So we’re a third done with the year and still no tourney has come close to matching what Masters Series Paris handed out to Davydenko last year. Who’s going to step up to the plate? ATP: World No. 1 Roger Federer had to fight tooth and nail to overcome Clay No. 1 Rafael Nadal this […]
buhskyooze me?
Roger Federer ended Rafael Nadal‘s 81-match clay streak with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win in the finals of the Masters Series Hamburg tournament. The battle for the Roland Garros title just got a lot more interesting, folks.
trophy watch 2007: Battle of the Surfaces
Yet another example of a different trophy format. This time, it’s from the Battle of the Surfaces between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal beat Federer 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10). (May 2, 2007) I know it’s just a plaque, but it looks as meticulously produced as the courts they played on. Edit: From what I […]
don’t take tennis too seriously…
….but don’t take it for granted, either. In the middle of a serious post-match interview in Monte Carlo, Roger Federer comments on the upcoming exhibition between him and Nadal, to be played on a court that’s half-grass, half-clay. We also enjoy playing tennis for fun for a change. It doesn’t always need to be crazy […]
the cyantists
Cyan, teal, aqua, aquamarine. Whatever name you wish to call it, that light shade of blue/green was out in force this week. From left to right: Davide Sanguinetti (Houston), Marion Bartoli in Nike (Family Circle Cup), Rafael Nadal in Nike (Mallorca), and David Nalbandian in Yonex (Mallorca). RELATED POSTS >> davis cup fashion: brazil and […]