I present exhibit B in the case for v-necks. Here’s Marat Safin in his first round loss to Lleyton Hewitt at the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas. (photos by Getty Images)
short balls: a prodigy, a renaissance, and tennis on film
The guys in charge of the scoreboard LOVE her: ESPN’s Bonnie DeSimone profiles one of the players who made noise at this year’s Sony Ericsson Open. The 14-yr-old (and Portuguese) Michelle Larcher de Brito won a third set tiebreak against journeywoman Meghan Shaughnessy in the first round and lost to Daniela Hantuchova in the second. […]
trophies: dubai, vegas, qatar, mexico
taken from Nikon to Infinity’s flickr The pro tours were all over the desert this week, playing tournaments in Vegas, Dubai, and Doha. The ATP also had a stop in Acapulco. The trophies looked pretty good this week. We had birds, ships, and even an oversized tennis ball. What else can we expect from Dubai […]
guga watch 2007: knocked out of the Tennis Channel Open
Even though Guga qualified for the round robin part of the Tennis Channel Open (after beating Wesley Moodie), he lost to Jan Hermych and did not make it to the last eight. Full story from Yahoo! Sports Tennis below the cut.
gineps out of vegas
So I just found out that Robby Ginepri pulled out of the Tennis Channel Open due to personal reasons. I tried to fish around for more information, but couldn’t come up with anything. I should probably respect his privacy, no? His official website only mentions that he’s spending time with his family. And poking around […]