from the ITF website uhm, how cute are those uniforms? Guga continues his comeback with a wildcard at Indian Wells, The Age reports: “Guga” was a finalist at Indian Wells in 2003, when he beat Roger Federer in the second round. That was Federer’s last defeat at Indian Wells, where he has claimed the title […]
wii tennis outfits
City Magazine harnessed the popularity of Wii Tennis and has pushed it in a new fashion direction. The hypothetical puts a Mii into real life shopping hands, getting a makeover that includes a Ralph Lauren vest and a Lacoste tennis dress. That map dress is kinda crazy, but I can totally see some of the […]
davydenko’s endorsement with ‘aimess’
Poor thing. Even with the backing of tennis journalist Jon Wertheim, russian Nikolay Davydenko can’t get a media break (not that he really wants one). Jon wanted to give Nikolay his due with a version of the Tennis Mailbag devoted solely to this underappreciated top fiver. It took an extra week to get the issue […]
short balls: lacoste in dubai, etc.
From ronnyg’s flickr Lacoste sponsors a children’s clinic at the Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open this week. It’s just an article from a press release, but a few factoids: The crocodile logo came from a wager that Lacoste made with his team captain that if a certain match was won, the captain would buy him […]
davis cup 2007, first round: switzerland vs. spain
Spain d. Switzerland, 3-1. What should have been one of the most amazing first round ties (worthy of a tournament final) turned out to be page 8 news when the world’s no. 1 and 2 — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal — pulled out. Nadal cited an injury (hip, I think), while Federer reasoned that […]