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From the monthly archives: June 2009
Oh, dang! Maria Sharapova was kicked out of SW19 today- going out in the second round to feisty Gisela Dulko: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. I was rooting for her when she was saving match points in that final game, but she just couldn’t pull it off. Too bad. Afterwards, Maria was asked a Dumb Press Conference [...]
Continue Reading →Michael Llodra’s scary collision into the chair umpire’s stand today at Wimbledon was freakishly unfortunate. Michael had to retire from his 2nd round match against Tommy Haas, but at least the ball girl seemed okay. Was anyone else thinking, “Wait, isn’t that the kind of thing that usually happens to Tommy Haas?” Maybe the Tennis [...]
Continue Reading →For those who are curious about Andy Murray’s girlfriend , Kim Sears. photos via PicApp
Continue Reading →Andy Murray vs. Robert Kendrick was my match of the tournament so far. Robbie is so awesome. He looks like a tennis club pro in some resort town backwater, the guy drinking Coronas at the bar by 3:30 p.m. and hitting on the waitresses. He’s the former high school stud who was destined for greatness [...]
Continue Reading →Hey, why not take a break from Wimbledon (while I catch up on today’s matches) for this really cute US Open promo with Roger Federer? Love it: The US Open starts on August 31. Roger’s known as “5-time defending champ” over in NYC.
Continue Reading →Overcast skies. Overdressed lines people. Overdressed Roger Federer. It must be Wimbledon time! Here’s what happened on Opening Day at the All England Club. Roger Federer opened play on Centre Court today with a routine, straight-set defeat of Lu Yen-Hsun. Roger had this to say about taking Rafa’s 1:00 pm start-time: “I know that Rafa [...]
Continue Reading →My apologies in advance to all serious tennis folk who find this post ridiculous (Lately I feel like I should rename my blog “Rafa’s Knees and Roger’s Jacket”.) But I just couldn’t resist these super-slick photos of Roger Federer in his new Wimbledon jacket, especially since I’ve complained so much about the over-all, over-done look [...]
Continue Reading →We all know that Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon because of knee tendinitis. But I didn’t know that ESPN analyst/super-coach Darren Cahill suffered from similar problems on-court, which he says ended his career. (He retired at age 29 but he played his last three years without winning a singles title.) Darren went into great [...]
Continue Reading →Wimbledon is here! Which means watching Roger Federer in his natural state. Free flowing on grass. Dominant. Assured. The way God intended. Like this: Unfortunately, Nike insists on clothing him. A lot. He even has a vest underneath. Waiter or bellhop? Or tennis player? I like this look best! Ace! Roger Federer won his opening [...]
Continue Reading →Those of us with Tennis Channel will be dead sick of these promos by the end of the fortnight, but for now they’re pretty fun. Top stars (and for some reason, Ashley Harkleroad) chat about London and those quirky Brits. AAAAAHHHHGGG! Can’t wait for Wimbledon!!!! (Sorry, let’s move on. . .) THE LANGUAGE – “Loo, [...]
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