A column for Business Line’s Ink on Serena Williams: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/play/lets-talk-about-serena/article7309063.ece
Tag: Tennis
The Celebrity-Coach Conundrum
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
Waiting for Federer
A tale from the U.S. Open for The Classical: http://theclassical.org/articles/waiting-for-federer
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 Columbia’s tennis captain, and the perils of going professional
A profile of Haig Schneiderman, Columbia University’s tennis captain, and why it’s mighty hard to pursue tennis as a profession.
“Even at college level, tennis is an ethereally beautiful sport. The levels of strategy employed within the small rectangle are almost infinite. The game is played as much in the players’ heads as it is on the court. Watching Haig Schneiderman, 21, and captain of Columbia University’s tennis team, play is as fascinating as it is watching one of the top players in the world. For each shot that Schneiderman makes, whether it is in practice or in game play, has a meaning to it.”
Suhrith Parthasarathy 