Archive for 'Tennis'

Time For Serena Williams To Stamp Her Career Like Nobody Before Her

Posted on15. Sep, 2011 by .

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Serena Williams’ place in women’s tennis is hardly a hot topic for debate. She has virtually no chance to catch Steffi Graff at 22 majors (Serena’s at 13) and doesn’t appear to be very concerned with playing enough of the small tournaments to be ranked #1. Yet, Serena is widely accepted as having the best [...]

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Morning Hangover: Great Day For Amurrrican Tennis

Posted on07. Sep, 2011 by .

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Suck it haters, this is a huge tennis day. And no less important a day for American tennis. Assuming the 60-70% chance of rain doesn’t cancel another day of matches, here’s what I’m looking forward to today: Donald Young v. Andy Murray Classic nothing-to-lose match for DY. This is his deepest run in a major [...]

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Morning Hangover: Hey Venus, Nice Pregnant Look

Posted on22. Jun, 2011 by .

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Example 1 why most women wear skirts on the tennis court: Another stunning outfit by one of the Williams sisters.  So it begs the question – is she pregnant?  Or is she wearing a parachute? Hideous, just hideous.  And thanks to contracts/superstition, tennis players tend to wear one outfit for a whole tournament.  Here’s to [...]

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2011 Wimbledon Championships Preview

Posted on21. Jun, 2011 by .

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Better late than ever eh?  While the US Open has passed Wimbledon as the toughest and most impressive tennis tournament, Wimbledon still has plenty of clout.  In fact most of today’s players grew up dreaming of winning a Wimbledon title.  This year’s tournament has no shortage of story lines. The battle for #1 – Basically [...]

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Fed For Thought – Which Major Win Would Be More Legendary?

Posted on02. Jun, 2011 by .

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First of all, could the French Open be any happier with this blockbuster semi final matchup?  Nadal vs. Murray and Fed vs. Djok?  Major win for the French, too bad no one outside of 3D and I will be watching in America, but we’ll save that for another post.  The issue at hand right now [...]

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Serena Williams Is Back…In Pink…Looking Gross…Again…

Serena Williams Is Back…In Pink…Looking Gross…Again…

Posted on13. Apr, 2011 by .

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Women’s tennis desperately needs Serena Williams back in the game.  The fashion industry, on the other hand, does not: Pow!  Right in the kisser!  Straight out of the late ’80s/early ’90s.  With white sneakers to boot. Serena can play tennis better than anyone of  her generation (at the very least), wears a giant smile, has [...]

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Tennis’ Ferrer Lobs Ball In Stands Towards Crying Baby

Posted on01. Apr, 2011 by .

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Awesome. The only thing better would have been if he actually crushed the ball and hit the little turd or even better the  father. What do babies do best? Shit themselves and cry, and usually at the same time. Rug rats don’t belong in restaurants or any place where quietness is expected, sorry. If you [...]

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NIKE Tennis Stars Comming To Matthew Knight Arena

Posted on02. Feb, 2011 by .

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It’s being dubbed “Clash of the Champions”. Four of the top stars from the tennis world, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, are scheduled to perform March 8 in the tennis exhibition. The event, which will begin at 5:30 p.m., will feature Sharapova and Williams playing a singles set, followed by a [...]

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Rafa Nadal Loses To Ferrer In Straight Sets Giving Fed A Chance To Slam The Door Shut On The GOAT Argument

Posted on26. Jan, 2011 by .

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Rafa Nadal failed in his quest for the “Rafa Slam” last night, losing to David Ferrer in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.  Rafa suffered an muscle tear in his upper leg and to his credit he battled through it.  Many in his position just “retire” that match and move on.  However he was not able [...]

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Jack Dat – Pete Sampras’ Trophie Collection Takes Hit

Posted on09. Dec, 2010 by .

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Trophies and other memorabilia from Sampras’ record-setting tennis career recently were stolen from a public storage facility. He still has championship hardware for 13 of his 14 Grand Slam singles titles, but almost everything else is gone. Full Story Why does he need a storage unit, and why does he keep “valuables” in it? Shitty [...]

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