Serena Williams captured the inaugural BNP Paribas Billie Jean King Cup on Monday night at the Madison Square Garden, beating her sister Venus in the final 6-4, 6-3. While it may have been winter outside in the middle of Manhattan, spring was in full bloom inside the arena. Even President Bill Clinton and Billie Jean joined in […]
powder park views
City digs: The women competing in tonight’s Billie Jean King Cup are staying warm and cozy during New York City’s March blizzard at the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South. The Essex House, which overlooks Central Park, is an iconic New York landmark, and has rooms from $299 and up per night. At the press […]
attack of the 500-foot women
We’re not quite done with NYC phone photos: Nick McCarvel snapped this pic of a billboard that just went up in Times Square to promote the upcoming BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup. Venus, Serena, Ana, and Jelena will compete for $1.2 million in prize money in one-set single-elimination semis before a […]
sightings in the stands: sampras and federer’s netjets showdown
A few celebrities spent their Monday night at the NetJets Showdown at Madison Square Garden. Roger Federer‘s parents, Robert and Lynettee, sit next to longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec. Roger’s besty Tiger Woods watches the match with Elin Nordegren. Heavyweights: Rupert Murdoch and Anna Wintour. Not shown: Barry Diller, Donald Trump, Ivan Lendl, Stan Smith, John […]
sampras and federer duke it out at the garden
Mano a mono: It’s already in the running for Most Overanalyzed Meaningless Tennis Match in History, but Bonnie D. Ford makes no apologies for chiming in. Roger Federer beat Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6). Fashion: We enjoyed the revival of Roger’s tuxedo look (from last year’s U.S. Open), and we were ecstatic that […]