Slam season? It’s ova! I’m out of my let’s-research-this mindset from writing for USOpen.org after two glorious weeks with a great staff at the National Tennis Center, so I’ll give someone else a go at this stat: when was the last time a Slam included no “ova” winner? Barring one-half of the girls’ doubles winning […]
trophy watch: there’s a hole in my trophy, dear liza!
Petra Kvitova slayed the biggest giant of all this weekend in Paris: new world no. 1 and Aussie Open winner Kim Clijsters, 6-4 6-3 in the final. Isn’t there something missing from her trophy though? Like… a big chunk of it?? Meanwhile, over in San Jose, Milos Raonic became the first Canadian man to win an […]
it must be love
Somehow, TSF got ahold of this photo, a promotional shot for the US Open‘s “It Must Be Love” campaign featuring Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner. It was poo-pooed for being a bit too racy, but we think it works just fine!
davis cup: russia downs germany
The Davis Cup tie between Russia and Germany (in Moscow) ended up 3-2 in favor of the home team. (See full results here.) Davydenko wore Airness in his straight-set loss to Philipp Kohlschreiber. Kolya’s probably still distracted by the match-fixing scandal that emerged at the Polish Open. (Investigators were scheduled to talk to him next […]