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Welcome the TennisConnected Podcast for 2015! Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back to preview the Miami Open in Florida...

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, U.S.A. Top seed Novak Djokovic needed all of his talent and physicality on Sunday at...

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, U.S.A. Semifinal results: (2) Roger Federer defeats (6) Milos Raonic 75 64 (1) Novak Djokovic...

by: Nima Naderi Built for the athletic and flamboyant game of Australian Nick Kyrgios, the all-new Nike ColorDry polo mixes...

Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This...

by: Tom Cochrane Amongst the various results of last weekend's Davis Cup action, which saw world number one Novak Djokovic...

Welcome the TennisConnected Podcast for 2015! With a great month of tennis slated in Indian Wells and Miami, Parsa Samii...

Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This...

GERMANY 2, FRANCE 3 Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor) Gilles Simon (FRA) d Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76(4)...

Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This...

Argentina Open presentado por Buenos Aires Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Argentina Top seed Rafael Nadal took home his 46th career clay-court...

by: Tom Cochrane For the seventh time in his career, Roger Federer is the men's singles champion at the Dubai...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet in the final of the Dubai Duty Free...

by: Tom Cochrane Tuesday saw all of the big names at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships record wins, with...

Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This...

Delray Beach Open by The Venetian® Las Vegas, Delray Beach, U.S.A. Hard-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic captured his sixth career title...

by: Charles Blouin-Gascon If we start with the premise that not all tennis tournaments can be treated as equals over...

Brasil Open 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil Pablo Cuevas captured his third career title on Sunday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, defeating...

Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This...

PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia Final result: No. 3 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez defeated No. 5 seed Andreas Seppi 7-6(4), 6-3 to...

Welcome the TennisConnected Podcast for 2015! With the first Major of the season in the books, Parsa Samii and Nima...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Top seed Novak Djokovic withstood an early challenge by Andy Murray before defeating the Brit for his...

by: Tom Cochrane Serena Williams is the Australian Open women's singles champion for 2015, the world number one claiming a...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic will bid for a fifth Australian Open title against Andy Murray on Sunday night, after...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Semi-finals Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 76(1) 36 64 46 60

Australian Open 2015—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Semi-finals Andy Murray (GBR) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 67(6) 60 63 75

by: Tom Cochrane Teenager Madison Keys is through to the semi-finals at Melbourne Park after surviving a testing 3-setter against...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Semifinal results: Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 63 64 76(6) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Milos...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray will play Tomas Berdych for a place in Sunday's men's singles final after the Scot...

Australian Open 2015—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Quarter-finals Tomas Berdych (CZE) d.  Rafael Nadal (ESP) 62 60 76(5) Andy Murray (GBR)...

Australian Open 2015—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Fourth Round Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 64 75 75 Stan Wawrinka...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 9 is the first of two quarter-finals days in Melbourne, and there are plenty of stars...

Welcome the TennisConnected Podcast for 2015! After seven days of action Down Under, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

by: Tom Cochrane Local teenager Nick Kyrgios was the toast of Melbourne on Sunday night, the Aussie saving a match...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Fourth Round Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 75 61 64 Andy Murray (GBR)...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time in 4 years, both Williams sisters are through to the fourth round of...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Third Round Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 76(8) 63 64 Stan Wawrinka (SUI)...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time since 2001, the men's singles round of 16 at Melbourne Park won't feature...

Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Singles - Third Round: Andreas Seppi (ITA) d Roger Federer (SUI) 64 76(5) 46 76(5) Rafael Nadal...

by: Tom Cochrane Aussie legend Lleyton Hewitt, competing in his nineteenth consecutive Australian Open, started off in sizzling form against...

by: Tom Cochrane Two former champions, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, were pushed to the very brink of elimination on...

Australian Open - Melbourne, Australia Singles - Second Round Roger Federer (SUI) d Simone Bolelli (ITA) 36 63 62 62...

by: Tom Cochrane Defending champion Stan Wawrinka and top seed Novak Djokovic, opponents in classic matches in Melbourne in 2013...

by: Tom Cochrane It was a tale of two tournaments on Day 1 of the 2015 Australian Open. While almost...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2015 Australian Open and the beginning of two weeks of coverage of...

Welcome the first episode of the TennisConnected Podcast for 2015! After a short offseason that lasted about 55 seconds, Parsa...

Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, Brisbane, Australia Final result: Roger Federer defeated Milos Raonic for his 1000th career win in...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray is the winner of the 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship, the Scot capturing the title...

by: Tom Cochrane Three-time defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic will compete for a fourth crown in Abu...

by: Tom Cochrane The first day of 2015 saw some of the world's best tennis players get back to business...

by: Tom Cochrane Happy new year, dear readers, and welcome to another year of tennis coverage. The 2015 season commences...

Welcome back to the final episode of the TennisConnected Podcast for 2014. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima...

Projected 2015 year-end top 10 ATP World Tour Rankings Was the 2014 season a fulfilling one for fans of the...

Welcome back to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

Welcome back to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

Welcome back to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

by: Tom Cochrane By now, most tennis followers would have heard of the comments from Toni Nadal, uncle and coach...

Welcome back to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

US Open 2014—Flushing Meadows, New York Croatian Marin Cilic won his first-ever Grand Slam title at the US Open on...

by: Tom Cochrane For the third year in a row, and for the sixth time in her career, Serena Williams...

by: Tom Cochrane Monday will see Flushing Meadows play host to a men's final that nobody expected, a match-up whose...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seed Serena Williams will look to claim a third consecutive US Open crown on Sunday after...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer is back in the US Open semi-finals for the first time since 2011, the 5-time...

by: Tom Cochrane Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese male since 1918 to make the US Open semi-finals, the tenth...

Welcome back to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast. On this week's show, Parsa Samii and Nima Naderi are back...

by: Tom Cochrane China’s Shuai Peng is into the first Grand Slam semi-final of her career, becoming just the third...

by: Tom Cochrane It was another humid and windy day in New York, but the muggy conditions didn’t bother Novak...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 7 saw second seed Roger Federer overcome a rain delay and the loss of the first...

by: Tom Cochrane With basketball legend Michael Jordan watching in the stands, Roger Federer eased past Marinko Matosevic in straight...

by: Tom Cochrane Men's stars Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka all progressed to the second round on a warm and sunny...

by: Tom Cochrane Monday morning sees play get underway at the final major of the year, and there are some blockbuster...

Greetings and welcome to the 2014 US Open Championships and the beginning of 2 weeks of coverage of the year’s...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, U.S.A Semifinal results: (2) Roger Federer defeats (5) Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-3 (6)...

Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, U.S.A Quarterfinal results: (2) Roger Federer defeats (8) Andy Murray 6-3, 7-5 Julien...

Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, U.S.A Third-round results: (16) Tommy Robredo defeats (1) Novak Djokovic 7-6(6), 7-5 (8)...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Rogers Cup—Toronto World No. 15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga completed a splendid week of action on the hard-courts of the Rexall Center...

Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada Semifinal Results: (2) Roger Federer defeats Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 (13) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats (7) Grigor...

Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada Quarterfinal results: (2) Roger Federer defeats (5) David Ferrer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 (13) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats...

Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada Third-round results: (2) Roger Federer defeats (15) Marin Cilic 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4 (6) Milos Raonic defeats...

Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada Second-round results: (8) Andy Murray defeats Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 6-2 (1) Novak Djokovic defeats Gael Monfils...

Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada First-round results: Nick Kyrgios defeats Santiago Giraldo 7-6(3), 7-5 (12) Richard Gasquet defeats Vasek Pospisil 7-5,...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Wimbledon—London, England No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic claimed his second Wimbledon title on Sunday at the All England Club, defeating...

by: Tom Cochrane Petra Kvitova is the Wimbledon women’s singles champion once more, the Czech star adding to her 2011...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will battle it out in Sunday’s men’s final after keeping 2 of...

by: Tom Cochrane Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will contest Saturday’s ladies’ final after overcoming Lucie Safarova and Simona Halep...

by: Tom Cochrane It’s ladies’ semi-finals day on Day 10 at the All England Club, with former Wimbledon champion Petra...

by: Tom Cochrane Nick Kyrgios' fairytale run at Wimbledon continued on Day 8, with the young Aussie producing one of...

by: Tom Cochrane Aussie youngster Nick Kyrgios was the toast of London on Day 4 after saving an incredible 9...

by: Tom Cochrane Victoria Azarenka was the highest profile casualty on Day 3, the Belarusian falling to Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski...

by: Tom Cochrane Some of the biggest names in the women’s tournament were in devastating form on Day 2 of...

