Maria Sharapova might be out of the running for the rest of the season (darn that nagging shoulder injury!), but it hasn’t stopped her from hitting the town — especially in the name of a good cause. Last weekend she came out to Thousand Oaks, Calif. in full fashion regalia — a green dress from […]
davis cup: i, too, would settle for a pompadour…
Who needs a custom Davis Cup kit when you’ve got an amazing pompadour like Fernando Verdasco? Unfortunately, his solid red adidas Compeition Crew looked bland next to the rest of Team Espana’s uniforms. Meanwhile, Joma and Feliciano Lopez continue their wonderful partnership with his Davis Cup getup. (See the detail on the back of his […]
Trophy Watch: Kolya’s second Masters, Serena defends title
He’s not for the birds: Top Russian Nikolay Davydenko won his second Tennis Masters Series title by handily beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. This after overcoming Andy Roddick in the semis. Looks like Kolya has finally shaken off the mental insecurities that came with being under investigation for match […]
do racquets make for good firewood?
After watching this video of Mike and Bob Bryan practicing the “Romanian Davis Cup Team” volley drill at Delray Beach, I’m ready to hang up my racquet forever. Do the Romanians really drill like that? (video courtesy of the ATP) RELATED POSTS Subscribe in a reader or by e-mail Stumble It
'merry christmas!' from the atp, part deux
The ATP got a bunch of the guys to sing ‘Jingle Bells’ on camera. They’re such good sports… Many of them didn’t even know the lyrics to the American Christmas song, but they played along anyway. Jarkko Nieminen has trouble with the word “dashing”, Marcos Baghdatis discovers a discrepancy in the song’s rhyming scheme; and […]