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We’ve been waiting for the ATP tour to heat up after Wimbledon, and it finally has at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. (And I’m not just talking Novak’s strip tease – click here for that.) It rained on the first day of the Rogers Cup Masters event, but that didn’t stop Gael Monfils from taking [...]
Continue Reading →I thought I was done with Roger Federer posts for the day, but then Gael Monfils gave a hilarious press conference after losing to him in their French Open quarterfinal. Marat, you may have some competition for most entertaining in defeat. Please keep in mind that Monfils was speaking in a thoughtful, self-deprecating way. It [...]
Continue Reading →“You think, okay, I’m nervous. I don’t know why. You can’t sleep well, even though before it wasn’t a problem. But you don’t manage to eat well, you feel a bit dizzy, and you don’t know exactly why. You know, there are days like that on the tour. That happens.” It’s nice to hear I [...]
Continue Reading →This crazy French Open is making me queasy. I’m discombobulated. . .bitten by the upset bug. . . suffering from clay-induced vertigo. . .my thoughts are bobbing up and down like buoys in a stormy sea. . .then diving and leaping like Gael Monfils on a clay court. Excuse me while I get my bearings. [...]
Continue Reading →FRENCH OPEN DAY 1: The brick orange clay, the renewed fire (and fear) in the players’ eyes, new drinking games based on Brad Gilbert-isms – what’s not to love about a Sunday start at Roland Garros? Here are some random musings from the debut day on Paris clay: 1. Sad face: 2004 champ Gaston Gaudio [...]
Continue Reading →It was rough out on the courts this weekend at the Sony Ericsson Open. Maybe it’s good that Fox Sports Network aired BMX world, instead. Yikes! The wreckage on the WTA side was especially graphic: Jelena Jankovic crashed out to Gisela Dulko (who then went out to Benesova) Dinara Safina was crushed 6-1, 6-4 by [...]
Continue Reading →Yeah, taking photos hunky players at an ATP tournament is not a challenge. Talk about point and shoot! Make sure to check out the gallery to find your favorites. (And our apologies for not getting everyone!) Hot Potito! Yeah, I was surprised, too. Potito Starache was until recently a UHO – Unidentified Hunky Object – [...]
Continue Reading →Venus Williams, Nicolas Almagro and Mardy Fish joined Dubai champ Novak Djokovic in the winners’ circle this weekend. Mardy Fish won his third career title today in Delray Beach over qualifier Evgeny “Kournikova’s cousin” Korolev, who was in his first ATP final. This was a MUST win title for Mardy, considering the inexperience of his [...]
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