The 2014 tournament is underway at the All England Club, and there was no trouble for top seed Novak Djokovic...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2014 Wimbledon championships and the beginning of 2 weeks of coverage of...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

by: Tom Cochrane Rafael Nadal further cemented his status as the most brilliant clay-courter of all time, the Spaniard beating...

by: Tom Cochrane Maria Sharapova is the French Open ladies’ singles champion once more, the Russian claiming her second title...

by: Tom Cochrane The temperature in Paris picked up on Day 13, and Rafael Nadal’s tennis was just as hot,...

by: Tom Cochrane Simona Halep will play Maria Sharapova in Saturday’s ladies’ singles final after the Romanian beat Andrea Petkovic...

by: Tom Cochrane Ernests Gulbis’ French Open fairytale continued on Day 10 as the Latvian demolished Tomas Berdych in straight...

by: Tom Cochrane Rafael Nadal demonstrated in emphatic fashion on Day 9 of the French Open that he is in...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer is out of the French Open, the 17-time Grand Slam champion going down to Latvian...

by: Tom Cochrane Rain interrupted the play on Day 2 at Roland Garros, but it stayed away for enough of...

by: Tom Cochrane With his twin daughters in attendance, Roger Federer helped get the 2014 French Open underway, easing into...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 French Open, the only one of the major championships to start on a Sunday, gets...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

by: Tom Cochrane Analysis Greetings and welcome to two weeks of coverage of the year’s premier clay-court tournament, the French...

by: Tom Cochrane With the majority of the clay-court season behind us and the biggest tournament played on the surface...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Top seed Rafael Nadal captured his 27th career Masters 1000 title on Sunday in Madrid,...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS, Monte-Carlo, Monaco World No. 3 Stanislas Wawrinka captured his maiden Masters 1000 title on Sunday in Monte...

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Semifinal results: (4) Roger Federer defeats (2) Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2 (3) S Wawrinka defeats...

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Quarterfinal results: (2) Novak Djokovic defeats Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 (6) David Ferrer defeats...

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Third-round results: (4) Roger Federer defeats Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-1 (2) Novak Djokovic defeats Pablo...

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Second-round results: (1) Rafael Nadal defeats Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-4, 6-1 (10) Fabio Fognini defeats Roberto...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO. U.S. MEN'S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP, Houston, U.S.A. (4) Fernando Verdasco defeats (3) Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6(4)...

Sony Open Tennis, Miami, U.S.A. Third-round results: (1) Rafael Nadal defeats Denis Istomin 6-1, 6-0 (12) Milos Raonic defeats Guillermo...

SONY OPEN TENNIS, Miami, U.S.A. Third-round results: (5) Roger Federer defeats Thiemo de Bakker 6-3, 6-3 (6) Andy Murray defeats...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

BNP PARIBAS OPEN, Indian Wells, U.S.A. No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic won his first title of 2014 at the BNP...

by: Tom Cochrane In his many years in the game, there is not much that Roger Federer hasn’t seen or...

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, U.S.A. Quarterfinal results: (7) Roger Federer defeats (17) Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-1 (28) Alexandr Dolgopolov...

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, U.S.A. Third-round results: (28) Alexandr Dolgopolov defeats No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) (7)...

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, U.S.A. Second-round results: (2) Novak Djokovic defeats Victor Hanescu 76(1) 62 Julien Bennteau defeats (9)...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are...

by: Tom Cochrane Another seeded opponent. Another dropped first set. Another stunning turnaround. Fourth seed Roger Federer captured his sixth...

by: Tom Cochrane 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer wound back the clock on Rod Laver Arena in the night...

Australian Open Fourth-round results: Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 76(3) 75 76(3) Andy Murray (GBR) d. Stephane Robert...

Welcome tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii review...

by: Tom Cochrane For the third year in succession, world number one Serena Williams has been knocked out of the...

Australian Open 2014—Melbourne Fourth-round results:  Novak Djokovic (SRB) d.  Fabio Fognini (ITA) 63 60 62  David Ferrer (ESP) d. Florian Mayer (GER) 67(5)...

by: Tom Cochrane The big guns produced big performances on Day 6 of the Open, with Messrs. Federer, Murray, Nadal...

Australian Open—Melbourne Singles - Third Round Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Gael Monfils (FRA) 61 62 63 Andy Murray (GBR) d....

by: Tom Cochrane It was smooth sailing for big guns Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams on Day 5 of the...

Australian Open Third-round results: Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 63 63 75 David Ferrer (ESP) d. Jeremy Chardy...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 4 of the tournament saw men’s fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro crash out of the...

Australian Open—Melbourne Singles - Second Round Rafael Nadal (ESP) defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Andy Murray (GBR) defeats...

by: Tom Cochrane On another brutally warm day in Melbourne, the top seeds were all business, minimising their time on...

