Going Public With My "Tennis Beast"

Haters, as faithful I Hate Tennis followers, you already know the map of my tennis psyche (convoluted, twisted, winding and full of pedestrian zones, one ways and detours, like the tiny little streets of Florence).  Now, with the help of good, old-fashioned radio, thousands of others know it, too.

My Tennis Beast, growling. Photo: Stephen Nessen

My Tennis Hate was featured in my colleague Richard Hake's "Weekend Staff Picks" and broadcast over WNYC's 50,000 watt airwaves to all within its radius.

Hake himself has played tennis.  "When i was in high school, I took lessons," he told me.  "I never played regularly, but I like it."

Haters, therein lies the key to curing Tennis Hate: play sporadically.  

 Follow the bus route in Florence to understand my mental game.

Cake Contest Winner Collects, WNYC Newsroom Looks on in Wonder

Caitlin Thompson, left, and me, with the grimacing I Hate Tennis French Open Cake. Photo: Charlie HermanCaitlin Thompson, the winner of the inaugural I Hate Tennis French Open Cake Contest in the women's draw, got what's coming to her: a cake, baked by me!

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French Open: Win the Brackets, I'll Bake You a Cake

You read that right.  CAKE. Not croissant.

Haters, the draw is out for Roland Garros, which begins this Sunday in Paris. Join me in a special "I Hate Tennis" Racquet Bracket for the men's and women's draws. The person with the most points at the end of the tournament gets a cake, baked by me, with love. Mixed with hate, of course. That's the whole point of this blog.

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