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From the monthly archives: November 2010
Okay, the Federer Twins weren’t exactly watching their dad play at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. They were much too busy pulling the stadium apart. Someone get these kids some balls, quick! Props to Mirka for keeping her focus. Mommy’s got game face. Look familiar?
Continue Reading →Federer, Ferrer and. . .Melanie Oudin. They all scored wins on their home courts this weekend. Fed and David got trophies for their heroics. All Melanie earned for her 6-3, 6-1 win over Francesca Schiavone this weekend in San Diego was disappointment, delayed. And a good photo for her website: Oudin’s Fed Cup win was [...]
Continue Reading →Hey, Fed Cup said it, I didn’t: There was a shock singles selection for the Americans at the draw for the Fed Cup Final when it was revealed that captain Mary Joe Fernandez had chosen CoCo Vandeweghe as the second singles player. The 18-year-old world No. 114 will be the first player since 1995 to [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he is withdrawing from next week’s Paris Masters due to a touch of shoulder tendinitis. Via Rafa’s website: I cannot play because of tendinitis in my left shoulder. I need to rest for six or seven days. It is nothing to be worried about but the doctor told me [...]
Continue Reading →A nice heavyweight matchup for an autumn weekend! Federer vs. Roddick in the semis of the Davidoff Swiss Indoor in Basel. Someday fairly soon, this match-up will seem. . .retro. Enjoy it while you can, folks, 12:00pm, live on Tennis Channel. Andy Roddick beat David Nalbandian (another imminent relic) in the quarters. Rog took out [...]
Continue Reading →I almost freaked the hell out when I saw that Tennis Channel was broadcasting only two days of Fed Cup Finals action, live from sunny San Diego. Then I remembered that unlike Davis Cup, Fed Cup is on a frenetic two day schedule. So Tennis Channel is spared my feminazi tirade! How about a poll [...]
Continue Reading →Three-time Basel champ Roger Federer has breezed through his first two matches at his home tourny this week: Alexandr Dolgopolov retired against him in the first round (down 6-4, 5-2. . .well that’s the time to retire!) and Rog scored a quality 6-3, 6-4 victory on Wednesday vs. Janko Tipsarevic. Defending champ Novak Djokovic, who [...]
Continue Reading →Tennis fan Robert M. emailed me some photos of his Halloween Jack-o’-lantern project. Gotta love a seasonal craft project promoting Fedal harmony! So who else got into the Halloween spirit this weekend? Any Radek or Bethanie look-a-likes out there? I did see a couple John McEnroes. . .
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