How are these for awkward? If last week was the week of the amazingly awkward trophies, this week it’s the humans who take their turn at awkwardness. We love the trio above, as finalist Gael Monfils and winner Radek Stepanek pose with a parks official after their Legg Mason Classic title match. Stepanek upset Monfils, […]
sunday survey: week 1’s wackiest?
Week one of the Australian Open is over and done with: seven days of play down, seven to go. But there were seven instances out of the tennis norm that caught our eye, and we’re wondering for today’s Sunday Survey: which moment was the wackiest? Choose in the survey below. And if you’re not sure […]
aga’s trick shot (and this one’s for real)
Remember that Roger Federer trick shot (no, not that one) where he’s goofing off in between takes for a Gillette commercial? In case you’re still wondering, it was, uhm, digitally enhanced. If you want to see what tennis players can actually do with a tennis ball, see this video shot by the WTA with Agnieszka […]
trophy watch: kerchiefs, gang signs, pearl studs, and gold crosses
Moscow, represent: Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova bagged her first title since tearing it up on the clay courts in early 2009 (with titles in Stuttgart and Roland Garros) by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in the final of the China Open. Not sure if it’s this new positive aura of hers, but she was lookin’ damn good in […]
wozniak outmatched by serena, in play and style
Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak was no match for Serena Williams — both in game and in style — during a fourth-round encounter at the 2009 French Open. Serena easily won 6-1, 6-2. And in the accessories department, Wozniak’s Chanel logo studs were no match for the jewelry worn by the No. 2 seed. This was less […]