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From the monthly archives: December 2010
And I thought these guys would be sick of each other by now. . . Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will play their third exhibition match in two weeks when they face off in tomorrow’s New Year’s Day final at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Today, Roger and Rafa only had to [...]
Continue Reading →While we were away stuffing our faces with turkey and butter tarts, Nike released a new ad featuring spanish sports stars Rafael Nadal, Pau Gasol, and Andres Iniesta. Googled translation of the spot via Marca.com: And please send us more tips and opinions of the new site design here via comments. Via NadalNews
Continue Reading →Happy Holidays everyone! We’re mixing things up a little bit here at GTT, and trying out a new look for the new year. (Hopefully this will go a little smoother than the launch of Roger’s new website.) Don’t fear – your Disqus passwords are still good and commenting should be exactly the same. This is [...]
Continue Reading →Watch out Mirka, I think Roger’s found his true soul mate! AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano via Daylife Rafa and Donald Duck share a moment. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano via Daylife Poor Donald, forced the indignity of going without tennis shorts. Or is he channeling Wozniacki and her super mini tennis dress? Photo by REUTERS/Susana Vera [...]
Continue Reading →Did everyone enjoy the second exhibition? As expected, Rafael Nadal took out Roger Federer in front of the Madrid fans, including Spanish royalty. The match went the requisite, crowd-pleasing three sets: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1. This was a very busy two days for everyone, starting when Rafa arrived in Zurich on Tuesday for a city [...]
Continue Reading →Well, this is interesting development. American tennis player Wayne Odesnick, banned and disgraced after it was revealed that Australian customs officials caught him packin’ human growth hormone last January, will be free to re-join the pro circuit in time for the start of the 2011 season. The ITF’s ban was backdated to December 29, 2009, [...]
Continue Reading →Hey everyone, it’s Van here and like you, I’m sure, I’ve been really following the coverage of the charity exhibitions between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. (With some of that coverage coming from GoToTennis, of course!) The first match, which was just won by Federer, raised millions of dollars–not too shabby. I think it’s a [...]
Continue Reading →(Photo via Roger’s Facebook page) Well, that was refreshing! Like a breeze off the Matterhorn. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal treated fans to as intense an exhibition match as we could hope for, with Roger winning in three sets: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on home turf. Really, does anyone want to watch a hit and giggle [...]
Continue Reading →“To know the house of Roger is a pleasure!” Rafa exclaimed as Roger Federer showed him around Zurich’s city center today. Yep, gotta love it. It’s a bit of a whirlwind tour, according to Roger, including lunch, a kids clinic, practice and maybe, if there’s time, a charity match in front of a sold out [...]
Continue Reading →The off season continues to fly by, as the first wild card entrants for January’s Australian Open have been announced. The male and female winners of the USTA’s Australian Open Wild Card Play-Offs were determined over the weekend. In the men’s final, Ryan Harrison took out his fellow 18-year-old Jack Sock - who won the [...]
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