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From the monthly archives: March 2009
Serena Williams almost caught the WTA upset-bug yesterday, needing three sets and two hours to get past Jie Zheng in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open. With this win, Serena maintains her hold on the No. 1 ranking – but she’ll still lose the top spot to Dinara Safina if she doesn’t make [...]
Continue Reading →Fernando Gonzalez went Gonzo against Radek “Worm” Stepanek last night in third round play at the Sony Ericsson Open. Stepanek wasn’t playing to Fernando’s pace and Gonzo decided to light a fire under his ass. (If by “fire” you mean a 120 mph overhead.) But Stepanek got the best revenge – a two set victory. [...]
Continue Reading →Krist from rogerfederer.com answered our prayers, snapping shots of Roger Federer and Italian hottie Simone Bolelli at practice together in Miami yesterday. This is reportedly the third time these two have hit together this week, and you can see why – they’re having a blast! Thanks, Krist! “Simone, you can be honest with me, here. [...]
Continue Reading →The Justine Henin comeback rumors have been simmering ever since her countrywoman, Kim Clijsters, announced her return to the WTA tour this summer. Comeback kid Lindsay Davenport added to the speculation this weekend on FSN, saying that she’d “be surprised” if Justine never played again on the pro-circuit. But Justine, ever the kill-joy, refuses to [...]
Continue Reading →A huge thanks to Fed fan Krist at rogerfederer.com for giving me permission to share these FAN-tastic photos from Roger Federer‘s Saturday practice session in Miami. Seems Roger had a great time hitting with Simone Bolelli, and looked mighty-fine doing it! (So sorry I have no photos of S.B. to share). No wonder Serena Williams [...]
Continue Reading →It was rough out on the courts this weekend at the Sony Ericsson Open. Maybe it’s good that Fox Sports Network aired BMX world, instead. Yikes! The wreckage on the WTA side was especially graphic: Jelena Jankovic crashed out to Gisela Dulko (who then went out to Benesova) Dinara Safina was crushed 6-1, 6-4 by [...]
Continue Reading →OMG! Justin Gimelstob is growing on me as a commentator! He does an awesome job (to use one of his fave phrases) when it comes to spilling the insider info. Listen carefully, and you never know what he’ll say. Here are some golden nuggets from this weekend: Gimel sez: Federer and Mirka have “organized” things [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s a video from the WTA Tour 2008 Player Awards Ceremony that happened earlier this week. Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva chat about winning humanitarian and sportsmanship awards and a bedazzled Dinara accepts the award for “Most Improved,” which sounds like a backhanded compliment to me (pun intended.) Enjoy! What about the Best Player? Well, [...]
Continue Reading →Jelena Jankovic is putting out an APB for her tennis game after being kicked out of the second round for the second tournament in a row. Her latest loss came in Miami against Gisela Dulko after midnight on Sunday morning. The 6-4, 7-6 (5) scoreline is especially disappointing, considering Jelena was up 5-2 in the [...]
Continue Reading →We have a quick update on the Serbia Open story – where Tournament Director Niki Pilic resigned from his post due to conflict with Novak’s dad, Srdjan Djokovic (the Djokovics are part owners of the tournament.) Thanks to commenter Jelly Bean for bringing this to my attention! (Click here for my original piece) This update [...]
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