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It says a lot for the depth of the men’s game right now that Frederic Niemeyer, a guy ranked 487 in the world, could take Roger Federer to a first set tie-break in the second round of the Montreal Masters. The Canadian wild card made the most of his moment on Tuesday night, playing tough [...]
Continue Reading →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 →Marat Safin and Tommy Haas played Friday night’s marquee quarterfinal at the LA Tennis Open. There are two “Major” differences between these two friends – Marat has two slams, Tommy has never made it to a major final – otherwise, they have a lot in common: flashy backhands, over a decade on tour, and the [...]
Continue Reading →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 →For some tennis fans, the main draw at the LA Tennis Open isn’t the Main Draw but the “Legends.” Pete Sampras (a two time champ in L.A.) played an exhibition against Marat Safin on Monday night before an enthusiastic crowd. Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier and Michael Chang – all past champs in Los Angeles – [...]
Continue Reading →Day 3 at the LA Tennis Open was a potpourri of tennis surprises. John Isner rolled his ankle at 10-all in a 2nd set tie-break against Marcos Baghdatis – and won. (He has a day to rest.) Marat Safin played Ernests Gulbis in a see-saw match with eight breaks of serve – and won. And [...]
Continue Reading →“I’d rather come here (to L.A.) without tennis. It’s much more pleasant than coming here and playing tennis. Even though the tournament is great.” So said Marat Safin after beating Ernests Gulbis, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday at the LA Tennis Open. For Marat fans, Wednesday’s match was a rare gem – a hard-fought, hard-hitting, [...]
Continue Reading →Another lovely day at the LA Tennis Open! Which of course means lots of new photos of Marat Safin. Pete Sampras may have been Monday night’s Tournament Honoree (click here and here for more), but the LA tournament is turning out to be Marat’s party. Monday he played Pistol Pete in a hard-fought exhibition match, [...]
Continue Reading →Pete Sampras and Marat Safin celebrated the start of the LA Tennis Open on Monday with a spirited exhibition, called the “Millenium Challenge.” (I think this references the year 2000 – when a 19 year-old Safin stunned Sampras in the U.S. Open final) Safin also won last night’s highly-competitive match in a deciding tiebreak: 6-4, [...]
Continue Reading →To the die-hard Pete Sampras fans who are mourning the loss of his greatest record – stuck down by Roger Federer at Wimbledon this year – you have reason to cheer! Pete Sampras, at age 37, is still a great champion: humble, thoughtful and just a touch melancholic. Oh, and Sampras can still S&V with [...]
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