The Life of Tony Trabert: Part 10

Trabert interviews Mats Wilander after his 1988 U.S. victory over Ivan Lendl. Leaving the Davis Cup captaincy (Click Here) didn't mean that Tony Trabert, all of a sudden, had a lot of time on his hands. In fact, he became more occupied. Through the mid-1980s, his summer tennis camp was still a sensation. But that doesn't tell the actual story. The three three-week sessions, each with 90 youngsters attending, constantly sold out. As the game's popularity continued to grow, so did his opportunities to provide insight for US Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon television viewers. Succinct When he was describing what was taking place in a match, he was succinct. I am always reminded when I hear commentators who seem to be paid "by the word" of what he told me long ago – "Let the point tell the story." In "Tuning into Mary Carillo", a March 31, 2021, story by Mark Preston on the website usta.com, the widely respected sportscaster, discussed her career influences. She told Preston, "Well, I was lucky, because I had listened for many, many years to Tony Trabert and Pat Summerall. "To me, those were the voices of tennis—and they were minimalists. They just sort...