oh speaking of Wet Rafa, I know a certain fab chiquita who has a pair of signed undies for her very own...I offered my second pair to my son to actually wear and he said "are you crazy?" I replied, "If you had a signed von Persie jersey would you wear it?" He said, "HELL NO." I guess I don't get this autograph thing.

ZOMG! FD is back! I'm so happy C! It must be fun to let your fingertips rip over the keys without having to 'check' yourself, no? Happy Christmas to you and safe travels to OZ. I hope you can do some livechats from the AO. They are the best! xoxo

It just occurred to me that the journos that were whining about "bloggers" with press passes are looking pretty stupid right now. hee.

Perfect!

Cnote, Such exciting news -- and mad props to SI for recognizing your talent. You have a unique voice (irreverant, opinionated, bawdy and super smart) that makes following tennis with you so much fun. And most of all, your genuine love of the players (well, most of them) is contagious. I just hope the suits don't have any ideas about reigning in your outrageousness too much. So you've made it to the show - and it is so well deserved! Can't wait to see you in New York. Does this mean you will be moving here? *hopes*

I want that baby! Cnote, who is she???

I love twitter and my Cnote withdrawal would have been fierce if she hadn't been tweeting. The live blog from Paris was awesome too. I've never cared to visit Paris and love that you and I are simpatico on that city. I know I wouldn't do well there. So glad you're back and had a great time. Can't wait to hear about all the highs and lows.

I love that she wears skimpy bikinis too. She does rock that booty. However, I'm not crazy about the smushed up boobs. I, personally, hate that look. Maybe guys and gays won't agree with me.

What a great attitude she has! I hope she beats this and comes back soon! She's only 22. She'll lick this and come back better than ever. Best wishes, Alisa

that is so awesome. SHE is so beautiful. *goosebumps* Yeah, hope the wta gets a new one on the air ASAP. Pete's post on the women's final is excellent. worth a read. I think you'll like the sentiment.

oh and adding to the mental fatigue is having to deal with the french crowds who want you to lose.

totally agree with Beatriz about the mental fatigue. I mean, right now Nole owns Rafa and I don't think Rafa is too happy about. He runs over to Nole and hugs him at IW and by the time they were shaking hands at the net in Rome? No huggies. I want a Rafa/Nole final and I want Rafa to win.

Josh took off? oh sadness! I know you've had a horrid couple of days but I'm most upset about Josh...I hope he's okay ;)

Great write up on Madrid, Cnote. Thanks. Sounds like a fabulous city. Was DonkeyGrooming with you? *hugs* donkeygrooming.

You think the stringer had a defective batch of strings? How is it possible to break 9 strings in a match? Because if the string isn't defective, then it's one lousy string!

I totally fell in love with Tipsy watching this. Spot on impersonation of Nole. Comedy gold. I wonder if there are any other players he could do? I mean imitate.

WOW. What a great weekend. Ajde Serbia! Hope all the warm and fuzzies spill over and Ana and JJ can be friends again.

I like Andy's fro. And I hate the French crowds since I hate booing in general. I'm still pissed at them for booing Rafa twice. Once when he retired at the french masters and then when he walked off court after losing to Soderling. So, yeah, I don't like French crowds.

that's what I was thinking. "Where's my $$$?"

I think Barcelona means alot to him. He considers it his home tournament and he's won 5 times. I'm glad he's playing since he likes it there. He's nothing if not loyal. I'm hoping he drops Madrid but it's a mandatory and it's in Spain. So that leaves Rome? What happens if a player w/d's due to injury? He'd still be sacrificing 1000 pts. right? He said in his post MC presser that this time of year - through Wimby - is his crunch time. Hope he can manage it all without burning out.

Safe trip, Cnote. And thanks for all the Miami coverage. Looking forward to your wrap up when you have the time. I was also surprised to see Rafa so tired but who knows? Maybe he didn't get adequate rest. Happy for Nole that he won the IW/Miami double.

I keep reading that moniker as Exposababe. It's fitting.

Whoa nelly, dramiami in miami!!! Nice sleuthing Cnote! Tara B. said it all for me. Pete had a bad day. I worry that he's a little jaded or overextended or both. But what he's done for bloggers in getting them credentialed at tournies has been huge. And if it wasn't for his tennisworld blog, I never would have hopped on a plane and gone out to IW last year and again this year. Jesus, I went to the WTF's in London! I've plowed thousands of bucks into the 'tennis economy' as a direct result of reading TW and Forty Deuce. So all those TD's out there should be rolling out the red carpet for you Courtney. Keep up the great work.

Courtney Note - Voice of Reason Well said. This could be nothing. All this catastrophizing isn't going to help anyone. Is Andy planning on playing any of the clay tournies before RG?

these two are so totally adorable I can't even stand it.