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From the monthly archives: February 2010
Hell hath no fury like a French tournament director scorned. Andy Murray withdrew from this week’s ATP 250 level Open 13 tournament in Marseille, where he was top seed, stating on his website on February 12 that he needed “an extra week off to recuperate and recover for the long season ahead” after “playing in [...]
Continue Reading →Ack! These photos are a little scary, a tad insulting and pretty dang hilarious. And I think it’s all intentional. Roger Federer, Mirka and the twins were mocked/celebrated and semi-replicated last Thursday during Lucerne’s boisterous Carnival celebration. Here’s the scoop on this long-standing event via Wikipedia: Every year, towards the end of winter, Carnival (Fasnacht) [...]
Continue Reading →Last year, many people were upset when the United Arab Emirates denied Israeli Shahar Peer a visa to play in the WTA’s Premier Level tournament in Dubai. The government cited safety reasons, with politics obviously at the core of its decision. This year, it was an upset of a different kind when Shahar Peer took [...]
Continue Reading →This week tennis fans in the USA can watch the WTA Premier level Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Tennis Channel. Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed and Venus Williams is defending her title. Here’s the schedule: TENNIS TV SCHEDULE: WTA BARCLAYS DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: WTA Dubai [...]
Continue Reading →There are a number of tennis tournaments going on this week around the globe but you’ll be lucky to have even one to watch on your TV (in the USA, we’re getting the WTA Dubai starting on Thursday on Tennis Channel) Here’s what’s up and some live streaming options. WTA: Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in [...]
Continue Reading →Serena Williams may not be playing this week’s tournament in Dubai, but she’s still keeping busy. She’s learning to become a professional nail technician and just completed her first 3.5 hours of the required 240 (!) hours of coursework. She wrote all about her experience at globalgrind.com. Not only is the post hilarious, it’s also [...]
Continue Reading →Retired Major Champion Amelie Mauresmo was celebrated in Paris last week during the Open GDF Suez tournament, which she won last year. For some reason, this is the only footage of the tribute video I can find: Amelie, who has said she would like to work as a tournament director in the future, was also [...]
Continue Reading →The WTA’s top players have gathered in Dubai this week to play the Premier-level Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed, with Li Na the seed in her quarter and Elena Dementieva or defending champ Venus Williams her potential semifinal opponents. Svetlana Kuznetsova anchors the second half of the draw with Agnieszka [...]
Continue Reading →The citizens of Tennis Land are keeping busy, with five different players earning a spot in the winner’s circle this week. Let’s see who’s hoovering up the rankings points on Sunday: In Paris, Elena Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 for the Premier-level Open GDF SUEZ title. After losing in last year’s final [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s a quick peek at what’s going on in the tennis world this weekend. In Paris we have the WTA’s Open GDF Suez, a Premier-level event without the Williams sisters, Clijsters or Henin. It’s nice to see Melanie Oudin taking advantage of both the draw and the confidence she gained last weekend in Fed Cup; [...]
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