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Sad news hit the sporting world today. Paul the octopus (Pulpo Paul) of World Cup 2010 psychic fame passed away.
In honor of Paul, I would like to channel his abilities and try and figure out who he would have picked, if he were still with us, to win in Doha.
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Everyone’s busy analyzing the eight women of the WTA year-end championships. Jelena looks tired, no one can beat Kim (well, no one has beaten Kim), is Vera going to have a meltdown, can Caroline retain the number 1 ranking, can Vera steal it from Caroline, etc. etc. What you haven’t read is the below (I guarantee [...]
Ah so this is what made Francesca Schiavone say she “feels like Angelina Jolie.” Well it certainly looks like fun, and sometime soon there better be a video on You Tube from the WTA of the elite eight ladies taking part in this fun activity. At first glance of these pictures, I thought Jada should [...]
The eight lovely ladies of the WTA Championships took part in a media day at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
(Photos: Getty Images)
The WTA got a makeover, and the ladies are looking pretty good too! Today in Doha, the WTA Tour revealed its new logo. The players also gathered for the draw ahead of the upcoming WTA Championships. (From left to right) Francesca Schiavone, Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva and Samantha Stosur [...]
At the Luxembourg Open yesterday…
Ana Ivanovic signed autographs and met with media.
Patty Schnyder signed autographs.
Elena Dementieva withdrew due to an inflamed foot.
(Photos: Luxembourg Open)
Elena Dementieva (center) and her mom (right) partied it up in Luxembourg at a gala celebrating the 20th anniversary of the The International Women’s Tennis Promotion (IWTP). Many important women in tennis were in attendance, including Martina Navratilova (in the following pictures):
(Photos: Luxembourg Open)
Everyone has sparkles in their eyes over the fact that Caroline Wozniacki might reach the number 1 ranking for the first time in her career (if she defeats Petra Kvitova to reach the Quarterfinals of the China Open) but lets not get totally distracted by some other stories playing out in Beijing. Two of our [...]
In spite of the rain on Sunday, we had a blast at Pilot Pen this weekend and thought we’d share some of our favorite photos. We caught Paul-Henri Mathieu (below) …
… who successfully fended off Marius Copil (below) of Romania.
Then we caught a great match between a fiery Elena Vesnina (below) who just barely defeated [...]
We’re starting to feel a little guilty about our opinions of Maria Sharapova’s US Open dress. While we – by no means – take back what we said, we wanted to share our love of the colored version of Maria’s Wimbledon outfit.
In filament green and armory blue the matching Nike skirt and top retail for a [...]
