We caught Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Monaco and Andy Murray going shirtless during practice on Sunday – perfect fodder for our final Tennis Hunks of Indian Wells post of the tournament.
If you missed some of our previous posts, click here for Nadal practice photos, here and here for Roger Federer, here for Djokovic practicing with Verdasco [...]

Here’s a nice video from the ATP showing Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick in action on the Indian Wells practice courts. It provides some insight into their autograph techniques as well.

Love the banner! (Click here for Roger Federer Banner-rama!)

No, these aren’t our photos. We weren’t invited to the Indian Wells Players’ Party, sniff! And good thing we weren’t, because. . .well, we might have said something rude to Ana about her pantyhose. Let’s take a look:
So far, so gorgeous, for Ana Ivanovic!

And then we get to the nurse pantyhose and 80’s secretary pumps. [...]

Sergio Tacchini confirms what many of us already suspected: Novak Djokovic is H-O-T.

Why yes, Robin Soderling qualifies as a Tennis Hunk, in that pasty-faced Northern European kind of way.
Speaking of. . .here’s Andy Murray!

And bona fide Hunk Feliciano Lopez, looking more funky than hunky. (He was practicing with Murray today.)

What Ho! The Indian Wells Masters draw is out earlier than expected! (Click here)
With Rafael Nadal at No. 3, he and Roger Federer are suddenly the Williams Sisters of the ATP tour. Everyone’s first question when the draw comes out: are they on opposite sides of the draw?
They are.
Okay, moving on to the second question. [...]

After winning matches and fans in Melbourne a few weeks ago, it seems like Andy Murray is suffering from an extended Australian Open let down, in more ways than one.
Murray pulled out of last week’s Marseille Open, claiming he needed more recovery time after his run to the Australian Open finals. His withdrawal upset the [...]

Hell hath no fury like a French tournament director scorned.
Andy Murray withdrew from this week’s ATP 250 level Open 13 tournament in Marseille, where he was top seed, stating on his website on February 12 that he needed “an extra week off to recuperate and recover for the long season ahead” after “playing in Australia [...]

Roger Federer addressed the so-called “bulletin board material” that he offered up to Andy Murray before the Australian Open final. Here’s his quote from Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger, taken the day after he won the trophy (my Google-assisted translation):
“It was not my intention to influence Andy before the match. It would be a pity if [...]

The Australian Open is over and the ATP World Tour rankings have changed quite a bit. Here’s a look at the new Top 10:

(Verdasco’s out of the top ten, dropping three spots to No. 12 in the world.)
The big news is Rafael Nadal’s nosedive from #2 to #4 on the list. His recent knee injury [...]

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 [...]

The 2010 Australian Open final was short and sweet for Roger Federer, who beat Andy Murray in three sets for his 16th major title. Here are some videos from the trophy ceremony and Roger’s post-match interview with ESPN2. Enjoy!
Andy Murray’s runners’ up speech:

Roger Federer with the trophy:

Roger Federer post match ESPN interview:

Sorry for the cut and paste job, but Roger Federer’s Australian Open championship press conference is fascinating from start to finish. Some highlights:
1. Roger was worried that he lost the match after that failed drop shot in the third set tie-breaker. Great minds think alike, Rog.
2. Fed admits to being “honest” in his comments re: [...]