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Tommy Haas beat Marat Safin Friday night in the quarterfinals of the LA Tennis Open, 7-6 (3), 6-2. We took some photos of these two world-class players and on-court hottieheads. Not sure how John McEnroe and William Shatner got in here. . . **Found Stefan Edberg pics – Enjoy! LA Tennis Open Results – Friday, [...]
Continue Reading →Yeah. . .it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt! Today at Wimbledon, it was Tommy Haas feeling the pain of defeat as Roger Federer trounced him in the semifinals in three sets: 7-6, 7-5, 6-3. Not that he seemed too distraught about it: Q. Can you sum up your whole Wimbledon experience. It’s [...]
Continue Reading →The final Friday at Wimbledon. The Gentlemen’s Semifinals. Yep, this is the stuff. First up we have the Grass Court King vs. a resurgent veteran who is playing the tennis of his life (see Federer vs. Haas, Rd. of 16, 2009 Roland Garros.) Head to head: 9-2, Roger. I’m not picking a winner due to [...]
Continue Reading →I missed the Roddick vs. Hewitt thiller! Why? Because NBC’s “protected” tape-delayed coverage messes up everything here in the Western time zone, and it makes hunting for tennis on t.v. akin to wandering the Sahara without a map. NBC’s live streaming option may be too little, too late, but it beats drinking my own pee. [...]
Continue Reading →“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. You spill your guts out at Wimbledon, and they make you stop and clean it up.” – Jimmy Connors. It’s gut-check time for Roger Federer and the rest of Wimbledon’s “Gentlemen” as they battle it out in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Who’s bringing their [...]
Continue Reading →The Middle Sunday is Wimbledon’s traditional day off – a day for tennis players and tournament staff to regroup and tennis fans to contemplate. Before we start Manic Monday and the business end of the tournament, let’s take a look at the highs and lows of Wimbledon Week One. Wimbledon Week One Highs: 1. Oh [...]
Continue Reading →“He served well, and that’s it.” That’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after losing today to Ivo Karlovic, who served 46 aces. Sh*t. Dr. Ivo tells the press he doesn’t mind being called a one trick pony: Q. Are you getting angry about persons who are saying you can just serve and that’s all? IVO KARLOVIC: No. It’s [...]
Continue Reading →This weekend was all about home court advantage, at least on the ATP side, with Germany’s Tommy Haas winning in Halle and Andy Murray the victor on the Queen’s Club lawns in London. Tommy Haas, ranked 41 in the world, came into the Gerry Weber Open with a wild card and scored a major upset [...]
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