http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nikolay-davydenko-ditches-his-prince-signs-with-dunlop/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nikolay-davydenko-ditches-his-prince-signs-with-dunlop/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:28 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17228 “As of 3:00 pm today” Nikolay Davydenko will be representin’ for Dunlop. From the press release: World No.6 Davydenko signs with Dunlop March 12th 2010 – Dunlop are delighted to announce their new partnership with Russian tennis ace, Nikolay Davydenko for rackets, clothing and accessories. The partnership will also see Davydenko endorse Dunlop’s junior talent identification programme [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nikolay-davydenko-ditches-his-prince-signs-with-dunlop/feed/ 22 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/del-potro-gonzalez-out-of-indian-wells-nalbandian-in/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/del-potro-gonzalez-out-of-indian-wells-nalbandian-in/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:40:12 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16938 REUTERS/Michael Fiala via Daylife It’s the incredible shrinking draw! Juan Martin Del Potro and Fernando Gonzalez are both confirmed “nos” for Indian Wells. Gonzalez, who is playing Davis Cup in Chile this weekend, has decided to stay in his country to help with earthquake relief (his efforts reportedly include organizing a Hit for Chile in Miami [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/05/del-potro-gonzalez-out-of-indian-wells-nalbandian-in/feed/ 4 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/13/weekend-update-oudin-dementieva-roddick-and-djokovic-into-semis/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/13/weekend-update-oudin-dementieva-roddick-and-djokovic-into-semis/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:42:18 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16388 Here’s a quick peek at what’s going on in the tennis world this weekend. In Paris we have the WTA’s Open GDF Suez, a Premier-level event without the Williams sisters, Clijsters or Henin. It’s nice to see Melanie Oudin taking advantage of both the draw and the confidence she gained last weekend in Fed Cup; she’s [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/13/weekend-update-oudin-dementieva-roddick-and-djokovic-into-semis/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/01/thats-a-wrap-chest-bumps-fake-outs-and-last-laughs-at-the-2010-australian-open/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/01/thats-a-wrap-chest-bumps-fake-outs-and-last-laughs-at-the-2010-australian-open/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:16:06 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16005
There are always some loose strings and leftover challenges after every major. Allow me to clean out my virtual tennis bag. ROGER AND SERENA ARE OUT OF SIGHTS (I love this photo because it looks like he’s been awarded a Ferris Wheel for a trophy): Roger Federer decided to spice things up on his [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/01/thats-a-wrap-chest-bumps-fake-outs-and-last-laughs-at-the-2010-australian-open/feed/ 25 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/27/australian-open-crazy-day-wrap-roger-federer-serena-williams-almost-sink/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/27/australian-open-crazy-day-wrap-roger-federer-serena-williams-almost-sink/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:48:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15807
Pass the Dramamine! Day 10 at the Australian Open was one wicked ride – the kind you enjoy in hindsight, once your feet are back on terra firma and you’ve emptied your guts into a trash can. (Sorry, Nole fans, I wrote that before he started dry heaving.) Each of the day session winners lost their [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/27/australian-open-crazy-day-wrap-roger-federer-serena-williams-almost-sink/feed/ 29 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/25/australian-open-day-eight-wrap-serena-so-good-speaking-of-federer/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/25/australian-open-day-eight-wrap-serena-so-good-speaking-of-federer/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:25:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15748
Let’s start with the obvious: Scary good and Especially Relentless against Stosur Everyone else (including Justine) has No chance to win the Australian Open AND: Free to Experiment with his plan D Even Hewitt Realized that the match was an Entertaining Recreation for Roger Disagree? Consider this an acrostic smack down. Roger Federer probably won’t have as much fun against Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals. Kolya’s beaten Roger the past two [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/25/australian-open-day-eight-wrap-serena-so-good-speaking-of-federer/feed/ 22 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/23/australian-open-day-six-wrap-tapped-out/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/23/australian-open-day-six-wrap-tapped-out/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:37:59 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15588
