Watch out, the big and scary governing body of the ATP is cracking down on the betting and match-fixing scandal plaguing tennis in recent months.
Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali were suspended for six weeks and three months, respectively. Both suspensions will begin at the first of the year. Starace’s bets were made two years ago […]
I actually like that show on the TV Guide channel where people who look similar to celebrities get made over with the right make-up and clothes to actually become even more like their famous counterparts.
Today I was walking towards the Golden Gate bridge (long story short, I walked for three hours all over San Francisco…yay!) […]
Sports are unpredictable.
That is an extreme “duh” statement on my part. I can see you all right now, reading over this and shaking your head in wonderment at my Captain Obvious spiels. But really, to predict who is going to be amazing in the game of tennis in 2008?
If we were talking men, it would […]
Some players have a signature move. Maybe it is their backhand. Or the way they serve. How they come into the net or their drop shots.
For some, their signature isn’t a move, it’s a grunt.
Linda Pearce reported on tennis grunters in The Age from Australia. Former Wimbledon finalist Judy Dalton has spoken up against the […]
I remember back in the day when Mark Philippoussis used to be a pretty common name flung around the table during tennis conversations. Okay, I really didn’t have that many conversations about tennis around a table. Ironically enough, those hardcore tennis fans that sit around and talk the sport are relatively few and far between.
Anyway, […]
In a series of exhibition matches in the fall, Pete Sampras took one match of three against Roger Federer. In a recent article by Mark Hodgkinson in the Telegraph, Sampras gives his input on what the current Tennis King is accomplishing.
And as we all know, Federer’s accomplishments are no small matter.
Sampras fully expects Federer to […]
This last year held some memorable tennis moments. Steve Bierley picked out his favorite tennis moments and players of 2007 and the ones to keep an eye on in 2008.
It’s really no surprise Roger Federer made the list as the top tennis personality of 2007. But some of the others on the list are a […]
The wild card playoffs for the Australian Open have been underway the past few days. It’s pretty routine stuff really which is why I haven’t been shooting much attention to it lately. But let’s face it. My recent posts have been too heavily laden with gossipy-marriage hooplah. Boo.
So - tennis. Actual tennis.
Alun Jones’ hopes of […]
Word on the streets is that 12th-ranked WTA player Nicole Vaidisova has filed papers for a marriage license with men’s professional tennis player Radek Stepanek.
Supposedly the announcement will appear Sunday but - once again - it’s that whole People magazine effect. I don’t really care whether it’s true or not. Neither do you probably but […]
These last few entries have been reminiscent of People which will hopefully change soon but for now, tennis star Chris Evert and golfer Greg Norman are gettin’ hitched after their respective divorces.
Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and Norman has had his share of success on the greens of golf courses.
I would wish them […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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