Because it’s March Madness, I didn’t watch tennis today. That was mistake number one. (How was I supposed to ditch my team when they needed me most, though?) Mardy Fish. Remember that name, because he beat Roger Federer in straight sets at the Pacific Life Open 6-3, 6-2.
Yeah - you read that right. Wow. Crazy.
Fish’s […]
Some players had a little easier time getting into the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open than Rafael Nadal did. Roger Federer is staying true to form beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-4. The good news for Federer is that Tommy Haas gave Andy Murray his ticket out of the tournament in a three-set match. Murray […]
It was one heck of a match. 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 victory to Rafael Nadal over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Pacific Life Open. I was on the edge of the couch, biting my nails, shouting at the television. My roommate walks into the house, sees me nearly apoplectic and asks, “Is that Wedgie Man playing?” referring to Nadal.
Why yes, […]
Several others did what Roger Federer could not: they advanced at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero handily in two sets (6-2, 6-4). Rafael Nadal had to come from a set down to defeat Philipp Kohlschreiber and Novak Djokovic easily worked over Marin Cilic in straight sets.
Djokovic voiced what so many others […]
When I first saw the name of this tournament, I thought it said “ABN Amor.” For those who don’t know - “amor” means love in Spanish. Then I looked closer and realized I was just stupid.
Rafael Nadal, the last remaining seeded player in the draw got the pink slip by Andreas Seppi in a 6-3, […]
Yay! Rafael Nadal will be playing for Spain in the Davis Cup tie with Germany.
That’s nice. Now why did there have to be a huge deal made about Nadal playing? Complete with a comment from Nadal and everything: “Right now I’m with Tommy (Robredo) and at Indian Wells I’ll go with David Ferrer to prepare […]
I think I’ve touched on this before, but I’ve harped on widely popular professional athletes for being wrapped up in their own worlds. Basically - a lot of them are jerks. Is that a blanket statement? Yes. Am I aware there are plenty of nice professional athletes out there? You betcha.
Rafael Nadal launched a foundation […]
I think rankings can really get in the way sometimes. As a player, if you get too caught up in where you sit in the top 10 - or the fact that you’re sitting outside the top 10 - it can take your focus off of where it really needs to be.
After the Australian Open, […]
I have been dying to write about the 2008 Popcorn Tennis Awards but it has been overshadowed by things like Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova winning Australian Open titles. Like that is a big deal or something.
(By the way - the “t” on my keyboard is being a bit obstinate and not wanting to work […]
The chips are in and the cards are down. The fortnight at the Australian Open is a closed book, but there are 10 moments from Down Under that were pretty special.
10. No Americans at the Australian Open past the quarterfinals.
I should take that back. There was one American who lost in the semifinals and that […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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