tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Feb 8, 2012, 2:17 am
REUTERS/Paul Hackett via Daylife Novak Djokovic won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award in London on Monday evening in recognition of his torrid 2011 season. Accompanied by girlfriend Jelena Ristic, Nole worked the event – from red carpet to acceptance speech – like a Hollywood veteran. The ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Feb 7, 2012, 12:36 am
Russia’s Maria Sharapova applauds during a news conference at the draw for Russia’s forthcoming Federation Cup tennis match against Spain in Moscow February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (RUSSIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) GTT contributor Van Sias isn’t surprised that the stars are coming out in ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 29, 2012, 3:46 pm
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife Incredible. Really. How on earth did Novak Djokovic pull this off? I’m not saying the win was a surprise – as they say, Nole now “owns” Rafa in finals on all surfaces – but it sure was surprising how he did it:  5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5. The ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 28, 2012, 6:03 pm
AP Photo/Rick Rycroft via Daylife Wow, what a performance from Victoria Azarneka, whooping former champ and former No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 for the Australian Open title and the World No. 1 ranking. Given Maria’s repuration as a fighter, and the general feeling that first time finalists don�...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 26, 2012, 7:39 am
AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill via Daylife Ahhhhh. . . .for the first few games it was all so sweet for Fed fans. Roger was playing flawless tennis. Rafa was shanking, playing a bit tentatively. Then, at 4-2 up, Roger hit a few funny shots – netted a volley, hit an inside in forehand a bit wide,
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 26, 2012, 3:39 am
GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife We just watched the women semifinalists play six sets of nervy, dramatic, up and down tennis. Sharapova finally took the match from Petra Kvitova, overcoming the usual double faults and streaky tennis to get to that final victory shriek. As a late-blooming Mash...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 25, 2012, 5:06 pm
For all those who missed this endearing ESPN video interview with Rod Laver and Roger Federer. Unfortunately the audio cuts out at the end. but you get the point. Enjoy!
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 24, 2012, 4:47 am
Wow! Roger played a spectacular quarterfinal match vs. Juan Martin Del Potro in Melbourne. It was billed as a dogfight and instead we got a ballet. How fitting that Federer played his 1000th match (winning his 2000th set in the process) on his own high falootin’ terms. It’s 2:15am where I am and...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 23, 2012, 12:17 pm
Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images via Daylife It’s been a dramatic few days in Melbourne, topped off yesterday with some big upsets. A few random thoughts and feelings: A second week without Serena and Jo-Wilfried? As the crowd watching Almagro vs. Berdych (the jerk) would say: Boooo!  (Though h...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 20, 2012, 10:36 pm
Photo by SMP Images via DavisCup.com So, have you been enjoying the matches Down Under? I’m still getting my head around the first week, mulling over everything from Andy Roddick’s retirement to the Nalbandian vs. Isner marathon. That’s the killer thing about Grand Slam tennis – an epic seco...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 20, 2012, 4:58 am
Bernard Tomic’s goldcoast model girlfriend Donay Meijer. A 21 year old pharmacy student and model. The pair started dating about six months ago after meeting through friends. Donay has apparently turned her back on full-time modelling to concentrate on graduating as a chemist. Whether or not he wi...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 17, 2012, 12:14 am
AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI via Daylife.com Discord at the top! Players’ Council Coup! Tennis strike! In a rare show of public disagreement, Player Council Vice President Rafael Nadal has vented his frustrations with President and Gentleman-in-Chief, Roger Federer to the press Down Under. The ever...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 14, 2012, 1:50 pm
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife I’m on the road this weekend, and was scolded on the plane yesterday morning for peeking at the Australian Open draw on my iPhone too close to take off. Sigh. I had to wait until I landed to log back in, and immediately started taking notes on the back ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 11, 2012, 2:52 am
FREE LIVE STREAMING: 2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012 Australian Open Live Streaming on AustralianOpen.com AustralianOpen.com will be offering free live streaming content for the qualifying round and on demand content. Also they will be offering archived matches and other on demand content on AOTV.   2012...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 11, 2012, 2:52 am
2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN TV SCHEDULE Tennis’ first Major of 2012, The Australian Open will be broadcast on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel in the US. Play begins in Melbourne with a 12.5-hour telecast on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel starting Sunday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 pm ET. Late-night marathons will continue thro...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 1:04 pm
