http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/pete-sampras-bummed-out-by-apologizing-andre-agassi/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/pete-sampras-bummed-out-by-apologizing-andre-agassi/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:18:54 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17432
Pete Sampras has finally reacted to Andre Agassi’s apologetic overtures. Via the LA Times: Agassi has taken swings at apologizing in several TV interviews since Friday night. Sampras has appreciated that, but dislikes how it feeds the beast and keeps the story alive. Agassi is outgoing, articulate, likely to go for the one-liner. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/pete-sampras-bummed-out-by-apologizing-andre-agassi/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/nicole-vaidisova-retires-at-20-kim-clijsters-says-wow/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/nicole-vaidisova-retires-at-20-kim-clijsters-says-wow/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:18:35 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17421
Nicole Vaidisova, former French Open and Australian Open semifinalist, two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist and one-time Sharapova-in-waiting, is retiring at the ripe old age of 20. We can only assume she’d rather play house with Radek Stepanek than play tennis. Via tennisreporters.net: Former world No. 7 and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Nicole Vaidisova has retired at the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/nicole-vaidisova-retires-at-20-kim-clijsters-says-wow/feed/ 4 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/2010/03/01/despite-earthquake-chile-hopes-to-host-israel-for-davis-cup-this-weekend/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/01/despite-earthquake-chile-hopes-to-host-israel-for-davis-cup-this-weekend/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:31:01 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16811
Photo by Manuel Gonzalez via DavisCup.com Contrary to popular (American) belief and to the scheduling priorities of some top stars, it appears that Davis Cup is still very important to players and nations worldwide. Despite suffering one of the largest earthquakes on record this weekend, Chile is moving forward with its plans to host Israel for this [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/01/despite-earthquake-chile-hopes-to-host-israel-for-davis-cup-this-weekend/feed/ 4 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/25/honest-andy-murray-disappoints-dubai-tournament/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/25/honest-andy-murray-disappoints-dubai-tournament/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:50:11 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16753
After winning matches and fans in Melbourne a few weeks ago, it seems like Andy Murray is suffering from an extended Australian Open let down, in more ways than one. Murray pulled out of last week’s Marseille Open, claiming he needed more recovery time after his run to the Australian Open finals. His withdrawal upset the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/25/honest-andy-murray-disappoints-dubai-tournament/feed/ 18 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/21/roger-federer-dubai-updates-will-party-with-murray-looking-out-for-tiger/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/21/roger-federer-dubai-updates-will-party-with-murray-looking-out-for-tiger/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:24:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16629
Tan Roger Federer at 2009 players party. Photo by REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh via Daylife. After Roger Federer shocked everyone by withdrawing from this week’s Dubai tournament with a lung infection, his fans will be relieved to hear that he’s at least healthy enough to. . .party? “For me this is a home tournament, so I am disappointed [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/21/roger-federer-dubai-updates-will-party-with-murray-looking-out-for-tiger/feed/ 21 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/marseille-tournament-director-blasts-andy-murray-twice/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/marseille-tournament-director-blasts-andy-murray-twice/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16466
Hell hath no fury like a French tournament director scorned. Andy Murray withdrew from this week’s ATP 250 level Open 13 tournament in Marseille, where he was top seed, stating on his website on February 12 that he needed “an extra week off to recuperate and recover for the long season ahead” after “playing in Australia [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/marseille-tournament-director-blasts-andy-murray-twice/feed/ 4 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/shahar-peer-scores-tennis-upset-in-historic-dubai-match/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/shahar-peer-scores-tennis-upset-in-historic-dubai-match/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:44:58 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16446
Last year, many people were upset when the United Arab Emirates denied Israeli Shahar Peer a visa to play in the WTA’s Premier Level tournament in Dubai. The government cited safety reasons, with politics obviously at the core of its decision. This year, it was an upset of a different kind when Shahar Peer took [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/16/shahar-peer-scores-tennis-upset-in-historic-dubai-match/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/12/juan-martin-del-potro-out-for-four-weeks-with-wrist-injury/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/12/juan-martin-del-potro-out-for-four-weeks-with-wrist-injury/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:29:01 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16353
Juan Martin del Potro is reportedly joining Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal (likely, but not confirmed) on the Davis Cup sidelines this March. He tweaked the wrist injury that’s been hampering him since October during a practice session on Thursday, and will now miss at least four weeks on tour, the BBC reports. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/12/juan-martin-del-potro-out-for-four-weeks-with-wrist-injury/feed/ 2 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:58:48 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16249
Pete Sampras took to the court at the SAP Open in San Jose last night to play an exhibition match vs. Fernando Verdasco. Verdasco beat Pete 6-3, 7-6 (2), and the 38-year-old admitted afterwards that he felt “a little old” compared to the strapping 26-year-old Spaniard. (Via Guardian) Perhaps next time Nando should play in [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/18/martina-hingis-comeback-watch-she-cant-imagine-a-life-without-tennis/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/18/martina-hingis-comeback-watch-she-cant-imagine-a-life-without-tennis/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:59:27 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15483
