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VIDEO VAULT: Roger + Maria sharpen tennis skills with Nike Training

Nike has launched a new commercial and website in Hong Kong for their Nike Training program. The spot features Roger Federer and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 7, 2008 at 11:26am — No Comments

Quote of the Day: Jankovic on Woody Harrelson

I was thinking that one of the actors was in that movie, if you know, White Men Can't Jump. I was feeling when I was playing that match, I thought, White Girls Can't Play, you know. - Jelena Jankovic on seeing…

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PHOTO OP: Henman dodges protesters during Olympic torch relay

Retired tennis baller Tim Henman participated in the controversial Olympic torch relay this past Sunday in London, where some of the crowd protesting against China's human rights records attempted to grab and extinguish the… Continue

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SIGHTING: More celebs take in Sony Ericsson Open

Hollywooders Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson were spotted watching Serena Williams win her fifth Miami title over Jelena Jankovic on Saturday… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 7, 2008 at 9:34am — No Comments

Sony Ericsson Open 2008 wrap-up: The boys

Hello readers,

I'd like to introduce Jimmy Mosqueda, a new contributor to DtL! He'll be periodically penning previews + wrap-ups of tennis' major… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 7, 2008 at 7:17am — No Comments

INSTANT REPLAY: a look back at the week's top tennis plays

COURTSIDE

Maria + Lebron team up…

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Added by tennis baller on April 6, 2008 at 3:27pm — No Comments

+ FRIDAY NETCORDS: Rafa, Fed, Ana as Maria...Jana vs. Martina II, FSN still sucks and more

- I need a hero: Patrick McEnroe was recently hired to oversee player development for the USTA. Can P-Mac save US… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Nole returns to homeland, visits Kosovo

Novak Djokovic had some unexpected free time after falling in his opening round at the Miami Masters.

So the Aussie Open champ packed his racquet bags and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

SIGHTING: Terrell gives A-Rod support, Brittany's career could use some

Andy Roddick's new card-playing BFF Terrell Owens was spotted in the stands again last night to watch him defeat… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

Quote of the Day: A-Rod on Federer win

You know, let's not act like I'm not going to sit here and act like all of a sudden I've fixed the problem. I think I'm batting 2 for 16. Still pretty crappy, it's a little less crappy. - Andy Roddick after finally defeating…

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THE LOW DOWN: Federer + Blake step out of the political closet

There are some ballers who feel comfortable going political, like A-Rod, Venus + Serena, and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 3, 2008 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Sharapova goes high-fashion but Pris-sy for Tag Heuer

Maria "Shriek"apova recently shot a new ad campaign for one of her many sponsors, Tag Heuer. The Russian fashionista looks high-fashion working her blunt bangs, of… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 3, 2008 at 1:19pm — 7 Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Federer is solid No. 3 in Rafa's mind

With all of Roger Federer's recent struggles (not decline, I don't think), even Rafael Nadal thinks someone else is the No. 1 player right now: Novak Djokovic. In an… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 3, 2008 at 6:51am — No Comments

Sometimes, it's all in your head

The year was 1997. The place: Citronelle, Alabama. The setting: The annual Valentine's Day tournament, one of the stops on the non-USTA-sanctioned tour throughout Alabama that used to go on (I don't know if those tournaments are still around since I haven't lived in Bama since then). Somehow, I had scraped my way to the finals of the "A" bracket, and my opponent was none other than my doubles partner, with whom I had already clinched a berth in the finals with earlier in the day.…

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Added by Van Sias on April 2, 2008 at 9:55pm — No Comments

FASHION FIX: The Spring Court sneaker makes a comeback

The Spring Court tennis sneaker is on the rise again. Born in 1936, the sneaker was originally worn by Frenchie tennis ballers back in the day but crossed over into pop culture consciousness when John Lennon rocked a white pair with a suit on the cover of the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 2, 2008 at 4:26pm — No Comments

A-Rod buys Manhattan pad for $1.19 million

Now that Brooklyn Decker is making an honest baller out of Andy Roddick, they'll have to have a proper home together,… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 2, 2008 at 2:25pm — 3 Comments

SIGHTING: Common spotted in Miami, Serena spotted on TV show

Serena Williams and Common's "relationship" must be heating up. The rapper was spotted taking in… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 2, 2008 at 9:42am — No Comments

Payback time?

Here's my thoughts on what can only be called the match-up of the tournament so far, James Blake vs. Rafael Nadal. I want to get a post up before it kicks off, so in case it goes like I'm expecting, I can look super-smart! : ) :

Rafael Nadal (2) vs. James Blake (9):… Continue

Added by Van Sias on April 2, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

PHOTO OP: Nole served a bang-er sandwich at Miami player party

C'mon Nole + Maria - how are you going to stop those pesky romance rumors from spreading if you keep "bumping" into each other when you least expect it (well, more likely here at the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 1, 2008 at 6:03pm — No Comments

MY Injury

My tennis game is currently on hiatus. I pretty much destroyed my ankle last week, and I'll be out for at least a few weeks. I'm sad. Just as I was starting to get pretty good at tennis, and really good at basketball (even with my lack of height) I go and make a retarded move in a retarded game of crunch against some nice guys, but guys I probably shouldn't be playing ball with. I think I've gotten to the point athletically in both sports that I should only seriously engage in competition with… Continue

Added by Andres Dominguez on April 1, 2008 at 3:05pm — 2 Comments