2010 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY FOUR: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 *All times ET Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova are all in action on day four of the US Open. Davydenko vs Gasquet on the Grandstand court should be interesting. It’s strange to see Vika Azarenka’s still listed as playing [...]

Victoria Azarenka collapsed during the 1st set of her match against Gisela Dulko today on GrandStand court. Dulko was leading 5-1 in the 1st set at the time of the collapse. Sounds like maybe the heat may have possibly exacerbated her mild concussion? Either way, a real bummer for Azarenka. Feel better! Some quotes from [...]

2010 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 A few interesting match ups with Murray, Clijsters, Hantuchova, Ljubicic, and Simon for Wednesday. *All times ET Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Women’s Singles – 2nd Round Ana Ivanovic(SRB) vs. Jie Zheng(CHN)[21] Not Before:1:00 Men’s Singles – 1st Round Andy Murray(GBR)[4] vs. Lukas Lacko(SVK) Women’s [...]

Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova begin their 2010 US Open campaigns on Tuesday. Vamos! Come on! 2010 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY DAY TWO: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00am start Women’s Singles – 1st Round Jelena Jankovic(SRB)[4] vs. Simona Halep(ROU) Not Before:1:00pm Men’s Singles – 1st Round Viktor Troicki(SRB) vs. Novak Djokovic(SRB)[3] Women’s [...]

Lightening does strike twice! Roger Federer repeated last year’s “greatest shot” on Monday night in Arthur Ashe stadium during his first round match vs. Argentine journeyman Brian Dabul. Here’s Roger’s tweener, 2010 style (watch quick, before it’s inevitably taken down by tennis youtube police): The shot’s great, and these reactions are almost as good: Paul [...]

A jetsetting Fernando Verdasco is featured in the September issue of GQ, adding some dapper decoration to Madrid-Barajas’s already stunning Terminal 4. (Hmm. . .wonder what those Lindt girls would do to him?) Once you peel your eyes away from the photos, you can read Verdasco’s thoughts on “la Época de Oro” – Spain’s sporting [...]

This Roger Federer advertisement for Lindt Chocolates is all kinds of wrong (just imagine if, say, Maria Sharapova was starring)  yet it’s so hilarious! Enjoy: A behind the scenes look @ the Lindor commercial. Thanks to GTT reader Mia for sharing this! Extended version: UPDATE #2: A little info from the press release accompanying the [...]

Big thanks to GTT regular, Judy, (not to be confused with Federer stalkerazzi!) for these great photos of Roger Federer and Co. practicing at the US Open on Saturday. She and her friend and fellow Fed fan Brandon were out in force this weekend, enjoying the friendly vibe at the USTA National Tennis Center while [...]

2010 US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY AUG 30TH *All times ET Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Women’s Singles – 1st Round Melanie Oudin(USA) vs. Olga Savchuk(UKR) Not Before:13:00 Women’s Singles – 1st Round Greta Arn(HUN) vs. Kim Clijsters(BEL)[2] Men’s Singles – 1st Round Stephane Robert(FRA) vs. Andy Roddick(USA)[9] Arthur Ashe Stadium 19:00 Women’s Singles [...]

Saturday was Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open, the annual pre-tournament meeting of pro players, pop stars and pre-teens. CBS will be broadcasting  highlights from the day, which included the on court talents of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters, on Sunday afternoon: 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Eastern time. I [...]

Super Coach Paul Annacone appeared with Roger Federer on the practice courts a few weeks ago in Toronto, though Roger wouldn’t say at the time if their trial relationship was moving beyond the test phase. Speculation increased when Annacone was a no-show during the Rogers Cup final and then failed to follow Roger to the [...]

Photo via Sports Illustrated – click here to read Lil Wayne in Sports Illustrated. Thanks to GTT reader, Liz, for sending along rapper Lil Wayne’s US Open predictions to me. His stint as Sports Illustrated guest tennis writer coincides with a stint at Rikers Island for a weapons charge – will he replace Chris McKendry [...]