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 [...]

Boy, what a tough break for Andy Roddick: after feeling fatigued for most of the summer, a recent blood test revealed that he’s been suffering the withering effects of mononucleosis. Andy Roddick explained his health problems to reporters in Cincinnati, where he is preparing to play in next week’s ATP Masters event (the AP): “I [...]

On the heels of Roger Federer’s news, Andy Murray went public with a personnel change of his own. The Scot announced via his website today that he’s parted ways with coach Miles Maclagan. Via AndyMurray.com: It’s telling that both coach and player prepared statements for the announcement. The underlying message: This is amicable, folks! Everything’s [...]

Jennifer Capriati is reportedly recovering in a South Florida hospital after suffering an “accidental” prescription drug overdose early on Sunday morning. Yes, the quotes are inevitable, given the three-time Major champion’s past personal struggles. Via the Miami Herald: Capriati family spokeswoman Lacey Wickline told the Associated Press on Monday that Capriati was “recovering fully and [...]

I’m here at the Falling Rock Cafe on the shores of Lake Superior catching up on the tennis action at SW19. It was nerve wracking logging onto Wimbledon.org without knowing anything of the past days’ results. Did Arnaud Clement upset Roger 102-100 in the fifth set? Did Rafa announce he was leaving tennis to join [...]

Depending on what kind of Dinara fan you are, this is either great news or a tragedy. Via tennis.com: Dinara Safina has parted ways with coach Zeljko Krajan, reports Russia’s Sport Express. The paper said that Safina, who has repeatedly credited Krajan for her sudden mid-career rise to No. 1, is working with Gaston Etlis [...]

Roger says it’s all about the French. Rafa says three Masters in a row is unf’ingbelievable. Yet, somehow, I don’t think they want to punch each other (via FortyDeuce – who actually agrees with Rog! – via the NYTimes): Roger: “Rafa’s and my clay court seasons are decided at the French Open, and not before.” [...]

Andy Murray was interviewed at London’s Queen’s Club on Tuesday, where he’ll be defending champ in just a months’ time. In his brutally honest fashion, Murray admits that he’s looking forward to the inevitable excitement around this summer’s World Cup (running from June 11th – July 11th) because it will take some of the media [...]

So say the editors of La Nacion in a piece called (via Google translate): The Mysterious Del Potro. Today, Del Potro has no date for return to play. The tennis world now speaks of something that goes beyond the sport: it speaks specifically of stage fright syndrome. Yep, the rumor in the Argentine tennis world [...]

TENNIS.com reports that Fernando Gonzalez will be the latest adidas star to benefit from super coach Darren Cahill’s ties to the company’s player development program. Gonzalez via his website: I want to announce that I will begin to work with Australian Darren Cahill, a coach that got a lot of results with Agassi and Hewitt [...]

If Rafa’s 6-0, 6-1 destruction of Fernando Verdasco in Monte-Carlo on Sunday wasn’t statement enough to the clay court plebes in the locker room, now there’s this (via SportingLife): “I regret not being able to play in Barcelona, more than any other tournament, but this year after winning in Monte Carlo I must rest my [...]

Novak Djokovic announced in Monte-Carlo on Monday that he has dumped former World No. 4 Todd Martin from his coaching team. The news isn’t exactly surprising. Nole’s disappointing runs in Indian Wells and Miami last month – while under Martin’s care – were representative of the puzzling results he’s suffered since hiring the American last [...]