There were plenty of moments in Rome. Let us break them down for you: —Maria Kirilenko takes out French defending champ Svetlana Kuznetsova, sending Kuzzie’s clay court record this season to almost equal that of fellow ’09 champ Roger Federer in the “Dismal” category. —Ana Ivanovic marches to the semifinals with wins over Victoria Azarenka […]
short balls: (surprise!) tennis gets dramatic
As Sania’s World Turns: There’s no better soap opera on tennis tour right now than Sania Mirza. She was married on Monday to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in an affair that has been showered in controversy. One Story, One Match: The One Story series, which publishes out of Brooklyn, has its latest publication singing game, […]
trophy watch: estoril, serbia, and roma
One less salute: Fourth seed Tomas Berdych topped Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) in the final of the BMW Open in Munich. Tomas took home a Z4 Roadster along with two business class tickets from South African Airways and €71,700. Blake falls down the Montanes: Spaniard Albert Montanes won the Portuguese bullfight against American […]
when in rome…
If you’re Maria Sharapova, there is really only one way to announce your withdrawal from the Italian Open in Rome: First, you wear a tank designed by your gal pal Camilla Belle in collaboration with Brazilian designer Carlos Miele to benefit Rainforest Foundation US. FYI, the shirt reads “The death of the forest is the […]
Trophy Watch: the last of the pre-French clay contests
(This post is timestamped for last week, but showing up this week, so those consuming via RSS might get thrown off. I apologize for any trouble…) Both the men and the women played out the last of their French Open warmups in Germany and Italy this week. Rafa Nadal cemented his spot in the third […]