Sandra Harwitt

Sandra Harwitt

Tennis

Sandra Harwitt is a freelance tennis writer for ESPN.com.

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Format change not on the table

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

LIEVIN, France -- In recent months, the topic of how to change the Davis Cup has, once again, gathered an audience despite the fact that the Internati...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 31, 2010

Ready or not, Oudin to anchor U.S. team

Sandra Harwitt, Special to ESPN.com

Melanie Oudin has taken her lumps since an unexpected run at the 2009 U.S. Open. But heading into this weekend's Fed Cup tie, U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez sees hope in Oudin's grit and a weakened French squad.

Story | Conversation | February 2, 2010

Clijsters primed for back-to-back Slams

ESPN.com

Will Kim Clijsters replicate her U.S. Open performance? Our experts take a crack with their Australian Open predictions.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2010

Will Nadal's knees hold up long enough?

ESPN.com

Who is going to rain on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's party? Our experts pick their 2010 Australian Open winners -- and losers.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2010

Notable 2009 off-the-court events

Sandra Harwitt, Special to ESPN.com

With the holiday season upon us, some of tennis's stars -- for better or worse -- have further reason to kick back and guzzle the eggnog.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Davis Cup whitewash validates Nadal's supremacy

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

Rafael Nadal might not have put together a wildly sensational year, but he delivered a strong message during the 2009 Davis Cup final this past weeken...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 7, 2009

Stepanek's custom job making a racket

Sandra Harwitt, Special to ESPN.com

Even a master craftsman is no better than his tools, which is why Radek Stepanek turned his back on an endorsement deal to play with a custom-made model for nothing. His reward is in the results.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- The Cinderella story of the 2009 U.S. Fed Cup team has come to a disappointing end. The dark cloud cover on Sunday matched t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 8, 2009

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- If there's a cloud hanging over the Fed Cup final this week in Reggio Calabria, Italy, it probably centers around whether U....

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 6, 2009

Does Clijsters deserve exemption into year-ender?

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

If Kim Clijsters played tennis on the men's tour, she'd be guaranteed a spot in the season-ending championships as the reigning U.S. Open champion. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Is the tennis calendar too long?

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

Flashback: 1988, U.S. Open parking lot. A warm late-summer day in New York and the players are heated, but not as a result of the weather. They're u...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Nothing ugly about Davydenko in Shanghai

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

SHANGHAI -- Let's face it, Nikolay Davydenko is rarely on anyone's radar screen. That should be surprising since, except for a three-month period th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Premature to declare the end of Roger and Rafa?

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

Is the era of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer soon to be a thing of the past? That's the suggestion tennis tycoon Andre Agassi put forth this week. N...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

The many different sides of Novak Djokovic

Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com

SHANGHAI -- How about the evolution of Novak Djokovic: court jester, petulant child, cerebral and political maestro. And to think, the Serbian is o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Querrey and sidekick enjoying success

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

Sam Querrey is the U.S. Open Series champ, has a devoted following and now Dan the intern. Could life be better?

Story | Conversation | September 3, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT