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ATP, Davis Cup, Fashion, Gossip, Tennis, WTA - Written by Lynn on Friday, April 6, 2007 11:27 - 4 Comments

Davis Cup Madness Weekend

Myskina and Forget

  • “My personal theory is, if you’re retired, you’re retired. You don’t come back. And I don’t feel like I’m ready to say that. I’m in such good shape. I only wish I was in this good a shape when I was playing.” — Monica Seles, in a pre-exhibition interview. Honey, your fans concur! [Houston Chronicle]

  • Seles beat Martina Navratilova 6-7 (1), 6-2, 10-1. [Houston Chronicle]
  • Sneak a peek at the 2009 ATP/WTA calendars. [Dysfunctional Tennis Blog]
  • OTB Headline o’ the Day: “Roddick loses ‘pain in ass’”. Funny, we thought he dumped Brad Gilbert years ago… [Fox Sports]
  • Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moyà, David Nalbandian, and Nikolay Davydenko will take part in the IV Torneo Illes Balears de Tenis on April 11th. [Mallorca Diario]

  • ‘Tennis Legends’ returns to the Rogers Cup in Toronto this summer, featuring John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Anna Kournikova and Carling Bassett-Seguso. J-Mac and Courier will wear microphones during their singles match, which will alone probably be worth the price of admission. [Rogers Cup]
  • Ratings Game: The Sony Ericsson Open Women’s final between Serena Williams and Justine Henin booked CBS a 1.4/4; while the Men’s final on Sunday between Novak Djokovic and Guillermo Canas pulled a 1.0/3 behind NASCAR Trucks and LPGA, respectively. [Nielsen Media]
  • On Newsstands Now: Sports Illustrated reporter Rick Reilly pens about Roger Federer being a nice guy. Uh, duh! [OTB News]
  • Memo to River Oaks webmaster: Dayum! How old is that picture of Martina? [River Oaks Int'l]
  • Help Wanted: BBC Sports should be looking for a new copy editor. [BBC]
  • Video o’ the Day: Nike Pro commercial featuring Rafael Nadal. Work those back muscles baby! [YouTube]
  • Video o’ the Day II: Another Nike spot. Work the backboard baby! [YouTube]
  • OTB Fashion Watch: New Balance may release tribute Joy Division sneaker; band to rename song, “Soles Will Tear Us Apart”. [HypeBeast]
  • OTB Fashion Watch Bonus: Fila to introduce the ugliest sneaker ever, featuring ostrich and snakeskin. [Alternative Sneaker]
  • Pic o’ the Day: Retirement or recovery? Anastasia Myskina plays commentator and interviews Guy Forget during the Russia-France Davis Cup showdown. [Davis Cup]
  • Weekend To-Do List: Live U.S.-Spain Davis Cup on Versus, Friday through Sunday at 2pm ET, with encores at 8pm on TTC. [OTB Help Desk]
  • Weekend To-Do List II: Live Amelia Island on ESPN2, Friday through Sunday at 1pm ET. [ESPN2]
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-cj-No Gravatar
Apr 6, 2007 14:27

What’s up with Sweden taking the first two rubbers from Argentina?? I mean, how vocal can the Swedish home crowd be? They can clinch it by winning doubles. Craziness. And why no Canas?

LynnNo Gravatar
Apr 6, 2007 14:33

I just can’t believe Tommy J went 7-0 over Nalby in the fourth set tiebreak.

benNo Gravatar
Apr 6, 2007 14:51

forget davis cup – did you see the hurt golovin put on venus williams?

LynnNo Gravatar
Apr 6, 2007 15:01

Didn’t see it, but the score says it all. The comeback isn’t lookin’ too good. :(

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