1940s Tennis Star Eleanor Cushingham’s History in Palm Springs
In March 1947, Life magazine sent Peter Stackpole, one of its top photographers, to Palm Springs. His assignment: capture the Little Tuscany home of Raymond Loewy, a champion of industrial design whose achievements ranged from the streamlined Coca-Cola bottle and Lucky Strike cigarette packaging to the Studebaker Avanti and the interiors of the Skylab space station.
Taylor Fritz on Tennis, His Desert Roots, and Life as a Father
Those who know American tennis star Taylor Fritz best say his secret weapon is his belief. We’re not referring to your usual pro athlete confidence or cockiness. Fritz isn’t one for smack talk. Or much talk at all. It’s all in his facial expressions, his walk, his...
Sundown is just the beginning of the fun at these area attractions.PHOTO BY DANIELA STALLINGERSWINGThe Lights at IndioAmong the longest par-3 courses in the country, The Lights at Indio presents 2,800 yards of night-lit play, along with a full driving...
Indian Wells Tennis Garden director of tennis Jai Nettimi instructs two budding players.PHOTOS BY BRIDGET MILLER PHOTOGRAPHYOne need not appear in the BNP Paribas Open (March 6–19) to sling rackets on the courts often referred to by the world’s top...
Desirae Krawczyk returns to the Coachella Valley a champion.COURTESY WTA.As members of a minority that represents only 10 percent of the human population, left-handers seldom get a break. The dumb jokes. The backward spiral notebooks. The upside-down...
Last March, en route to an astonishing 37 consecutive match wins and six consecutive tournament titles, Polish tennis player Iga Świątek claimed the women’s title at the BNP Paribas Open tournament. American Taylor Fritz won the men’s, beating three-time champion...
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Indian Wells Tennis Garden opened in 2000, hosting the Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells presented by Newsweek.It dawned cool and a bit cloudy in Paris that day late in September 2008. But four visitors from the Coachella Valley had a sunny outlook...
In a roundabout way, former top-ranking tennis player Charlie Pasarell is responsible for the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa’s racket sport heritage. The sprawling property opened in December 1986 as the Grand Champions hotel, arguably a...
Amanda Anisimova posted the clinching singles win to propel Orange County over the Chicago Smash on Nov. 15 during World TeamTennis play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF RYAN LOCO/WTTThirty-two years ago, when the tennis writer...
The Palm Springs Open, last played in 2019, returns Nov. 26-28 with one of the largest LGBTQ+ tennis tournaments in the country.PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY DESERT TENNIS ASSOCIATIONTennis courts will be busy during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend when the...
There was a time when the Davis Cup of tennis was a huge deal, big enough to create headlines, stars, and controversy. One such time was the 1978 final, which, to the chagrin of the international tennis world and the elitist East Coast tennis press, was...
Editor’s Note: Check the websites prior to traveling to any of these outdoor destinations to learn their protocols in place for the COVID-19 pandemic.Tee TimeDesert Willow Golf ResortDesigned by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Dry (along with Southern...
There was a moment during last year’s U.S. Open when the momentum changed and the generations may have made a hand off. Though Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was leading in the first set, 5 games to 3, she was behind 30–40 with Serena Williams serving, and...
Kevin Connolly, director of tennis at La Quinta Resort & Club, serves up three simple ways to get the tennis ball to bounce your way this season. @letsgodowntothetenniscourtSwing Into Action“In all sports, even professionals start with a warm up....
Last year, it seemed as if January and February decided to gang up and give John Isner a career-ending whooping.The North Carolinian did not win a single match in the first month of 2018. At the ASB Classic in Auckland, where he has won two titles, he...
111 EastCAMEOundefinedThis is a story about tennis in Indian Wells, but it begins in 19th-century Europe at the twilight of the Industrial Revolution. The era birthed the steam engine, electric generator, and telegraph — systems of travel and...
Former world no. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka will participate in Cliff Drysdale Management's fifth annual Tennis With The Stars presented by the BNP Paribas Open on March 5. Hosted at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa...
Women players in the upcoming BNP Paribas tennis tournament at Indian Wells should take some time to visit a book signing. Yes, even in the midst of their heavy schedule of practices and matches.That’s because the woman signing the books is both...
Tennis season has officially arrived in the Coachella Valley, and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is in full bloom as the festivities surrounding the 2019 BNP Paribas Open get underway in March. The picturesque venue is bursting with greenery, palm...
World No. 2, 17-time Major Champion, and three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal headlines “Rafa & Friends" in the first-ever Eisenhower Cup presented by Masimo – a one-night Tie Break Tens event scheduled for March 5 during the 2019 BNP...
