(OT) What do gay bars and cropdusters have in common?: I’m sure there’s a pollination joke in there somewhere, but instead we’ll just point you to this interesting article at Entrepreneur.com about the ten businesses that will face extinction within the decade. Rafa’s legacy: Screw his three consecutive French Open titles — why worry about […]
trophy watch: sunfeast is in the running
Congrats to the Sunfeast Open for being in the running for Most Innovative Trophy of 2007. Winner Maria Kirilenko received this traditional Indian painting (unveiled last week by Sania Mirza). Runner-up Mariya Koryttseva received her doorstop. The scoreline: 6-0, 6-2. But the cabal behind all these stuffed tournament mascots needs to take a break. Don’t […]
party pics: china open serves up the ladies
The top crop of ladies vying for the China Open title this week — Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Amelie Mauresmo (welcome back!), Elena Dementieva, Lindsay Davenport, and Martina Hingis — were all present at this promo event which had them clad in cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses). All except for Lindsay, who was wearing her LBD. […]
trophy watch, b-list ed.: beijing, bali, bucharest
Don’t kiss the trophy — it might have lead!: Chilean Fernando Gonzalez defeated Tommy Robredo at the China Men’s Open Tennis Tournament in Beijing. Gonzalez needed three sets — 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 — to clinch his first title of 2007 (after a title-less 2006). And the BCR Open Romania also produced a three-set final. Frenchman […]
davenport beats scrunchified jankovic
There’s no question that Lindsay Davenport will have a spot in the Top 10 (Top 5, even?) if she goes back to playing as a full-time pro. She beat a flustered Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the quarters of the Bali Open. Typical Jelena though… she gets down on herself and gets distracted too […]