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Douglas Robson is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, Calif. He is the lead tennis writer for
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and has covered sports ranging from hockey to soccer to the iditarod. He also writes about business and sports business.
Recent Articles
June 22, 2008
USA Today
Federer's reign hinges on yet another run at Wimbledon
The sword of Damocles dangles over Roger Federer's head, held up by a blade of grass.
June 22, 2008
USA Today
Still standing: Williams sisters ready to pounce at Wimbledon
Throughout their careers, Venus and Serena Williams' pursuit of outside interests and light playing schedules have been questioned. By being less committed, some critics have said, the sisters have failed to maximize their talent.
June 9, 2008
USA Today
New book allows tennis ace Sampras to open up, speak out
Throughout his record-setting career, Pete Sampras revealed himself only in fragments as he adhered to a "disciplined quest to accumulate Grand Slam titles," he writes in his new memoir, A Champion's Mind.
May 21, 2008
USA Today
King Rafa readies for return to clay-court palace
The French Open's playing surface is a complex arrangement of distinct materials: crushed pebbles, ash, limestone and a fine coating of crushed brick that gives the clay its burnt-orange hue.
May 6, 2008
New York Times
Researchers Seek to Demystify
the Metabolic Magic of Sled Dogs
When humans engage in highly strenuous exercise day after day, they start to metabolize the body’s reserves, depleting glycogen and fat stores. When cells run out of energy, a result is fatigue, and exercise grinds to a halt until those sources are replenished.
May, 2008
Tennis Magazine
The Doyenne of the Dollar Bill
Gladys Heldman,the driving force behind the first women’s pro tour, lived and died on her own terms.
March 30, 2008
USA Today
Israeli doubles team says little on Dubai no-show
Following their groundbreaking win at January's Australian Open, Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram spoke eagerly and publicly of their intention to become not only the first Israelis to win a Grand Slam event but also the first from their country to play an ATP Tour event in the Persian Gulf.
March 27, 2008
Business Week
Going for the Gold in the Persian Gulf
The oil-rich states are lavishing money on big-time athletic events as a branding strategy—and perhaps a new economic engine
march 23, 2008
The New York Times
Sled Dogs’ Lives, and Deaths, Raise Questions
By recent mortality standards, the 36th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was not a banner year.
February 29, 2008
USA Today
Mushers confident Iditarod is '100% clean'
Is sled dog racing any less immune to the lures of doping than cycling, baseball or track and field?
February 15, 2008
USA Today
Peace and tennis? Israeli Peer to play in Qatar
Can rackets and balls help abate bombs in the Middle East?
January 17, 2008
USA Today
Five-set success indicates fitness, little more on court
When Roger Federer bounced back from a fifth-set deficit vs. Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon last July, it represented a statistical aberration. It improved Federer's career five-set mark to a pedestrian 10-10.
December 18, 2007
USA Today
Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert
As tennis takes its seasonal breather this month, the governing bodies have little time to exhale in the wake of this year's gambling revelations that hint at dangerous cracks in the sport.
November 27, 2007
USA Today
Patrick McEnroe has quietly become a renaissance man
The caption for the 1971 Tennis USA group photo identifies John McEnroe as the nation's seventh-ranked 12-year-old and "at right, younger brother, Patrick, 5."
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