All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Roger Federer posted the above picture to his Facebook page this morning from Paris, saying “Had to stop practice for a few minutes….what the hail is going on here……”
The GOAT has jokes.
Also, the GOAT has Twitter! Roger already has more Facebook fans than Switzerland has people, but now he’s taking Twitter by (hail)storm. In [...]
If ever I get myself to Scotland, I hope to one day visit Dunblane just so I can take a picture with Andy Murray’s golden mailbox (and maybe pick up a sweet treat or two that Andy’s mum, Judy, tweets all the time). Andy’s dog, Maggie, is on a road trip and found herself at [...]
Novak Djokovic won his fourth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title, defeating Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3 and Rafael Nadal defeated compatriot David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2 in the Acapulco International tennis tournament. But the question remains: Who kissed their new trophy best?
Who Kissed It Best?
(polls)
(Photos: Reuters)
The Davis Cup World Group 1st round ties are taking place this weekend. To view all the nitty gritty details, click here. But for now, let’s peruse some token Davis Cup pics from today’s draw ceremonies.
Token teams standing in front of a blue sky pic
Token missing Delpo pic
Token laughing with your team’s captain pic
Marcos Baghdatis employed new technology today in Brisbane during his semifinal match against Grigor Dimitrov. Hawk-eye who? He decided to use Bag-eye.
Unfortunately, this new technology didn’t help him win the match. Dimitrov defeated Baghdatis 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 to reach the finals.
(Photo: Reuters)
Roger Federer visited the Iguazu Falls today (on the Brazilian side of the river) as he said goodbye to the country to head to Argentina. Roger will face Juan Martin del Potro in an exhibition in Buenos Aires later this week. Here’s another great shot from Tenis Extra of The Fed – king of the [...]
Andy Roddick retired from professional tennis during the US Open. Today, he played a match against Andy Murray during the inaugural Miami Tennis Cup at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Miami. Typically during changeovers, Roddick would be taking a drink, maybe eating an energy bar or looking at his box.
Not any more. Retired Roddick kicks [...]
If you’ve never been to an Olympic games, it’s important to know just how important pin trading is: Very. Pinning is essentially another sporting event and, what’s great, is everyone from spectators to athletes get to participate. Venus Williams defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in straight sets today (6-1, 6-3), which gave her plenty of time to trade [...]
London is going all-out for the Olympic games, which start tomorrow, with the Olympic rings plastered on pretty much any open space in the capital city. The Houses of Parliament are also taking part and one night during this week, the image of world no.1 Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka winning gold in Beijing could [...]
Carrying the Olympic Torch in your home country? Big honor. Carrying the flame onto Centre Court at Wimbledon? Even bigger honor. Almost burning down Centre Court at Wimbledon with the previously mentioned flame? Priceless.
After a smiley jog with the London 2012 torch, Andy Murray told Telegraph TV, “apparently I caught the flame a little bit [...]
