Venus on steroids: As part of yesterday’s presser, Venus Williams was asked to comment on the recent controversy surrounding A-Rod‘s use of performance-enhancing drugs: “Umm, you know, I think tennis is a completely different sport,” she said. “You have to hold your nerve, and I don’t know if there’s a drug for that.” Brilliant. Meanwhile, […]
sightings in the stands: sampras and federer’s netjets showdown
A few celebrities spent their Monday night at the NetJets Showdown at Madison Square Garden. Roger Federer‘s parents, Robert and Lynettee, sit next to longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec. Roger’s besty Tiger Woods watches the match with Elin Nordegren. Heavyweights: Rupert Murdoch and Anna Wintour. Not shown: Barry Diller, Donald Trump, Ivan Lendl, Stan Smith, John […]
sampras and federer duke it out at the garden
Mano a mono: It’s already in the running for Most Overanalyzed Meaningless Tennis Match in History, but Bonnie D. Ford makes no apologies for chiming in. Roger Federer beat Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6). Fashion: We enjoyed the revival of Roger’s tuxedo look (from last year’s U.S. Open), and we were ecstatic that […]
a little note from 4 Times Square…
Re: the Roger/Pete NetJets Showdown at Madison Square Garden, we just received a note from someone at Men’s Vogue. The magazine’s raffling off a VIP package for the March 10 event. It’ll include tickets to the match, entrance for two to an exclusive pre-match MV cocktail party, and two special edition racqets from Wilson. (I’m […]
$hort ball$: roger federer edition
Roger’s riches: Lots have been said lately about the massive amounts of moolah coming into the coffers of Roger Federer (pat yourselves on the back, Mirka and Tony Godsick!). SportsBusiness Journal reports that R-Fed and his clothing sponsor, Nike, are extending their relationship for 10 more years. This arrangement could give Roger $13 million a […]