Jon Wertheim

2 weeks ago | si.com | Jon Wertheim

Twenty years ago, Rafael Nadal won his first major, the 2005 French Open. An improbable 21 majors followed—a goofy 13 more of them at Roland Garros. This marks the first Roland Garros with Nadal in retirement—which, in theory, opens the field. Except that two players have won each of the last five majors. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are in their respective primes, ages 23 and 22. They are ranked—and therefore seeded—No. 1 and No. 2. And they played in the Rome final last week.

2 weeks ago | nbc4i.com | Jon Wertheim

How to get there, what to eat and who to watch. Wimbledon is a lovely sporting event, awash in charm. But it’s played in a village, a healthy commute from central London. The U.S. Open is a rollicking Lollapalooza, awash in sweaty energy. But it’s played far from the beating pulse of New York City, reachable from Manhattan only by bridge or tunnel. The French Open—or Roland Garros, as the hommes and femmes in the branding department would prefer you call it—on the other hand, is a city event.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Jon Wertheim |Tyler Lauletta |Madison Williams

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2 weeks ago | si.com | Jon Wertheim

Wimbledon is a lovely sporting event, awash in charm. But it’s played in a village, a healthy commute from central London. The U.S. Open is a rollicking Lollapalooza, awash in sweaty energy. But it’s played far from the beating pulse of New York City, reachable from Manhattan only by bridge or tunnel. The French Open—or Roland Garros, as the hommes and femmes in the branding department would prefer you call it—on the other hand, is a city event. The venue is barely a mile from the Arc de Triomphe.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jon Wertheim |L. Jon Wertheim

Music of Cajun country enjoying renaissance The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United States of generica? Well, if you're in search of a counterpoint, hang out, as we did, in the marshy interior of southern Louisiana. You need no passport to enter Cajun country, but it's an exotic land like nowhere else, home to a cuisine, a language, a landscape, even a pacing all its own. And then, there's the singular sound.