We’re sad we missed it: TSF faves Guga Kuerten played doubles with Robby Ginepri at this year’s U.S. Open. They faced Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa in the first round, and lost 7-6 (5), 6-2. Guga’s optimistic and baggage-free with his recovery from hip surgeries, and is using doubles as a segue back into […]
tattoo watch: more flavio saretta
Tattoo watch: Did you think we were done with Flavio Saretta? Not quite yet. Here’s the Brazilian practicing on the clay courts of Stuttgart. More tattoos on his left calf, left upper arm, and right upper back. (That’s in addition to the band on his right arm and the sun on his right wrist.) (photos […]
tattoo watch: flavio saretta's wrist
Brazilian Flavio Saretta — that country’s new great tennis hope (sorry, Guga) — shows off his wrist tattoo during last week’s gold medal-winning performance at the Pan-American Games in Rio. (Made in Brazil) RELATED POSTS >> tattoo watch archives >> tattoo watch: saretta’s forearm (davis cup) >> a shirtless saretta
trophies: indianapolis, umag, austria, stanford, rio, etc.
The trophy gods worked hard to give us some good ones this week: In the hotfest over at the Austrian Open in Kitzbuehel, Argentinian Juan Monaco (in adidas) got taken to three sets by Potito Starace (wearing Le Coq Sportif). Bonnie was right: Juan should have been in my top 5. Really, I’ve never noticed […]
brazil and canada played by the rules
You can always count on the Canadians to do things by the book. Very little of their on-court uniform at last weekend’s Davis Cup tie against Brazil (in Brazil) could confuse them for the locals: Dancevic against the Brazilian, Melo; Polansky Canadian colors all the way. Daniel Nestor and Frederic Niemeyer; with costume change And […]