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Ok, we have no clue what we’re talking about.

September 4th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

Thanks Andy for making us look bad! We fell for it again. Sigh.

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Mark it down: Andy Roddick is going to win the US Open.

September 4th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

There was a moment in his second round match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis when I said to a friend “This is the begininning of the end of Andy Roddick’s career”.
Perhaps a bit drastic, but the situation looked bleak, both in the match in and in the greater scope.
Gulbis’s was up a set and serving for [...]

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The Gillette curse: Razors = evil

September 2nd, 2008 | Posted in baseball, college football, soccer, tennis

Remember this annoying Gillette ad with Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and soccer star Thierry Henry.

Started running in late 2007, even spawned a second commercial with Derek Jeter replacing Henry (we assume one shown just in the States).
So what’s happened since the original ad? All of them have suffered some severe career change.
Tiger Woods? Sure he [...]

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If I see these commercials one more time at the US Open …

September 1st, 2008 | Posted in tennis

I swear I’m going to kill the damn caveman. And for that matter, Billie Jean King.

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ATP Tour says good riddance Federer, gets a woody for Rafa

August 18th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

First thing you see on ATPTennis.com? This:

Yep, today’s the day, the first time in 237 weeks someone besides Roger Federer has held the ATP number one ranking. Inside the official ATP website: A handful of stories on the move, a video tribute, a video cast about the change, a number of ads for Rafa, etc.
Too [...]

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So, if I win the US Open, will you let me out of the dungeon?

August 14th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

We’ve heard some crazy stories about insane tennis parents and wacko coaches, but this one blows them all away.
Our friend Dani DeVine over at TennisTalk.com posted something about 4th-ranked David Ferrer (who beat Rafael Nadal at the US Open and made last year’s Masters Cup finals) that made us spit out our water. In ‘99, [...]

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Pam Shriver getting a divorce … from 007?!?!

August 11th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

Color us shocked: ESPN broadcaster Pam Shriver, a 22-time grand slam doubles champ, was married to a guy that played James Bond.
Seriously. The fact they’re getting divorced is almost an afterthought.
Shriver, 46, was hitched to 68-year-old George Lazenby, who played Bond in one film (we’d tell you which one, but honestly there are so many [...]

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So, you finally get the flag in the opening ceremony …

August 9th, 2008 | Posted in olympics, tennis

And they make you wear THIS?!?!

That’s Fernando Gonzales of Chile. Congrats on getting the flag, sorry you had to look a matador.
Other favorites from the opening ceremonies …

“I can see your schwartz is as big as mine” (Roger Federer with the swiss flag)

“So, um, you’re really gonna wear that tonight? Did the wife approve?” (James [...]

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Yup, she’s number one in the world …

August 7th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

And she’s changing undies on court. We kid you not.
Jelena Jankovic will soon be the new WTA Tour top-ranked player, but this older video is her eschewing the lockerroom change for her courtside seat. We believe this was the 2006 French Open.
Please, JJ, they do allow you a bathroom break.

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How on earth is Mardy Fish …

August 7th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

engaged to this?!?!

Heck, do you even know who Mardy Fish is? (die-hard tennis fans put your hands down).
Lowdown: That’s Stacey Gardner, a case model on “Deal or No Deal”. Fish? Fantastic tennis talent, tremendously underachieving results, highlights include blowing a match point in the 2003 Cincinnati Masters finals (losing to Andy Roddick), choking away the [...]

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