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In dreams

September 9, 2019 NYMF

I’ve been having a lot of tennis related dreams off late. Watching the US Opens from India means having to…

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US Open Diaries

August 19, 2019 NYMF

Every year, for seventeen years, I went to the US Open. And always alone. It was a ritual with myself …

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Pandora’s box Update

February 25, 2019 NYMF

So Martina has promised to write more about this in the upcoming weeks which I can’t wait to read. It’s…

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Filed under: ioc, LGBQT, Martina Navratilova, pandora's box, tennis, transgender, transgender athletes

Wimbledon Diaries

February 22, 2019 NYMF

  Over three decades ago, I was in an elevator of a posh London hotel with my father. There were…

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Filed under: diary, Martina Navratilova, memoir, tennis, wimbledon

Pandora’s Box

February 21, 2019 NYMF

First of all, let’s get this clear– when it comes to the physical body, men and women are not the…

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Filed under: LGBQT, Martina Navratilova, tennis, trans athletes, transgender

Why Roger Federer Cried

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Here’s an old piece from the 2009 Australian Open Finals, where Roger lost to Rafa and broke into tears at…

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Filed under: Australian Open, Federer, Mens sports, Nadal, Rafa, Roger Federer, tennis

This isn’t an ‘ism’ thing.

September 13, 2018 NYMF

It’s a real pity that the only thing people are talking of is the injustice done to Serena Williams. I…

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