[ad_1] From left: Dean Paul Martin, Ali MacGraw, and Guillermo Vilas on the court at Wimbledon. Photo: Paramount The year was 1979. Ali MacGraw, who had lit up Love Story almost a decade earlier, was officially back, having just ended her own volcanic marriage to Steve McQueen, who had prevented her from taking acting work… Continue reading The 1979 Movie ‘Players’ Was a Flop, But the Tennis Is Great
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My Search for the Greatest Tennis Video Game Ever
[ad_1] Top Spin 4 is hard to find but worth the search. Animation: 2K The U.S. Open season always compels me to pick up a tennis racquet. No, I don’t really know how to play the sport. I grew up with badminton, which isn’t particularly recognized in this country, and these days, I’m more prone… Continue reading My Search for the Greatest Tennis Video Game Ever
The Best Tennis Movies, Ranked
[ad_1] Hollywood is short on good tennis movies, but that doesn’t mean tennis isn’t a good movie sport. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and MGM This article was last updated in 2022 but, with the US Open upon us, we’re giving it another swing. Tennis is a sport… Continue reading The Best Tennis Movies, Ranked