by Benjamin Snyder Serena is outta the Nike exo, but staying on as a ref. Think Shino will be there to join her? (Reuters) Forget becoming an esthetician, Serena Williams is taking on a new career as a lineswoman. The sidelined former no. 1 won’t be playing in a much-anticipated return at the Nike exhibition on […]
trophy watch: tsonga rams chardy and cilic goes back for seconds
The inaugural South African Open in Johannesburg saw an all-French final between hitting partners Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Jeremy Chardy. Tsonga, who did not drop a set all week, earned $79,000 for his 6-4, 7-6 (5) performance. This is his third career title and first of 2009. Props to the tourney organizers for coming up with […]
props to the PBZ zagreb indoors website
In case you missed it, the tourney website for the PBZ Zagreb Indoors is simple, pretty, easy to use, and innovative. It might not have all the bells and whistles of a major tourney website (e.g., video streaming, live scoreboards, etc.), but it has some gems — like suggesting visitors to look for the tournament […]
trophy watch: i call him “melo yellow”; a japanese phenom; mama murray must be happy, etc.
This one’s for you, Mikey: Our Sa Watch 2008 begins with the duo of Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa — locals — winning the Brazil Open doubles trophy over Albert Montanez and Santiago Ventura. Leave it to Andre to wear yellow socks on the court. Cute. Meanwhile, it was a battle of the lankies as […]