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The big news out of the US Open this Friday? Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal both needed four sets to get through to the third round. They both lost their second sets – Murray beating Paul Capdeville: 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 and Nadal beating Nicolas Keifer: 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Capdeville is currently ranked 82 [...]
Continue Reading →Our last day in NYC was fairly productive – with the highlight being a three set match between Azarenka and Schiavone. Victoria joins the crew of top 20 seeds who have been booted out of the singles draw on the women’s side. Enjoy these photos of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin Del Potro (who advanced), [...]
Continue Reading →We enjoyed a very busy (and photogenic) Day 4 at the US Open on Thursday, catching the Venus and Serena playing doubles, Shahar Peer beating down Carla Suarez Navarro, Sabine Lisicki rolling an ankle after losing her match, and Dinara Safina battling though as always. Here are some of the photos we took along the [...]
Continue Reading →It’s not a full line-up of the Day 3 roster, but we thought we’d share some photos we snapped of Marat Safin, Kim Clijsters, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Victoria Azarenka, a semi-shirtless David Ferrer and others from Wednesday at the US Open. The attractive woman you might not recognize is Polona Hercog – an eighteen [...]
Continue Reading →Practice makes perfect and the ladies were looking pretty dang good at the official US Open Practice Day on Sunday. Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Jankovic, Sharapova, Safina, Azarenka and Mauresmo were all sweating up the courts. Based on the effort level out there, it looks like each and every one of them expects to make it to [...]
Continue Reading →Big thanks to GTT reader and big-time tennis fan, Judy Salas, for her report and candid photos of Rafa, Serena and others from Wednesday’s GAME. SET. NYC. event in Manhattan. She came for Roger, but stayed for Rafa – and boy, is she glad she did! Here’s her story: I spent most of my day [...]
Continue Reading →I am Maria Sharapova, hear me roar! Maria Sharapova defeated Victoria Azarenka Tuesday night at the LA Tennis Championships in a rousing battle of the big-shrieking, headband-wearing, ball-whacking, thigh-slapping, coach-calling, no-prisoners-taking tennis lionesses: 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 “I knew going into this match that I would have to dig deep,” Maria said afterwards. “I might be [...]
Continue Reading →“Reality stinks sometimes,” said Maria Sharapova after beating Jarmila Groth 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships on Monday. Of course, reality is relative when you’re talking about the life of a glamorous tennis superstar and self-proclaimed global “brand.” “As a 22 year old, you’re almost finding yourself on the [...]
Continue Reading →Tuesday is ladies’ day at the All England Club, with all four singles quarterfinal matches in contention. WIMBLEDON: LADIES’ QUARTERFINALS SCHEDULE times BST (Seedings in brackets) Centre Court (1pm): (1) Dinara Safina v Sabine Lisicki (8) Victoria Azarenka v (2) Serena Williams No. 1 Court (1pm): (3) Venus Williams v (11) Agnieszka Radwanska Francesca Schiavone [...]
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 [...]
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