Alexandra Willis is a tennis fanatic whose obsession for the game is rivaled only by her passion for social media. A long-serving deputy editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, if it happens on court anywhere in the world, Alex knows about it, and is likely to share it quickly thanks to an ongoing affair with social media. Alex is also a columnist and regular contributor to sportingintelligence.com.
I am lucky enough to have done my fair share of border hopping. I’ve bumbled from Kenya to Uganda, popped in on Pakistan, pootled around a bit of India and a few others, as anyone unfortunate enough to have heard any ‘gap yah’ stories will no doubt attest. I have had cameras confiscated or destroyed, [...]
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 6:07 pm
There was a brief passage of time when Novak Djokovic lived up to his nickname. The Djoker. Not because he was doing the life-and-soul-of-the-party thing, the impressions, the running commentary, the often profligate banter. No. Of course, it was very funny for a while. A breath of fresh air. But it was after the initial [...]
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Monday, 21 March 2011 at 9:30 am
“It certainly is the best tournament in the world that’s not a Slam, and it can be more enjoyable than some of the Slams.” Without stating the knock on the head obvious, that’s a rather big proclamation to make.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Tuesday, 15 March 2011 at 9:30 am
In today’s multimedia arena of smartphones, iPads, twitter, Facebook, and so on, the concept of not being understood is rather a rare one.
We are blessed, that, apart from throughout most of China, the Queen’s speech is an all-pervading influence. First of all, much of the internet is in English. And secondly, if you do have [...]
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Monday, 7 March 2011 at 9:30 am
What with Ireland beating England at cricket, and Sir Alex in sticky waters yet again, it may have escaped your attention that there hasn’t been a great deal tennis going on this week.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Friday, 4 March 2011 at 11:31 am
The fourth round match-up between Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday afternoon at the Australian Open was not on many people’s lists as a must-watch-event.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Monday, 24 January 2011 at 1:00 am
The ‘Happy Slam’ is known for many things. Its ‘we can do anything’ atmosphere, the genteel patter of play, the thrilling late-night finishes, the sumptuous player’s lounge, the well-stocked media cafe, not to mention the oft-extraordinary tennis.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Friday, 14 January 2011 at 9:00 am
Tennis events are funny things. There is at least one going on almost every week of the year, in all sorts of far-flung locations, backwaters, and byeways around the world, and, every single one is different.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Tuesday, 4 January 2011 at 9:08 am
Of all the tennis players there are to watch in the world, Justine Henin is one of my favourites. She has that Roger Federer-like quality where you simply yearn to play like her.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Saturday, 1 January 2011 at 10:01 am
Gone are the days when tennis players (we’re talking about you, John McEnroe) spent the Christmas break eating turkey with all the trimmings and nursing their sore limbs and tired minds after 40-odd weeks travelling around the world. Oh no. Andre Agassi boosted the off-season training trend in somewhat un-festive fashion – running up hills on Christmas day.
By Alexandra Willis | Sport | Saturday, 25 December 2010 at 9:41 am
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