Doha: Fortune favours the glamour girls.

If you had asked me to pick the semifinalists at the beginning of the week, I would not have picked Venus, Serena, Wozniacki and JJ.
You see – the Tennis Gods aren’t usually this kind to me, but somehow, they’ve given me my dream match-ups. I officially fear for karma next week in Basel. 
 

 
With Caroline Wozniacki [...]

Doha: It’s like waterboarding, but pretty.

There’s only one word to describe the Wozniacki v Zvonareva match – torture.
For once, I watched a Vera match where the drama came from the other end of the court, as Caroline Wozniacki collapsed in pain, points away from closing out the match.
It turns out that that Danish Delight is made of steelier stuff than [...]

Quotable Quotes: *Someone* is not happy.

 
“If the ATP covered for Agassi at the time then I think that’s dreadful,” Nadal said in Madrid as he prepared to receive a civic award.
“The only thing I can say is that if they covered at that moment for the player and punished others for doing the same kind of thing then that would [...]

Federporn Fridays: Boys night out.

Look at you! All sitting there, trying to be inconspicuous when the 3 guys in the row behind you are staring right at the back of your head.
 

 
Yes, with Mirka strolling the streets of Zurich and keeping herself amused, Roger had a night out with the boys to watch his football club, FC Basel.
 

 
Err, can [...]

Federporn Fridays: Finally, Roger Federer that melts in your mouth.

The Swiss make’em smooth, they make’em real smooth. Federer and Lindt, is this not a match made in heaven? 
 

 
Question: Which is richer? Melted Lindt chocolate? Or the symmetrical “wings” of Roger Federer’s hair? 

 

 
If you hear something high-pitched coming from the general direction of the Southern Hemisphere, its okay, that’s just me squeeing.
 

Doha: Not with a bang but a whimper.

 
So it ends like this. There will be no final shootout for the top spot between Serena and Safina. Dina made life easier for all of us by quitting her opening match against JJ after 13 minutes, citing a a lower back injury.
“My body just gave up, and I couldn’t handle the pain anymore.”
Back pains are a [...]

He’s so lucky. He’s a star. But he cry-cry-cries in his lonely heart thinkin’

What can I say? Andre Agassi was an idiot, and he got lucky. 
He got SO. FEEKING. LUCKY.
 
In 1997, Agassi was struggling with his game and with his decision to marry actress Brooke Shields. His assistant, identified as Slim, introduced him to the drug, according to the excerpt.
“Slim is stressed too … He says, You [...]

Doha: The Bland and the Beautiful.

Weary players, half empty stadiums – must be the WTA year-end championships. 
I’m starting to worry about Venus Williams. How many times this year have we seen her win the first set, braincramp in the second, and completely lose control over her game in the third?
And the annoying part is, she could – and should – [...]

Picspam: this is a fucking PR nightmare.

Did no one in the WTA realise that having Caroline Wozniacki pose in shorts next to a faceless woman under a black burqa would produce images that sit uncomfortably with the Western eye?
 

 
I’m not going to get on my high horse and talk about the rights of women and what not. Mainly because I think [...]

Me? Cheat? NEVER!

Dear Roger, 
What do you mean?! I would never cheat on you just because you happen to be away from tennis for a while. It was all THEM! Those infidel blog readers of mine.
Yes them! J’accuse! 
 

 
THEY were all busy drooling over Rafa’s checkered shorts, and getting hypnotised by the Sod.
But I was not swayed! I was totally faithful, pining [...]