...