I decorated an heirloom pumpkin last night. God bless having friends who own craft kits. I got burned by a glue gun, though 🙁 Not fun. Anyway, here we go with some short balls… Robert Waltz won’t answer my e-mails: My friend Chris passed along this article co-written by him (and Tennis.com editor Kamakshi Tandon) […]
Philippoussis will play Stanford Championships in Dallas
The Stanford Championships has announced that Australian Mark Philippoussis has entered this year’s draw. The event, held in Dallas, is the sixth of seven exhibition events featuring male players over the age of 30. Philippoussis has not played a main draw event since retiring from the Hopman Cup in January of 2007 due to a […]
the scud's not a playboy, lleyton fails to prove he can beat roger, roger still doesn't like hawk-eye
Isner-mania continues: The Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati awarded giant(-killer) John Isner a wildcard for this year’s tourney. (The Cincy Post) The Scud’s not a playboy?: Age of Love runner-up Jennifer Braff, a 48-year-old executive assistant to Lakers owner Jerry Buss, talks about Mark: “(The producers) kept saying he was a little […]
short balls: aussie edition
Flip the Fungible: If Mark Philippoussis decides to disappear into tennis oblivion, then I’ll be content replacing him with the similar-looking ATP-er, Spaniard Paul Andujar. (Here he is in Le Coq Sportif while losing to Nole at the Croatian Open.) The Scud at an Age of Love viewing party in the Planet Hollywood Casino surrounded […]
short balls tuesday
Forty women are vying for The Scud’s love: But I’ve already broken up with Mark Philippoussis. If you’re still up for reading up on this NBC train wreck, try Page 2. It makes sense: It crept up on me that after her win over Sharapova in Birmingham, Jelena Jankovic has entered the Top 3. (PA […]