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Andy Murray of Britain waves to fans after his win over Michael Berrer of Germany during their second round match at the Thailand Open 2011 tennis tournament in Bangkok September 29, 2011 . REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Sorry guys, I’m on a bit of an enforced hiatus. But this ATP Facebook headline [...]
Continue Reading →At a 2011 Madrid Open press conference, Rafael Nadal was quoted as saying : “When you compete, you go to die,” What does Rafa means “you go to die”? I’m sure this is was taken out of context, but still, WTH does that mean?!? Anyone care to interpret? quote via Matt Cronin/Tennis.com and photo by [...]
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 →Hurray! Our favorite tennis stars are never shy when it comes to being silly. Thank goodness. . . If you follow Andy Roddick on Twitter, you already know that his photogenic dog is named Billie Jean. Per Andy: “Yes, (BJK) knows and has offered to doggy-sit” Freaky Frites: “Maybe the dog should have been named [...]
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Continue Reading →I felt a little sorry for the poor suckers in the crowd last night who paid good money to watch the sublime Serena dismantle Safina 6-0. 6-3 in the championship match of the Australian Open. It probably took everyone present about twice as long to take the tram to Rod Laver arena, buy a coldie [...]
Continue Reading →Hi readers! I'm working at a certain snow bound film festival this week and won't be posting much until next weekend. Enjoy the first sunny days Down Under!
Continue Reading →Happy holidays and best wishes for a tennis-filled 2009! To my faithful readers: thank you for your interest, your patience and for all of your insightful comments. Knowing that such smart, tennis-savvy people bother to visit GOTOTENNIS keeps me writing (and on my toes!) To my fellow bloggers, who are always so supportive: congrats on [...]
Continue Reading →. . .it would be a good investment, right now! It’s always fun to report good news, and I’m happy to pass along this article from Play Tennis Florida. (I guess it could always be a PR stunt, given that the numbers come from the USTA, but I choose to be the bright eyed optimist [...]
Continue Reading →My recent post on Roger Federer’s schedule was my first attempt at using the ATP’s new 2009 tournament categories: ATP 250 Series (e.g. Halle), ATP 500 Series (e.g. Basel), ATP 1000 Series (e.g. Cincinnati). I don’t have a problem with the 500 Series and 250 Series delegations, as they do help sort the Halles from [...]
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