http://www.gototennisblog.com Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/indian-wells-report-day-8-hangovers-tummy-aches-burn-outs-and-bum-ankles/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/indian-wells-report-day-8-hangovers-tummy-aches-burn-outs-and-bum-ankles/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17501 Indian Wells is getting woozy. Big wins, puzzling losses, falling seeds, big match hangovers. Makes me glad I’m not a betting woman. Here’s a quick report on Wednesday’s action at Indian Wells. Grrr. Marcos Baghdatis failed to follow up his career best win over Roger Federer, losing to Tommy Robredo 5-7, 6-0, 4-6 in his next [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/17/indian-wells-report-day-8-hangovers-tummy-aches-burn-outs-and-bum-ankles/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nadal-ivanovic-roddick-at-the-2010-indian-wells-players-party/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nadal-ivanovic-roddick-at-the-2010-indian-wells-players-party/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:41:32 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17188 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. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/12/nadal-ivanovic-roddick-at-the-2010-indian-wells-players-party/feed/ 14 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-wta-draw-and-preview-belgians-vs-russians-in-the-desert/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-wta-draw-and-preview-belgians-vs-russians-in-the-desert/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:02 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=17042 So the ladies’ draw is out for the Indian Wells tournament (click here) and the first question that comes to mind is: Really, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki are the top seeds? I mean no offense to either of these players – it’s just a jarring reminder that Serena (boycott) and Dinara (back) are not showing [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/03/09/indian-wells-wta-draw-and-preview-belgians-vs-russians-in-the-desert/feed/ 6 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/2010/01/20/australian-open-fashion-review-nole-en-fuego-sharapovas-washed-up-dress/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/20/australian-open-fashion-review-nole-en-fuego-sharapovas-washed-up-dress/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:35:50 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15513
By now, all of our favorite players have taken a turn or two on the Australian Open catwalk. And a few have already been “Auf’ed”  – though not for their tennis fashion sense. We’ll take care of the rest. . . THE WOMEN Maria Sharapova wasn’t around for very long, but her dress certainly made an impression. [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/20/australian-open-fashion-review-nole-en-fuego-sharapovas-washed-up-dress/feed/ 15 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/2010/01/19/2010-australian-open-order-of-play-day-three-dementieva-vs-clijsters-plenty-of-popcorn/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/19/2010-australian-open-order-of-play-day-three-dementieva-vs-clijsters-plenty-of-popcorn/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:44:04 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15506
Big Day Three news: Svetlana Kuznetsova is playing in Rod Laver arena! And it’s not even the second week. Amazing. But the real news on Wednesday Down Under involves Sveta’s countrywoman Elena Dementieva, who has the great misfortune of playing unseeded Justine Henin in the second round. It’s a drag to lose one of these women [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/19/2010-australian-open-order-of-play-day-three-dementieva-vs-clijsters-plenty-of-popcorn/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/16/verdasco-isner-bondarenko-win-australian-open-warm-ups/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/16/verdasco-isner-bondarenko-win-australian-open-warm-ups/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:34:40 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15416
Yes, you are too sexy for that shirt. . .photo by REUTERS/Mick Tsikas via Daylife Well, we have the latest crop of weekend winners, (almost) the last before the Australian Open starts on Monday. Winning a warm up the weekend before a major is tricky – it gives a player loads of confidence but can be [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/16/verdasco-isner-bondarenko-win-australian-open-warm-ups/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:35:57 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=15398
Serena Williams lost 6-3, 6-2 to Elena “on a rampage” Dementieva in the finals of Sydney’s Medibank International tournament on Saturday. Williams was reportedly hampered by a leg injury – “limping and shuffling” during the match. She looked pretty good during this point: Serena, who was tested hard in her semi vs. Aravane Rezai, says she’s not [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/01/15/video-injured-serena-williams-says-shes-ready-to-go-in-melbourne/feed/ 9 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/2009/10/29/doha-video-caroline-wozniacki-fights-past-cramps-vs-vera-zvonareva/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/29/doha-video-caroline-wozniacki-fights-past-cramps-vs-vera-zvonareva/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:14:19 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13604 We’ve been treated to some riveting tennis so far at the WTA’s year ending championships in Doha. Was today’s meeting between Vera Zvonareva and Caroline Wozniacki a tennis match or medieval torture porn? The blood poured (literally) in the second set, when Vera Zvonareva took a 5 minute medical timeout to treat a bloody nose. The [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/29/doha-video-caroline-wozniacki-fights-past-cramps-vs-vera-zvonareva/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/doha-day-one-venus-stuck-serena-sharp-and-testy-jankovic-not-in-the-mood/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/doha-day-one-venus-stuck-serena-sharp-and-testy-jankovic-not-in-the-mood/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:01:52 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13546 Photo via www.sonyericsson-championships.com The best thing about the year ending championships is the format – from the very first day you have the best players playing against each other and the promise of seeing them again soon, win or lose. The first match was an interesting one. YEC rookie, Victoria Azarenka, trounced former world number one Jelena [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/27/doha-day-one-venus-stuck-serena-sharp-and-testy-jankovic-not-in-the-mood/feed/ 8 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/25/doha-glam-sony-ericsson-year-end-championships-draw-ceremony/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/25/doha-glam-sony-ericsson-year-end-championships-draw-ceremony/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:10:33 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=13495
