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Congratulations! I bet SI has the best typewriters a blogger could wish for. They're lucky to have you.
Commented Aug 22, 2011 on Programming Alert: Major Label Debut. at Forty Deuce
Programming Alert: Major Label Debut.
And if I made a fool, if I made a fool, if I made a fool On the road, there's always this And if I'm sewn into submission I can still come home to this Man. The world is weird. And sometimes, it can surprise you. I've been hired by SI.com as a contributing blogger. This post has been, oddl...
How BIG are those dancers? They dwarf Novak.
Commented Aug 4, 2011 on I Can't Get Past The Tie. at Forty Deuce
I Can't Get Past The Tie.
Stay away, Katie. The kid don't need no personality audit.
Man. What good is it having an IQ of 175 if you can't even pull names out of a bowl in the right order?
Commented Jul 23, 2011 on I Don't Want To Talk About It. at Forty Deuce
I Don't Want To Talk About It.
Marion was on-hand to help out with the Stanford draw and, honestly, I can't deal with it right now. Potential 3R Serena/Masha? Masha/Dani 2R? Ana in Marion's quarter? Sam and Sabine, who are playing dubs, possibly clashing in the 2R? And, of course, Vika having a cake draw to the semis...
Thank you, I really appreciate that.
Commented Jul 20, 2011 on Are There Internet Jizz Moppers? There Should Be. at Forty Deuce
Are There Internet Jizz Moppers? There Should Be.
Please watch this video. It is a visual rendering of what it was like to be on Twitter today when pretty much everything that was unexpected and mildly awesome (at least in an entertaining way) happened and we all got to hoot, holler, and snackle together. It was a collective internetgasm, the...
Please, please, someone write a transcript of the Pico video. I will heart you forever.
Commented Jul 20, 2011 on Are There Internet Jizz Moppers? There Should Be. at Forty Deuce
Are There Internet Jizz Moppers? There Should Be.
Please watch this video. It is a visual rendering of what it was like to be on Twitter today when pretty much everything that was unexpected and mildly awesome (at least in an entertaining way) happened and we all got to hoot, holler, and snackle together. It was a collective internetgasm, the...
Really going to miss her on the tour--she is so talented. I wish her the best in her treatment.
Commented Jul 15, 2011 on Sucks To Be You, Cancer. at Forty Deuce
Sucks To Be You, Cancer.
If you follow Kleybs at all (and really, don't we all? She's one of the most dangerous of floaters at any tournament), you know that she's had to withdraw from a number of tournaments this Spring and Summer, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Well today's her 22nd birthday, and she took the...
Bepa's coach is wearing an RF shirt? And here I thought Sergey had the worst possible taste in t-shirts.
Commented May 19, 2011 on Pic This: A Final Look at Madrid. at Forty Deuce
Pic This: A Final Look at Madrid.
This hostel's internet is blazin' and I'm abusin'. Here we go. That is some incredible CoachFace. Now *that* is quite the combination. Obligatory Rafa pic. Because I had to climb a fence to take it. Ditto to Pico. Piotr, Petko, and HEIIIIIIIIIINZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. You lovely ...
This post reminds me that I totally forgot to launch my hate campaign over the 2009 Hopman Cup final. It's not too late for that, right? Maybe I'll wait for this to die down to make sure my tweets get through.
Commented Apr 19, 2011 on Think Before You Tweet. at Forty Deuce
Think Before You Tweet.
You realize your avatar is you with a ball in your mouth, right? Just checking. So...Domi was kind of excited securing a point when Ana was forced to retire in tears due to her abdominal injury on Sunday. Eyewitness accounts describe her as celebrating like a fucktard while Ana was busy cryi...
http://gawker.com/#!5792583/dilbert-creator-pretends-to-be-his-own-biggest-fan-on-message-boards
Commented Apr 15, 2011 on Aliases and Trolling and IP Addresses, Oh My! at Forty Deuce
Aliases and Trolling and IP Addresses, Oh My!
I honestly think it's kinda funny how people have taken to emailing Boyfriend in order to get his thoughts on this Journo/Blogger kerfluffle. You guys! I don't call him Boyfriend Jon for nothing! Of course he wouldn't disappoint: There has been much debate on Twitter among tennis journalists...
