Pieces, people. Working. Sometimes the right trophies land in the right arms with the rights outfits covering the right bodies. That was the case last weekend, as the WTA wrapped up its regular-season play and the ATP moved toward its World Tour Finals in London set for the middle of November. Above, Gael Monfils complemented his globe-and-box trophy with a well-chiseled bicep … [Read more...]
trophy watch: another rf tee from nike
Check out this Roger Federer tee being sold by Nike at their on-site U.S. Open booth. It wasn't included in the preview they released, so I'm glad we ran across it! Pop quiz: The images show Roger's medal from the Olympics (albeit in doubles) along with 14 of his majors. He has 16 Slams in total; which ones did they leave out? In a rush: Fed took care of things quickly … [Read more...]
trophy watch: serena's (and nole's) sizzling summer
Streak this: While Novak Djokovic may be 53-1 this year and 29-0 on hardcourts, he doesn't have as many wins this summer as Serena Williams. Serena hasn't lost since Wimbledon, winning her second straight US Open Series tournament in Toronto over the weekend, running through the field with a only hiccup here or there -- much like she had in Standford at the Bank of the West … [Read more...]
trophy watch: watching the trophies
Back to the basics: It took this week on TSF for us to remember that Trophy Watch is just that: watching the trophies. The tour trots the globe and the globe is a creative, eccentric place. And where better does it come out than the trophies we get to see every weekend?! Sure, the clothes are great. The tournament sites are entertaining. But these trophies? There is nothing … [Read more...]
trophy watch: untouchable nole
A notch for each win? How cool is the Ion Tiriac trophy at the Mutua Madrid Masters in Spain? Sure, the home crowd wanted their boy Rafael Nadal to pull through in this one, but Novak is hot right now. H-O-T hot. 32 straight matches? No prob. The world no. 2 now takes his unblemished 2011 record to Rome after beating Rafa 7-5, 6-4. Look: Rome draw Before we step away from the … [Read more...]