tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 4, 2009, 7:24 pm
I guessed Basel was going to be a Roger Fest, and it hasn’t disappointed me so far! We had that great interview from SI the other day and now this – a phenomenal in-depth chat with Rene...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 4, 2009, 1:22 am
Photo: JP/Ricky Yudhistira The WTA’s final tournament of the year is this week in Bali at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The $600,000 tournament is a kind of consolation year...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 4, 2009, 1:13 am
I just can’t get closure on a tournament until I see the player party video, can you? Here’s the party in Doha. I love Wozniacki’s “brainless ball basher” vs....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 4, 2009, 12:03 am
The Times U.K. reports that Andy Murray has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with German brand adidas, worth over $16,000,000 (£10). Via the adidas press release: adidas has a new addition to its....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 3, 2009, 11:07 pm
The ATP’s latest “Uncovered” features Marian Vajda, Novak Djokovic’s coach and “second father.” Perhaps the deep personal bond between the two explains why Marian....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 3, 2009, 5:16 pm
Roger Federer announced his 2010 schedule via his website. He’s planning to play 18 tournaments and “hopefully” the season ending championships in London. Roger Federer’s 2010....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 3, 2009, 3:44 pm
A lot of interesting stories continue to develop in Tennis Land, so I thought I’d put them all down in one place: Let’s start with some fun stuff. Reporter Matt Cronin via Twitter:...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 7:46 pm
Roger Federer spoke recently to Swiss news magazine Schweizer Illustrierte about some of his favorite things: his twins Myla and Charlene, Mirka and his hair.  I love that the interviewer, Stephanie....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 5:05 pm
That Roger Federer is just so full of himself! After winning his first round match against Olivier Rochus today at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Roger Federer bragged to the hometown crowd...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 1:52 pm
AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani via Daylife Andre Agassi wasn’t the only bald tennis-playing daddy making news this weekend. Ivan Ljubicic told his own inspirational story (minus the meth and hair...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 3:49 am
The Times U.K. is confirming Blick’s report that Roger Federer has hired a new physiotherapist, Frenchman Stéphane Vivier, to be part of his full time team: Federer, the 28-year-old world No 1,...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 3:04 am
True story – while playing tennis today, I overheard a woman on the court next to me say: “Forget the crystal meth, the toupee is the really shocking part!” Agassi’s upcoming.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 2:26 am
photo via Valenciaopen500.com The Valencia Open is an ATP 500 indoor hard court event. This year features a strong field: Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Verdasco, Gilles....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 2, 2009, 1:37 am
He’s back! After over a month off the tour, Roger Federer is taking to his hometown court in Basel and looking to win the Davidoff Swiss Indoors for the fourth time in a row. But the draw is...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 1, 2009, 5:22 pm
Serena Williams beat her sister, 6-2, 7-6 in the finals of the year ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha on Sunday. Serena was undefeated this week and will end the year as the best player in...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 1, 2009, 4:16 am
Marat Safin may be limping off the tour in a couple weeks (WAH!), but he still has the best BS meter in the game. Here are Safin’s thoughts on Andre Agassi’s recent admission (via his...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 1, 2009, 3:38 am
Well, Roger Federer is feeling good. After a month of rest and recovery off the tour, he’s retaking the court at his home tournament  – the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel. Roger’s....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Nov 1, 2009, 3:25 am
It’s Williams vs. Williams in the final of the year ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha. The sisters have played each other over 20 times, are as good as tied in the head-to-head and are....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 29, 2009, 4:14 pm
We’ve been treated to some riveting tennis so far at the WTA’s year ending championships in Doha. Was today’s meeting between Vera Zvonareva and Caroline Wozniacki a tennis match or....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 29, 2009, 3:14 pm
Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, the Williams sisters and others have responded to Andre Agassi’s “shocking” confession that he used crystal meth and lied to the ATP about it after a...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 29, 2009, 1:53 pm
A sweet duo, indeed, Roger Federer is the global ambassador for Swiss chocolate company Lindt. Will Fed Fans have to change their banner to “Federer is Better than Most Chocolate but As Good as....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 29, 2009, 12:19 am
The WTA has a new feature on its website called “Something Completely Different,” which includes players’ answers to “random” press conference questions. The first in...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 28, 2009, 11:24 pm
Dinara Safina’s retirement against Jelena Jankovic and subsequent withdrawal from the year ending championships was Wednesday’s big news out of Doha.  She tapped out in the third game of....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 28, 2009, 12:53 pm
James Blake Uncovered? In some ways, he really has been covered enough (click here for his hilarious “interview” with Stephen Colbert). But it’s nice to hear him talk about the...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 28, 2009, 12:24 pm
Marat Safin and Teimuraz Gabashvili visited an orphanage in St. Petersburg while in town for the St. Petersburg Open. Listen carefully, gals, Marat has a message for you: Hear that? Marat says...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 28, 2009, 1:37 am
