After my little display of drama earlier today about Maria Sharapova assuming the number one spot, I figure I should talk about something inane and arbitrary. So let’s talk about license plates.
I’ve never been the type to have some flashy specialty license plate on my vehicle. Perhaps because I don’t drive a particularly flashy set […]
Well, now I’m pissed. Yesterday, Justine Henin retired. I wasn’t mad or upset - maybe a little disappointed, but I wasn’t ticked. Now I am. I’ll be the first to say that I didn’t know how rankings worked when someone abruptly retired. Let me see - when was the last time a world number one […]
In the wake of Justine Henin’s retirement earlier today, everything else pales in comparison. Even the fact that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are still going strong in the hunt for the Hamburg Masters title.
Federer blew past Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3 to reach the third round. Nadal struggled a bit with Potito Starace but finally […]
It’s official: Justine Henin has retired from professional tennis.
In a news conference Wednesday, the world No. 1 announced her retirement, effective immediately. Her retirement comes just before the French Open, a slam she has won four times. Hmm - I distinctly remember talking about Henin thinking about retirement about a week ago.
“It’s the end of […]
With the noose of its budget tightening around its throat, Arizona State cut three men’s programs: tennis, swimming and wrestling. Oh…and the cut of the programs also handily keeps ASU in agreement with Title IX. Darn lucky how that worked out.
But pretend that just wasn’t put out there. I don’t want to have this huge […]
Well, did we ever have any doubt? I’m actually a little surprised the WTA compromised with Maria Sharapova about the photo shoot before the Italian Open which began yesterday. Obviously this should be a lesson to all of us: don’t underestimate the negotiating powers of a Russian raised in America.
Sharapova haggled with the WTA until […]
I’d love to share about my tennis escapades as a child, but I can’t. I didn’t play tennis until after I had flown the coop. I was fascinated with the sport, but tennis was so far from being a big deal in my hometown that it wasn’t even a deal at all.
So what does a […]
Well, the Rome Masters finally saw a complete match played after several of the tour’s top players withdrew because of injuries. Novak Djokovic came from a set down (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) to beat Stanislas Wawrinka in the Rome Masters final.
The victory was Djoko’s 10th career title It also puts him 310 points behind second-ranked Rafael […]
You can’t please all the people all the time, and a lot of times, it seems like you can’t please hardly anyone any of the time. And right now, it’s the Spaniards who aren’t happy.
Spanish tennis officials chose Madrid as the site for the Davis Cup semifinal with the United States. Players - including Rafael […]
The latest in a growing number of brushes with the law is Paul Hanley, Australia’s top-ranked doubles player. Hanley was released on bail in London after being detained with accusations of date-raping a woman outside of his home near Wimbledon.
The incident supposedly occured in early March and with Hanley’s recent bail posted, the British tabloids […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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