This is the grave of Dwight Davis. Born in 1879 in St. Louis, Davis grew up rich. His grandfather had been mayor back in the 1850s and the family remained local elites. Davis was super into tennis. He became a local champion at the time...
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This is the grave of George Wright and his son Beals Wright. Born in 1847 in Yonkers, New York, George Wright grew up in the world of cricket. His father.
This is the grave of Vitas Gerulaitis. Born in 1954 in Brooklyn, Gerulaitis grew up in a Lithuanian immigrant family. I am not sure of the details of how his.
This is the grave of Bud Collins. Born in 1929 in Lima, Ohio, Arthur Collins grew up outside of Cleveland, in the suburb of Berea. He went to Baldwin-Wallace College, in Berea. This is where his father was the athletic director. Then it was off...
Another recent film I've seen is the 2018 documentary, John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection. Directed by Julien Faraut and narrated by the great French actor Mathieu Amalric (possibly.
This is the grave of Arthur Ashe. Born in 1943 in Richmond to a working-class family, Ashe's childhood was a little rough. His mom died from pregnancy complications when he.
Gentlemen's Singles Semi-Final, The Championships, Wimbledon. Today, at some point. (If you care, you already know. I really don't.)This is a big deal here in the UK as one might imagine, and it's always a bigger deal when there is a Brit involved in some meaningful...
This was well earned. Congrats to Nadal.