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From the monthly archives: April 2009
As of Monday, Dinara Safina is the No. 1 female tennis player in the world. She and her brother are the only brother and sister to have been world No. 1s in tennis, a remarkable feat for themselves and also their parents, who have had a big influence on their careers. The Independent, U.K. has [...]
Continue Reading →Swiss media outlet Schweizer Fernsehen grabbed the Roger Federer wedding photos from Schweizer Illustrierte magazine and put them together in this handy slide show for us. (I suggest you FULL SCREEN the video above so you can see it better.) Here’s the scoop from the SF website I translated for you, click here for the [...]
Continue Reading →Jose Higueras, Roger’s most recent high-profile coach (not counting Darren Cahill, of course) spoke to Spanish newspaper, Publico, recently about Roger Federer’s slump. His conclusion: change or die. I’ve translated some excerpts, but please click here for the whole thing (in Spanish). On what it’s like to coach Roger Federer: “He’s exceptional, he feels the [...]
Continue Reading →Sorry to get all gushy, but I feel like I’ve been down on the WTA lately, and Sunday’s Family Circle Cup final has perked me up – considerably! This was a FANTASTIC match featuring two promising young stars. Here are some highlights: Caroline Wozniacki continues to impress me. For all her sweetness and light, she’s [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters for a record fifth (consecutive) time, beating Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. But Nole can go home satisfied, having pulled off tennis’ second-toughest feat – the first one being actually beating Nadal on the red stuff. But taking a set ain’t bad. The final was [...]
Continue Reading →The USA vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup semi final will be shown in the States this weekend on Tennis Channel. The more star-studded Italy vs. Russia semi (in Italy) will not. Boo! Click here for the Fed Cup website. USA vs. Czech Republic will be played on indoor hardcourt in the Czech Republic. Team U.S.A. [...]
Continue Reading →**MORE UPDATES – CLICK HERE for a video of the photos revealed by a swiss media outlet! **Scroll down for UPDATES** URGH! Looks like Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec decided to sell their wedding photos to Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte instead of giving them to GOTOTENNIS. The 12 page photo spread will hit newsstands (and [...]
Continue Reading →BARCELONA OPEN BANCO SABADELL 2009 Barcelona is an ATP Masters 500 event on red clay. Rafael Nadal is going for his 5th straight title. As of “press time” the 1-8 seeds in the draw are: Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, Fernando Gonzalez, Tommy Robredo, David Nalbandian and Stanislas Wawrinka. Click here for [...]
Continue Reading →**scroll down for UPDATES** AND MORE PHOTOS Okay, you all look fab, but what happened to the neckties? Besides past and present members of the US Davis Cup team (including captain Patrick McEnroe and Andre Agassi), reports say that Billie Jean King, Steffi Graf and Elton John were also included on the guest list. Here’s [...]
Continue Reading →We had two good match-ups in Saturday’s semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic vs. Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray. I was glad that Stan took a set off of Novak, but was hoping the “second Swiss” could ride his victory over Roger all the way to the finals. Nadal beat [...]
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