Roger Federer’s 2012 Australian Open Nike outfit. Roger’s in all red this year. He’ll definitely pop on the Oz blue courts. Nice to see Roger back in collared polo’s. via Nike
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 1:02 pm
Rafael Nadal’s 2012 Australian Open Nike outfit. Rafa’s definitely matching the Oz Open’s color palette. Probably Nike’s best attempt so far. Still Team Freaky gives it a “meh”   via Nike
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 12:55 pm
Novak Djokovic’s 2012 Australian Open Sergio Tacchini outfit This is Nole’s rumored outfit. The pinstripe on the collars are always a nice detail from Sergio Tachini, but Nole’s choice of pattern on the shirt is borderline “Ed Hardy”.       via Deportologo
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 12:46 pm
You say tomato, I say tomato. So Adidas says with Caroline Wozniacki’s new Stella McCartney Tomato Red dress. Me likes. Caro’s got that million dollar smile. No wonder Adidas picked her as the Stella McCartney girl. Hey Adidas, Photoshop much? Caro’s legs and face look like a waxy mannequin. v...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 12:45 pm
Serena Williams’ 2012 Australian Open Nike outfit. Another snoozer from Nike. This looks like a variation of the “same old same old” for Serena. via Nike
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Jan 10, 2012, 12:39 pm
Maria Sharapova’s 2012 Australian Open Nike outfit.   I big “meh” from team Freaky. Maybe even a little “zzz” sprinkled on top too. via Nike
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 31, 2011, 2:10 pm
Tennis Live Streaming: 2011 Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors/ 2011 Valencia Open TennisTV will be providing premium tennis live streaming for the 2011 Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors/ 2011 Valencia Open TennisTV is $19.99 per month or pay $129.95 per year and save $110. TennisTV streams official live video...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 31, 2011, 2:09 pm
TENNIS TV SCHEDULE: 2011 BASEL SWISS INDOORS/ VALENCIA OPEN Happy Halloween GTT peeps! The 2011 Davidoff Swiss Indoors and 2011 Valencia Open will be broadcast on the Tennis Channel starting Tuesday. To catch the action earlier, check out our live streaming options. *All times ET Tuesday, November 1...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 31, 2011, 1:43 pm
Photo via WTATennis.com Being out of town this week on business and quite a bit of pleasure (congrats, Nadia and Rick!) made it difficult to keep up with the WTA year end action in Istanbul. Reading up on the final, it sounds like an exciting and fitting ending to a wild season: two established yet&...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 25, 2011, 3:43 am
Photo by Getty Images via WTATennis.com The top ladies of the WTA are in Turkey this week for their Year End Championships. As the tournament begins in Istanbul, the country and the world are rightly focused on a spot about 700 miles to the east, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday. Al...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 16, 2011, 11:12 pm
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images via Daylife.com Another weekend, another title for Andy Murray in Asia. He beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters final. This win guarantees that he’ll overtake Roger Federer for the No. 3 ranking – at least for now. It’s with not just a littl...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 9, 2011, 9:41 pm
Andy Murray (L) and his brother Jamie raise their trophy after their win over Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic and Filip Polasek of Slovakia at the Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo October 9, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) I caught the Rafael Nadal vs. Andy M...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 3, 2011, 8:01 pm
Autumn is a bitter season for our sport. As soon as the final media frenzy fizzles in NYC, a year’s worth of simmering frustrations and tensions start bubbling to the surface like air pockets in a waterlogged hardcourt. I get cranky about Andy Murray, Federer succumbs to “nagging” injuries, an...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 3, 2011, 2:56 am
Andy Murray of Britain waves to fans after his win over Michael Berrer of Germany during their second round match at the Thailand Open 2011 tennis tournament in Bangkok September 29, 2011 . REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Sorry guys, I’m on a bit of an enforced hiatus. ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 21, 2011, 2:25 am
Roger Federer of Switzerland waves after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Gosh, it must be fun to wake up as Roger Federer. The dudes’s just going about his business, playing te...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 20, 2011, 12:56 am
Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic via DavisCup.com Sure, go ahead and bash him, but I really do think that Pete Bodo “brings it” on a regular basis. Here’s his pithy observations on the last weekend of Davis Cup action via Tennis.com: In an astonishing show of either superiority or hubris, the Serbs ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 19, 2011, 12:19 am
Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic via DavisCup.com I’m so sorry, dear readers, that during this entire weekend of Davis Cup drama the top story on GTT was “Serena Booty Dance.” Such is the danger of running a news site all by your lonesome – you never know when life is going to make you hit the ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 13, 2011, 3:44 pm
Rich at DownTheLine just posted this amazing video of Serena Wiliams shaking her booty. But looks like Serena’s PR is yanking these off YouTube fast and furious. So enjoy while its still up! Serena you crack me up!
