Tennis is in the news here in the States. I’m not talking about John Isner or Serena Williams, I’m talking real news—as in the annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn, which was conducted Monday. This year a few American tennis players, including Andy Roddick and Vania King, were invited to join the festivities and, from the look of the photo at right, promote the USTA’s Quikstart junior tennis initiative. I like Obama’s left-handed backhand volley; even in shoes and khakis, he appears to have touch, if not exactly the right grip. But he would have more credibility with the sport if one of his first acts as president hadn’t been converting the White House’s tennis court into a basketball court.
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Published Apr 10, 2012