NEW YORK — When Roger Federer celebrates a high-pressure point over the next two weeks of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, IBM’s Watson cognitive computer will recognize that as a highlight in real time and alert the United States Tennis Association, which will then blast the highlight video out to fans through its […]
Seventeen-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer is gearing up for the Hopman Cup in Western Australia this January, and he’s decided to give fans an inside look at an upcoming hour-long practice session, he announced on Twitter this week. On Thursday at 5 a.m. EST, the 35-year-old Switzerland native will live stream his practice round from […]
The rich history of sport has provided mankind with decades of arguments over who’s better, faster, stronger, while the present interpretation of rules provides the fan with something to debate while enjoying cold beverages. The future, on the other hand, may just make history obsolete because of one thing… Nanotechnology is described as the following: […]
When thinking about professional tennis, one of the first images that comes to mind is Wimbledon. It’s the oldest tennis tournament in the world and has provided some of the greatest moments in tennis history since its inception in the late 1800’s. Wimbledon was home to the Mahut-Isner match that lasted over 11 hours, the […]
The majority of Europeans grow up playing on clay courts (like Americans grow up playing on hard courts) and thus have great results during the clay court season, and of course in the French Open. The last American to win the championship was Andre Agassi in 1999. Since Agassi, there hasn’t been an American player […]
