It is life.
At Trippin’ Balls, I make fun of the game, the circus, the players’s not-so-glamourous moments all of the time, and I'll probably never stop doing that. But I guess the reason why hasn’t always been so clear.
The reason I look on the bright side is that the inner world of tennis can be so dark, with all of its pressures and demands. These athletes do superhuman things, and just to be on the tour requires serious dedication and graft. I watch it in awe on the sidelines.
My goal is to show the human side of tennis, to remind everyone that these seeming juggernauts, entities that some place bets and feel entitled to rage upon are actually just that - people. People who run out of puff, have bad days and make mistakes. This blog is a celebration of tennis players' failures and the bitter moments in life - it is too short not to laugh. It makes the moments of perfection and victory all the more sweet.