All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Today in Rome, Juan Martin del Potro met Pope Francis of Argentina and gifted him with a Wilson racquet. Delpo tweeted:
Hoy pude conocer y hablar con el Papa Francisco en el Vaticano. Fue un momento único para mí, jamás lo olvidaré.
— juan del potro(@delpotrojuan) May 15, 2013
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are on the hunt for one of ten HEAD ATP tennis balls in this new ad. The main winner of the 2013 Golden HEAD Ball promotion will win a trip to London with two tickets for the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Watch to learn more!
(Video: Head Tennis)
Yesterday on Facebook, Roger Federer asked if anyone knew how to get rid of a fly. Here we thought the GOAT was just like us, turns out, it was just a sneaky teaser for his new Nike ad for the Nike Free Trainer 5.0. Watch!
(Video: Nike)
Travel tips from Rafael Nadal, who recently chatted with CNN. Also, Rafa posed with his friend Sergio Ramos after his win in Madrid:
Congrats to my good friend @rafaelnadal for his 23rd victory in a Master 1000…A number one!!!! twitter.com/SergioRamos/st…
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) May 12, 2013
Andy Murray will play at the BNP Paribas Tennis Classic at [...]
Today in Rome, Andreas Seppi, Fabio Fognini, Flavia Pennetta, Roberta Vinci and Jelena Jankovic helped out at the tournament draw for the 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Re-watch the full draw in the making:
Yesterday in Madrid, Victoria Azarenka suffered her first loss of 2013 when Ekaterina Makarova defeated her 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. On her way to losing her 18-match win streak, Vika lost her temper when the umpire gave her a point penalty. Watch:
After the match, Vika said of her outburst: “It’s emotions when you say some things… I [...]
Serbia took over El Hormiguero today as Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic appeared on the popular Spanish TV show. The two chatted with the host before taking part in some fun, including stacking playing cards and dressing up in rain ponchos and goggles to hit plastic cups with their racquets.
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Fernando Verdasco was on hand today in Madrid for the Mutua Madrid Open’s kids day activities. Nando showed off his forehand and gave the kids some tips and tournament hats.
(Photos/Video: Madrid Open)
Venus Williams attended the opening of the EleVen booth at the Mutua Madrid Open today. Not in Madrid? Check out and shop her full collection here!
(Photos: Getty Images; Video: Madrid Open)
Victoria Azarenka stopped by the Spanish TV show, El Hormiguero, for a little bit of fun before the Madrid Open begins. They covered all topics of conversation from her rivalries to her scream and then of course had a little time for fun and games. Watch the clips!
Q: Did Venus buy all of those hats yesterday?
S. Williams: The past few days she has been in hat mode: She has been in all the foregrounds and I was in the background. She loves to shop so I was a little disappointed.
Q: So she is going to bring back a bunch of hats. What do you take back…
S. Williams: Usually something that goes on my ass (…Laughter).
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