The Tiffany-ed Maria Sharapova has faced some close calls in the first three rounds of this year’s French but managed to eke out wins so far (and now it’ll get even easier with the Williams sisters out of the way). It was a battle of fashion good vs. evil yesterday when Masha took on Bethanie […]
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davydenko, out! + airness drops nadia?
Battle of the No. 3s: Poor Nikolay Davydenko got pushed to five sets by Ivan Ljubicic, the man who used to occupy Kolya’s spot as No. 3 in the world behind Rafa and Roger. The score, in Ivan’s favor: 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The Russian’s clothing sponsor, Airness, kept up its end of the […]
towels galore: erwin’s picks from the RG store
These are the goods I’ve been eyeing at the Roland Garros online store… TOP CHOICE: Yes, friends — if you are thinking about getting me an early birthday present, this is the way to go. Beach towel, €63. And here are the rest: grey hoodie, €65; beige cap, €25. keyring, €25; black leather shoes, €99. […]
seen around roland garros: mary pierce
A 2000 flashback: Not to be outdone by the cameo of fellow 2000 titlist Guga Kuerten, Mary Pierce also made an appearance at this year’s tourney. She stopped by the set of Tennis Channel’s French Open Tonight (with host Bill Macatee). If you remember, both Guga and Mary showed up at last year’s singles trophy […]
red scare? more like red annoyance
TSF had concerns about Nikolay Davydenko facing Davis Cup teammate and v-neck posterboy Marat Safin in the second round of the French Open, especially after Safin dismantled Jean-Rene Lisnard in the match prior (granted, Lisnard is ranked 228th in the world). But it turned out to be a clay cakewalk for Kolya, who won 7-6 […]
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