http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 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/2010/02/12/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/2010/02/11/federer-clijsters-del-potro-and-serena-nominated-for-2010-laureus-world-sports-awards/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/11/federer-clijsters-del-potro-and-serena-nominated-for-2010-laureus-world-sports-awards/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:12:54 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16331 Back when we were joking about possible names for Baby Federer – Roland, Wimby, Rafalito – we forgot an obvious contender: Laureus. Like many Major titles, Roger Federer has won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award multiple times. If history holds, he’ll win it for a record 5th time next month. The 2010 [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/11/federer-clijsters-del-potro-and-serena-nominated-for-2010-laureus-world-sports-awards/feed/ 13 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/24/australian-open-day-seven-wrap-all-or-nothing-nadia-cilic-down-the-stretch/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/24/australian-open-day-seven-wrap-all-or-nothing-nadia-cilic-down-the-stretch/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:18:29 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15684
Today was the start of Round of 16 action Down Under. It must stink to lose in the fourth round – so close to the final weekend yet so, so far. Let’s see who made it over the hump and who’s humping it back home. Nadia Petrova isn’t happy just making it halfway. She backed up [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/24/australian-open-day-seven-wrap-all-or-nothing-nadia-cilic-down-the-stretch/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/22/australian-open-day-5-wrap-tanks-yanks-and-shanks/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/22/australian-open-day-5-wrap-tanks-yanks-and-shanks/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:12:16 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15571
Let’s be honest, Day 5 Down Under kind of sucked. I typed that sentence before listening to Kim Clijsters’s press conference. She confirmed it: “I was completely off. Just, you know, I think tennis‑wise, I didn’t feel the ball at all. . .It sucks that it has to happen at this stage of this tournament at [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/22/australian-open-day-5-wrap-tanks-yanks-and-shanks/feed/ 8 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/2010/01/18/australian-open-day-one-wrap-sharapovas-upset-roddicks-dog-roger-in-the-rain/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/18/australian-open-day-one-wrap-sharapovas-upset-roddicks-dog-roger-in-the-rain/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:13:07 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15459
A strange start to the Australian Open: rain, cold and an upset. As in really upset. Maria Sharapova went out in three sets and over three hours to Maria Kirilenko: 6-7, 6-3, 4-6. She smacked a total of 76 unforced errors on her way out of the tournament. Sharapova hasn’t lost in the first round [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/18/australian-open-day-one-wrap-sharapovas-upset-roddicks-dog-roger-in-the-rain/feed/ 13 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/2010/01/12/photos-kooyong-game-faces/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/12/photos-kooyong-game-faces/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:35:41 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15288
Why so serious, guys? Sad that Roger pulled out? REUTERS/Mick Tsikas via Daylife The top guys did press on Tuesday in advance of the Kooyong AAMI Classic exhibition tournament, which starts on Wednesday. The line-up is led by Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro along with Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Gonzalez, and Tommy [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/12/photos-kooyong-game-faces/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/2009/11/24/atp-world-tour-finals-federer-beats-murray-clinches-year-end-no-1/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/24/atp-world-tour-finals-federer-beats-murray-clinches-year-end-no-1/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:40:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14340
Who’s the daddy? After one of those evil twin starts, Big Poppa Federer arrived at the O2 arena on Tuesday evening, spanking Andy Murray in the final two sets of their round robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 This win improves Roger’s record against his Scottish nemesis to 4-6, and it’s the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/24/atp-world-tour-finals-federer-beats-murray-clinches-year-end-no-1/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/2009/10/14/top-seeds-tap-out-roddick-and-del-potro-retire-in-shanghai/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/14/top-seeds-tap-out-roddick-and-del-potro-retire-in-shanghai/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:21:40 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13286 Are the top seeds staging a walk-out at the Shanghai Masters? Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick retired yesterday with a mysterious knee injury during his second round match against Stan Wawrinka. The 3rd and 7th seeds followed today, as Juan Martin del Potro retired with a wrist injury against Jurgen Melzer, and Ivan Ljubicic defeated Fernando Verdasco [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/14/top-seeds-tap-out-roddick-and-del-potro-retire-in-shanghai/feed/ 15 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/bonjour-tokyo-monfils-tsonga-hewitt-del-potro-in-japan/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/bonjour-tokyo-monfils-tsonga-hewitt-del-potro-in-japan/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:55:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13070 Gael Monfils, Juan Martin Del Potro, Lleyton Hewitt and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cracked some sake barrels at the Japan Open’s welcome reception on Tuesday. It was a konnichiwa/sayonara moment del Potro, who was booted out of the tournament in the first round. What is Tsonga so giddy about? And where are Lleyton Hewitt’s arms? Hair twins! Just like [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/bonjour-tokyo-monfils-tsonga-hewitt-del-potro-in-japan/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/one-for-the-ladies-juan-martin-del-potro-out-of-tokyo/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/one-for-the-ladies-juan-martin-del-potro-out-of-tokyo/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:18:52 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13025 I just wanted to post about this because I’m so sick of doing the “another top seed on the WTA tour loses early!” posts. (You’ll notice I skipped the Safina/Venus lament yesterday.) Juan Martin del Potro, world No. 5 and Tokyo’s top seed, lost to world No. 189 Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the first round of the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/06/one-for-the-ladies-juan-martin-del-potro-out-of-tokyo/feed/ 18 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/29/required-reading-has-roger-federer-brainwashed-the-atp-tour/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/29/required-reading-has-roger-federer-brainwashed-the-atp-tour/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:45:12 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=12834
Steve Tignor wrote an interesting viewpoint piece at tennis.com with the title “Excessive civility muting the men’s game?” Have you read it already? If not, click here. If you have, can you please explain it to me? Here’s what I’ve figured so far. . . Tignor begins by comparing two US Open semifinal handshakes – this year’s [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/29/required-reading-has-roger-federer-brainwashed-the-atp-tour/feed/ 37 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/25/photos-juan-martin-del-potros-alleged-girlfriend-yanina-screpante/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/25/photos-juan-martin-del-potros-alleged-girlfriend-yanina-screpante/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:28:17 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=12748
Would my photo service lie to me? Honestly, I don’t know. But photos of someone it’s calling Juan Martin del Potro’s girlfriend have just popped up, along with this caption: “Tennis player Juan Martin del Potro’s girlfriend Yanina Screpante. Yanina is on the cover of most Argentine newspaper reports as the local model who [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/25/photos-juan-martin-del-potros-alleged-girlfriend-yanina-screpante/feed/ 5 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/video-the-juan-martin-del-potro-tandil-parade/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/video-the-juan-martin-del-potro-tandil-parade/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:53:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=12526
Photo credit should read DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images Juan Martin Mania is the real deal! Thousands of Juan Martin del Potro’s closest friends showed up to greet him as he returned to his hometown of Tandil, Argentina, on Thursday afternoon. Via the ATP: “With an Argentine flag draped across his back, the 20 year old climbed on top of [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/video-the-juan-martin-del-potro-tandil-parade/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/videos-hero-juan-martin-del-potro-on-charlie-rose-in-argentina/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/videos-hero-juan-martin-del-potro-on-charlie-rose-in-argentina/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:44:05 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=12510
Juan Martin del Potro was interviewed by Charlie Rose after his big US Open victory against Roger Federer on Monday: Del Potro’s whirlwind media tour continued when he returned home to Argentina on Wednesday, where he was given a hero’s welcome, complete with security, flags, babies, collectibles and a press conference. Some footage from Argentina: And photos (which [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/09/17/videos-hero-juan-martin-del-potro-on-charlie-rose-in-argentina/feed/ 8