http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/05/tennis-silliness-with-roddick-billie-jean-djokovic-ferrell/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/05/tennis-silliness-with-roddick-billie-jean-djokovic-ferrell/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 12:12:52 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=7002 Hurray! Our favorite tennis stars are never shy when it comes to being silly. Thank goodness. . . If you follow Andy Roddick on Twitter, you already know that his photogenic dog is named Billie Jean. Per Andy: “Yes, (BJK) knows and has offered to doggy-sit” Freaky Frites: “Maybe the dog should have been named Elton, instead?” Mrs. Decker: [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/05/tennis-silliness-with-roddick-billie-jean-djokovic-ferrell/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/02/07/new-site-designlayout-in-wordpress/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/02/07/new-site-designlayout-in-wordpress/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:16:44 +0000 freakyfritters http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=1128 We've switched to Wordpress! Commenters, please create your login - it's easy! ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/02/07/new-site-designlayout-in-wordpress/feed/ 27 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:59:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/
I felt a little sorry for the poor suckers in the crowd last night who paid good money to watch the sublime Serena dismantle Safina 6-0. 6-3 in the championship match of the Australian Open. It probably took everyone present about twice as long to take the tram to Rod Laver arena, buy a coldie [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/15/gone-workin/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/15/gone-workin/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2009/01/15/gone-workin/ Hi readers! I'm working at a certain snow bound film festival this week and won't be posting much until next weekend. Enjoy the first sunny days Down Under! ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/01/15/gone-workin/feed/ 5 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/21/happy-holidays-from-gototennis/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/21/happy-holidays-from-gototennis/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:04:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/12/21/happy-holidays-from-gototennis/ Happy holidays and best wishes for a tennis-filled 2009! To my faithful readers: thank you for your interest, your patience and for all of your insightful comments. Knowing that such smart, tennis-savvy people bother to visit GOTOTENNIS keeps me writing (and on my toes!) To my fellow bloggers, who are always so supportive: congrats on your hard [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/21/happy-holidays-from-gototennis/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/16/if-tennis-was-a-stock/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/16/if-tennis-was-a-stock/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:26:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/12/16/if-tennis-was-a-stock/ . . .it would be a good investment, right now! It’s always fun to report good news, and I’m happy to pass along this article from Play Tennis Florida. (I guess it could always be a PR stunt, given that the numbers come from the USTA, but I choose to be the bright eyed optimist [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/16/if-tennis-was-a-stock/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/04/im-already-griping-about-the-2009-atp-tour/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/04/im-already-griping-about-the-2009-atp-tour/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/12/04/im-already-griping-about-the-2009-atp-tour/ My recent post on Roger Federer’s schedule was my first attempt at using the ATP’s new 2009 tournament categories: ATP 250 Series (e.g. Halle), ATP 500 Series (e.g. Basel), ATP 1000 Series (e.g. Cincinnati). I don’t have a problem with the 500 Series and 250 Series delegations, as they do help sort the Halles from the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/12/04/im-already-griping-about-the-2009-atp-tour/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/11/04/psa-google-ad-sense-sucks/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/11/04/psa-google-ad-sense-sucks/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:28:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/11/04/psa-google-ad-sense-sucks/ Hey all – I just noticed that my Google Ad Sense ads are getting scary. Meaning that I’ve been getting one about “supporting marriage rights” and other political nonsense that I want nothing to do with (those of you in California will understand when I say I voted NO!!! to Prop 8 today.) I’ve tried to [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/11/04/psa-google-ad-sense-sucks/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/15/beauty-on-the-inside/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/15/beauty-on-the-inside/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:34:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/10/15/beauty-on-the-inside/ One of my biggest problems with the indoor season is how ugly it looks. And it’s not just the poor broadcast quality – I’ve gone to tournaments at the Staples Center and it feels and smells about as good as Tennis Channel looks. Compared to the Rothko color fields of the European clay courts, the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/15/beauty-on-the-inside/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/14/photo-of-the-day-serena-williams-in-bikini-bottoms/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/14/photo-of-the-day-serena-williams-in-bikini-bottoms/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:23:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/10/14/photo-of-the-day-serena-williams-in-bikini-bottoms/
