The Russian men might be bamboozling their opponents down in Argentina, but the women mean serious business. Dinara Safina has beaten Svetlana Kuznetsova in all their 2008 meetings, including the 2008 final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The score: 6-1, 6-3. In doubles, Nadia Petrova teamed with Vania King to win over […]
trophy watch, exo edition: jb group classic and hopman cup
Forgive us for being a week behind with the trophies from last week’s exhibitions (Hopman Cup and the ladies’ JB Group Classic). But the Hopman trophy is cool, so here we go… First, the Hopman Cup, won by the American team of Serena and Mardy over injured Serbians Jelena and Nole. Team USA also went […]
fashion flashback: maria kirilenko in adidas — 2006 China Open
I ran across these photos of Maria Kirilenko while browsing through the China Open archives. The Russian competed in last year’s tourney, and bowed out in the second round against Peng Shuai. She wore tennis pieces from adidas by Stella McCartney: a white sleeveless tank under a teal deep scoop neck, a grey pleated skirt, […]
quickie before i head out to east west bank classic night 2
Venue: The Home Depot Center is definitely a great facility. There is one way for everyone to get to their seats (how egalitarian) and the space was very compact. My only beefs: the VIP suites look like guard towers and the Tennis Center is only accessible by freeways. Uhm, has anyone heard of rush hour […]