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From the monthly archives: October 2009
The Times U.K. is reporting that the ATP has changed the way players are allowed to use medical timeouts for cramping: “From next year, on the men’s tour at least, any player who cramps during a match will not have recourse to immediate on-court treatment. They will have to wait until the end of the [...]
Continue Reading →We can dream, can’t we? Tennis Night in America! It’s tennis night every night at my house! Big thanks to henryortiz85 for the link If the above doesn’t work, you can try here
Continue Reading →An HILARIOUS video featuring James Blake and everyone’s favorite faux Talking Head, Stephen Colbert. There is just too much funny for me to even describe. So go ahead and watch it (sorry, it has nothing to do with the ATP’s calendar – hope you aren’t too disappointed!) The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / [...]
Continue Reading →We’ve been following the (never ending?) story of the tennis players vs. the tennis schedule this week, as both Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal have said that current scheduling commitments are hurting the players. Roddick, who retired from his second round match in Shanghai, offered some solutions to the problem via Twitter today (I cleaned [...]
Continue Reading →The players partied on the helipad of the Shanghai Hilton to celebrate this week’s Masters tournament. They managed not to look too grumpy, and Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal even dressed up a little: Marat, do you really want to wrap up your final season wearing plaid flannels? Come on now: That’s more like it!
Continue Reading →Kathy and her buddies from rf.com met up this year at the Cincinnati Masters tournament. Being a Roger Federer fan has its perks! Self-diagnosed Rogerholic, Kathy Woodward, tells her story of fandom, friendship and felines, with photos by Christina Monolatou: Ever meet someone for the first time and feel like you’ve known them for years? [...]
Continue Reading →“What kind of sportsman are you, what kind of man are you?” – Marat Safin The ATP’s Grumpy Season is in full swing at the Shanghai Masters (no wonder Roger’s sitting it out). Even Marat Safin, who is saying adios to the tour in just a few weeks, is taking the opportunity to settle some [...]
Continue Reading →Are the top seeds staging a walk-out at the Shanghai Masters? Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick retired yesterday with a mysterious knee injury during his second round match against Stan Wawrinka. The 3rd and 7th seeds followed today, as Juan Martin del Potro retired with a wrist injury against Jurgen Melzer, and Ivan Ljubicic defeated Fernando Verdasco [...]
Continue Reading →The latest in the ATP’s “uncovered” series features a nice interview with ex/co/forever GOAT Pete Sampras. He talks about his drive to be No. 1, his feelings on Roger Federer breaking his record and his “unbiased” opinion that tennis players are the best athletes in the world. (I agree, Pete!) Look out for the Marat [...]
Continue Reading →Another tournament, another excuse to play “tennis” somewhere where tennis should not be played. This time Fernando Verdasco and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played the “tennis” on Shanghai’s maglev train, the world’s fastest commercial train, which reaches a top speed of 268 miles per hour. We got video, folks. This is what I really love about Verdasco [...]
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