Down the Line! assesses the hairy mess plaguing men’s tennis and looks to David Beckham as a model for proper styling. While I agree that certain men should stay away from grown-out ‘dos — either because they can’t keep it neat (e.g., Sergio Roitman) or because it’s just not flattering (e.g., the thin but not […]
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 […]
tuesday night treats at the countrywide classic
From the frontlines: Well, far behind the baselines, really. I was at UCLA tonight watching James Blake brush off his rusty game to beat Alexander Peya in two sets. Turns out that was just a warm-up for the upset of top seed Fernando Gonzalez by hometown fave Zack Fleishman. This is the former Bruin’s best […]
countrywide classic — change of plans
Thanks to my buddy Chris, I’m seeing the Blake/Peya and Gonzo/Fleishman matches tonight. It’ll be awesome to see Zack play on his home court. He should put up a good fight against Fernando…
fleishman's hair: digging deeper
I did a little more research on Zack (and by “research” I mean “really quick googling”) and I ran across this. I swear, I looked through Yahoo’s photo feeds pretty closely throughout the Australian, and didn’t see this at all. Fleishman sported frosted tips at UCLA, and clearly he’s still fussin with his hair. He […]