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From the monthly archives: June 2009
“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. You spill your guts out at Wimbledon, and they make you stop and clean it up.” – Jimmy Connors. It’s gut-check time for Roger Federer and the rest of Wimbledon’s “Gentlemen” as they battle it out in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Who’s bringing their [...]
Continue Reading →As we move closer to the potential Williams vs. Williams final, it’s time to take sides: are you rooting for Venus or Serena? I know, it’s hard to choose. Maybe this video will help: Money quote: “One dates golfers, the other dates rappers.” WTF? quote: “Venus is like grass court, steady and calm.” My pick: [...]
Continue Reading →I dived into predictions for the ladies quarterfinals. My theories about Lisicki continuing her winning streak and Schiavone being the Russian’s krytonite were bunk. The only thing I got right was “don’t bet against a Williams.” Which is hardly an inside tennis prediction. Random comparison: Safina hit 15 double faults in the Wimbledon quarterfinals and [...]
Continue Reading →Tuesday is ladies’ day at the All England Club, with all four singles quarterfinal matches in contention. WIMBLEDON: LADIES’ QUARTERFINALS SCHEDULE times BST (Seedings in brackets) Centre Court (1pm): (1) Dinara Safina v Sabine Lisicki (8) Victoria Azarenka v (2) Serena Williams No. 1 Court (1pm): (3) Venus Williams v (11) Agnieszka Radwanska Francesca Schiavone [...]
Continue Reading →This ESPN feature on Andy Murray’s hometown of Dunblane, Scotland, and its tragic history brought tears to my eyes. Darren Cahill’s, too – he was all choked up in the studio after this aired. It puts Murray Mania into perspective: “He’s got to win, and he will.” Sums up the general feeling on Center Court, [...]
Continue Reading →I’m not going to dwell on how frustrating it was to watch tennis today in Los Angeles. I basically had a 6 hour period where, thanks to time zones and match “embargoes,” there was no live tennis on t.v. – on the biggest tennis day of the year. Makes sense, right? Moving on: Manic Monday [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer beat big-serving Robin Soderling in three tight sets today: 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. It was good practice for his quarterfinal against Ivo “Ace Machine” Karlovic, who beat Fernando Verdasco today in four. Federer chatted with the BBC after the match. Roger says he’s happy that his pregnant wife is not being a pain in [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer talks with John McEnroe about the pressures of Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal‘s withdrawal from Wimbledon and how he felt when Mirka waved the pee stick. Love the look on Roger’s face when he talks about those first few days of fatherhood.
Continue Reading →The Middle Sunday is Wimbledon’s traditional day off – a day for tennis players and tournament staff to regroup and tennis fans to contemplate. Before we start Manic Monday and the business end of the tournament, let’s take a look at the highs and lows of Wimbledon Week One. Wimbledon Week One Highs: 1. Oh [...]
Continue Reading →No play on the Middle Sunday and then both sides of the men’s and women’s draws go at it on Monday in the Round of 16. Wimbledon is just begging the Tennis Gods for rain. There are so many juicy matches in store. I was going to list my top five, but it’s too hard [...]
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