http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-thursday/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-thursday/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:12:42 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17016
ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am [Q] K Sprem (CRO) vs [Q] S Perry (USA) – WTA [WC] C Moya (ESP) vs [Q] T Smyczek (USA) – ATP R Vinci (ITA) vs M Oudin (USA) – WTA M Berrer (GER) vs M Fish (USA) – ATP Not Before 7:00 PM T Dent (USA) vs [WC] [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-thursday/feed/ 2 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/indian-wells-report-day-1/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/indian-wells-report-day-1/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:12 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17080 Fritters and I made it out to Indian Wells for Day 1 action – at least the WTA main draw started today. Justine Henin was the only major star on the schedule today thanks to lame first round byes for every seed. Glad she made it through Magdalena Rybarikova, at least. But who needs real, competitive [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/11/indian-wells-report-day-1/feed/ 22 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-roger-federer-practices-at-2010-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-roger-federer-practices-at-2010-indian-wells/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:09:28 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17084
Whoa, it’s the Roger-lode! We scored a primo perch for Roger Federer’s Wednesday practice session at Indian Wells. He practiced for almost two hours, hitting around and playing games with a young (American?) guy with a huge serve and a one-handed backhand.  (I’ll be forever grateful to the reader who identifies his practice partner.) Despite the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-roger-federer-practices-at-2010-indian-wells/feed/ 33 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-ana-ivanovic-maria-kirilenko-practice-session-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-ana-ivanovic-maria-kirilenko-practice-session-at-indian-wells/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:08:28 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17090
Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko attracted quite a crowd during their joint practice session at Indian Wells on Wednesday afternoon. We took a few snaps of this photogenic duo for your viewing enjoyment. Eyewitness report: It was windy enough out there to make the local weather report today, so I’m not going to get on Ana [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-ana-ivanovic-maria-kirilenko-practice-session-at-indian-wells/feed/ 12 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-hunks-practicing-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-hunks-practicing-at-indian-wells/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:07 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17110
Sergio Tacchini confirms what many of us already suspected: Novak Djokovic is H-O-T. Why yes, Robin Soderling qualifies as a Tennis Hunk, in that pasty-faced Northern European kind of way. Speaking of. . .here’s Andy Murray! And bona fide Hunk Feliciano Lopez, looking more funky than hunky. (He was practicing with Murray today.) ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-hunks-practicing-at-indian-wells/feed/ 21 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-babes-practicing-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-babes-practicing-at-indian-wells/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:02:24 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17102
Did they mean “Tennis Babes or Tennis Babies ?” you may ask, after seeing Victoria Azarenka in a diaper. We’ll leave it to you to decide. Check out our shots of Zheng Jie, Alize Cornet, Gisela Dulko, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka and Nadia Petrova. (Tennis Babe perverts should right click on the images for supa-dupa high [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/photos-tennis-babes-practicing-at-indian-wells/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/larry-ellison-on-federer-the-man-nadal-the-kid/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/larry-ellison-on-federer-the-man-nadal-the-kid/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:22 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17071 Thanks to “nikdom” for picking out this quote from a recent LA Times piece on Oracle CEO/Indian Wells owner/tennis fanatic Larry Ellison: Ellison, who calls himself a Rafael Nadal “fan boy,” spoke of the dramatic 2009 Australian Open five-set semifinal between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco and of the emotions two days later in the final when [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/larry-ellison-on-federer-the-man-nadal-the-kid/feed/ 5 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-wednesday/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-wednesday/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:28:02 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17013
ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am P Schnyder (SUI) vs T Garbin (ITA) – WTA J Dokic (AUS) vs V Dushevina (RUS) – WTA M Rybarikova (SVK) vs [WC] J Henin (BEL) – WTA [5] A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) vs [WC] M Oudin (USA) / S Perry (USA) – WTA [WC] [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/10/2010-indian-wells-order-of-play-wednesday/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/photos-rafael-nadal-practices-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/photos-rafael-nadal-practices-at-indian-wells/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:17:08 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17064
Rafael Nadal is back on court and ready to defend his title at Indian Wells! Our scientific two-person poll determines that his warm-up jacket is a sartorial winner. Hola, Shakira? ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/photos-rafael-nadal-practices-at-indian-wells/feed/ 23 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-atp-draw-and-preview-a-federer-nadal-final/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-atp-draw-and-preview-a-federer-nadal-final/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:11:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17054 What Ho! The Indian Wells Masters draw is out earlier than expected! (Click here) With Rafael Nadal at No. 3, he and Roger Federer are suddenly the Williams Sisters of the ATP tour. Everyone’s first question when the draw comes out: are they on opposite sides of the draw? They are. Okay, moving on to the second question. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-atp-draw-and-preview-a-federer-nadal-final/feed/ 11 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/2010-indian-wells-tv-schedule/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/2010-indian-wells-tv-schedule/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:35 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16970
