Finally.

We get to see some real aggression on a tennis court from a player NOT named Serena Williams. It’s never a good thing when you place two people in the same room that have to pretend to like each other. And like clockwork, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras verified this at an event that was supposed to benefit victims of the Haiti earthquake. Instead, the two tennis legends traded verbal volleys that left the match on shaky ground. Read the rest of this entry »

Outside of Venus, Serena and Anna Kournikova I don’t know much of anything about tennis. But one thing I do know is this video is just silly. And, I remember seeing a discussion on SportsCenter earlier this year about if Roger Federer was the Michael Jordan of tennis. Read the rest of this entry »

Well it looks like there will be no Serena Slamming at this year’s U.S. Open (unless we’re talking equipment). Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not sure when Hip-Hop became an adjective (Can someone consult the OED for me?). But I am sure that if Gotty, KRS-ONe, Scarface, Snoop (the rapper) and Snoop (aka Felicia Pearson) were brainstorming a list of the least “Hip-Hop,” things in this world, tennis, Roger Federer and Wimbledon would be battling for the top of the list.

Some evidence: Federer’s from Switzerland, whose last contribution to popular music was either the Ricola commercials or The Sound Of Music soundtrack. Wimbledon’s so pretentious they call their tournament “The Championships,” just to remind everyone they don’t particularly care if the rest of the world exists. The food of choice is strawberries and cream. If the monarchy of England decides to attend, they sit in “The Royal Box,” as a reminder to the good old days of The Empire. All the players are required to wear all-white outfits, as if the presence of color or diversity would arise some sort of insecurity in the pale-faced Prisoners of Mother England.

But at TSS, we cover aim to covery history as well as Hip-Hop. And Roger Federer just made history, winning Wimbledon for the 6th time and, more importantly, the 15th Grand Slam tournament of his career to become unquestionably the greatest tennis player of all time.

As a sports fan, two things Read the rest of this entry »