Andy Roddick, Birmingham* "David [Ferrer's] going to be favorite in that match, to be honest, if we play against each other [in Davis Cup]," says Nole. C'mon - you're World No.3 for crying out loud. Stop pussyfooting and step up to the task at hand. Geesh. [ESPN]
* Tennis gives back: Casey Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur + Rennae Stubbs were joined by Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Ai Sugiyama + Serena Williams in donating items and money to benefit the victims of the bush fires that ravaged New South Wales + Victoria (thanks anon!) in Australia. [SEWTA]
* Jon Wertheim gives the BJK Cup a thumbs up all around and hopes for a combined event next year. Me too. I'm thinking "Rafa vs. ReRe - A Battle of Biceps". [SI]
* "Djokovic must ride a precarious balance of control and aggression. He’s got more game than almost all of his opponents, but to show it off he needs time to develop a point. If he goes for a lot too early or stays back and rallies for too long, he gives up his shot-making advantage and becomes just another player—his game is not as unique to begin with as any of the other members of the Top 4" - TENNIS' Steve Tignor. Okay - discusssss... [TENNIS]
* Tennis gives back: Casey Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur + Rennae Stubbs were joined by Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Ai Sugiyama + Serena Williams in donating items and money to benefit the victims of the bush fires that ravaged New South Wales + Victoria (thanks anon!) in Australia. [SEWTA]
* Jon Wertheim gives the BJK Cup a thumbs up all around and hopes for a combined event next year. Me too. I'm thinking "Rafa vs. ReRe - A Battle of Biceps". [SI]
* "Djokovic must ride a precarious balance of control and aggression. He’s got more game than almost all of his opponents, but to show it off he needs time to develop a point. If he goes for a lot too early or stays back and rallies for too long, he gives up his shot-making advantage and becomes just another player—his game is not as unique to begin with as any of the other members of the Top 4" - TENNIS' Steve Tignor. Okay - discusssss... [TENNIS]
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hey rich, actually it's Victoria state that suffered the worst of the bushfires, cool thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThe BJK should do a fusion format of the Hopman Cup and the Grand Slam Cup. Pair up the top 4 or 5 male and female slam winners or something. Rafa and Serena? I'd love that. Hold it at the Garden over 2 or 3 days and that would be great!
ReplyDelete"his game is not as unique as with any of the other members of the top 4"
ReplyDeleteEr...you say WHAT now???
I just choked on my cup of tea. I'm going to hunt Steve Tignor down and kill him.
"Jon Wertheim gives the BJK Cup a thumbs up all around and hopes for a combined event next year."
ReplyDeleteMaybe Andy can finally get his rematch.
"the bush fires that RAVISHED nsw + vic"???? WTF!!! It's "ravaged", mate, "ravaged"!!!
ReplyDeletewhen you look at the h2h between ferrer and djokovic on clay, it's not good. also consider that ferrer is playing at home. it is definitely a tough ask for djokovic.
ReplyDeleteanon 3:56 - good catch, thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteanon 8:45 - true enough he's 0-2 on clay against Ferrer. but in any case, it's strange to hear a World No.3 give anyone else an edge anywhere. i think he was playing down the pressure. he may have learned from last season when he kept saying he'd take the second spot from Rafa and head for the top spot by end of year, I believe.
and we all know what happened!
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