http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/16/roger-federer-a-member-of-the-roger-vs-rafa-appreciation-society/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/16/roger-federer-a-member-of-the-roger-vs-rafa-appreciation-society/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:05:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17394 “This rivalry is intense!” Roger Federer joked at Indian Wells on Friday night, after Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi engaged in some verbal (and in Pete’s case, non-verbal) crossfire during their Hit for Haiti charity doubles match. It was a valiant attempt to break the tension and a subtle reference to the more mellow relationship [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/16/roger-federer-a-member-of-the-roger-vs-rafa-appreciation-society/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/14/photos-backstage-at-hit-for-haiti/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/14/photos-backstage-at-hit-for-haiti/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:59 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17327 Some nice behind the scenes photos from Hit for Haiti. I’m guessing that these were all taken before the guys played their match on Friday. I’m basing this on Rafa’s t-shirt, which he changed once he was on court. Also, everyone seems to be getting along! “I know my fabrics, Rafa, and this is not 100% [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/14/photos-backstage-at-hit-for-haiti/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/13/indian-wells-report-day-3-justine-bounced-andre-agassi-bombs-at-hit-for-haiti/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/13/indian-wells-report-day-3-justine-bounced-andre-agassi-bombs-at-hit-for-haiti/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:26:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17234 I thought I was witnessing the most awkward part of Day Three at Indian Wells when Maria Sharapova went down 1-5 in the first set to Vera Dushevina on Stadium 2. The crowd was groaning and wincing as she hit serve after serve into the bottom of the net. But then I heard a collective [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/13/indian-wells-report-day-3-justine-bounced-andre-agassi-bombs-at-hit-for-haiti/feed/ 48 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/18/hit-for-haiti-at-indian-wells-million-dollar-exhibition-with-federer-nadal-sampras-and-agassi/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/18/hit-for-haiti-at-indian-wells-million-dollar-exhibition-with-federer-nadal-sampras-and-agassi/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:42:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16514 It’s great to see this exciting Hit for Haiti exhibition come together for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Pete Sampras and Roger Federer will play doubles against Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal, all former champions in the desert. That’s a whopping 44 Major titles on the court at one time. They also added [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/18/hit-for-haiti-at-indian-wells-million-dollar-exhibition-with-federer-nadal-sampras-and-agassi/feed/ 13 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/2010/01/15/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/2009/12/11/boris-becker-still-blowing-kisses-at-andre-agassis-box/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/11/boris-becker-still-blowing-kisses-at-andre-agassis-box/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:05:33 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14560 Some of the most entertaining passages in Andre Agassi’s new autobiography describe his intense dislike for Boris Becker. Andre calls his loss to Becker in the 1995 Wimbledon semifinals “the most devastating of my life” and is further enraged by the snarky comments Boris made to the press after the match (Becker described Agassi as [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/11/boris-becker-still-blowing-kisses-at-andre-agassis-box/feed/ 15 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/09/video-andre-agassi-on-60-minutes/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/09/video-andre-agassi-on-60-minutes/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:23:27 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13887
Andre Agassi was on “60 Minutes” this Sunday, interviewed by Katie Couric to promote his new autobiography, “Open”. He and Couric cover the book’s big controversies: his nightmarish Tennis Dad, “Image is Everything”, Brooke Shields and his use of crystal meth and subsequent drug test cover-up. I got my hands on the book this weekend.* (It [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/09/video-andre-agassi-on-60-minutes/feed/ 13 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/03/tennis-notes-sharapovas-new-boyfriend-serenas-money-machine-nadals-inspiration/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/03/tennis-notes-sharapovas-new-boyfriend-serenas-money-machine-nadals-inspiration/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:44:14 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13713
A lot of interesting stories continue to develop in Tennis Land, so I thought I’d put them all down in one place: Let’s start with some fun stuff. Reporter Matt Cronin via Twitter: “Sharapova recently began dating the Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic. Now if she can only help “The Machine” get his deadly jump shot back.” Vujacic [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/03/tennis-notes-sharapovas-new-boyfriend-serenas-money-machine-nadals-inspiration/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/02/the-bald-truth-andre-agassi-wore-a-toupee/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/02/the-bald-truth-andre-agassi-wore-a-toupee/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:04:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13667
True story – while playing tennis today, I overheard a woman on the court next to me say: “Forget the crystal meth, the toupee is the really shocking part!” Agassi’s upcoming autobiography keeps getting juicier. Beyond the drug use, the abusive father and the admission that he hates tennis with a deep, dark passion, Agassi also [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/02/the-bald-truth-andre-agassi-wore-a-toupee/feed/ 11 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/01/marat-safin-retirement-watch-he-wont-pull-an-agassi/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/01/marat-safin-retirement-watch-he-wont-pull-an-agassi/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:16:02 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13631
