Nick called it: Monica Seles and magician Penn Jillette were the first two to be eliminated on Dancing with the Stars this season. Merger mania: The Sun-Sentinel‘s Charles Bricker keeps his fingers crossed for a merger between the ATP and the SEWTA. Srichaphan’s last attempt? The powers that be have called on Paradorn Srichaphan to […]
trophy watch: even thirty years after the fact, it's just as sweet
Congrats to Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who has been officially recognized by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour as one of 16 women to hold the No. 1 ranking in the Open era. The distinction came over thirty years later because not all of Goolagong’s points were transferred onto computers when the rankings system debuted in 1975. […]
the girl who cried "retirement"?
If you haven’t already heard, Belgian Kim Clijsters announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis. She made the decision after losing to Ukranian qualifier Julia Vakulenko at this week’s J&S Cup in Warsaw. People I’ve talked to are split in their reaction. Is Kim really done with tennis? Or does she just need a break? […]
federer in Time magazine, puma's french77 sale, tursunov's blog, etc.
Tennis bits from around the web: — Time‘s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World came out today, and it includes Roger Federer. (via Rachel Sklar for Eat The Press) — Get 10% off Puma French 77 gear via the Puma website. (Here are my top picks.) Just make sure to enter […]