Advance Australia Where?

Posted on 30, December, 2008 by dootsiez

So I haven’t posted for a while, but with the Australian tennis season coming up, and the Aus Open right around the corner, I thought I might update on how a few Aussies are doing these days. 
 
Being Australian, I am quite aware that the tennis talent in this country has dripped to a stop. Off [...]

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The Fangirl Chronicles

Posted on 13, December, 2008 by dootsiez

I don’t write about myself much, maybe because writing about yourself is actually a lot harder than writing about the larger-than-life players of Tennis Nation. But with the offseason well and truly underway, and most inhabitants of Tennis Nation in hibernation, I’m left with way too much time to wonder how the hell I got [...]

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Notice: Downloads page now up

Posted on 11, December, 2008 by dootsiez

No, your eyes do not deceive – just above the header, you’ll see a tab for the Downloads page, where I will be uploading match highlights made by myself and other video raw files for some of my youtube clips.
Two simple reasons for this – 1) I need space on my HD, 2) youtube quality [...]

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Fashion: the Hots and Nots of 2008

Posted on 5, December, 2008 by dootsiez

Fashion + tennis = Ftennis (Silent F). Having done a McFederer ftennis post, I think time is ripe to look to the other players for the best and worst outfits of 2008.
When it comes to tennis fashion, the legendary Cardigan aside, we’ve had a good deal with gimmicks this year, from Serena’s Wimbledon trench, to [...]

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The How-I-wish-I’d-Never-Said-that Award goes to…

Posted on 4, December, 2008 by dootsiez

Pat Cash.
Saw this article on tennisforum, and just had to repost. It’s actually quite often that these former players get things so drastically wrong. I think I preferred them when they let their racquets do the talking. Pat Cash wouldn’t recognise pure talent if it hit him in the face. 
 
Williams is lost cause 
For all her [...]

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A Moment in Time: Baby Fed v Kafelnikov

Posted on 4, December, 2008 by dootsiez

Came across this little gem while I was searching in my boredom for matches to watch. In 2000, fresh from his 4th round loss to Corretja at the US Open, Roger Federer lost to former World No 1 Kafelnikov first round at Wimbledon, and dare I say it – he played like crap. Sure there [...]

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