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 [...]

The men put in a good day’s work on Day Four of the US Open on Thursday, including some solid wins by Tommy Haas, Fernando Verdasco, Novak Djokovic and Tommy Robredo. Here are some of our snapshots.
*fellow bloggers are more than welcome to use our photos, please link us if you do.

Well, that was a waste. I was kicking back on Wednesday evening, glass of wine in hand, ready to watch Rafael Nadal battle the feisty David Ferrer in his first ATP singles match since Roland Garros. Then Ferrer retired after the seventh game and all I got out of it was: Rafa looks good in [...]

Watching Tommy Haas this week at the LA Tennis Open reminded me that he is a world class headcase. He even held his own against Marat Safin in the quarters. Cliff Drysdale mentioned this Tommy Haas self-flagellation classic on ESPN the other day. Hilarious stuff:

Who says on-court coaching isn’t allowed on the ATP tour?
Tommy Haas [...]

Sam Querrey beat Tommy Haas on Saturday evening at the LA Tennis Open, 6-3, 7-5. The towering American was surprisingly fleet of foot, hit serves consistently in the 130s and rushed the net when he could. It was a great win for Sam, who is now in his third straight ATP final, having played Sundays [...]

Marat Safin and Tommy Haas played Friday night’s marquee quarterfinal at the LA Tennis Open. There are two “Major” differences between these two friends – Marat has two slams, Tommy has never made it to a major final – otherwise, they have a lot in common: flashy backhands, over a decade on tour, and the [...]

Tommy Haas beat Marat Safin Friday night in the quarterfinals of the LA Tennis Open, 7-6 (3), 6-2. We took some photos of these two world-class players and on-court hottieheads.
Not sure how John McEnroe and William Shatner got in here. . .
**Found  Stefan Edberg pics – Enjoy!
LA Tennis Open Results – Friday, July 31 – [...]

Yeah. . .it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt! Today at Wimbledon, it was Tommy Haas feeling the pain of defeat as Roger Federer trounced him in the semifinals in three sets: 7-6, 7-5, 6-3. Not that he seemed too distraught about it:
Q. Can you sum up your whole Wimbledon experience. It’s been [...]

The final Friday at Wimbledon. The Gentlemen’s Semifinals. Yep, this is the stuff.
First up we have the Grass Court King vs. a resurgent veteran who is playing the tennis of his life (see Federer vs. Haas, Rd. of 16, 2009 Roland Garros.) Head to head: 9-2, Roger. I’m not picking a winner due to extreme [...]

I missed the Roddick vs. Hewitt thiller! Why? Because NBC’s “protected” tape-delayed coverage messes up everything here in the Western time zone, and it makes hunting for tennis on t.v. akin to wandering the Sahara without a map. NBC’s live streaming option may be too little, too late, but it beats drinking my own pee. [...]

“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. You spill your guts out at Wimbledon, and they make you stop and clean it up.” – Jimmy Connors.
It’s gut-check time for Roger Federer and the rest of Wimbledon’s “Gentlemen” as they battle it out in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Who’s bringing [...]

The Middle Sunday is Wimbledon’s traditional day off – a day for tennis players and tournament staff to regroup and tennis fans to contemplate. Before we start Manic Monday and the business end of the tournament, let’s take a look at the highs and lows of Wimbledon Week One.
Wimbledon Week One Highs:
1. Oh come on, [...]