Guilty or not, Richard Gasquet will have to shoulder the burden of his bizarre cocaine-positive test from this year for a long, long time. Leave it to his countrymen and their dry, quirky humor to make sure the former Top 10 player won’t forget such a thing in the near future. TSF contributor Troy Venechanos […]
short balls: drugs, retirees and juniors collide!
A different ‘Drug Ball’: We’re not talking tennis players ‘roiding up here, folks. More like the incarcerated using the most polite ball in sport do to the dirty work: import drugs. Tennis balls were found at a New Orleans jail that outsiders were throwing (hitting?!) over the fence to smuggle in drugs, hidden inside of the […]
who wore it best goes east (and west)
As we learned from FierceTennis over the weekend, the ladies of the SEWTA love to play dress-up on tour. In Linz last week, the ladies got traditional in Austrian dirndls (dresses) for a lead-up event prior to the tournament. Meanwhile, on the eastern side of the globe in Osaka, the fashion was a bit more subdued […]
sunday survey: the doha dash
Which of the three SEWTAers can finally claim the final spot at the Season Ending Championships in Doha? This week, all three of the women still in contention – Jelena Jankovic, Verz Zvonareva and Agnieska Radwanksa – are playing in Moscow. Who’s your pick to win the Doha dash? Tell us what you think. (photo […]
tennis night in america
NBC‘s critically acclaimed 30 Rock opened to less-than-big numbers with 6.3 million viewers last week, but at least they got something right with this tennis spoof. Loves it. Watch here or click on the photo itself. (link via jonstennistweet; photo via nbc.com)