In case you were wondering what’s happened to the chinese terra cotta warrior made in the likeness of Andy Roddick, it’s now in Austin, Texas.
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Fuzzy wuzzy Juan Monaco is through to the final four at this week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters after beating Jurgen Melzer 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2 in the quarters. (Sadly, Jurgen was probably pooped out after upsetting Rafa Nadal in the round prior.) Looking forward: Monaco next faces Andy Murray, who won over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The other […]
branding porn: shanghai masters
We’re lovin’ the Chinese characters for “Shanghai” painted on the courts at this week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters. Draw: Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker beat Fernando Verdasco in the first round. He next plays fellow adidas man Juan Monaco. (Draw: Singles.) (image via Getty Images) RELATED POSTS>> before and after: melbourne park’s new logo>> i love umlauts!
trophy watch: all roger, all the time
Even with Roger Federer‘s late-2007 hiccup (which saw him lose back-to-back matches for the first time since 2003), the Swiss and World No. 1 came out on top this year. He beat sixth seed David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to win his fourth Tennis Masters Cup title in five years. Another record: Roger collected $1.2 […]
wearing red didn’t help their luck
The slippery slides of Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko couldn’t be helped by the good luck, in Chinese culture, brought by wearing red. Both are playing in their first round-robin matches at the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai this week. Andy Roddick (in Lacoste) beat Kolya (in white/red Airness) in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 match. The […]