U.S. Open 2008 Report

Just a quick heads-up if anyone other than my wife and daughter go looking for me around the Labor Day weekend of the summer holiday.  I’ll probably be in New York at the United States Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows.  Why do I say this? The record shows that thirty-six out of the last thirty-eight years (but who is counting) you can find me roaming around the boroughs of Manhattan and Long Island, New York.
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Eulogy & Wimbledon Musings

Tricia Brooke Bowley

Our dear friend Tricia Brooke Bowley lost her courageous fight against Cystic Fibrosis on Friday, July 4th, 2008 at the Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, Maryland. She was 37 years old. All prayers go out to her, her family, and her husband Jeff Carlson.

May peace be with you all.
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Cystic Fibrosis Hits Close to Home

Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:

· clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and

· obstructs that pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with Cystic Fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s, and beyond.

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Recollections

What teenager came crashing into men’s professional tennis with a semi-final showing at the 1988 French Open exhibiting racket head speed and power seldom ever seen in the world of professional tennis? A career characterized by demin and flash. Over the years, fans saw him grow into his talent; sometimes they were disappointed. They felt that he had been cheating himself and them with so much wasted talent. But not the day he was lying on the green grass of the All England Club’s Centre Court savoring a five set first Grand Slam Title at the big “W,” Wimbledon.

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Welcome!

Welcome to my blog, and the first posting from the Steve Krulevitz Tennis Program and Krulevitztennis.com website. I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to three special people, Mike Hammer, Minky, and Rainbow for putting together the new website. They did a great job and worked very hard on it. So thanks to you, Hammer, Minky and Rainbow. We hope you like the website.

Every few weeks I will be writing about a variety of subjects, professional tennis players, the pro tour, charity, family, my past experiences as a pro player and future of the game of tennis.
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