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On top of the world, and his head. Photo by Paul Zimmer via DavisCup.com Davis Cup finals weekend put Argentina on Spanish clay and Rafael Nadal in his happy place. It was no surprise that it ended in tears for Del Potro & Co., given how passionately they wanted to bring the cup home [...]
Continue Reading →Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic via DavisCup.com I’m so sorry, dear readers, that during this entire weekend of Davis Cup drama the top story on GTT was “Serena Booty Dance.” Such is the danger of running a news site all by your lonesome – you never know when life is going to make you hit the [...]
Continue Reading →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 →Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro (R) poses for pictures with Spain’s Fernando Verdasco after their final match of the Estoril Tennis Open in Lisbon May 1, 2011. Del Potro won the final match against Verdasco. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) The results speak for themselves on the men’s side this weekend. Both Del [...]
Continue Reading →Both Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina fall into the category of long-suffering tennis players. Dinara barely played, let alone won, a match last season, and has continued to lose early at tournaments in 2011. Yes, a serious back injury was majorly to blame for her long slide from No. 1 to No. 108 in the [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Nousha Salimi It was the weekend of cool tennis trophies! Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer won the very impressive dhow (sailboat) and jambiya (dagger) trophies at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this Saturday. You miffed Fed fans out there may find comfort in the fact that Roger’s runner’s up trophy is every bit [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer of Switzerland waves after winning his semi-final match against Richard Gasquet of France at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships, February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Saleh Salem (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) A rematch, already? The stakes are different – the finals of an ATP 500 tournament vs. a Major semifinal – but the [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal (L) of Spain consoles opponent Marcos Daniel of Brazil as Daniel leaves the court and retires due to injury from their first round match at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on center court Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2011. The Grand Slam event runs until 30 January 2011. [...]
Continue Reading →JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO 2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN OUTFIT Nike released their entire line of 2011 Australian Open outfits last week. Featuring Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams (guess they didn’t get the memo), Juan Martin Del Potro, and Li Na. Here’s what the 2009 US Open champ will be wearing for his big [...]
Continue Reading →Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to the speculation on Saturday, confirming that he won’t be defending his US Open title in NYC this year. Via USOpen.org: “I feel extremely sad to announce that I will not to be able to defend my US Open title,” said the 21-year-old del Potro. “Winning in [...]
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