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GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife We just watched the women semifinalists play six sets of nervy, dramatic, up and down tennis. Sharapova finally took the match from Petra Kvitova, overcoming the usual double faults and streaky tennis to get to that final victory shriek. As a late-blooming Masha fan (love the clenched fist, love the [...]
Continue Reading →Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. slaps hands during a doubles exhibition tennis match against Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in Milan December 3, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Depending on how you think about it, this season’s WTA Tour has been 1. a senseless mess, 2. an [...]
Continue Reading →Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his match against Croatia’s Ivan Dodig at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) WHOA. After a long rain delay, Rafael Nadal took the court in Montreal late this evening and won the first set 6-1 vs. 41-ranked Ivan Dodig of [...]
Continue Reading →Photo via Tennis Canada Back in business indeed! After our big move, the Freakyteam finally has internet service! At least the timing is good, it feels like three quarters of the tennis world is just coming back from a long summer break. Let’s all remember this come October, when all the whining starts about how [...]
Continue Reading →Kim Clijsters of Belgium follows through on a return during her match against Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) And the hits keep coming for women’s tennis. Kim Clijsters is “completely immobilised” after suffering a [...]
Continue Reading →Just a couple (i.e. a whole bunch) of interesting tennis tidbits going into Miami this week: 1. The Sony Ericsson Open Draw Wow, Roger and Rafa on the same side of the draw. How 2010. Perhaps they’re cowering in fear, far from the wrath of the Great Djokovic? Whatever, at least things have gotten interesting [...]
Continue Reading →AP Photo/Paul Sakuma via Daylife We enjoyed a great bunch of finals this weekend, as the tour rolls on after Australia. Young Canadian, Milos Raonic, made waves last month with his fourth round (plus qualifying) effort Down Under. He’s shown not only the talent, but the maturity, of a proverbial Real Deal. He made good [...]
Continue Reading →Tennis champion Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with his Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award during the Laureus World Sports Awards at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana El-Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Anyone else still recovering from those late-night Aussie Open sessions? But the tour goes on. [...]
Continue Reading →Happy Monday. Fritters was inspired by Jon Wertheim’s Baby Nole tweet and rounded up some videos of the tennis stars when they were young. Don’t miss baby Gael! Kim Clijsters age 9: Kim Clijsters various ages: Roger Federer age 17: Roger Federer age 20 (Federdork in action): Caroline Wozniacki age 13: Andy Roddick age 11 [...]
Continue Reading →Kim Clijsters of Belgium poses with her Australian open tennis tournament trophy at Brighton beach in Melbourne January 30, 2011. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Wow Kim, winning looks great on you. The dress ain’t bad either. I actually just finished up the women’s final before Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic took to [...]
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