In the latest installment of TSF’s Sa Watch, we drop in on our favorite (active) Brazilian tennis player, who’s doubles partners with Marcelo Melo, as he works on pre-2009 U.S. Open kinks at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn. Sa and Melo took care of Brits Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins 7-5, […]
sa watch 2009: off to a good start in melbourne
Doubles partners Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa are vying for their first title in 2009 as the eighth seeds at the Australian Open. They’re off to a good start, taking out the local team of Brydan Klein and Matthew Ebden 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the first round. Behind their backs are three titles from their […]
eight men, five rubbers, one weekend…
Bulging biceps, tag teams, marathon sessions, tattoos, bears, Eastern Europeans, Brazilians… Yes, my friends, it must be Davis Cup! World Group 2008 – Semifinal Argentina v Russia, 3 – 2 Tarpischev’s doubles trick couldn’t shake off del Potro. Spain v USA, 4 – 1 America’s rich Davis Cup history gets blown to bits when a […]
trophy: michael llodra in a wet, white t-shirt
Frenchman Michael Llodra replaces Nole Djokovic as the singles champion of the Adelaide International on Sunday. Clad in Lacoste, Llodra defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4 to take his second career ATP title. Llodra celebrated by jumping into the Torrens River. Much like Nole, this guy tends to take off his shirt when celebrating. So everyone […]
guga watch + sa watch: u.s. open 2007
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 […]