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From the monthly archives: May 2009
Everyone’s reacting differently to Rafael Nadal’s unbelievable upset today at Roland Garros to Robin Soderling. Some are devastated that their hero is gone. Some are doing a (premature) victory dance, thinking this is Roger Federer’s ticket to GOAThood. Some are mourning the hoped-for Roger vs. Rafa climax on Sunday. And some tormented souls are wondering [...]
Continue Reading →To mix my retro T.V. references: “Holy Upset, Batman!” Robin beat Rafa. . .at Roland Garros. . .in the round of 16. . .in four sets. Okay, deep breath: Robin Soderling beat Rafael Nadal in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros today: 6-2. 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2). Anyone else feeling a little dizzy? [...]
Continue Reading →On the men’s side, the big Day 7 stories at Roland Garros were Novak’s upset and Roger’s chest hair (oh, and Andy Roddick’s first ever foray into the Rd. of 16!) On the women’s side it was all drama, drama, drama! Great for fans, not so great for Serena Williams: “I’m like one of those [...]
Continue Reading →I’m posting this very rare full-frontal shirtless shot of Roger Federer for posterity: Roger showed off his physique during his nervy 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Paul-Henri Mathieu in the third round of the French Open today. Hope he’s as fit as he looks in this photo – he’s going to need to up [...]
Continue Reading →This is a legitimate shocker – the guy everyone was pegging to be Nadal’s main rival at Roland Garros was knocked out in the third round today by German James-McAvoy-look-alike, Philipp Kohlschreiber. Even more shocking: it was in straight sets. Also shocking: Novak Djokovic didn’t retire or make excuses. Here’s Novak still trying to get [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s that nasty “handshake” at the net after Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai beat the young Shriekapova wanna-be, Michelle Larcher de Brito, in the third round match at Roland Garros on Friday: MLDB v Rezai Uploaded by SteffiGrafWIMBY. – More professional, college and classic sports videos. Snap! Don’t mess with a Frenchie on her own court, girlie. [...]
Continue Reading →In a day of upsets at the French Open, the biggest by far was Venus Williams’s loss to Agnes Szavay in an unbelievable scoreline: 0-6, 4-6. Venus couldn’t believe it, either: “You know, I’m used to beating people 6‑0. I’m not used to my shot not going in and losing a set 6‑0. So it [...]
Continue Reading →The drama’s building at Roland Garros, with a Day 5 filled with tears, triumphs and flop sweat. Roger Federer’s four set victory over Jose Acasuso was an epic drama in itself. Roger pulled a Houdini, admitting afterwards that “(Acasuso) should have won a few sets.” I’m pretty sure that means Jose would have won the [...]
Continue Reading →Young up-and-comers Azarenka, Cibulkova, Alona Bondarenko and Chakvetadze go cheesecake for French FHM. I’d prefer a Tonsga, Monaco, Ferrer and Bolelli bikini shoot, but I guess these photos weren’t meant for me. On a newsy note, Cibulkova beat Bondarenko in the first round of Roland Garros. Azarenka is still in it but Ana was knocked [...]
Continue Reading →Belly flip time, Fed fans! Roger Federer needed four sets to beat Jose Acasuso today in the second round of the French Open: 7-6 (10/8), 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2. Federer went into the match with a 3-0 record over Acasuso, but the two had never met on clay. The cold, rainy weather made for molasses [...]
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