Andre Agassi admits in his upcoming autobiography to taking crystal meth while still on tour, testing positive and then duping the ATP into believing his innocence: Via The Times, U.K.: Agassi, now...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 28, 2009, 1:01 am
Photo via www.sonyericsson-championships.com The best thing about the year ending championships is the format – from the very first day you have the best players playing against each other and.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 27, 2009, 3:26 pm
Swiss journalist and Federer-biographer Rene Stauffer did a fantastic interview with Roger Federer’s fitness trainer, Pierre Paganini, published today in the online edition of Tages...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 26, 2009, 6:54 pm
With the WTA’s Year Ending Championships in Doha this week, it seems a fine time to take a look at how the tour’s hyped-up “Roadmap” is working out. If you remember, the...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 26, 2009, 3:14 pm
Too cute for words. And you really can try to pick up more tennis balls than Rafa – click here for the details. I think there should be one of Roger running around for an hour and then showing.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 26, 2009, 3:39 am
Roger Federer was on the Swiss sport show, Sport Dimanche, this Sunday. He hung out for the entire show, answering questions, catching up on football news and watching highlight reels of himself....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 26, 2009, 2:13 am
The WTA’s top players meet up in Doha this week to play the Sony Ericsson Championships. Who will end this crazy season on a high note? Tennis Channel will be showing the bulk of singles and...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 25, 2009, 11:51 pm
REUTERS/Soren Andersson (SWEDEN SPORT TENNIS) via Daylife Marcos Baghdatis won his first ATP title since 2007 on Sunday beating fellow un-seeded player, Olivier Rochus at the Stockholm Open: 6-1,...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 25, 2009, 4:10 pm
Serena and Venus Williams, Dinara Safina and the rest of the WTA’s top eight gathered at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar on Sunday to take part in the Sony Ericsson Year End...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 24, 2009, 3:51 pm
GTT buddy Lorrie sent us these links to Marat Safin’s last press conference at the Kremlin Cup this week (after beating Nikolay Davydenko, Marat went out to Korolev in the second round.) The...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 22, 2009, 6:05 pm
After pulling out of tournaments in Tokyo and Shanghai and spending weeks out of the public eye, Roger Federer resurfaced on Facebook today to announce he’s ready to defend his title next week.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 22, 2009, 1:23 pm
We’re only 5 days away from the start of the WTA Year End Championships a.k.a. the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. And with Jelena Jenkovic progressing to the quarterfinals of the...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 21, 2009, 2:44 pm
If Rafael Nadal is not playing tennis or sailing on a yacht, the next best place to look for him is on the golf course. Rafa was photographed today playing in the Castello Masters Pro-Am at the Club.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 21, 2009, 2:12 pm
There’s an interesting story coming out of the Luxembourg Open today, following Caroline Wozniacki’s first round retirement (hamstring) against local gal Anne Kremer on Tuesday. Wozniacki....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 21, 2009, 1:30 pm
The pickings are a little slim this week in Tennis TV Land. Tennis Channel is showing the WTA play this weekend in Moscow’s Kremlin Cup and the ATP’s final in Stockholm. Click here for...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 21, 2009, 1:06 pm
Some reasons you might want to watch live tennis online this week: Marat Safin playing his last Kremlin Cup, while Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva fight for the final spot in Doha. Baghdatis,...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 20, 2009, 11:55 pm
I love Ivan LJubicic. I love him for being an old dude in a sport of boys. I love his big bald head. I love his intelligence. I love his one handed backhand. I love that he doesn’t suffer...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 20, 2009, 10:15 pm
Tennis chair umpires Gerry Armstrong and Carlos Bernardes share their thoughts on the game and their roles in it: Nice stuff, but where’s Mohamed Lahyani? Maybe he’s getting his very own....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 20, 2009, 1:42 pm
Swedish police detained two tennis players before the Stockholm Open on Sunday for allegedly soliciting prostitutes (via AP): The two men were identified only as foreign citizens. Investigation...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 20, 2009, 1:21 am
I said I would refrain from reading Rafael Nadal’s tealeaves until next season, but Peter Bodo at tennis.com offered this provocative analysis after this weekend’s Shanghai final: So the.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 19, 2009, 2:47 am
The ATP’s calendar was the hot topic in the Shanghai Masters press room last week, but there were plenty of other interesting exchanges, covering everything from sex, sports cars and when the...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 19, 2009, 2:03 am
Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday for the title at the Shanghai Masters. Here are the highlights : I love listening to the crowd’s reactions to every winner! And...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 19, 2009, 1:50 am
Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.  This is Davydenko’s fourth title of the season and his third career Masters title. Watching him...
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 18, 2009, 11:02 pm
The Times U.K. is reporting that the ATP has changed the way players are allowed to use medical timeouts for cramping: “From next year, on the men’s tour at least, any player who cramps.....
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tennis n. posted an article on GOTOTENNIS - Oct 16, 2009, 1:21 pm
We can dream, can’t we? Tennis Night in America! It’s tennis night every night at my house! Big thanks to henryortiz85 for the link If the above doesn’t work, you can try here
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