Sveta played a late night match on Friday, getting past Angelique Kerber in three close sets. Gotta love that game face. . . Now onto Day Six Down Under, which was notable for retirements, withdrawals and old fashioned beat-downs. The men didn’t get to four-sets until Tsonga and Haas played the last match on Hisense. It’s [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/23/australian-open-day-six-wrap-tapped-out/feed/ 10 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/21/australian-open-day-four-wrap-federer-welcomes-prince-to-court-wozniacki-wins-rolex-tomic-whines-twice/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/21/australian-open-day-four-wrap-federer-welcomes-prince-to-court-wozniacki-wins-rolex-tomic-whines-twice/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:22:47 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15552
After giving us a scare in his first round, Roger Federer was kind to his fans on Thursday evening. He soared to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory vs. Victor Hanescu on Rod Laver Arena, remaining unfazed when a touring Prince William stopped by during the third set. It was a vintage Federer performance, hitting 52 [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/21/australian-open-day-four-wrap-federer-welcomes-prince-to-court-wozniacki-wins-rolex-tomic-whines-twice/feed/ 28 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/20/australian-open-day-three-wrap-intense-henin-intense-del-potro-incensed-roddick/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/20/australian-open-day-three-wrap-intense-henin-intense-del-potro-incensed-roddick/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:20:29 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15515
Quinn Rooney/Getty Images via Daylife INTENSE. That’s the only way to describe the evening hours in Melbourne park on Wednesday. And it’s how Justine Henin described it after beating Elena Dementieva, 7-5, 7-6, in 2 hours and 50 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. “My heart was there 200%” Justine said. We didn’t hear from Dementieva court [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/20/australian-open-day-three-wrap-intense-henin-intense-del-potro-incensed-roddick/feed/ 11 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/19/australian-open-day-two-wrap-fabrice-fan-of-fragile-federer-davydenko-is-not-paris-hilton/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/19/australian-open-day-two-wrap-fabrice-fan-of-fragile-federer-davydenko-is-not-paris-hilton/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:07:24 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15495
Fabrice Santoro came out of his month-long retirement to play the 2010 Australian Open and nab the record for playing majors over four different decades. He didn’t embarrass himself against the 14th seed and dark horse favorite, Marin Cilic, losing 5-7, 5-7, 3-6, and can return to retirement with a [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/19/australian-open-day-two-wrap-fabrice-fan-of-fragile-federer-davydenko-is-not-paris-hilton/feed/ 20 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/weekend-review-more-glory-for-spain-roddick-wins-and-rants-robson-a-gem/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/weekend-review-more-glory-for-spain-roddick-wins-and-rants-robson-a-gem/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:27:38 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15197 I admit I had a hard time following all of the tennis action from the past week. We had the men and women in Brisbane, Roger and Rafa (and the mighty Kolya!) in Doha, Peer protests in New Zealand, an ATP tourny in India, Laura Robson making Andy Murray look good at the Hopman Cup [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/weekend-review-more-glory-for-spain-roddick-wins-and-rants-robson-a-gem/feed/ 10 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/photos-andy-murray-jo-wilfried-tsonga-and-novak-djokovic-shape-up-for-the-australian-open/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/photos-andy-murray-jo-wilfried-tsonga-and-novak-djokovic-shape-up-for-the-australian-open/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:19:34 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15257
Sweaty, shirtless tennis players in January? The Australian Open must be a week away! Here are some choice shots of players getting ready for the first Major of the year. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be making his 2010 debut at the this week’s Kooyong Classic exhibition, after struggling with a wrist injury over the break. Let’s hope [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/11/photos-andy-murray-jo-wilfried-tsonga-and-novak-djokovic-shape-up-for-the-australian-open/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/highlights-confident-davydenko-beats-a-very-very-good-nadal-in-the-doha-finals/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/highlights-confident-davydenko-beats-a-very-very-good-nadal-in-the-doha-finals/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:33:14 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15176
REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad via Daylife Nikolay Davydenko pulled off a miracle in Doha on Saturday, beating Rafael Nadal: 0-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 in the Qatar Open finals. Not only was he bageled (for the first time in 338  matches!) in the first set, he also saved a couple match points. I guess the reigning ATP World Tour Finals [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/highlights-confident-davydenko-beats-a-very-very-good-nadal-in-the-doha-finals/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/08/davydenko-beats-federer-in-doha-roger-says-his-arm-is-no-excuse/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/08/davydenko-beats-federer-in-doha-roger-says-his-arm-is-no-excuse/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:37:56 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15157 Did everyone get the memo? Nikolay Davydenko is The Man on the ATP tour. He beat Roger Federer for the second time in a row, trouncing the Swiss 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of Doha’s Qatar Open on Friday. The fleet-footed Kolya is building off the success he enjoyed at the end of 2009, when he beat [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/08/davydenko-beats-federer-in-doha-roger-says-his-arm-is-no-excuse/feed/ 15 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/22/gtt-best-of-2009-tennis-love-matches-romances-and-hookups/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/22/gtt-best-of-2009-tennis-love-matches-romances-and-hookups/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:44:35 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14836 It was love-all for tennis in 2009, with nuptials, hookups, and enough juicy rumors to keep us bloggers chattering like overworked yentas. Here’s a review of some of the year’s juiciest love matches. TENNIS HOOKUPS: Ana Ivanovic and her Australian golfing beau, Adam Scott, inspired this post. She’s been in Australia for over a month now to [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/22/gtt-best-of-2009-tennis-love-matches-romances-and-hookups/feed/ 7 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/01/round-up-king-kolya-federers-last-chance-andy-murray-prefers-playstation-to-girlfriend/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/01/round-up-king-kolya-federers-last-chance-andy-murray-prefers-playstation-to-girlfriend/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:50:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14398
Enough turkey, it’s back to tennis! Too bad the 2009 season is over. Here are a few of the loose threads begging to be tugged or tied: All hail Nikolay Davydenko, King of Tennis! (At least for a month or two. . .) Yes, round robin makes for a different tennis ball game and the end [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/01/round-up-king-kolya-federers-last-chance-andy-murray-prefers-playstation-to-girlfriend/feed/ 23 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/20/atp-world-tour-final-photos-federer-nadal-djokovic-and-co-in-london/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/20/atp-world-tour-final-photos-federer-nadal-djokovic-and-co-in-london/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:36 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14237
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 [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/20/atp-world-tour-final-photos-federer-nadal-djokovic-and-co-in-london/feed/ 30 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/18/2009-atp-world-tour-finals-draw-set-in-london/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/18/2009-atp-world-tour-finals-draw-set-in-london/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14194 Andy Murray and the Bryan Brothers took part in the draw ceremony for the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday in a pod of the London Eye Ferris wheel. Here are the round robin groups for the singles and doubles competitions, which run from November 22 – 29: 2009 ATP World Tour Finals Singles Draw: Group [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/18/2009-atp-world-tour-finals-draw-set-in-london/feed/ 6 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/marat-safin-retirement-watch-marat-honored-at-russian-cup-awards/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/marat-safin-retirement-watch-marat-honored-at-russian-cup-awards/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:37:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14152
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 [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/marat-safin-retirement-watch-marat-honored-at-russian-cup-awards/feed/ 13 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/18/video-shanghai-masters-final-highlights-and-interview/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/18/video-shanghai-masters-final-highlights-and-interview/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:03:18 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13383
Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday for the title at the Shanghai Masters. Here are the highlights : I love listening to the crowd’s reactions to every winner! And here’s Davydenko’s post-match interview: “It was no plan, it just was fighting!” And of course, this was another highlight of the match – his wife’s [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/18/video-shanghai-masters-final-highlights-and-interview/feed/ 8