Another season, another WTA comeback rumor! This one’s recycled: Martina Hingis is hinting she wants to return to tour. . .or is she? “I cannot imagine a life without tennis,” Martina Hingis told the Berlin Kurier newspaper on Sunday before beating Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 6-4, in an exhibition match outside Berlin. “It’s still so much fun [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/18/martina-hingis-comeback-watch-she-cant-imagine-a-life-without-tennis/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/serena-williams-on-anger-managment/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/serena-williams-on-anger-managment/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:31:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15409
Australian Open reporters take note! You probably don’t want to ask Serena Williams about the US Open “incident.” Unless you want to be grilled on your own professional conduct. Check out this exchange from Saturday’s press conference: Q. Last time we saw you in a Grand Slam, there was that little incident in New York. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/serena-williams-on-anger-managment/feed/ 5 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:35:57 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15398
Serena Williams lost 6-3, 6-2 to Elena “on a rampage” Dementieva in the finals of Sydney’s Medibank International tournament on Saturday. Williams was reportedly hampered by a leg injury – “limping and shuffling” during the match. She looked pretty good during this point: Serena, who was tested hard in her semi vs. Aravane Rezai, says she’s not [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/disappointed-pete-sampras-wants-to-meet-man-to-man-with-andre-agassi/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/disappointed-pete-sampras-wants-to-meet-man-to-man-with-andre-agassi/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:20:25 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15386
Thanks to Judy for passing this story along to me! Sports Illustrated reports that Pete Sampras is not happy with the “shots” that Andre Agassi took at him in his newish autobiography, Open. Sampras told reporters via a recent conference call that he’d like to meet “man to man” with his rival and hash things out. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/disappointed-pete-sampras-wants-to-meet-man-to-man-with-andre-agassi/feed/ 16 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/kooyong-chaos-del-potro-and-soderling-pull-out-djokovic-fed-up-vs-verdasco/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/kooyong-chaos-del-potro-and-soderling-pull-out-djokovic-fed-up-vs-verdasco/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:04:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15351
Kooyong Chaos – doesn’t that sound like the latest trendy cocktail? (Make it a double, barkeep!) But alas, it’s the best way to describe the final days of this week’s AAMI Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament in Melbourne. In what Australia’s The Age newspaper calls a “cotton wool approach” to Australian Open preparation, both Juan Martin [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/kooyong-chaos-del-potro-and-soderling-pull-out-djokovic-fed-up-vs-verdasco/feed/ 22 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:39:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15164
Andy Roddick confirmed on DavisCup.com on Friday that he won’t be playing Davis Cup in 2010: “I’m not playing Davis Cup this year but I’m not retiring from Davis Cup,” said Roddick. “We [Roddick and his team] just agreed that I’m going to switch surfaces as little as possible this year with my knee and the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/07/roddick-and-blake-are-not-playing-davis-cup-in-2010/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/07/roddick-and-blake-are-not-playing-davis-cup-in-2010/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:45:45 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15148
“(Andy) Roddick and (James) Blake have both decided to leave Davis Cup off their 2010 schedules,” reports Peter Bodo of Tennis.com: “It certainly appears to be the end of era,” U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe told TENNIS Thursday. “But the door will always remain open to both of those guys in the event they decide [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/07/roddick-and-blake-are-not-playing-davis-cup-in-2010/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/smarter-dinara-safina-will-play-the-australian-open/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/smarter-dinara-safina-will-play-the-australian-open/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:14:46 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15104
Photo via medibankinternational.com.au Good news! Sidelined since October with a back injury, a healed and happy-sounding Dinara Safina says she’s fit for the 2010 Australian Open: ”I’m 100 per cent. I’m ready to play. If I play my best, let’s see what can happen.” Safina told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday, after hitting the practice courts in [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/smarter-dinara-safina-will-play-the-australian-open/feed/ 10 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/ana-ivanovic-wins-brisbane-night-match-with-adam-scott/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/ana-ivanovic-wins-brisbane-night-match-with-adam-scott/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:02:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15098
Ana Ivanovic worked late into the Australian night on Tuesday before beating World No. 53, Timea Bacsinszky, in the second round of the Brisbane International: 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.  She reportedly entered the press room sometime after midnight, with an ice pack bulging underneath her warm up jacket (see the video, below.) Ana assured reporters [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/ana-ivanovic-wins-brisbane-night-match-with-adam-scott/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/04/bomb-scare-at-asb-classic-in-auckland/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/04/bomb-scare-at-asb-classic-in-auckland/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:43:57 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15064
Phil Walter/Getty Images via Daylife An unattended bag in the stands led to the evacuation of between 300 – 500 tennis fans from the stadium at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Tuesday morning, Stuff.co.nz reports. The bag’s contents were deemed a non-threat and people were allowed to return soon after, postponing the morning’s start of [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/04/bomb-scare-at-asb-classic-in-auckland/feed/ 1