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From the monthly archives: December 2010
ALERT! ALERT! Rafael Nadal will be Armani’s new model for its underwear and jeans line! Via Reuters Life: Tennis world number one Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of soccer players David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo to model men’s underwear for Italian designer Giorgio Armani. The fashion house announced on Friday that the 24 [...]
Continue Reading →This was reported in Page Six, so of course the screaming headline is “Serena Williams Bedazzles Her Cast”, and not “What the hell? Serena Williams cuts her foot on a beer bottle in July and now she can’t play until Spring 2011?” Seriously, this is getting serious. After missing this year’s US Open, the year-ending [...]
Continue Reading →The Los Angeles Times reports that thieves have stolen a majority of Pete Sampras’s trophies, awards and memorabilia – including news clippings and a piano bench autographed by Elton John - from a West Los Angeles public storage facility. At least he had most of the Major hardware displayed elsewhere - one Australian Open trophy [...]
Continue Reading →Getty Images via Daylife On the off chance that Novak Djokovic never wins another Major in his career, his performance in the Belgrade Arena this weekend has guaranteed his supremacy in Serbia’s tennis history. (And really, after watching him play with such passion and purpose, how can you think this guy won’t win another Major [...]
Continue Reading →Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife Wow, weird things happen during Davis Cup. Like the underestimated Arnaud Clement, 32 years old and playing in his first Davis Cup final, emerging as Saturday’s DC Finals hero. He rallied partner Michael Llodra to come back from a two sets to none deficit vs. home team Nenad Zimonjic [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer has been the spokesman/model for JURA, a brand of high-end Swiss coffee makers. Here are some shots and video from his latest campaign. Lots of smooth, creamy, delicious references – along with some Federer hand porn and a bit of TMI when it comes to his feet. Enjoy! Big thanks to GTT reader, [...]
Continue Reading →Serves and Returns: Is Davis Cup Defunct? By Van Sias This weekend marks the end of the 2010 tennis season with the finals of the Davis Cup, that most wonderful of sporting events. Or is it? Hey all, it’s Van with another Serves & Returns feature, and this week we’re talking about Davis Cup. It [...]
Continue Reading →France vs. Serbia in the 2010 Davis Cup final. It’s the last tennis that really matters this season, and boy, will it matter to 16,000+ people at the Belgrade Arena, the second largest capacity tennis venue in the world. France has brought the Cup home nine times, tied third for the most titles in the [...]
Continue Reading →Who’s excited for the Davis Cup final between France and Serbia? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. The next best thing to cheering in the Belgrade Arena with a whole bunch of crazed tennis patriots? Watch the final on Tennis Channel! (Okay, there should be a better “next best” option. We all know how poor [...]
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