Your Call, August 4th

Hi everyone.  Pete is currently on vacation until the 14th, so I'll be commanding this ship in the meantime. 

As Pete alluded to earlier, we may get nostalgic at TennisWorld in the next few days by re-posting some "classic" entries.  They will probably have some relevance to what's happened in tennis recently, so re-read them, and maybe you'll discover something you didn't before.  I expect the comment boards to be just as active.

Showing older content reminds me of the inescapable Jimmy Connors/Aaron Krickstein match that is replayed every time there is a rain delay at the U.S. Open.  Essentially, we're doing something similar this week, because there's practically no tennis being played.  The only ATP tournament is the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, and there are no WTA tournaments on schedule.  Shocking, I know.  But it's a really good idea, especially in this ultra-packed summer.  Why didn't the ATP do the same?

I'll be back tomorrow; in the meantime, check out the Monday Net Post, where I extol the play of Andy Murray, and chat with Roger Federer.

-- Ed McGrogan

Note: As always, "Your Call" is the daily thread specifically for the purpose of getting together on the cyber-sofa to discuss or call ongoing matches, or hot tennis topics of the day; it's the "Crisis Center" thread for those weeks when there are no Grand Slams, Masters, or Fed or Davis Cup in progress. You can go off-topic here if you like as well. This makes it easier for you to stay on-topic at "premium" posts. For going off-topic, you also have Monday Net Posts and Deuce Club on a regular basis.