hangin’ in xalapa
Posts are gonna be a little lighter for the next two weeks as I take a trip down south to Mexico (Xalapa, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta).
TSF’ll be doing some picture posts (god bless the forums!) while our buddy Nick …
Archive for February, 2009
upi: Roddick tops U.S. Davis Cup team
World No. 6-ranked Andy Roddick will lead the U.S. team in its first-round Davis Cup match against Switzerland next week in Alabama. Click Here To Read the Full Post
Nishikori signs with WOWOW
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy alum Kei Nishikori has signed with WOWOW, a Japanese television station. WOWOW will broadcast all of Kei’s matches at the Grand Slam tournaments and hopes to grow the excitement of tennis in Japan …
Coming up for Andy…
After a successful start to the year, which has seen Andy reach two semifinals, a final, and win an ATP World Tour 500 event, Andy is in Austin this week preparing for next weekâ??s Davis Cup. Click Here …
HBO BILLIE JEAN KING CUP PROMOS
Given how great exhibition tennis supposedly is for our sport, I thought I’d share the promos for Monday’s Billie Jean King Cup. Billie Jean King calls women’s tennis “glorious,” Serena talks Title 9, Venus gushes about BJK and Jelena and …
Friday Headlines
Another week of hectic activity in the Grand Slam Tennis Tours offices + Much Ado about nothing in the tennis world = a simple link post today. Next week, I promise, I’ll have a full Davis Cup Preview for you. …
Anna Kournikova Wants to Buy You a Condom
Picture the scene: One day you find yourself condom shopping with former tennis star and international celebrity sex symbol Anna Kournikova.
Things are looking so good, in fact, that in this photo, Anna is checking out some instructions on a …
Tommy Robredo Bares It All… In a New Way
Agassi, Blake, Ljubicic. These are just some of the names of tennis’ top bald dudes.
Roddick, Rafter, now Robredo. These are just some of the dudes who randomly buzzed off their hair, much to the dismay of adoring fans.
Man, …
Jelena Dokic, Mary Pierce in the gym
Both Jelena Dokic and Mary Pierce have experienced long lay-offs from tennis, and both are still on the comeback trail (Mary more so than Jelena). Yesterday, they spent some time at the IMG Performance Institute with our …
Houdini does Dubai...
How does he do it? I speak of course of the amazing escape act of Novak Djokovic.Yet again we are confronted with the prospect of him (seemingly) on the way to a title, having not faced a …
Henin Happy in Retirement
Here is a link to a recent interview with Justine Henin where she discusses her retirement last May. Click Here To Read the Full Post
Agassi to Return to Exhibition Play
It seems like Andre Agassi will be picking up his tennis racquet again soon. Agassi is scheduled to play an exhibition match at Wimbledon with wife Steffi Graf in May to celebrate the completion of the overhead …
lindsay davenport trims the fat for baby no. 2
Lindsay Davenport and hubby Jon Leach are making room for a companion to baby Jagger by placing two of their homes on the market, reports The Real Estalker.
Listings are below, but click over to TRE for their …
February Fan of the Month
Congratulations to Mohamed Bessar, AndyRoddick.comâ??s February Fan of the Month! Mohamed wrote in with this great entry below and will receive a poster from the Proshop as his prize. Click Here To Read the Full Post
tattoo watch: bolelli’s tramp stamp
Tattoo watch: One of our favorite Italian stallions, Simone Bolelli, was clearly busy during the off-season. And in case ya don’t believe him, he’s got the tats to prove it.
More: See the tattoo (and a few more …
oh, mirka!
In the two weeks following the Novotnazation of Roger Federer at the Australian Open, much was said about men, sports, and crying. But little ink was spilled about Mirka, hand gestures, and screen …
if rafa wants to go the clooney route…
If Rafa’s trying a new “adult” look to complement his matured tennis kit, like he did at this Liverpool vs. Real Madrid soccer match yesterday, can we offer our two cents?
Buy a sports jacket that’s the …
SNAP! BRAD GILBERT GETS TOUCHY ABOUT COACHING FEDERER
Awww. . .SNAP! An epistolary battle is raging between Mailbag King Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated and the one-and-only Brad Gilbert, Super Coach! This bitchy exchange comes in the midst of much public debate about Roger Federer’s …
REQUIRED READING: BODO ON THE STATE OF ROGER FEDERER
Fed watchers, Fed fans and Fedophiles, this is a good one! Top reporter Peter Bodo gives his thoughts on Roger Federer’s recent withdrawals from Dubai and Davis Cup in a thought-provoking piece that focuses …
hewitt’s dirty laundry
Lleyton Hewitt’s former management, Octagon, has taken him to court for breach of contracts, and he’s fighting back with a countersuit, citing incompetence and deception on the part of the agency.
And while we feel bad that Lleyton …