About

Van Sias is a professional tennis writer whose work has appeared in USA Today, The New York Times, amNewYork, AskMen.com, Tennis View Magazine and on various tennis websites. A career journalist, Van is also the creator of the tennis blogs Tennis Talk, Anyone?, now in its fifth year, and his latest, The Doubles Alley, which focuses on team play.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Mats Wilander, Curtis Martin, Will Clark

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New York Jets, Yankees, Knicks

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Parcells, Herm Edwards, Rex Ryan, Nick Bolletieri

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Andre Agassi winning the French Open in '99 to win his career Slam

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Federer vs. Ferrero at the 2000 U.S. Open. Federer wasn't Federer yet, but you could see what was coming.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's games played streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras (I'll explain why later!)

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • Gianluca Trigoni posted 255 days ago

    Gianluca Trigoni

    Hi Van,
    We are a Publishing company which already has One title World Business Magazine being published for over one year. We are now Launching a Monthly Sports Magazine and wanted to inquire whether you would be interested in allowing us to use your content for our Print Publication. Kindly drop us an email at trigoni@worldbizjournals.com so that we can talk further.

    Regards,

  • Linus Fernandes posted 594 days ago

    Linus Fernandes

    Van, I enjoyed your previous article '5 Things Donald Young Can Learn..." as well. Have a great day.

  • Ash Marshall posted 837 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hey Van,

    I've just posted a story about the global evolution of tennis and the increasing popularity of the sport. I've put a lot of time and effort into it, and I'd be really grateful to get any feedback you have.

    If you get a chance to check it out, that would be great.

    On a side note, I've recently moved to Brooklyn from Queens, so hi!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/594875-the-global-evolution-of-tennis-is-bringing-the-sport-to-new-markets-an-analysis

    Thanks,

    Ash

  • Anthony Kang posted 841 days ago

    Anthony Kang

    Alright Van, sorry about that, I thought "the title of his career" is what you actually meant to say. It's been amended, but please do feel free to overrule if need be. AK

  • Ash Marshall posted 855 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hey Van,

    Roger Federer was pushed to the limit in round 2 against Gilles Simon. I've deconstructed his performance and evaluated why Simon was able to get back into the game. If you get a chance, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/578399-roger-federer-pushed-to-5-sets-at-australian-open-an-in-depth-analysis

    Thanks,

    Ash