Archive for the ‘Tennis’ Category
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Shortly before her second-round match Wednesday, Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open due to a recently-diagnosed autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome. The disease causes fatigue and joint pain, something Williams has experienced for quite some time but with no clear diagnosis. Until this week.
Sjogren's Syndrome ̶ in a explanation that ...
Posted in Tennis, Venus Williams, Women's Tennis | 3 Comments »
Friday, June 17th, 2011
It's not often that a first-round match at a Major Championship draws the attention of the sports world. Heck, it's not often that a first-round match draws the attention of the tennis world. But last year John Isner and Nicolas Mahut did just that. And now they're set to do ...
Posted in Tennis, Wimbledon | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Last month, Milos Raonic was an unknown.
The 6-foot-5, 20-year old Canadian was ranked No. 152 and had competed in just a handful of ATP Tour events.
Then came his jaw-dropping performance at the Australian Open where he bombarded unsuspecting opponents with what will soon become - if it isn’t already - ...
Posted in Milos Raonic, Tennis | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Bet you didn't know Andre Agassi has an autobiography coming out did you? Well now you do. It's scheduled release date is Nov. 9. Exhilarating.
Even more exciting is one of the juiciest details of the forthcoming book has already leaked: Mr. Agassi used crystal meth while he was playing professional ...
Posted in Andre Agassi, Drugs, Tennis | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Has there ever been a more ludicrous idea foisted upon popular culture than the razor commercial?
You know the type. They're all the same. Dude shaves with an increasing number of blades each year, then has his face caressed by some hot chick who pops out of nowhere when he's done.
As ...
Posted in Roger Federer, Tiger Woods | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Andy Roddick was slapped around by Fate once again at the Wimbledon final. In several other eras, he'd be a very, very dominant player, but he's had the misfortune of being in his prime during the Roger Federer Era. He doesn't even get to be second bannana because of Rafael ...
Posted in Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Tennis, Wimbledon | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Across the Atlantic Ocean Saturday, there will be a Fourth of July fireworks show perhaps better than anything we’ll see here Stateside.
Americans Venus and Serena Williams will battle it out yet again for the Wimbledon championship, marking the fourth time the sisters have met in the final at the All ...
Posted in Serena Williams, Tale Of The Tape, Tennis, Venus Williams, Wimbledon | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Vince Spadea is an American tennis player. He's 34-years old, has won just one ATP singles title (Scottsdale in 2004), desperately needs a new mug shot and is currently ranked 113th in the world. His highest world ranking was No. 18, which he reached in Feb. 2005. His career mark ...
Posted in General, Tennis, Vince Spadea, Wimbledon | 6 Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Hey everyone, guess what? The French Open is going on right now! Awesome, right?
OK, so maybe tennis isn't your thing. Other than McD I think I can safely say no one on this site gives a hoot about anything tennis-related. Wait...let me take that back. I care very deeply about ...
Posted in Ana Ivanovic, Chicks Man, Tennis | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Before the NCAA Tournament, I sent y'all to our friends over at Wise Guy Action for all your sports gambling needs. I told you that if I had money, I'd entrust it with WGA rather than Wall Street. Why? Because I know just how frighteningly insane those guys are when ...
Posted in General, Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal, Sports gambling, Tennis, Wise Guy Action | 2 Comments »
