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I almost forgot to post about Radek Stepanek and Nicole Vaidisova applying for a marriage license in Bradenton, Florida, where they both train. (Hat tip: Tennis Info Blog). Nicole was on ESPN last week denying it in a half-assed, giggly way. When I saw it I thought “oh shit, how stupid are you.” All I […]
January 22, 2008
Jelena Jankovic beat Serena in straight sets. If Serena is injured, that’s a shame because she played well over her first four matches. Now, the AP’s article says that Jankovic reached the semifinals of a grand slam “for only the third time.” Only? She’s 22. I’d say three semis is a pretty good start to […]
January 22, 2008
Lleyton Hewitt’s ex-coach, Roger Rasheed, is in a tiny bit of hot water after playing a slo-mo of Venus’ butt and commenting that it looked pretty good. I can’t argue with that, can you? Rasheed’s comment may be a tad to the inappropriate side of things, but not by much. Women commentators (and men) make […]
January 22, 2008
Above: James meets an Aussie snake. James Blake has turned a huge corner in his career, in three important steps. Step 1. Win a five-set match. Players don’t make their reputations by playing great in New Haven. They are made during grand slams and Davis Cup, where the stakes are highest and the matches are […]
January 22, 2008
Nike made a fairly big deal out of Serena’s new thigh-covering spandex bike pants, yet no one noted that we’ve seen this before, with Agassi. You can attribute that to Aggasi dumping Nike for Adidas a few years ago, after Nike refused to give Agassi money for his charity. Nike. Still dumb after all these […]
January 22, 2008
I see we’ve settled into a fairly typical women’s match, circa 2008: Deuce, deuce, deuce. Error, error, error. Grunt, scream, grunt, scream, grunt, scream. Real injury? Fake injury? Real injury? Fake injury. Drama.
January 22, 2008
Ok I was skeptical of this whole Tsonga looks like Ali line of reporting. I’ve only caught a few points on tv, and his ATP profile pic is not very Ali-like. The photo above is from his junior US Open win in 2003. He sure looks like Cassius Clay to us at Counter-punch. I remember […]
January 22, 2008
The petit French feline Sophia, CYCLOPS’ best friend, wanted to make sure we didn’t forget about French success Down Under. It’s been a glorious tournament for French tennis, with 29 players starting the tournament and several making it to the fourth round. With the exception of Amelie Mauresmo, the players have made their mark. French […]
January 22, 2008
Oh, it’s on now. After Chris Fowler pointed out that Serena isn’t limping and hasn’t called the trainer, Shriver said Serena needs to get fired up, since that’s what players do when they have “niggling” injuries in the QF of a slam. True dat. The folks over at Black Tennis Pro’s are going to be […]
January 22, 2008
That’s what ESPN’s Pam Shriver is reporting from courtside. Apparently a quad strain that they worked on in the morning. The question is whether Serena is injured, or is she injured? With the Williams and Henin, you never really know. But Serena fights hard out there and depending on the nature of the injury, she […]
Passing Shots 
January 22, 2008
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