Australian Patrick Rafter, looking good at the Sydney premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum with wife Lara Feltham, has told the wires that Lleyton Hewitt‘s goal to reach the no. 1 ranking is far-fetched, but that the new partnership with coach Tony Roche could see him nesting in the Top Five. Rafter reasons that Hewitt’s flat […]
americans in l.a. + coaching updates…
(Kendrick — left, middle; Fleishman — right) An All-American match-up: Z. Fleishman d. R. Kendrick 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Countrywide Classic. Zack is cleaning up on his home court, and will face Radek Stepanek in the quarters. Shamil drops a bomb: Russian Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev didn’t invite Maria Sharapova to play in […]
short balls: why are old people so cranky?
(Check out the interview I did with BlogInterviewer.com yesterday about Tennis Served Fresh. Now onto the short balls:) Emmo sticks to his guns: What’s that, Roy? You think showing personality on the court is tacky? You want us to just focus on the tennis? Sorry, bud. The sport wouldn’t survive in this YouTube world if […]
federer splits with tony roche!
Wow. To add to the drama that is Roger Federer sans a Roland Garros title, he just split up with Tony Roche, his coach of two and a half years. Clearly the man is in a slump and wants to do some spring cleaning. Volandri and Canas have found a way into his head (Volandri […]