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Rafael Nadal broke Monfils’ glass jaw tonight, knocking him out shortly after Monfils won the first set in a tiebreak. Nadal won the next set 6-1 and had Monfils bent over in exhaustion and pain after extended rallies. Wait, I thought Nadal was the one coming off a two month layoff? See what I mean […]
September 8, 2009
Associated Press UPDATE BELOW Everyone except for the humorless Roger Federer enjoyed Joker’s player impersonations, that’s why I thought it was a shame when he stopped doing them. Stopped until Monday night, that is. After his surprisingly easy win over Radek Stepanek, a mischievous Nolle tried to lure coach and NY fan favorite Todd Martin onto […]
September 8, 2009
This was before the US Open in a promotional event at Bryant Park. The other players are John McEnroe and Murphy Jensen; thankfully we don’t see much of them dancing. I was expecting Venus to start breakdancing any second. Serena, come on, some of those moves are almost as bad as mine. Was that inspired by Riverdance […]
September 8, 2009
I haven’t spent much time reading tennis media this tournament, so I figured it was high time I did a little policing to see how things are going. First, the Good. I don’t know who Chris Chase of Yahoo Sports is, but I’m following him now. Here’s Chase on Zvonareva’s classic meltdown: After blowing six […]
September 7, 2009
1. Roger’s hypothetical faux-slam. Seriously people, he hasn’t won three in a row yet, but you’re already hyping him up for Australia and four in a row, which is being called the completion of a Grand Slam? Some nerve. Martina Navratilova completed the faux-slam but didn’t get credit for it… because it isn’t a grand […]
September 7, 2009
And Sports Illustrated’s Jon L. Wertheim said it, by Tweets, no less! Jonstennistweets: clijsters woodshedding venus….comeback to comeabout 7 hours ago from webJonstennistweets: we;ll say it again: what wta lacks in clean tennis, it makes up for in drama. this clijsters-venus match is nuts… about 7 hours ago from web Perfect example…a classic match? No. Entertaining. […]
September 6, 2009
Sure seems like it. The minute I saw the draw I said “oh no.” Because drawing Big John Isner, no matter where he’s ranked, is a big task for the 3rd round at a grand slam tournament. Despite the summer success of Lleyton Hewitt, ask any player if they’d rather play Lleyton or Isner in […]
September 5, 2009
Well, the porcupine haircuts of Taylor Dent and Ivan Navarro aren’t what we love. Really guys, the 2001 called, it wants the spikey hair back. Honestly though… that match, won by Dent 7-6 in the fifth set, is why we love tennis. It’s especially why we love the US Open: *A day match that stretched […]
September 3, 2009
Is there anyone in the women’s tournament who can beat Serena Williams when she plays like she did tonight? No. We’ve grown accustomed to watching Serena meander through the early rounds, even when she’s having an “on” year. She rarely plays her best when she isn’t pushed. Not tonight though. This was Serena at her […]
September 1, 2009
The Four-Letter has come a long way over the last three years. So far, in fact, that I was quite pleased to see the network take the US Open away from USA Network, which had grown complacent. The multiplicity of voices on ESPN works for me. The jury is still out on host Hannah Storm, […]
August 31, 2009
Can something be half-baked and overblown? Yes. Tonight’s matches featuring Andy Roddick and Serena Williams will be preceded by a gala honoring David Robinson, Mia Hamm and Andre Agassi for their philanthropy. Music will be provided by the O’Jays and Rob Thomas (Why? Insert rolling eyes here) One definition of half-baked is “íll-conceived.” That nicely […]
Passing Shots 
September 9, 2009
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