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 13, 2011, 3:25 am
Rafael Nadal of Spain watches Novak Djokovic of Serbia hold up the Championship Trophy after the Men’s Final in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 12, 2011. Djokovic defeats Nadal 6-2,6-4,7-6,6-1. U...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 12, 2011, 4:20 am
Samantha Stosur of Australia holds the Championship Trophy after defeating Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3 in the Women’s Final in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 11, 2011. UPI/John Angelillo It may not...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 11, 2011, 9:25 pm
Oh, Serena. Always something controversial going on in her matches at the 2011 US Open women’s final. Serena screamed a “Haaa!” as she hit a screaming forehand before the point was even over. On live-streaming, during change of ends Serena goes on to say to the umpire: “If we are ever walkin...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 11, 2011, 3:09 pm
Serena Williams reacts after match point in her semifinal match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 10, 2011. Williams defeated Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4. UPI/John Ang...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 10, 2011, 4:32 pm
Roger Federer of Switzerland, third seed, reacts as he wins the first set against Novak Djokovic of Serbia, first seed, during their semifinal match at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2011 in New York. UPI/Monika Graff Is this a new thing you like to do in your old&...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 9, 2011, 3:57 am
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a forehand to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in their quarterfinal match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2011. Federer defeated Tsonga 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. UPI/John ...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 6, 2011, 1:37 pm
The outraged comments on Youtube are pretty hilarious. Lighten up, people! I’m sure Rafa can laugh about it. He was laughing at himself after the fact. Post-match cramping seems to be the tennis equivalent of stubbing one’s toe. Painful, but no big deal – unless you do it in front of a crowd o...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 6, 2011, 2:42 am
Mardy Fish reacts after losing a point in his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on day 8 in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 5, 2011. Williams defeated Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4. UPI/John Angelillo...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 6, 2011, 2:40 am
2011 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 9: SATURDAY, SEPT 6 *All times ET Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM Men’s Singles – 4th Round Donald Young(USA)vs. Andy Murray(GBR)[4] Men’s Singles – 4th Round Gilles Muller(LUX)vs. Rafael Nadal(ESP)[2] Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 PM Men’s Singles – 4th Round Davi...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 4, 2011, 10:24 pm
Rafael Nadal cramps up during his post match press interview after a long hot humid match against David Nalbanian. Mary Joe Fernandez speaks with Rafael Nadal after his legs cramped up during his post game press conference. Five minutes later, Nadal returned to say he was fine. As if nothing had hap...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 4, 2011, 1:40 pm
Wow, Roger’s been flying under the radar in NYC more than his twins have. First we had Myla and Charlene Federer posing with a fashion icon, now we have a veritable family album of photos from Central Park. I love how they get down and dirty in the sand lot – now that looks like
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 4, 2011, 1:40 am
Roger Federer of Switzerland, third seed, reacts as he struggles against Marin Cilic of Croatia in third-round action at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 3, 2011 in New York. UPI/Monika Graff It was a pretty spectacular line-up on Arthur Ashe stadium today, don’t cha t...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 4, 2011, 12:40 am
Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images via Daylife Per the NYTimes, the US Open issued a rare, NFL-style injury report on Saturday due to the record number of retirements at this year’s tournament. As of today, there have been 14 player tap outs during matches – including Tomas Berdych (shoulder) and...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 3, 2011, 3:33 am
  2011 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 6: SATURDAY, SEPT 3 *All times ET Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM Women’s Singles – 3rd Round Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[1]vs. Vania King(USA) Not Before:1:00 PM Men’s Singles – 3rd Round Roger Federer(SUI)[3]vs. Marin Cilic(CRO)[27] Not Before:3:00 PM Women’s S...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 2, 2011, 2:06 pm
It was literally “blink and you miss it” in terms of Roger Federer’s straight set thumping of Dudi Sela yesterday. I think ESPN showed a total of 3 minutes of Roger time – 2 of those featured him signing autographs. Ah, well, I guess that’s the price we pay for having a bumper crop of
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 2, 2011, 1:04 pm
2011 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY 5: FRIDAY, SEPT 2 *All times ET Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 AM Women’s Singles – 3rd Round Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP)[30]vs. Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[2] In Progress Not Before:1:00 PM Women’s Singles – 3rd Round Flavia Pennetta(ITA)[26]vs. Maria Sharapova(RUS)[3] Me...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Sep 1, 2011, 6:38 pm
Forget the tweener. How about “Under-the-butt-mid-air-lop-shot”. What say you Roger Federer?
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