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GettyImages via Daylife Yay! Though the Bryan Brothers suffered a historic loss today in Austin – losing a first set in DC competition for the first time ever - they still managed to pull out the must-win victory against the very game pairing of Verdasco/Granollers: 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. I got a lump in my [...]
Continue Reading →Spain’s Davis Cup team players Rafael Nadal (L) and Fernando Verdasco address a news conference in Charleroi March 1, 2011. Spain will face Belgium during their Davis Cup World Group 1st round match from Friday till Sunday. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) I’d be seriously remiss if I let the weekend go by [...]
Continue Reading →I’m still catching up on the DVR, but I caught wind that Roger Federer is facing Andy Murray in the Shanghai finals on Sunday. Fed scored some straight sets revenge on Novak Djokovic in the semis, and from what I’m seeing in the first set, both guys were revved up. Maybe Mirka has a calming [...]
Continue Reading →Thursday was a busy day at Indian Wells, with the women finishing up their quarterfinals and two men booking spots in the semis. Here’s the report going into the weekend: Ivan Ljubicic backed up his big Round of 16 win over Novak Djokovic with a three set victory over Juan Monaco in Thursday’s quarterfinal. Before [...]
Continue Reading →We caught Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Monaco and Andy Murray going shirtless during practice on Sunday – perfect fodder for our final Tennis Hunks of Indian Wells post of the tournament. If you missed some of our previous posts, click here for Nadal practice photos, here and here for Roger Federer, here for Djokovic practicing with [...]
Continue Reading →Swedish police detained two tennis players before the Stockholm Open on Sunday for allegedly soliciting prostitutes (via AP): The two men were identified only as foreign citizens. Investigation leader Jonas Trolle told The Associated Press on Monday that they were detained as they entered a hotel in Stockholm early Sunday with their escorts. He said [...]
Continue Reading →REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA SPORT TENNIS) The big news this weekend? Kimiko Date Krumm won the Korean Open, beating second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 6-3. Here are just a few reasons why this may be the most amazing comeback story in a year of amazing comeback stories: At 39 years-old (on Monday) Date [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Monaco got some practice in before his doubles match on Thursday at the US Open. His shirtless session seemed to do the trick – he and partner Maximo Gonzalez beat the American pairing of Daniel Nguyen and J.T. Sundling and are into the second round.
Continue Reading →The men put in a good day’s work on Day Four of the US Open on Thursday, including some solid wins by Tommy Haas, Fernando Verdasco, Novak Djokovic and Tommy Robredo. Here are some of our snapshots. *fellow bloggers are more than welcome to use our photos, please link us if you do.
Continue Reading →Davis Cup is the most emotional event in tennis. The pressures of playing for team and country either lift players up to the heights of glory or push them deep into dank pits of shame and despair. Which from a fan perspective, makes Davis Cup damn entertaining, even if you’re watching a fuzzy broadcast of [...]
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