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From the monthly archives: August 2011
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images via Daylife.com Third time’s the charm. After losing two big matches in a row to Juan Martin Del Potro – that unbelievable five set stunner in the 2009 US Open Final followed by another hit in that year’s Barclays World Tour Finals – Roger Federer turned the losing streak around [...]
Continue Reading →GTT is thrilled to have reporter and photographer Andrea Nay on site in Cincy this week. Enjoy! – FF “Are the batteries all charged?” Maria Sharapova asks with a smile as members of the media place no less than six voice recorders, five still cameras, five video cameras, and an assortment of smart phones in front of [...]
Continue Reading →GTT is thrilled to have photographer/reporter Andrea Nay on site in Cincinnati this week. Enjoy! – FF If having celebrity onlookers in the house defines the popularity of a tennis tournament, then the Western & Southern Open has arrived. Gavin Rossdale and son Kingston showed up in suburban Cincinnati for Roger Federer’s practice with Tommy [...]
Continue Reading →Excuse the Daily Mirror style headline, I couldn’t resist after reading this snippet on the ATP website: Asked (on Monday) if he would initiate a call with Hingis (regarding pairing up for Olympic mixed doubles in London), Federer said, “I don’t think I need to win her over.” See! Sizzling stuff! Unfortunately, my tabloid sensibilities [...]
Continue Reading →REUTERS/Christinne Muschi via Daylife Novak Djokovic’s 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 win over No. 1 American Mardy Fish in Sunday’s Montreal Masters final was impressive, even if you didn’t know that history was in the making. Fish had nine chances to break the new World No. 1 in the first two sets – when he finally converted [...]
Continue Reading →The 2011 Cincinnati Western & Southern Open will be broadcast on the Tennis Channel, ESPN2, and CBS for the finals. This year the Cincy Open will be a combined men’s and women’s event. Enjoy! *All times ET Mon. 8/15 11:00 am – 11:00 pm Western & Southern Open – Tennis Channel Tues. 8/16 11:00 am [...]
Continue Reading →2011 ATP/ WTA Cincinnati Western Southern Open Live Streaming 2011 ATP/ WTA Cincinnati Western Southern Open Live Streaming | ATP World Tour 1000 | WTA Premiere Event August 15-14, 2011 | Up to 9 live matches TennisTV will be providing premium tennis live streaming for the 2011 ATP/ WTA Cincinnati Western Southern Open Live Streaming TennisTV [...]
Continue Reading →France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reacts during his game against Switzerland’s Roger Federer at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 11, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Well, remember all those clueless people like me who predicted it would be same old, same old once the Big Boys returned to the tour in Montreal? [...]
Continue Reading →Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his match against Croatia’s Ivan Dodig at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) WHOA. After a long rain delay, Rafael Nadal took the court in Montreal late this evening and won the first set 6-1 vs. 41-ranked Ivan Dodig of [...]
Continue Reading →Novak Djokovic and Jelena Ristic were recently featured in a romance-novel-esque photo spread for Serbian Hello! I suspect the English manor setting is meant to remind us of another photogenic young couple – Nole and Jelena are basically Serbian royalty at this point, after all. Here are some photos from Hello!, via Novak’s website. You [...]
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