Consider our cockles warmed after learning that Fernando Verdasco is a suitcase-toting member of the Louis Vuitton club! Kuala Lumpur up close: Head over to HC Foo’s blog for some in-the-trenches coverage of the inaugural Proton Malaysian Open. It’s even more intense via Twitter. The top five seeds at this ATP 250 event are: Kolya, […]
name those legs
Who wears short shorts? And has really, really smooth skin? Find out after the cut.
por que no pompa?
Tennis isn’t the same without your pompadour, Fernando. Bring it back! Scoreline: The seventh seed beat local (and wildcard) James Ward in four sets 6-7 (8), 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-4. Up next for the Spaniard is Kristof Vliegen, who also beat a wildcard, Mahut. (image via Getty Images)
in dubai, marat continues to sputter
Writing the epilogue: The unpredictable career of Marat Safin has reached some consistency now that he’s steered himself toward retirement sunset. At this week’s Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championships, the eighth seed — bumped up by the absence of the injured Federer (back), Nadal (knee), Davydenko (ankle), Verdasco(ankle), and Roddick (Dubai slapped him in the face). […]
munchkin report: clement out of melbourne
To round out our munchkin reports (Janko? Check. Andre Sa? Check. Nono? Here we go!) — French munchkin Arnaud Clement got bounced out early in both singles and doubles at this year’s Australian Open. As expected, he played in solid-colored Lacoste performance polos. Clement needed five sets to defeat Ukranian Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first […]