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 | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Last night I wasn't sure what to watch. I knew the San Diego State-BYU game would be entertaining, but I wasn't sure how long I'd be able to stick with it, plus it didn't start until 10 p.m. here. Luckily, women's tennis kept me interested for once.
Watching 20-year-old Danish sensation ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
I was watching the U.S. Open Wednesday night, since I had to check out this young tennis phenom everyone has been astir over. Melanie Oudin is apparently the real deal - though she got destroyed last night. She's the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open since ...
Posted in Caroline Wozniacki, Chicks Man, Melanie Oudin, U.S. Open, Women's Tennis | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
The U.S. Open, more than any other tennis tournament, is the showplace for tennis hotties. As a Grand Slam, it has one of the largest fields (therefore more chances for hotness) and the TV exposure is far greater. Plus, at Wimbledon you're encouraged to dress lady-like. And the French is ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Gabriela Sabatini, U.S. Open, Women's Tennis | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Something a little different with the link dump today. I've linked every blog in our blog roll that's still posting regularly. That's right all of them. In alphabetical order. So please read them because it took me ninety fucking minutes to do this whole thing.
Well if Charlie Batch said it.... ...
Posted in Bloggers Unite, Link Dump | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
We tend to objectify women quite a bit on this here blog of ours. I know, it's chauvinistically appalling (though you don't seem to mind). Whether we're comparing women to minor league baseball prospects or splashing photos of young starlets for no reason (though none is needed), we should be ...
Posted in Sarah Palin, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Women's Tennis | No Comments »
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Ana Ivanovic, the hot, young, No. 1 women's tennis player in the world and this year's French Open Champion, lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history yesterday. The 20-year-old Serbian hottie fell 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to Julie Coin, the No. 188 ranked player in the world. It ...
Posted in Ana Ivanovic, Chicks Man, Women's Tennis | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 1st, 2008
You know, tennis in the United States isn't very good right now. Who do we have to root for? Andy Roddick? The Williams sisters' tired act? James Blake? Yawn.
All this means is this month's U.S. Open needs all the help it can get to actually matter in the sporting scene. ...
Posted in Maria Sharapova, Women's Tennis | 1 Comment »
