A piece for The New Yorker on tennis’ new celebrity coaches: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2014/01/can-great-tennis-players-be-great-coaches.html
Tag: Sport
The reign of Sir Alex
A piece for the Sunday Guardian reviewing Alex Ferguson’s autobiography: http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/alex-ferguson-my-autobiography
Andy Murray, In Progress
A piece in The Classical on Andy Murray and why he’s finally poised to write his own story: http://theclassical.org/articles/andy-murray-in-progress
Waiting for Federer
A tale from the U.S. Open for The Classical: http://theclassical.org/articles/waiting-for-federer
Why Being an Obsessed Soccer Fan Can Make You Really, Really Happy
A piece for The Atlantic in which I endeavor to rationalize distant fandom — why supporting your national team in the Euros can be a very good thing: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/why-being-an-obsessed-soccer-fan-can-make-you-really-really-happy/259178/
“Supporting your national team goes beyond the traditional contours of fandom, and in many ways transcends sport. Supporters—both highly identified and weakly identified ones—may only come together for short periods (as is the case during a World Cup or a European championship), but an inherent feeling of nationalism helps them find a strong, common bond.”
Searching for U.S. Tennis Stars
This is a piece I wrote for Columbia University’s Sports Journalism website on John McEnroe’s tennis academy, and on Jamie Loeb, an upcoming tennis star: http://columbiasportsjournalism.com/?p=1103
On Distant Fandom
A piece that I wrote for the Run of Play on distant fandom: http://runofplay.tumblr.com/post/19343528726/on-distant-fandom
The Gelding: How Horses Get Made
A piece for The Classical on Frazil, a gelding that had won 7 of its last 12 races. It’s a day-in-the-life-of-a-horse kind of story: http://theclassical.org/articles/the-gelding
Suhrith Parthasarathy 