Have you seen those photos from Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai’s opening ceremonies? Simple lapel-less dark grey suits with light blue cheongsam-cut dress shirts on David Ferrer (above), Fernando Gonzalez, Richard Gasquet, and Nikolay Davydenko; while Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic decided to pair their shirts with tuxedo jackets… what?!? Of course, prom queens Roger Federer […]
trophy watch: the green egg, the yellow car, and big silver cups; aka the winners keep winning
A few days late, folks, but here are the trophies doled out for the four tournaments contested last week. The Open de Moselle in Metz, France awarded another Yoshi egg, this time to Spaniard (and top seed) Tommy Robredo, who beat Andy Murray 0-6, 6-2, 6-3. It’s good to see the Scot (however color-uncoordinated, in […]
watching the men’s semis: nole + ferrer, roger + kolya
Congrats to Novak Djokovic for downing David Ferrer in three easy sets — 6-4, 6-4, 6-3; and to Roger Federer for beating Nikolay Davydenko (le sigh) after a seesaw third set that saw a million breaks of serve (7-5, 6-1, 7-5). A few things I noticed while I watched these U.S. Open men’s semis with […]
short balls: friday edition
Nike jumps in: Phenom John Isner has tacked on Nike to his list of endorsements. CNBC’s Darren Rovell had previously reported that Prince signed Isner on to provide his gear. In the city that never sleeps…: After upsetting Rafael Nadal in the quarters, David Ferrer downed a Big Mac. I highly doubt that it was […]
short balls: roddick watch, ferrer is 7th best, adidas vs. nike, we love lleyton, etc.
Roddick gossip: I’m loving the Andy round-up over at Roddick Watch (the August 26 post). RW also links to a quick interview which reveals Andy’s favorite TV show (The Office) and his favorite food (of course, since he’s Texan, it’s steak). Perhaps Kolya should be worried: Sports giant Nike has ended its relationship with football […]
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