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From the monthly archives: February 2010
Tennis.com’s Peter Bodo wrote a piece this week about the Federer vs. Nadal rivalry called “Homeless Rafa.” To summarize, Bodo thinks that Rafael Nadal’s ongoing injury issues have allowed Roger Federer to loosen up to his current dominating form, proving just how much the Spaniard was in Fed’s head before his knees gave out last [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer updated his Facebook page today with photos from his brief trip to Ethiopia, where he visited a project that the Roger Federer Foundation is helping to fund: Roger’s caption: “Here is another picture. Ethiopia was a beautiful country and the people were so kind and gentle.” Photos via Facebook Photo by REUTERS/Roger Federer [...]
Continue Reading →In case you didn’t catch this (generally hilarious) episode of The Office last night, check out the Roger Federer reference around the five minute mark (then you can get back to work. . .yeah, right!) Andy must be a longtime Fed fan, as RF cosmetics stopped production last year. I’m sure with the right business [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Martin del Potro is reportedly joining Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal (likely, but not confirmed) on the Davis Cup sidelines this March. He tweaked the wrist injury that’s been hampering him since October during a practice session on Thursday, and will now miss at least four weeks on tour, the BBC reports. [...]
Continue Reading →Photo via Facebook In case you haven’t read Roger’s latest Facebook update: Now that’s a Facebook update! So much better than “fell asleep watching Fed Cup rerun” or whatever it is that I might type on a given day. Inspired, I fiddled with that real custom stamp maker thing (click here) and made some of [...]
Continue Reading →Back when we were joking about possible names for Baby Federer – Roland, Wimby, Rafalito – we forgot an obvious contender: Laureus. Like many Major titles, Roger Federer has won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award multiple times. If history holds, he’ll win it for a record 5th time next month. The [...]
Continue Reading →In an article posted on Spanish Eurosport on Wednesday, Toni Nadal confirms that his injured nephew is returning to the practice courts on Monday to prepare to defend his title at Indian Wells this March. Toni’s quotes are excerpted from a live internet chat he conducted with Eurosport readers. (Click here for the original – [...]
Continue Reading →Maria Sharapova was recently spotted drinking coffee (I’m assuming at the Manhattan Beach Le Pain Quotidien) with boyfriend Sasha Vujacic of the Los Angeles Lakers. These photos crack me up because the scale is so skewed – he’s 6’7″ tall and she’s listed at 6’2″ – as if they’re any normal-sized couple going for a [...]
Continue Reading →February is turning out to be the unofficial Tennis Hunks and Babes Month at GTT! The ATP website recently reported (thanks Judy!) that former top 10 player Paradorn Srichaphan is starring in a Thai action film, Bang Rajan II, coming out on March 25. In the film Paradorn plays a strong but silent type named [...]
Continue Reading →2010 Australian Open Champ Roger Federer is quietly going about his Swiss business, but that hasn’t kept others from jawing about the state of the Fed, past present and future. John McEnroe must realize that a good Fed quote will get him in the papers: Promoting an ATP Champions Tour event in Zurich, McEnroe said [...]
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