** If your taste runs more bootylicious, click here for our ultimate Serena Bikini photo collection. I know this is not in depth tennis analysis, but hey, who doesn’t love Serena in bikini bottoms!Guess our favorite U.S. Open champ is taking some time off to learn surfing with boyfriend/fiance Common. I think they’re in about 6 inches [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/10/14/photo-of-the-day-serena-williams-in-bikini-bottoms/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/27/gototennis-at-the-us-open/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/27/gototennis-at-the-us-open/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:18:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/08/27/gototennis-at-the-us-open/
GOTOTENNIS has tshirts!]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/27/gototennis-at-the-us-open/feed/ 10 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/21/novaks-new-girlfriend/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/21/novaks-new-girlfriend/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:09:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/08/21/novaks-new-girlfriend/
Rafa credited his experience in the Olympic Village with inspiring him to gold medal victory, and now Novak Djokovic seems to have gleaned his own (off-court) benefit – a fast-moving romance with the “most beautiful” female athlete in the village. Here are the “facts,” my friends: The lovely lady is named Leryn Franco, a 26-year-old javelin [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/08/21/novaks-new-girlfriend/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/30/thriller-alert-kirilenko-v-dubois-rogers-cup-first-round/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/30/thriller-alert-kirilenko-v-dubois-rogers-cup-first-round/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:18:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/07/30/thriller-alert-kirilenko-v-dubois-rogers-cup-first-round/ I’d never have guessed that Maria Kirilenko v. Stephanie Dubois would have me leaping off the couch and clapping, but it did. And it was only partially because of my undocumented Canadian citizenship. If you have this 3 hour long match on your Tivo, try to catch the final set. ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/30/thriller-alert-kirilenko-v-dubois-rogers-cup-first-round/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/10/better-sports-media/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/10/better-sports-media/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:52:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/07/10/better-sports-media/ Thank you to wonder-blog Down the Line! for their post on the latest SI cover (click here). Finally! Yes there are quibbles: Roger should’ve been on this cover as Sportsman of the Year last year (or the year before, or the year before that) and Anna Kournikova is featured yet again (out of guilt for having hired [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/10/better-sports-media/feed/ 4 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/16/video-of-the-daypure-cheese-or-pure-love/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/16/video-of-the-daypure-cheese-or-pure-love/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/06/16/video-of-the-daypure-cheese-or-pure-love/ Alright, I hate the Youtube slide show tributes as much as the next gal, but this one cracks me up. And with their dual victories this weekend on grass it seems appropriate. You must watch with the volume on for full cheesy affect. They do love one another, don’t they? Awww. ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/16/video-of-the-daypure-cheese-or-pure-love/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/11/live-streaming-update-for-gerry-weber/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/11/live-streaming-update-for-gerry-weber/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:25:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/06/11/live-streaming-update-for-gerry-weber/
Here are some possible sources for live streaming of the Gerry Weber: Try www.zdf.de (German television). They will be broadcasting the semis on Saturday at 8 a.m. EST and the final on Sunday at 9 a.m. EST. With Euro 2008 football/soccer madness sweeping the continent, who knows if the network will choose to stream live tennis, [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/11/live-streaming-update-for-gerry-weber/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/08/rogerogerogeroger/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/08/rogerogerogeroger/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:13:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/06/08/rogerogerogeroger/ Just a last minute chant for victory! I know the rules still apply: 1. It’s Rafa, and 2. It’s on clay, but miracles happen, right? Otherwise, Rafa would have been handed the trophy two weeks ago, no match play necessary. GO ROGER! You can do it. ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/08/rogerogerogeroger/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/06/how-bad-does-he-want-it/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/06/how-bad-does-he-want-it/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:31:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/06/06/how-bad-does-he-want-it/ ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/06/how-bad-does-he-want-it/feed/ 2 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/05/when-they-were-small/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/05/when-they-were-small/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:43:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/06/05/when-they-were-small/ Here are some hints, if you don’t recognize these two: 1. He’s 6′4″ tall with 4 Slam finals 2. She’s 6′ tall with 1 Slam final All together now: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Photo courtesy of dinarasafina.com (Now if only they had a web designer in the family. . .) ]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/06/05/when-they-were-small/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/05/19/crystal-ball/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/05/19/crystal-ball/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 22:16:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennis.org/2008/05/19/crystal-ball/ Over a quarter of us already guessed it, judging from my unscientific polling, and now The Independent adds to the speculation, with this fascinating story about Justine’s possible return to tennis!!! There’s been some major domestic tragedy for the Henin family recently, and reading this, I suddenly understand why Justine’s had it, mentally. But things have [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/05/19/crystal-ball/feed/ 1