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From the monthly archives: July 2009
Boris Becker recently spoke to Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (my Google-assisted translation): Q: Boris Becker, do you believe in the comeback of Rafael Nadal? Yes, he could still be dangerous to Federer this season. Although Roger on hard courts is unlikely to be beat. Q: Nadal wants to attack [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal is back at practice after being out for over a month with knee tendinitis (click here for video.) He also spoke to reporters about his plans for the rest of the season and the future of his career. Here’s some of what he had to say via Marca (my Google-assisted translation.) On his [...]
Continue Reading →Rafa’s back! Rafael Nadal returned to tennis on Monday, taking part in a short but sweet practice session with Uncle Toni. Here’s the video via Marca: UPDATED with more footage: Here’s the scoop from Rafa’s website: Rafa is finally back training! It was the moment we’ve all been waiting for, especially Rafa and his team. [...]
Continue Reading →In honor of Rafael Nadal reportedly returning to the practice courts today, I’m posting this interesting series of videos from an interview Rafa did for the BBC’s HardTalk show in January, 2008. I’d never seen it before and it’s interesting to hear Rafa talk about some of the controversial issues (funny how little things have [...]
Continue Reading →I love this recently published photo of Mirka and Roger Federer having lunch together (via Blick.) They just look so gosh darned normal! It’s what we love about them, isn’t it? This illustration by Igor Kravarik (also in Blick) cracks me up. Here are a few more of my fave photos of tennis’s First Couple: [...]
Continue Reading →Yes, this is what it takes to get World Team Tennis on SportsCenter. (Notice at the beginning that it’s categorized as a “Tennis Incident”!) What’s next? A cage around the court? Helmets and body armor? Anna Kournikova Warrior Princess? Seems to me that Kendrick completely overreacted to a standard doubles play and McEnroe should have [...]
Continue Reading →(“Why yes, I AM serious.” Photo by Andrew Riddle via WTT site) Drama and tensions flared Thursday night during a World Team Tennis matchup between the Washington Kastles and the New York Sportimes, billed on the Kastles’ website as “a heated battle between the two best teams in WTT’s Eastern Conference.” Playing in D.C., the [...]
Continue Reading →It’s the official start of the hard court season! 6 weeks, 10 tournaments, and $30 million dollars at stake! For the 2009 US Open TV Schedule in click here. Here’s your guide to the next 6 weeks leading up to the US Open. Mark your calendars! *All times are Eastern WEEK DATE TIME EVENT NETWORK [...]
Continue Reading →Venus Williams charmed the pants off Conan O’Brien on the Tonight Show last night, and then pelted him with tennis balls. Good times! Yep, I’m in awe. . .
Continue Reading →With Rafael Nadal set to return to court next month in Montreal – along with Federer, Djokovic, Murray and the rest of the Big Boys – people are already wondering if Rafa’s angling for the No. 1 ranking. The sage Uncle Toni Nadal tried to dampen expectations, speaking recently over Spanish radio as reported in [...]
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