All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Mikhail Youzhny and Sergiy Stakhovsky assisted in the draw ceremony for the 2011 St. Petersburg Open yesterday. Do I sense a smirk there, Mika? Well I guess it is a bit awkward when you get drawn to play your best friend in the tournament’s first round. Not only that, but he’s sitting right next to [...]
German Benjamin Becker and former WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev visited a children’s hospital in St. Petersburg this week:
(Video: You Tube)
While in St. Petersburg, Russia this week, Dmitry Tursunov (L) and Rajeev Ram (R) visited the Imperial Porcelain Factory for a tour as well as an arts and crafts session. Tursunov, a wild card, will face no. 1 seed Mikhail Youzhny tomorrow in the semifinals.
(Photos: St. Petersburg Open)
Nothing more exciting during a tennis match than the pros taking a break on the bench. Here are updates from Day 4 at the St. Petersburg Open:
Dmitry Tursunov is on a singles run, defeating Rendy Lu 6-1, 6-4. He’ll play Aleksandr Dolgopolov next in the Quarterfinals.
American Rajeev Ram had a great showing in St. Petersburg [...]
Second-seed Sergiy Stakhovsky and fifth-seed (and Moscow winner) Viktor Troicki took part in Kids’ Day at the St. Petersburg Open yesterday in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Coincidentally, both lost their matches today. Stakhovsky lost to Benjamin Becker 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and Troicki lost to Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Perhaps they were still tired from playing their previous [...]
When in St. Petersburg, make a pizza? Apparently. But I love that they left this Italian cooking demo to a real Italian – Potito Starace, who took part in the culinary master-class.
Looks delicioso!
(Photo: St. Petersburg Open)
Teymuraz Gabashvili and Rainer Schuettler took time out in St. Petersburg, Russia to sign autographs for fans.
(Photos: St. Petersburg Open)
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).
we see you looking, Xisca
