All Posts by Mehrban

How to Crush Your Goals with a Sense of Urgency

A couple days ago, I looked back on all of my biggest accomplishments. I wondered what made those times different from many other moments in my life, when I took the easy road, pursued temporary instead of long-lasting pleasures, and kept putting tasks off until the next day. I remembered the two weeks before 2012 sectionals, when I did sprints up […]

TFP 027: Grand Slam Champion Andy Ram On His Career and Pulse Play

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The Nicest Tennis Pros I’ve Interviewed on Tour

By the end of last week’s 2016 Citi Open, I recorded over 20 one-on-one interviews with professional tennis players, which are all up on my Citi Open page and Youtube channel. This was a huge step up from last year, when I did 9 interviews during my first time as part of the media at the event.  I learned […]

TFP 026: 2016 Citi Open Recap with Mulumba from Tennis Column

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Resilient Monfils Edges Karlovic for Citi Open Title (Pics, Video)

For Gael Monfils, it seemed as if his 9th consecutive ATP 500 and Masters finals loss was inevitable to Ivo Karlovic at the 2016 Citi Open on Sunday. Aces were flying from the big-serving Croat, Monfils had lost the first set 5-7, and the world #14 could do absolutely nothing to shake the undisputed Ace King. […]

For Ivo Karlovic, It’s Never Too Late to Be a Champion

Ivo Karlovic is 37 years old. That’s a year older than Agassi when he retired because of sciatica. Six years after Sampras called it quits. And the 6’11” Croatian is not only still kicking, but he will have a shot at winning his first ATP 500 event against the dynamic Frenchman Gael Monfils on Sunday […]

Benoit Happened? – Zverev Moves on to Citi Open Semis

By all accounts, Benoit Paire is a very engaging, fan-friendly tennis professional. The French world #24 has enjoyed taking pictures and speaking with the throngs of people that have flocked to the Citi Open this week. Paire even played tennis with a group of kids and offered them a meal at Five Guys if they […]

2016 Citi Open Day 3: Interviews with the Pros

At the 2016 Citi Open on Wednesday, I conducted a personal best 5 one-on-one interviews. My friend Victor and I hustled, constantly checking scores, and waited by the “Mixed Zone” stage for the players to appear after their matches.  While I didn’t get to watch much of the matches, I really enjoy asking questions and picking […]

TFP 025: 2016 Citi Open – Day 2 Analysis with Mulumba from Tennis Column

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP025.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_stumble=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On this episode, I spoke with Mulumba from Tennis Column about the action at the 2016 Citi Open up to the 2nd day of the main draw (Tuesday). I met Mulumba last year in the Citi Open media tent. It was the first time both of […]