Jon Wertheim repeatedly shows himself to be rational and articulate. Did you know he went to Yale for undergrad and has a JD from Penn? I promise this isn't him using a fake account, I just really respect him. I'm using Firefox so you know I'm not lying.
Commented Apr 13, 2011 on Aliases and Trolling and IP Addresses, Oh My! at Forty Deuce
Aliases and Trolling and IP Addresses, Oh My!
I honestly think it's kinda funny how people have taken to emailing Boyfriend in order to get his thoughts on this Journo/Blogger kerfluffle. You guys! I don't call him Boyfriend Jon for nothing! Of course he wouldn't disappoint: There has been much debate on Twitter among tennis journalists...
Not stolen, liberated! Otherwise, great comment.
Commented Apr 1, 2011 on Please. Don't Let the Facts Get In The Way of Your Journalisming. at Forty Deuce
Please. Don't Let the Facts Get In The Way of Your Journalisming.
So Petko's blowing up. We all know this. Yesterday she got the Pete Bodo treatment. Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking, but surprisingly, no, he did not describe her as being "strong like a Munich beer wench." I know. I was shocked, too. It was actually a very nice, positive take ...
I'll say it again, Forty Deuce is the Daily Show of tennis news. This is exactly the kind of oversight needed, especially in the midst of a super-obnoxious Twitter debate about "real" media vs. bloggers.
And having just re-read your Petkovic piece in USA TODAY (which, by the way, has wider circulation than the publications some of the "real" journos write for), I have to say how well-written that article was.
Keep up the good work.
Commented Mar 31, 2011 on Please. Don't Let the Facts Get In The Way of Your Journalisming. at Forty Deuce
Please. Don't Let the Facts Get In The Way of Your Journalisming.
So Petko's blowing up. We all know this. Yesterday she got the Pete Bodo treatment. Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking, but surprisingly, no, he did not describe her as being "strong like a Munich beer wench." I know. I was shocked, too. It was actually a very nice, positive take ...
I can't believe either Tsonga or Dolgo has to turn around and play a match later this afternoon--against Rafa, of all people. It's only Tuesday, they couldn't move it to tomorrow?
Rain in Miami? That sucks. You know where it never rains? Indian Wells.
Commented Mar 29, 2011 on Pfft. Tennis Players Aren't Athletes. at Forty Deuce
Pfft. Tennis Players Aren't Athletes.
Rain washed out play late last night, postponing Ana's fourth round match against Kim andcutting short the ridiculous shotmaking on display between Jo and Dolly at 76 46 23. Watch that clip until the end. The athleticism of each of these guys is off the charts, which is particularly fun in li...
So awesome. Cannot compute. Also thrilled about her win today, so glad to see a player step up and take a big win.
Commented Mar 29, 2011 on Yes, Petko. Forty Have. at Forty Deuce
Yes, Petko. Forty Have.
So Petko has a nickname for me: "Forty". I feel like this is such cosmic justice for the fact that I run a blog that revolves around nicknames. Anyway, not only did she bring it up during our interview earlier in the week, but she's hellbent on actually using it whenever she sees me. This w...
I have no interest in soccer beyond organizing office pools for the World Cup, but I am totally obsessed with this Hope Match for Japan. The pictures of the the players holding hands with children might be the best thing I've ever seen. And that photo of Andy's high five fail (on every page of the SE Open website today) reminds me of this: http://4gifs.com/gallery/d/73337-2/Seacrest_highfives_blindguy.gif
Well played, tennis.
Commented Mar 25, 2011 on Footie Filarity. at Forty Deuce
Footie Filarity.
The boys took the footie pitch last night for a charity footie match organized by Novak and Kei to benefit Japan. It was great fun and if you missed the stream that was commentated by a random dude who had no idea who any of the tennis players were, let's just say that much like the above pic...
Good, so long as we've got that clear. I was afraid you were slagging off IW. But this post is like second on your blog right now so I guess it's much less important to you than Ed Hardy.
Commented Mar 23, 2011 on The Heat Is On. at Forty Deuce
The Heat Is On.
