COACH DARREN CAHILL ANALYZES ANNACONE-FEDERER, PICKS NADAL AS CLEAR FAVORITE...
Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland talks to his coach Paul Annacone during a training session at Melbourne Park January 13, 2011 ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, which begins on Jan 17....
View ArticleDREAMS, DELAYED: MISSING THE RAFA SLAM AND JUSTINE HENIN, LI NA INTO THE FINAL
(FILE) A file photograph of Justine Henin of Belgium reacting after losing her match to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in their women’s third round match at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament in...
View ArticleBEAUTIFUL CHAMPION: KIM CLIJSTERS AUSTRALIAN OPEN PHOTO SHOOT
Kim Clijsters of Belgium poses with her Australian open tennis tournament trophy at Brighton beach in Melbourne January 30, 2011. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Wow Kim, winning...
View ArticleVIDEOS: WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. FEDERER, NADAL, CLIJSTERS, RODDICK, DJOKOVIC,...
Happy Monday. Fritters was inspired by Jon Wertheim’s Baby Nole tweet and rounded up some videos of the tennis stars when they were young. Don’t miss baby Gael! Kim Clijsters age 9: Kim Clijsters...
View ArticleMEDIA ROUND UP: TSONGA STIRS THE POT, TEARFUL NADAL, DOIN IT DOLGOPOLOV STYLE
Tennis champion Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with his Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award during the Laureus World Sports Awards at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana...
View ArticleWEEKEND WINNERS: RAONIC, KVITOVA RISE UP, SODERLING BEATS TSONGA
AP Photo/Paul Sakuma via Daylife We enjoyed a great bunch of finals this weekend, as the tour rolls on after Australia. Young Canadian, Milos Raonic, made waves last month with his fourth round (plus...
View ArticleTENNIS ETHER: MIAMI DRAW, DJOKOVIC SOCCER MATCH FOR JAPAN, FEDERER ANGST
Just a couple (i.e. a whole bunch) of interesting tennis tidbits going into Miami this week: 1. The Sony Ericsson Open Draw Wow, Roger and Rafa on the same side of the draw. How 2010. Perhaps they’re...
View ArticleKIM CLIJSTERS INJURES ANKLE, UNCERTAIN FOR FRENCH OPEN
Kim Clijsters of Belgium follows through on a return during her match against Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida March 25, 2011....
View ArticleBACK IN BUSINESS: ATP AND WTA GATHER FOR ROGERS CUP
Photo via Tennis Canada Back in business indeed! After our big move, the Freakyteam finally has internet service! At least the timing is good, it feels like three quarters of the tennis world is just...
View ArticleBEGINNING BUMPS: WOZNIACKI AND NADAL LOSE, CLIJSTERS QUITS, DJOKOVIC AND...
Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his match against Croatia’s Ivan Dodig at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) WHOA....
View ArticleSERVES AND RETURNS: THE WTA AND THE JOY OF SIX
Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. slaps hands during a doubles exhibition tennis match against Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in Milan December 3, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro...
View ArticleAUSSIE OPEN FINALS/SEMIFINALS: BRING IT ON!
GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife We just watched the women semifinalists play six sets of nervy, dramatic, up and down tennis. Sharapova finally took the match from Petra Kvitova, overcoming the...
View ArticleWIMBLEDON 2012: DRAWS AND SKETCHES
Wow, the start of play is just hours away! This is a special time, the twilight hour of a tournament, before the players actually take to the court and mess up all of our theories, expectations, hopes...
View ArticleMANIC MONDAY: PAINFUL, RAIN FULL
Wow, what happened to “Greatest Day in Tennis”? Monday was more like the gloomiest. Sabine Lisicki, with her toothy smile and joyful tears – not to mention her booming serve – was a welcome bit of...
View ArticleUS OPEN WEEK ONE REVIEW: RETIREMENTS, EXITS AND UPSETS
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA I’ve been watching the US Open in bits and pieces (no wifi connection at the beach) and now that I’ve returned to reality, i.e. my cable television and internet connection, it’s...
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