http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/15/winners-circle-verdasco-soderling-ferrero-dementieva-zvonareva-on-top/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/15/winners-circle-verdasco-soderling-ferrero-dementieva-zvonareva-on-top/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:33:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16400 The citizens of Tennis Land are keeping busy, with five different players earning a spot in the winner’s circle this week. Let’s see who’s hoovering up the rankings points on Sunday: In Paris, Elena Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 for the Premier-level Open GDF SUEZ title. After losing in last year’s final to [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/15/winners-circle-verdasco-soderling-ferrero-dementieva-zvonareva-on-top/feed/ 5 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/2010/02/09/video-brooklyn-decker-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/09/video-brooklyn-decker-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:59:10 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=16258
Cover photo via Us Magazine *See gallery below for more pics from Brooklyn Deckers SI swimsuit shoot. Yes, yes, I know that Brooklyn Decker isn’t a tennis player – she’s just married to one – but GTT is an inclusive place. Plus, I need to give a bone (pun intended after the fact) to the small segment [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/02/09/video-brooklyn-decker-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/feed/ 16 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/26/australian-open-day-nine-wrap-murray-brings-nadal-to-his-knees-henin-to-face-fangirl-zheng/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/26/australian-open-day-nine-wrap-murray-brings-nadal-to-his-knees-henin-to-face-fangirl-zheng/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:09:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15779
Tuesday was Australia Day and the first day of quarterfinal action at the Australian Open. There were fireworks. Andy Murray was awesome against Rafael Nadal on Tuesday night. He out-served him, out-hit him, out-ran him and out-muscled him. He brought Rafa low: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images via Daylife Nadal was moving well at the beginning of the match – [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/26/australian-open-day-nine-wrap-murray-brings-nadal-to-his-knees-henin-to-face-fangirl-zheng/feed/ 16 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/2010/01/17/videos-roger-federer-and-friends-hit-for-haiti/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/17/videos-roger-federer-and-friends-hit-for-haiti/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:26:18 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15433
I’m probably the last person in the world to have seen this footage from Sunday’s Hits for Haiti benefit in Rod Laver Arena, but now that I have, I’m just going to watch it over and over and over again. And over again. And maybe one more time. Yay! Here’s a short explanation of [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/17/videos-roger-federer-and-friends-hit-for-haiti/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/videos-andy-murrays-footie-feats-andy-roddicks-feeling-spanky/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/videos-andy-murrays-footie-feats-andy-roddicks-feeling-spanky/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:10:36 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15357
Look out Andy, the draw’s coming out soon! The Australian Open draw ceremony will supposedly be streamed live at australianopen.com at 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Melbourne time. (That’s 6:40 p.m., Thursday evening in NYC.) Like us, the players are trying to keep busy while they await their fates. Many of you challenged Darren Cahill’s prediction that Andy Murray [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/14/videos-andy-murrays-footie-feats-andy-roddicks-feeling-spanky/feed/ 5 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/12/darren-cahill-on-more-federer-vs-nadal-majors-for-andy-roddick/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/12/darren-cahill-on-more-federer-vs-nadal-majors-for-andy-roddick/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:38:34 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15324
Former pro, Super Coach and ESPN 2 commentator Darren Cahill spoke with reporters via conference call on Tuesday (Darren was calling in from Wednesday, Down Under.) Much of the conversation revolved around the WTA (click here for more on that) but he still had plenty to say about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and the rest [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/12/darren-cahill-on-more-federer-vs-nadal-majors-for-andy-roddick/feed/ 11 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/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:39:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15164
Andy Roddick confirmed on DavisCup.com on Friday that he won’t be playing Davis Cup in 2010: “I’m not playing Davis Cup this year but I’m not retiring from Davis Cup,” said Roddick. “We [Roddick and his team] just agreed that I’m going to switch surfaces as little as possible this year with my knee and the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/09/andy-roddick-on-his-decision-not-to-play-davis-cup-in-2010/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/andy-roddick-and-brooklyn-decker-cuddle-koalas-pat-pythons-in-brisbane/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/andy-roddick-and-brooklyn-decker-cuddle-koalas-pat-pythons-in-brisbane/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:23:02 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15084
Andy Roddick and his wife Brooklyn Decker visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane on Tuesday, where they made some furry (and not so furry) friends. Per the ATP: The Roddicks both nursed a koala, named Teresa, before Andy’s fear of snakes was put to the test. Eric, an Olive python, which can [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/05/andy-roddick-and-brooklyn-decker-cuddle-koalas-pat-pythons-in-brisbane/feed/ 4 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/2009/12/21/larry-stefanki-on-andy-roddick-roger-fehttpwww-gototennisblog-comwp-adminpost-new-phpderer-and-the-dog-fight-down-under/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/21/larry-stefanki-on-andy-roddick-roger-fehttpwww-gototennisblog-comwp-adminpost-new-phpderer-and-the-dog-fight-down-under/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:15:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14827
Steve Flink from Tennis Channel posted a fascinating interview with supercoach Larry Stefanki, who is widely credited with getting Andy Roddick within a point or two of Wimbledon glory against Roger Federer this year. Stefanki has some insightful and forthright analysis of the year’s best Major final, Roddick’s ongoing improvements and what he thinks is [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/21/larry-stefanki-on-andy-roddick-roger-fehttpwww-gototennisblog-comwp-adminpost-new-phpderer-and-the-dog-fight-down-under/feed/ 23 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/10/photos-roddick-haas-kournikova-serena-at-wtt-smash-hits/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/10/photos-roddick-haas-kournikova-serena-at-wtt-smash-hits/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:32:00 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14569 Team Elton John beat Team Billie Jean King at the World Team Tennis Smash Hits charity event on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Tommy Haas, Anna Kournikova and others participated, helping raise more than $640,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Baton Rouge area AIDS charities. Here are some [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/10/photos-roddick-haas-kournikova-serena-at-wtt-smash-hits/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/08/gtt-best-of-top-tennis-of-2009/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/08/gtt-best-of-top-tennis-of-2009/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:52:58 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14510
Yes, tennis! There sure was a lot of it in 2009, the busy calendar combining with enough epic five setters to boggle the minds of the sharpest tennis savants. So let’s take advantage of the off season and savor some of our favorite tennis matches of 2009 – before the tours start up [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/12/08/gtt-best-of-top-tennis-of-2009/feed/ 25 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/andy-roddick-withdraws-from-atp-world-tour-finals/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/andy-roddick-withdraws-from-atp-world-tour-finals/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:39 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=14159
In disappointing news for tennis fans everywhere, the London Times is reporting that Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the ATP’s year-ending championships in London next week: The American world No.6 has withdrawn from the eight-man extravaganza – which starts on Sunday at the 02 Arena in south-east London – having been unable to overcome [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/11/17/andy-roddick-withdraws-from-atp-world-tour-finals/feed/ 11 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/2009/10/15/andy-roddick-proposes-a-fix-to-the-atp-calendar/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/15/andy-roddick-proposes-a-fix-to-the-atp-calendar/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:08:31 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13334
We’ve been following the (never ending?) story of the tennis players vs. the tennis schedule this week, as both Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal have said that current scheduling commitments are hurting the players. Roddick, who retired from his second round match in Shanghai, offered some solutions to the problem via Twitter today (I cleaned [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/15/andy-roddick-proposes-a-fix-to-the-atp-calendar/feed/ 7