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Continue Reading →The ATP posted some fab photos of the 2011 Madrid Open gala dinner reception Saturday evening. Attendees included Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moya, Manolo Santana, and even an appearance with Marat Safin. All photos by Getty Images via ATPWorldTour. We’re looking forward to an exciting week of tennis at [...]
Continue Reading →Behold, this weekend’s champions. For the first time in the 84-year history of what is now known as the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, both the singles (Querrey) and doubles (Bryan Bros) champions were successful in defending their titles. Sam Querrey beat Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday’s final. He saved a match point [...]
Continue Reading →Andy Roddick was dismantled by Russian qualifier Teimuraz Ga”bash”vili 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday at Roland Garros – any match where Roddick doesn’t play at least one tiebreak is a wash out. In case you don’t know too much about Teimuraz Gabashvili, here’s all you need to know about him: He’s crazy. And he doesn’t [...]
Continue Reading →Think the Spaniards like red clay? After Thursday’s action, five of the Spanish Armada are through to the quarterfinals. He may be king of clay, but Rafa isn’t clairvoyant. A reporter asked him on Wednesday about his upcoming Round of 16 match vs. Michael Berrer: Q. You beat him recently, Berrer. RAFAEL NADAL: Well, last [...]
Continue Reading →Photo Splash News and Pictures via NYPost **UPDATE 1! Here’s another photo (thanks Judy) by Splash News via TMZ. Can we hope that those shorts are for swimming? **UPDATE 2! A link to some video, mostly about Elin but includes some brief footage of Roger and kids at lunch. Click here and enjoy, stalkerazzi. Shocking! [...]
Continue Reading →We can’t get enough of the practice courts (and practice field) at Indian Wells. Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Robin Soderling, Gilles Simon, the Spanish Armada, Justine Henin and Caroline Wozniacki worked on their strokes and their foot work on Thursday. Anna Chakvetadze looked on while Marcos Baghdatis, Juan Monaco, Gaston Gaudio et. al played a [...]
Continue Reading →The trend this weekend in tennis: Firsts and seconds! Self-described “best friends” David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero met in a final for the second time in two weeks, with Ferrer avenging last weekend’s loss in Argentina with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win in Acapulco. With this victory, Ferrer scored his first title since 2008 [...]
Continue Reading →Will Ferrero win his third title in a row? Will Venus win a title on clay a week after she won one on hard courts? Will Blake win his first title since 2007? Will Nole defend a title for the first time? Is Ernests future looking up? There are lots of intriguing questions to be [...]
Continue Reading →REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci via Daylife If the tennis season revolved around February’s South American clay court circuit, 30-year-old Juan Carlos Ferrero would be its Roger Federer. He beat Davis Cup teammate David Ferrer in three sets in Sunday’s Copa Telmex final in Buenos Aires, making it his ninth straight match victory and second title in as [...]
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