The Australian Open edition of Tattoo Watch continues… We already know about Jurgen Melzer‘s back tattoo (nice and clean), but we had to do a double-take when we saw this picture from yesterday’s first round match between Melzer and Jiri Vanek. What is that on his arm? A tattoo? Medical tape? Sleeveless: TSF isn’t sure […]
trophies: heineken, hobart, kooyong, sydney
The girls and boys warmed up for the start of the Australian Open with another week at various tournaments Down Under. The usual fare of crystal and silver were doled out, save for minikegs in Auckland… Philipp Kohlschreiber ends up with a silver trophy and a keg (yes!!!!) for winning the Heineken Open in Auckland, […]
jurgen melzer's necklaces
Austrian Jurgen Melzer throws his hat into the ring with this pair of necklaces at this week’s BA-CA Tennis Trophy in Vienna. He went up against countryman Alexander Peya in the first round, and came out with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Other participants include top seed Novak Djokovic, who took out Gineps 6-3, 6-4; and […]
davis cup: sa watch + guga watch
It’s nice to see Guga Kuerten taken out of reserve to play the doubles rubber with Andre Sa at this week’s Davis Cup. These Brazilians faced Austria in a Word Group Play-off tie. Jurgen Melzer and Julian Knowle won the match 6-1, 6-1, 6-4, which put the Austrians in next year’s World Group (aka the […]