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Parisislush
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Right, that's it. I'm definitely going to Eastbourne next year. It's a scandal that I live in London and have never been.
Good luck with the queue tomorrow. Take your own sandwiches/vodka.
Q.
Blah blah blah, no internet in Eastbourne, blah blah blah, back in London, blah blah blah, lots of catching up to do, I know. So now that we've exchanged pleasantries... WHAT'S UP GUYS! Here's my quick recap: Eastbourne was really trule awesome. One of my favorite tournaments. Shared a bottle ...
OK. This. Because throughout the FO, the BBC were convinced that the new Babolat balls would basically drive Rafa to suicide. Mind you, they spent the first 4 days arguing about whether the balls were heavier or lighter. And Rafa got his shit together against Sod and just went from there. So I'm going to trust Martina on this one.
Navs Speaks!
Martina Navratilova is in Birmingham this weekend and she gave a quick presser to talk, well, about anything and everything. She thinks the grass season should be longer, suggested we bring a jacket to Wimbledon, compared herself to a dolphin (75% play, 25% looking for food) and said that the...
Yeah! The translation I got was that Feli is 'nice and the best looking player on tour'. From what I saw of it on my stream the presentation ceremony was awesome.
Pic This: The One.
(Pic: Getty)
I think I misread #2 first time round. Looking at it again it definitely fits better. Especially now, with the knowledge that Sod did indeed get beaten by Delpo.
Pic This: Keep Looking, Boys.
Sod and Jo took the seas in search of their games. Jo didn't exactly find his. We'll see what Sod's got. He gets Delpo tomorrow. Meep! (Pic: Getty)
In this context, I'm going for definition #1 on the list.
Pic This: Keep Looking, Boys.
Sod and Jo took the seas in search of their games. Jo didn't exactly find his. We'll see what Sod's got. He gets Delpo tomorrow. Meep! (Pic: Getty)
Um, Cahill's two-timing Andy before they've even gotten to first base? Yes, yes, I know Darren's married to Adidas anyway. But we all know she doesn't understand.
Required Reading.
And it's too late to apologize... Hannah Wilks, aka the genius behind New Balls, Please, is in Estoril for Tennis.com. Read her great Postcards from Portugal here. DYoung speaks. Tip of the cap to TSF's keen eye. Whoa. Stevie Tigs got himself a new pic and talks Goolia and Rafa. And his new ...
See you in London! (Not that I know you. Or am a stalker. No.)
EuroTrip.
Hopping on a flight to Madrid in, oh, three hours. I'll only be hitting the Madrid tournament for a day or two and then off to Barcelona for some vacationing. All that is to say, blogging/tweeting will be light until I can figure out connectivity issues. But don't you fret you weirdo FD addic...
The general British press knows he exists, but kind of like in that way where you hear your friend went on a blind date and the bloke ended up lifting her handbag and doing a runner while she was at the bar buying drinks. You've never met the blind date and you don't know what he looks like, but everyone you know is making a big deal out of it and cussing the bloke's name because your friend is always this gullible and everyone just wants her to find a normal boyfriend already. But if someone were to turn round to you and say "Oh God, remember Bob Smith? Guess what he's done now", you'd be thinking, "Bob Smith...okay, give me a minute".
So, yeah, no one outside tennis knows Donald Young exists.
"Fuck" Is a Warning *And* An Invitation For Public Shaming.
P Mac takes the opportunity to set the record straight on DYoung. Which...I still think is weird. I mean, other than using this as an opportunity to send a message to all the USTA youngsters, what's the point? Why throw this kid (ok, he's not a kid, he's 21 years old) under the bus and air ou...
I want to see Andy walking down the streets of Dunblane looking like this, like a BAMF. Someone make it happen.
Pic This: Look At That Fucking Hipster.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN WILLIAMSBURG??? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN BELGRADE!!! Ahem. More hilarious "Nole, The People's Champion" pics here.
The game sounds awesome. Kind of like conkers but with more consequences.
I Do Not Like Red Eggs and Ham. I Do Not Like Them, JJ I Am.
Had to post these hilarious quotes from JJ and Ana, as translated for me by a buddy. They're talking about the Orthodox tradition of dying eggs and then kids go one-on-one, knocking their eggs together with the one coming out uncracked being the winner. How have you been in beating others wi...
If I looked like Sergey, I'd be into my hands too.
I'll never forget..*sob*
Pic This: He's Just Not That Into You.
We should have known this day was going to come. Please enjoy this photo montage from last year in San Diego: God love her. She tried so hard. (Pics: Forty Deuce)
Parisislush is now following C Note
Apr 25, 2011
So ATP has 5 tournaments in Germany, but WTA only has one? That sucks.
Holy Auf Geht's, Batman!
During an interview with a writer for the Sony Ericsson Open website (which was never posted, unfortunately, though I have the audio) Petko said that her favorite tournament outside of the Slams was Stuttgart. She cited the fact that it's the only tournament in Germany these days (which blows...
