Picspam: It must be love.

So it’s time to say goodbye to Ai Sugiyama. 
 

 
The reaction of her fellow players speaks volumes about Ai as a player and as a person. Like Fabrice Santoro, she combined the talent she had with excellent work ethic, making a record 62 grand slam main draw appearances in a career that spanned 17 years. As [...]

Fashion: Dani goes Adidas.

Poor Dinara. As if MariKiri and Ana aren’t enough to compete with, now Daniel Hantuchova will be rocking the adilibria line and hogging the limelight. 
 
Daniela Hantuchova, a former top five player and two-time winner of Indian Wells, will start working with the adidas Player Development Program team consisting of coaches Sven Groeneveld and Darren Cahill [...]

Cincy Tidbits: the Kimpossible Run Ends.

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(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (WC) Kim Clijsters (BEL) 62 75
A part of me is relieved to see Kimmie lose to Dinara. Don’t get me wrong – I want Clijsters to have a successful comeback, but can you imagine the embarrassment for the WTA if a player who hasn’t played for two years comes back and straightaway beats [...]

Final Tidbits: Goodbye to all that.

Wait – there are tennis tournaments going on this week? 
Sometimes I just want to stop the world for a bit and savor the moment, but that can’t be done, so it’s bye bye, Wimbly. You’re not my favourite slam. Actually, I hate you like an unloved child. And just because I’m a Federer fan, doesn’t mean I [...]

Manic Monday Tidbits: Andymonium.

1) I had a bizarre moment when I fell asleep during the rain delay in Momo v Dina, woke up early morning in Melbourne and saw that the Murray v Wawrinka match was still going. Whaaaaaaa? 
 
It’s only a matter of time before we screw tradition and bring
in the night matches.  
 
It sounded like a magical match, [...]

Wimblydondon Fashion Report: the rest on Day 1

I need a moment. I think I’m going to cry tears of joy, “it’s killing me … “
Maria Sharapova has finally worn an outfit that looks like tennis wear rather than a cocktail dress. Take a bow Shazza, you look faaaaab.
 
Seriously though, with the shoulder injury and comeback uncertainty shrouding her career, what better way [...]

Order and Chaos: Picking the Impossible.

I just can’t shake of this nasty feeling I have for Roger Federer this Wimbledon. Why? Roger Federer is majorly due for an early round upset, that’s why. That 20 consecutive semifinal streak is just a sitting duck, a gross statistical anomaly waiting to be snapped. It’s not rational of course for me to suppose [...]

Tactless: has Michael Stich gone crazy from his midlife crisis?

I don’t know what to say. 
 
Michael Stich claims Wimbledon ladies are ‘just there to sell sex’
As a former Wimbledon champion, Michael Stich might be expected to have an expert appreciation for the skill and dedication required to play tennis at its highest level.
But on the eve of this year’s tournament, the BBC Radio 5 Live [...]

Fashionistas in France

I’m never in the mood for much actual tennis in the first few days of a grand slam. And how can I be? I’m too busy checking out what everyone is wearing! In any case, I consider it a better use of time than meaningless analysis over early round matches. And here are some of [...]

Larceny Alert.

Thief! Who stole Roger Federer’s forehand? It was YOU Juan Monaco. Oh yeth … feel the death glares of my Federeralist jury. We hereby find you guilty as charged, now give it back to Roger! 
 
Seriously though, I tuned in during the third set of Murray v Monaco, and floved every minute of Juan’s fearless play. [...]