Serena and Venus Williams, Dinara Safina and the rest of the WTA’s top eight gathered at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar on Sunday to take part in the Sony Ericsson Year End Championships draw ceremony. Here’s the lowdown on the draw via tennis.com: WHITE GROUP: Dinara Safina Caroline Wozniacki Victoria Azarenka Jelena Jankovic MAROON [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/10/25/doha-glam-sony-ericsson-year-end-championships-draw-ceremony/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/30/photo-album-safina-dementieva-sharapova-at-us-open-practice-day/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/30/photo-album-safina-dementieva-sharapova-at-us-open-practice-day/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:09:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=11969
Practice makes perfect and the ladies were looking pretty dang good at the official US Open Practice Day on Sunday. Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Jankovic, Sharapova, Safina, Azarenka and Mauresmo were all sweating up the courts. Based on the effort level out there, it looks like each and every one of them expects to make it to [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/30/photo-album-safina-dementieva-sharapova-at-us-open-practice-day/feed/ 13 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/29/us-open-federer%e2%80%99s-fat-nadal%e2%80%99s-diet-and-other-weighty-issues/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/29/us-open-federer%e2%80%99s-fat-nadal%e2%80%99s-diet-and-other-weighty-issues/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:19:47 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=11943
The ESPN network, which is showing 100 hours of live US Open tennis on ESPN2 (and 400 online at ESPN360.com), hosted a conference call recently with two familiar voices from the commentary booth: Cliff Drysdale and Pam Shriver. Both had some interesting things to say on the biggest, fattest and meatiest stories going into the [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/29/us-open-federer%e2%80%99s-fat-nadal%e2%80%99s-diet-and-other-weighty-issues/feed/ 12 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/27/us-open-womens-draw-serena-safina-and-the-shockers/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/27/us-open-womens-draw-serena-safina-and-the-shockers/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:22:20 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=11837
Yes, Venus and Serena Williams are on the same side of the draw. And Safina is still the Slamless No. 1 player in the world. But these old stories don’t interest me anymore. Like a late-summer blockbuster, the US Open women’s draw is packed with plot twists, crazy characters (many with eastern European accents and [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/27/us-open-womens-draw-serena-safina-and-the-shockers/feed/ 3 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/24/rogers-cup-is-elena-dementieva-destined-to-win-the-us-open/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/24/rogers-cup-is-elena-dementieva-destined-to-win-the-us-open/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:03:43 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=11655
Elena Dementieva beat Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Rogers Cup Toronto on Sunday: 6-4, 6-3. It’s her 14th career WTA tour title and her third this year. She took out Ai Sugiyama, Shahar Peer, Sam Stosur, and Serena Williams (in straights!) along the way. The 27 year-old Russian has enjoyed an accomplished career – [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/24/rogers-cup-is-elena-dementieva-destined-to-win-the-us-open/feed/ 9 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/10/kim-clijsters-and-elena-dementieva-play-tennis-at-kings-island/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/10/kim-clijsters-and-elena-dementieva-play-tennis-at-kings-island/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:15:03 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=11230 To celebrate the start of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati this week, Elena Dementieva and Kim “call it a comeback” Clijsters were marooned in the middle of an amusement park’s fountain. Good times! I love the WTA’s breathless description: “Rising high above the ground, a special tennis court was placed on a [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/10/kim-clijsters-and-elena-dementieva-play-tennis-at-kings-island/feed/ 1 http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/07/02/wimbledon-ladies-semifinal-wrap-the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/ http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/07/02/wimbledon-ladies-semifinal-wrap-the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:17:15 +0000 freakyfrites http://www.gototennisblog.com/?p=9985
That would be the Dementieva vs. Williams match, wouldn’t it? My goodness, that was fun. Serena and Elena battled it out in a riveting semifinal match today, with Serena eventually coming back from match point down in the third: 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6. Elena enjoyed the experience, even though she squandered that match point opportunity: Q. Do you [...]]]> http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/07/02/wimbledon-ladies-semifinal-wrap-the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/feed/ 12