You gotta ask before you use my tweets, dude. After a very restless five-hour red-eye flight from SFO to Ft. Lauderdale, a quick 30-minutes train ride to Miami, and another 30-minutes of lovely chauffering by Victoria, I found myself at the very purple, very exciting, Sony Ericsson Open, a tou...
You will never convert me! Indian Wells forever. Can you sleep in the grass outside a Bombay Sapphire tent? No! That is Corona tent behavior.
Commented Mar 23, 2011 on The Heat Is On. at Forty Deuce
The Heat Is On.
You gotta ask before you use my tweets, dude. After a very restless five-hour red-eye flight from SFO to Ft. Lauderdale, a quick 30-minutes train ride to Miami, and another 30-minutes of lovely chauffering by Victoria, I found myself at the very purple, very exciting, Sony Ericsson Open, a tou...
Seriously? Do you really not get the concept that the most recently posted story goes at the top of the page? Which means she posted about Novak's win before she wrote about doubles? And who are you to question someone's allegiances? This is why we can't have nice things.
Commented Mar 21, 2011 on Double the Giggles, Double the Fun. at Forty Deuce
Double the Giggles, Double the Fun.
One of the biggest stories to come out of this year's BNP Paribas Open is how the doubles competition seemed to overtake the tournament. You had the top four players playing with their countrymen, blitzing well-established doubles teams to make the latter rounds. Fans were lapping it up. Th...
Co-sign. They should give C Note $50 per day for the caf.
Commented Mar 16, 2011 on Fight On. at Forty Deuce
Fight On.
What I wouldn't give for my favorite players to have Shahar and Frank's fight, resolve, and resourcefulness. The two fought for over 2 hours and 45 minutes in the searing afternoon heat, with Shahar coming out on top. She's got a chance to break into the top 10 here. Fran didn't have it...
I thought you meant Kazakhstan got robbed like they should have won but didn't. Never occurred to me that meant robbed as in had all their stuff stolen. How much cash are those dudes keeping in their hotel rooms?
Commented Mar 8, 2011 on Required Reading at Forty Deuce
Required Reading
Chris Chase with a fun interview with Caro. I agree, it's spelled with a "q". GHETTO CINDERELLA?????????????? WTF. Memo to idiots: "Ghetto" is not a synonym for "Black". How's this for a sign of the times: Australia will host the Ukraine in Melbourne ON CLAY. Emma Carmichael at Deadspin on t...
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Mar 4, 2011
Yes. Want.
Commented Mar 4, 2011 on The 10 Best IW Pictures Taken By Steph, According To...ME. at Forty Deuce
The 10 Best IW Pictures Taken By Steph, According To...ME.
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Soon soon soon! Can't wait!
Commented Mar 4, 2011 on Five Awesome Videos I Captured At Indian Wells. at Forty Deuce
Five Awesome Videos I Captured At Indian Wells.
Nole playing soccer in 2008. Nole makes Viktor walk like a dog. Apologies for the cackling. But you would have, too. Tracey and I say goodbye to Marat after he played his last career match at Indian Wells. Tracey, being awesome, makes him smile. In part of a long-running series of ...
Ah, Marat. Gone but not forgotten. And the golf cart video will never get old.
Commented Mar 3, 2011 on Five Awesome Videos I Captured At Indian Wells. at Forty Deuce
Five Awesome Videos I Captured At Indian Wells.
Nole playing soccer in 2008. Nole makes Viktor walk like a dog. Apologies for the cackling. But you would have, too. Tracey and I say goodbye to Marat after he played his last career match at Indian Wells. Tracey, being awesome, makes him smile. In part of a long-running series of ...
"Be happy you have a head for that hat, Daveed." Add that to my list of favorite Forty Deuce photo captions.
Commented Feb 28, 2011 on Hats Off! at Forty Deuce
Hats Off!
And rounding out the weekend of awesomeness, Daveed cemented his spot in "the Conversation" taking out the en fuego Nico (who was going for his third straight title on the red dirt) in three sets to successfully defend his title in Acapulco. This is definitely Daveed's best start to a season....
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