Yes! The ATP World Tour Finals can’t start before the requisite Men in Suits photo session. Along with the British press, another overlooked benefit of hosting the ATP World Tour Finals in London is seeing Federer, Nadal and the rest of the top guys in bespoke tailoring (at least I’ll pretend it is.) Here are [...]

Photo via www.tennis-russia.ru
There are so many talented tennis players in Russia, that the country has its own awards ceremony to honor them. Last night’s Russian Cup awards, hosted by Anastasia Myskina at Moscow’s Radisson Slavyanskaya hotel, honored Nikolay Davydenko as Tennis Player of the Year (for being the top male Russian player for the 5th [...]

I love this video interview of Marat Safin, speaking in Paris after losing the last match of his career to Juan Martin del Potro. He says he realized during that match that he has a terrible forehand and maybe should have worked on it at some point during his career. I’m assuming he’s joking, but [...]

I love this photo:

Thanks to the Safin fan at Mens Tennis Forum for finding/posting this.
So. . .anyone know if the now-retired Safin (wahhh!) and the Bercy-loser Federer (wahhh!) spent the night on the town together? Were you with them, by chance, doing body shots off Marat’s clavicle and cooing over photos of the Federer twins?  [...]

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The ATP All Stars, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, paid tribute to the now-retired Marat Safin in this ATP video. It was shown after Marat lost to Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday at the Paris Masters (click here for more on the ceremony.)

I was waiting for [...]

A sweet duo, indeed, Roger Federer is the global ambassador for Swiss chocolate company Lindt. Will Fed Fans have to change their banner to “Federer is Betterer than Most Chocolate but As Good as Lindt“?

Photo by Jennifer Carson.

From the Lindt press release:
Kilchberg (Switzerland), October 29, 2009 – Premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli is partnering [...]

If Rafael Nadal is not playing tennis or sailing on a yacht, the next best place to look for him is on the golf course. Rafa was photographed today playing in the Castello Masters Pro-Am at the Club de Campo del Mediterraneo in Castellon de la Plana, Spain. The tournament is hosted by Spanish golf [...]

Another tournament, another excuse to play “tennis” somewhere where tennis should not be played. This time Fernando Verdasco and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played the “tennis” on Shanghai’s maglev train, the world’s fastest commercial train, which reaches a top speed of 268 miles per hour.
We got video, folks. This is what I really love about Verdasco – [...]

Marat Safin beat Jose Acasuso 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the China Open. And it’s a good thing he did, or the streets of Beijing would be flooded with tears and awash in heartbreak.  Marat Mania has hit Beijing. Big Time:

The one above is my favorite because of its hope that Marat will [...]

Have you heard? ESPN The Magazine’s “The Body Issue” will feature nude or “semi nude” photographs of various athletes. (What is semi-nude, anyway? Is it the same as being semi-clothed? Like a glass half empty/half full kind of thing?)
According to USA Today, James Blake and Serena Williams will represent for tennis. (*UPDATE* -  James [...]

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Ah, the calendar is working against us, Safin fans! Marat’s last tournament (Bercy) is just a little over a month away. In the meantime, he’s playing singles and doubles (with Gilles Simon) this week at the Thailand Open and will be continuing the Asian swing in China, with wildcards into both the China [...]

*UPDATED on Friday, September 25!*
For those who can’t get enough of Fashionister Federer, here’s a shot of Roger at Friday’s Versace show. Some  “on the Scene” tweeting follows:

The fashion world is all “atweet” about Roger’s appearance in Milan. Here are some samples:
Lorraine Candy (Editrix of British Elle) on Friday morning: “Where’s Roger Federer this morning? [...]