Here’s a round-up of the trophies from last week’s tournaments… Be warned — they’re all yawners: Juan Monaco hoists the Hypo Group International crystal tennis racket after defeating Gael Monfils 7-6 (3), 6-0 to win his second career title. (Look at that hair! Monaco gets added to my fantasy list of players on Fila‘s sponsorship […]
trophy watch: a diamond racket
Dear Istanbul Open, Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, I know. But if you wanted a special trophy, couldn’t you have encrusted something else in diamonds? Even your longevity gimmick isn’t new: the folks at the Proximus Games has the win-three-get- one-really-expensive-tennis-racquet-free deal covered. How about bedazzling a tennis ball? A dampener? A […]
a weak week for trophies
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 […]
trophy watch: rome, berlin, and prague
A few animals in the trophy list this week. Look at this cute bear they gave out to the Juniors runner-up at the Qatar German Open. And they brought out the same trophies they handed out in Doha. Ana Ivanovic gets a hawk and Svetlana Kuznetsova gets a clock tower.
this week's trophies + Sa watch
It was a busy week for small tournaments, since they pretty much won’t be heard from until early June (when the French ends). Let’s take a look at the trophies. At least they all looked different this time… SEWTA: At the J&S Cup in Warsaw, Justine Henin beat Alona Bondarenko in straight sets for the […]