Tennis Channel’s  live coverage of the 2010 Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open combined tournament starts on the evening of Friday, March 12 with the Hit for Haiti exhibition. Tune in to watch Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Justine Henin, Steffi Graf, and Lindsay Davenport raise money for earthquake relief. TENNIS TV [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/2010-indian-wells-tv-schedule/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/photos-serena-williams-whirlwind-blows-through-oscar-parties/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/photos-serena-williams-whirlwind-blows-through-oscar-parties/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:35 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16988 Serena Williams has been off the tour since winning the Australian Open, but that in no way means she’s taking it easy. After leaving Melbourne, she’s racked up a mind-boggling number of airline miles, wardrobe changes and Twitter updates.  She’s schmoozed at the Super Bowl, opened her second school in Kenya, embarked on a new [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/08/photos-serena-williams-whirlwind-blows-through-oscar-parties/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/photo-roger-federer-practicing-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/photo-roger-federer-practicing-at-indian-wells/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:28:23 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16952
Whoo hoo! Roger Federer is now 130.86 miles (give or take) from my apartment! Via Facebook: Something tells me he will be playing Indian Wells next week. See you on Wednesday, Rog! ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/photo-roger-federer-practicing-at-indian-wells/feed/ 31 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/davis-cup-2010-first-round-photos-men-in-tracksuits/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/davis-cup-2010-first-round-photos-men-in-tracksuits/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:56:06 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16902 Here’s our regular Tracksuit Tribute to Davis Cup. Oh, and I’ve included the draws and some “analysis”, in case anyone’s interested! 2010 DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND TIES USA VS. SERBIA at Serbia (indoor red clay) REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic via Daylife I’m calling this the most intriguing tie of the weekend, with Novak Djokovic leading a strong team at [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/davis-cup-2010-first-round-photos-men-in-tracksuits/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/tennis-live-streaming-davis-cup-2010-first-round/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/tennis-live-streaming-davis-cup-2010-first-round/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:28:19 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16907
Most of the sites below will be offering fairly extensive (and free) live streaming options for the first round of Davis Cup, 2010. Of course the ITF’s “official” live-streaming source is predictably NOT available in the USA, UK, France, Ireland, Germany and Sweden. Proceed at your own risk, as we can’t vouch for quality, content, [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/tennis-live-streaming-davis-cup-2010-first-round/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/roger-federer-photos-more-from-ethiopia/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/roger-federer-photos-more-from-ethiopia/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:29 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16888
Hey Fed Fanatics! Here are a couple new photos from Roger Federer’s recent trip to Ethiopia, via Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte. There’s also a lengthy article – not in English – click here to check it out (and feel free to leave your translation, below*!) *UPDATE* Huge thanks to reader Hetty for taking the time to translate [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/04/roger-federer-photos-more-from-ethiopia/feed/ 12 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/photos-marat-safin-with-anastasia-myskina-in-moscow/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/photos-marat-safin-with-anastasia-myskina-in-moscow/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:09:50 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16868
How about a mid-week Marat Safin pick-me-up? This photo was just too cute not to post. Marat Safin and Anastasia Myskina were photographed at the Novinsky Passazh shopping arcade in Moscow on Friday for the draw of the Tennis Legends in Moscow event. Last weekend’s exhibition tournament featured “the brightest tennis stars of the 90s” in [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/photos-marat-safin-with-anastasia-myskina-in-moscow/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/tommy-haas-and-dinara-safina-out-of-indian-wells-with-worrying-injuries/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/tommy-haas-and-dinara-safina-out-of-indian-wells-with-worrying-injuries/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:17:34 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16857
Two recent injury announcements have me worried for the long-term prospects of two great tennis players: Via DinaraSafina.com: “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play in Indian Wells this year because of the back injury that’s been bothering me since the end of last season. “Thanks to all my fans for their support during this difficult period. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/03/tommy-haas-and-dinara-safina-out-of-indian-wells-with-worrying-injuries/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/yes-andor-no-more-speculation-on-roger-federer-at-indian-wells/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/yes-andor-no-more-speculation-on-roger-federer-at-indian-wells/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:25:33 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16847
I know, I know, yet another inconclusive update. But it’s starting to get fun! Roger Federer 10 minutes ago on Facebook: Posted earlier today on Tennis.com: Although there has been no official confirmation, reliable sources have told Peter Bodo, Senior Editor for TENNIS magazine, that Roger Federer will pull out of the Indian Wells tournament because of his [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/yes-andor-no-more-speculation-on-roger-federer-at-indian-wells/feed/ 15 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/required-reading-the-untouchable-mirka-federer/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/required-reading-the-untouchable-mirka-federer/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:27:45 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16842
We’ve often chatted here at GTT about Mirka – her cardigans, her stamina in the players’ box, her addiction to chewing gum. Today it was The Oregonian’s Douglas Perry, author of quite a few recent pieces on Roger Federer, who decided to take up the GOAT’s better half.  He correctly points out that she’s a [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/02/required-reading-the-untouchable-mirka-federer/feed/ 32