One more win from Ferrer this week and he takes #5. If I were Sod I'd just let it go (not that he has a choice), withdraw from Estoril and let himself heal/get better completely. Not sure if that's possible in one week but he's obviously not going to withdraw from both Madrid and Rome in the build up to RG.
Skids.
After a blistering start to the year, Sod picked up a flat tire (foot injury) before Indian Wells and things haven't been the same since. He lost to PEHK at IW, JMDP at Miami, withdrew from Monte Carlo, and crashed out to Dodig today in Barcelona, 62 64. Here's what he said after his third r...
I think she looks like Dina too.
Here's Lookin' At You, Kid.
That's Nadia Lalami. She's 20 years old. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She's currently ranked #497. Prior to this week she had played four WTA matches in her career, all first round losses in Monaco. She beat top seeded Rezza today to become the first Moroccan woman to ever get to a...
This quote should be tattooed permanently somewhere. Preferably on the foreheads of the people trying to start a Twitter war at the weekend.
Air Quotes: Heh. "Infrequent Triumphs." True.
Per Google Translate: "Nothing can be for Serbia to achieve one without the other. This victory is very much Ana, just like all the other girls. Because of my condition I could not sit on the bench all the time and cheer for her first day, but I was watching the Sunday when they played again...
It's good to have you back, Sabine. Work that forehand.
SamSicki!
Last week, I had a conversation with a friend who was surprised that I was a big Sabine fan. "Oh yeah, I've always liked her. There just...hasn't been much to write about her lately :(" Remember the early days of FD? Boom Boom Sabine firing down double-digit aces, making deep runs at Slams,...
If I'd known that this tournament was going to be this awesome this early on in the draw, I'd have scheduled in more time for watching it.
So...Stuttgart is Awesome.
That's a ridiculous Wednesday OOP. We get a Petko/JJ rematch, Pavs/Vera, Fran/Aga, Nails/Sabine, Sam/Dani, and HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS, Woz/Kucova!!!! Center Court (from 10.30hrs) 1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Vera Zvonareva 2. Francesca Schiavone vs. Agnieszka Radwanska 3. Li Na vs. Sabine L...
Happy birthday, Masha! Going to watch these and get some good screenshots when it's not 2:12 in the morning.
Let Her Eat Cake!
Happy 24th Birthday, Masha. You may try and play all cool and icy, but I know you's a big dork. Some of my favorite Masha moments: I mean, duh.
What I don't understand is how you can have two goals but only one assist? I'm guessing that one goal must have been straight from kick-off. Ah, video games. Y u make real life seem so hard?
At Least You're Resting.
Moose is out of Barcelona after getting an MRI on his right elbow and being advised to take 4-5 days rest. You know what that means: VIDEO GAMES!!!! Luv ya, nerd. (Pics: AP, Andy Murray's Twitter)
From the Ticker article:
"Apparently the surface is sold in Europe under another brand name and may be used at other European ATP tournaments, but the ITF first classifies surfaces by compostion (there are nine such categories) and is said to focus less on brand name".
"and may be used at other European ATP tournaments"- So is it used at two tournaments other than San Jose or not? That's surely what should be conveyed clearly in the article. If anyone knows, that is.
"The ITF first classifies surfaces by compostion (there are nine such categories) and is said to focus less on brand name"-That's rather vague, no? ITF, either you take brand names into account or you don't.
Apropos of nothing, there should be a UK version of Judge Judy with Judy. Judging from her tweets tonight, British Airways would be first in the dock.
Skimming the Surafaces.
Much debate in the haps regarding the US Davis Cup team's choice of "Indoor Hard Premier" for the upcoming tie against Spain. Spain has objected and brought the matter to the ITF's attention. Apparently the surface isn't on the ITF's approved list but, according to a source who spoke to Joe Fl...
Yesssssss! Arcade Fire!
Tuesday Tunes
Crazy awesome. Adje Serbia!
Drama Queens.
They may not be best friends, they may not be great tennis players all of the time, and they may have disagreements from time to time. But after this weekend they both share one unbreakable bond: Daniela Hantuchova hates them both equally.* In what was hands-down the most ridiculously dra...
I guess they just mistake journalists for tournament administrators.
You're Welcome, Estoril.
"Shoo! Shoo!" Seriously, I give up. I've tried to read all the articles about the Fernando/Barcelona thing and I really don't get what the issue is. Fernando popped off earlier this month saying that he wasn't going to play Barcelona because he didn't see his name on the entry list and thus...
Ha! That Chris Brown thing is Real Talk.
Required Reading
Once you get past the necessary "setting of the table" rehash of the Serbian lore, the stuff from Janko and about the current state of Serbian tennis is really great. "I suppose sports psychologists can help you with this, too, but they have not been there and done it and I prefer to listen to ...
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