Not until he has to: Russian Grigor Dimitrov (clothed, le sigh) lost to third seed Gilles Simon in the AEGON Championships Round of 16 in two tiebreak sets. For this Wimbledon stretch, adidas has its Competition collection in red, blue, and white. I guess Grigor will stay as far away from the all-white rule until […]
the ultimate in player consideration
Floating heads: The lines/ballfolks at this week’s AEGON Championships (aka the Queen’s Club tourney in London) are decked out in Fila blue, matching the backdrop and the furniture of this Wimbledon warmup. Goings on: Top seed Andy Murray is through to the round of 16 after beating Andreas Seppi in the second round. (Up next […]
trophy watch: roger retreats to routine while rafa rolls on with record
The Queen’s Cup Rafael Nadal continues to make his case for winning this year’s Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic at The Artois Championships in London. Rafa, who took home $133,000, is the first Spaniard to win a grass court title in 35 years (bookending Andres Gimeno‘s 1972 Eastbourne feat). […]
even without sound…
I’m slumming it these days — I have a laptop with a broken hinge (read: the screen can’t stay up on its own) and no sound card (YouTube just isn’t the same…) — yet I’ve managed to enjoy Janko Tipsarevic‘s vlog at The Artois Championships at the Queen’s Club in London. The Serbian shows off […]
peekaboo: marat safin at queen’s club
Dear Marat, In case you’re feeling down about your grass campaign not starting out so golden (but hey, a third-round loss to 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez isn’t that bad), consider this: your name has been mentioned the most of any ATPer in our hottie poll! xoxoxo, TSF (photo by Getty Images)