From tournaments in Tokyo (Pan-Pacific), Chile (Vina del Mar), Delray Beach (International Tennis Championships), and Zagreb (PBZ Zagreb Indoors). The Japanese came up with some gorgeous mementos for Hingis and Ivanovic, and the enormity of the Zagreb trophy (Baghdatis got dwarfed!) is worth pointing out. Pan Pacific Women’s Singles Final
tennis trophies
I’ve had this fascination with tennis trophies ever since I saw the one they gave to Nikolay Davydenko after he won the Paris Masters last November: I’m not sure if this version of the photo does it justice, but it has this weird oxidized copper color and it looks like cubist coral or tree. Okay […]
Conan O'Brien d. Serena Williams
…playing Wii Tennis. They played last night on his show, and Conan won! Goes to show that the subtleties of actual tennis do not necessarily translate into playing the Wii version. Although timing works to help with controlling shots to go down the line and cross court (including inside out shots), wrist flicks are much […]
what's in your music playlist?
Serena blogged about her pre-match music playlist. Likely helped her beat the crap out of Sharapova this past week. Some of the highlights: Madonna “Hung Up”, Beyonce “Check up on it”, Ciara “1, 2 Step”, Kelly Clarkson “Because of U” (sometimes), Eminem “Lose Yourself”, Beyonce “Baby Boy”, Destiny Child “Lose My Breath” (sometimes), Destiny Child […]
lleyton hewitt and bec cartwright’s wedding
To be filed under “it might be old to you, but it’s news to me.” Here’s a link to a bunch of news articles written about Lleyton Hewitt‘s and Bec Cartwright‘s wedding. Enjoy. (via the Cartwright Fan Discussion Board)