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 […]
trophy watch: the post-Open asian swing
Trophy watch: The men and the women stopped by Asia this week to contest titles in Beijing, Bangkok, Korea. We saw rematches and familiar faces from last week and last year. A roundup of the winners, their trophies, and what they wore — all
eight men, five rubbers, one weekend…
Bulging biceps, tag teams, marathon sessions, tattoos, bears, Eastern Europeans, Brazilians… Yes, my friends, it must be Davis Cup! World Group 2008 – Semifinal Argentina v Russia, 3 – 2 Tarpischev’s doubles trick couldn’t shake off del Potro. Spain v USA, 4 – 1 America’s rich Davis Cup history gets blown to bits when a […]
a woman with big earrings and bold moves — and it’s not a williams sister
Is success getting to Sania Mirza? The recently-annointed adidas global ambassador held a press conference in her home a few days ago to announce skipping all tennis tournaments held in her home country, including next month’s Bangalore Open. This decision was made in light of her recent run-ins with Indian political and religious officials — […]