Almost there: The USTA continues in the right direction with this tote, a part of the org’s Green Initiatives program. (They also have a Venus-designed, organic cotton tee; and hats made partly from recycled plastic bottles.) The undated bag is made of 80% post-consumer waste. Check and check. Next year, they can mine US Open […]
short balls: more banana, marat’s aussie open shirt, translating kolya
Kolya translated: When you have a sec, check out the translation of that Kolya Davydenko profile that appeared in l’Equipe. You won’t regret it. (Thanks to Stephanie and Marie) I appreciate the gesture, but…” We received a note from the ballboy who tried to weave Andy Roddick‘s Davis Cup detritus into gold. With no one […]
short balls: wednesday
Does Dubai have a shortage of Nadal mimics?: Gator Jesse Levine got a call from Roger Federer, who flew the lefty out to the Middle East for some hitting sessions. (Times Leader) Because Roger could be in trouble: A blogger points out that Nadal is nipping at the heels of R-Fed. The Swiss’ number one […]
For the love of the sport (and shirtless men), don't shut the doors!
No press in the U.S. Open locker rooms: First the USTA started a campaign to systematically take down every single U.S. Open-related clip on YouTube — a bad move for a sport still struggling to gain mainstream popularity (why miss out on the chance to go viral?) — and last week they added another barrier […]
pan-am games + tennis can be greener
The 15th Pan-American Games are currently going on in Rio (July 13-29). Tennis team: The USTA named the tennis delegation (as was mentioned by Zoo Tennis). The four men on the U.S. team are Stephen Bass of Notre Dame, Travis Helgeson of Georgia, Todd Paul of Wake Forest and Luke Shields of Boise State. And […]
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