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From the monthly archives: September 2009
Photo: EFE Another round of Davis Cup, another round of men in matching tracksuits! Here is my down and dirty preview and some photos of our favorite players. THE SEMIFINALS: The Defending Champs play Israel in Murcia, Spain where David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero will play the singles vs. Harel Levy and Dudi Sela [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer has joined his Swiss teammates in Genova, Italy to prepare for their Davis Cup World Group playoff. The Swiss team had reportedly given him a “get out of jail free card”, given Federer played the US Open final on Monday, but Roger said in today’s presser that he is willing and able to [...]
Continue Reading →The Spain vs. Israel Davis Cup Semifinal tie will be shown this weekend on Tennis Channel in the United States. Note that Rafael Nadal has withdrawn due to injury and has been replaced by Juan Carlos Ferrero. Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez round out the Spanish brigade, and Dudi Sela, Harel Levy, Jonathan [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin del Potro made a media splash after beating Roger Federer in the US Open final Here’s Juan Martin doing his best Roger Federer impression at the US Open champion photo shoot. Sorry, I know it’s not always about Roger. Except that it is: Here’s a little wrap of the men’s final featuring some [...]
Continue Reading →Serena Williams is busy. . .and complicated. I’m boggled by how many topics are covered in these two interviews: The Big Meltdown/Wimbledon doubles title/book tour/Mission Skincare/HSN/Miami Dolphins/School in Kenya/family tragedy/sexism in sport, etc. etc. No wonder she loses her train of thought a few times. Somehow, I don’t think that lineswoman wants to hug it [...]
Continue Reading →Melanie Oudin (remember her?) may not have won the US Open, but she has won the hearts of talk shows hosts everywhere! She was on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on Tuesday evening, chatting about herself, Caroline Wozniacki and of course, Serena Williams: Oudin was also on Ellen on Tuesday. The scoop: Melanie confirms [...]
Continue Reading →Here are some video highlights from both Juan Martin del Potro’s and Roger Federer’s press conferences after the 2009 US Open final: There were some more great quotes from Juan Martin’s press conference. (For more from Roger Federer, click here.) Q. First of all, congratulations. You’ve been speaking all week and quite clear that this [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin del Potro won more than the 2009 US Open title and the first major of his career. He also earned a membership in Roger Federer’s steel racquet club. Here’s Roger talking about Del Potro’s accomplishment in his post-match presser: It’s always an amazing effort coming through and winning your first in your first [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer went a little “Serena” during his five set loss to Juan Martin del Potro in Monday’s US Open finals. Federer cusses out chair umpire, Jake Garner, towards the end of third set because he thinks he let Del Potro challenge a call too late. But what really sets him off is Garner’s (off [...]
Continue Reading →A few twists of the knife to start: Two sets to one. A 6-0 winning record against his opponent. 11 aces to 13 double faults. Only 5 of 22 break points converted. A 2,200 day winning streak, snapped. A chance to tie Big Bill Tilden’s record, wasted. The opportunity to pad the resume with #16, [...]
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