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Rotterdam champ Roger Federer spoke before the tournament about, well, what it’s like to be Roger Federer: dealing with the whole “legend” thing, drinking champagne after losses and dealing with ATP politics: Well we can all use a glass of wine after a tough day at the office, right? Or do you wish he punished [...]
Continue Reading →photo via Daylife I was going to wait to do a “Weekend Winners” but a title for Roger always deserves its own post (its his 71st of his career). Today he hoisted the silver plate in Rotterdam, an ATP 500 tournament that he hasn’t played since winning it in 2005. He thumped Juan Martin Del [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Roddick of the U.S. pulls his cap down over his eyes during a break in play against Rafael Nadal of Spain in their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 9, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) It’s not exactly surprising news, but it still feels. . [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Peter Dejong via Daylife.com I’m still shocked that Roger Federer is playing in Rotterdam this week, a tournament he hasn’t played since winning it in 2005. I’m not complaining, of course, it’s always nice to see Rog on the court. He won his first match today, 6-4. 6-4 vs. Nicolas Mahut. Second seed Tomas [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by Henk Koster via ATP Anyone else still feeling a hangover from Davis Cup weekend? The USA vs. Switzerland tie turned out to be surprising and tension-filled, but maybe not quite for the competitive reasons we were hoping. After Roger and Wawrinka lost the doubles rubber to Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish in four [...]
Continue Reading →REUTERS/Paul Hackett via Daylife Novak Djokovic won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award in London on Monday evening in recognition of his torrid 2011 season. Accompanied by girlfriend Jelena Ristic, Nole worked the event – from red carpet to acceptance speech – like a Hollywood veteran. The man’s on fire. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill via Daylife Ahhhhh. . . .for the first few games it was all so sweet for Fed fans. Roger was playing flawless tennis. Rafa was shanking, playing a bit tentatively. Then, at 4-2 up, Roger hit a few funny shots – netted a volley, hit an inside in forehand a bit wide, [...]
Continue Reading →GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife We just watched the women semifinalists play six sets of nervy, dramatic, up and down tennis. Sharapova finally took the match from Petra Kvitova, overcoming the usual double faults and streaky tennis to get to that final victory shriek. As a late-blooming Masha fan (love the clenched fist, love the [...]
Continue Reading →AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI via Daylife.com Discord at the top! Players’ Council Coup! Tennis strike! In a rare show of public disagreement, Player Council Vice President Rafael Nadal has vented his frustrations with President and Gentleman-in-Chief, Roger Federer to the press Down Under. The evergreen complaint about the schedule, uproar over Slam prize money, [...]
Continue Reading →NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife I’m on the road this weekend, and was scolded on the plane yesterday morning for peeking at the Australian Open draw on my iPhone too close to take off. Sigh. I had to wait until I landed to log back in, and immediately started taking notes on the back of [...]
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VIDEO: FEDERER ON CHAMPAGNE LOSSES, LEGENDARY STATUS, KRAJICEK ATP TALKS
VIDEO: SUPER-EXCITED FEDERER IN ROTTERDAM 
VALENTINE VIDEO: RAFAEL NADAL AND BAR REFAELI SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PHOTO SHOOT 
NOT RESTING ON HIS LAUREUS: NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS SPORTSMAN AWARD, EYES FRENCH OPEN 
VIDEO: ROGER FEDERER AND ROD LAVER ESPN INTERVIEW 