Marat Safin may be limping off the tour in a couple weeks (WAH!), but he still has the best BS meter in the game. Here are Safin’s thoughts on Andre Agassi’s recent admission (via his autobiography) that he lied his way out of a drug suspension (CBS Sports): “One should know how to be silent, but [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/01/marat-safin-retirement-watch-he-wont-pull-an-agassi/feed/ 15 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/29/federer-roddick-serena-react-to-agassi-drug-confession/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/29/federer-roddick-serena-react-to-agassi-drug-confession/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:14:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13596
Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, the Williams sisters and others have responded to Andre Agassi’s “shocking” confession that he used crystal meth and lied to the ATP about it after a drug test came back positive. UPDATE: Rafael Nadal was less moderate than others in his reaction to Agassi’s confession. He wonders why “now that he is [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/29/federer-roddick-serena-react-to-agassi-drug-confession/feed/ 42 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/andre-agassi-admits-to-using-crystal-meth-and-lying-about-it/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/andre-agassi-admits-to-using-crystal-meth-and-lying-about-it/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:37:33 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13554
Andre Agassi admits in his upcoming autobiography to taking crystal meth while still on tour, testing positive and then duping the ATP into believing his innocence: Via The Times, U.K.: Agassi, now 39, relates how he took crystal meth — possession of which carries a maximum five-year jail sentence in the US — in 1997, when his [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/andre-agassi-admits-to-using-crystal-meth-and-lying-about-it/feed/ 18 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/27/photos-andre-agassi-steffi-graf-gustavo-kuerten-at-grand-slam-for-children/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/27/photos-andre-agassi-steffi-graf-gustavo-kuerten-at-grand-slam-for-children/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:17:32 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=12792 Andre Agassi hosted his 14th annual Grand Slam for Children charity event on Saturday night at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas, with proceeds supporting his Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. Andre attended with Steffi Graf, and three-time French Open Champ, Gustavo Kuerten, was also there. Comedian Dane Cook, rock band Daughtry, and musicians Macy [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/27/photos-andre-agassi-steffi-graf-gustavo-kuerten-at-grand-slam-for-children/feed/ 11 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/06/26/love-matches-tennis-player-couples-heating-up-off-court/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/06/26/love-matches-tennis-player-couples-heating-up-off-court/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:11:08 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=9803
Roger & Mirka and Steffi & Andre may have formed the ultimate tennis love-matches, but there are many more tumultuous examples: Kim Clijsters & Lleyton Hewitt, Jimmy Connors & Chris Evert and Radek Stepanek & Martina Hingis broke off their engagements, for example, while Verdasco & Ivanovic, Pennetta & Moya and Stepanek & Vaidisova experienced [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/06/26/love-matches-tennis-player-couples-heating-up-off-court/feed/ 21 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/17/andy-murray-and-andre-agassi-cuddle-on-centre-court/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/17/andy-murray-and-andre-agassi-cuddle-on-centre-court/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 22:15:23 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=7738
Big thanks to GTT reader Eimear for passing along this fab BBC video from today’s A Centre Court Celebration from Wimbledon. Andy Murray made a surprise appearance at the event, which featured Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters playing under Centre Court’s new roof. What luck, it even rained! “No pressure, Andy!” Yeah [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/17/andy-murray-and-andre-agassi-cuddle-on-centre-court/feed/ 0 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/14/patrick-mcenroe-the-us-needs-clay-court-players-not-clay-courters/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/14/patrick-mcenroe-the-us-needs-clay-court-players-not-clay-courters/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 13:00:38 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=7521
Before I launch into how Americans suck on clay, I want to congratulate Andy Roddick for an impressive three set win over Tommy Haas in Madrid on Wednesday. It was a gutsy debut on the red stuff. Okay, back to business. . . There’s been lots of talk going into the French Open about both the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/14/patrick-mcenroe-the-us-needs-clay-court-players-not-clay-courters/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/12/tennis-goodie-bag-nadals-book-serenas-furniture-safins-boring-life/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/12/tennis-goodie-bag-nadals-book-serenas-furniture-safins-boring-life/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 08:39:21 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=7396
There’s been lots of fun and bizarre news items lately that haven’t quite warranted a full post. So I thought I’d put them all together into my second tennis goodie bag. Enjoy! (And don’t worry, it won’t rot your teeth.) First Serena Williams is trash talking Safina as second best (click here), now she’s haranguing the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/12/tennis-goodie-bag-nadals-book-serenas-furniture-safins-boring-life/feed/ 8