Another scintillating season of world class tennis is set to begin at the 2014 Australian Open. Known for its heat,...

Australian Open—Melbourne Second-round results: Novak Djokovic (SRB) defeats Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 David Ferrer (ESP) Adrian Mannarino (FRA)...

by: Tom Cochrane Scorching heat in Melbourne saw a record number of players retire midway through matches on Day 2...

Australian Open—Melbourne First-round results: Rafael Nadal (ESP) defeats Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-4. ret. Andy Murray (GBR) defeats Go Soeda (JPN)...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 Australian Open is off and running and, while there were shock losses for seeds Sara...

Australian Open—Melbourne First-round results: Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 63 76(2) 61 David Ferrer (ESP) d. Alejandro Gonzalez...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 Australian Open gets underway at Melbourne Park on Monday, with defending men’s singles champion Novak...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to two weeks of coverage of the first Grand Slam of the new year....

APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY, Sydney, Australia Top seed Juan Martin del Potro won his 18th career ATP World Tour title on...

Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia Semifinal results: (3) John Isner defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4; Yen-Hsun Lu defeats...

Welcome back tennis fans to another season of the TennisConnected Podcast! In this week's show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii...

Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand Quarterfinal results: Yen-Hsun Lu defeats Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4; (1) David Ferrer defeats Guillermo Garcia-Lopez...

Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia Second-round results: (1) Juan Martin Del Potro defeats Nicolas Mahut 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Bernard Tomic...

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY SUNCORP, Brisbane, Australia Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the 29th title of his career in Brisbane, Australia...

Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar World No. 1 Rafael Nadal won his 61st ATP World Tour title on Saturday in...

Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, Brisbane, Australia Quarterfinal results: (2) Kei Nishikori defeats Marin Cilic 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; (1) Roger...

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY SUNCORP, Brisbane, Australia Second-round results: (2) Kei Nishikori defeats Matthew Ebden 6-2, 6-4; (1) Roger Federer...

by: Nima Naderi With the Australian Open ready to kick start the new calender year in about six weeks, there's...

by: Nima Naderi Flip-flopping the top four spots on the ATP World Tour appeared to be the order of play...

In this week's PodCast, Nima and Parsa are back in action with a second week preview of the 2012 Wimbledon...

by: Nima Naderi Locked in a race to finish No. 1 in the world by the end of the tournament,...

In this week's PodCast, Nima and Parsa are back in action with a preview of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. We...

GERRY WEBER OPEN—Halle, Germany Tommy Haas, 34, captured his 13th career ATP World Tour title on Sunday on his home...

In this week's PodCast, Nima and Parsa are back in action with a review of the 2012 French Open from...

Roland Garros—Paris, France Nadal Wins Seventh French Open Title World No. 2 Rafael Nadal won his seventh French Open title...

Roland Garros—Paris, France Djokovic, Nadal Advance to French Open Final Top seed Novak Djokovic advanced to his first career French...

Roland Garros—Paris, France Nadal Advances Defending champion Rafael Nadal continued his stellar play on the red clay this season, defeating...

Roland Garros—Paris, France On a day which saw many plot twists before the final ball was struck, top seed Novak...

In this week's PodCast, Nima and Parsa are back in action with a second week preview of the 2012 French...

Roland Garros—Paris, France Defending champ Rafael Nadal won his ninth straight set at this year's French Open, defeating Eduardo Schwank...

by: Nima Naderi Is it really that hard to predict who will finish in the world's top 10 a year...

In this exclusive interview to TennisConnected.com, former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro discusses his return to the ATP...

by: Nima Naderi After posting a successful year which saw him win the Wimbledon doubles title and finish the season...

Continuing to carve out a late career surge into the top 100 on the ATP World Tour, Croatian Ivan Dodig...

Carlos Moya from Spain When the word Mallorca roles off a tennis fan's tongue, the immediate name that comes to...

by: Nima Naderi Reaching a career high of No. 52 in the world in February of this year, Swiss star...

  Following in the great history of the Spanish armada, 22-year-old Albert Ramos-Vinolas has continued his quick and productive rise...

Exclusive Q&A With Marcel Granollers Competing in his Davis Cup debut last weekend in Spain, current world No. 110 Marcel...

In a recent interview given to TennisConnected.com, world No. 29 Viktor Troicki shared his outlook on the 2010 season, his...

In a recent interview given to TennisConnected.com, world No. 62 Potito Starace shared his outlook on the upcoming season, his...

      We had the pleasure of conducting a recent Q & A with Newport, RI winner Rajeev Ram....