The guy to the right is Craig Kardon. In 1979, he and I won the Texas State Doubles Championship for Boys 18 and under. We never did that well outside of Texas, but we were still a pretty good team.
He went on to play for the University of Texas, and far surpassed me as a player. He played on the pro tour from 1984-1988.
Anyway, just last week, Ana Ivanovic hired Craig as her coach. Uh, she’s the one on the left.
She’s also the defending French Open champion and was briefly ranked #1 in the world in 2008.
Craig is one of those genuinely nice guys, so I’m really glad for his success.
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Ahh… a blog about tennis. Perhaps this reference should have been included in Sunday’s skit. 🙂
Very Impressive! I have enjoyed following Ana’s progress ever since I saw her play in Miami when she was 16. She seems like a lovely person.