Tennis baller's Articles (413)

FASHION FIX: Nike continues frustrating sponsorship, feeds some players scraps

Oh Nike, Nike, Nike: Why do you continue to show your obvious disregard for our sport by continuing to blanket the courts with the same gear for these tennis ballers?

James Blake and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 18, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

The state of Marion Bartoli: unfit or unflattering?

Firstly, I'd like to admit I haven't actually seen Marion Bartoli play recently in Doha or Indian Wells so these observations are purely based on these images. Plus, I like her attitude +… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 17, 2008 at 2:35pm — 1 Comment

PHOTO OP: Querry's non-dom hand is speaking!

Hands on: Remember our conversation about non-dom hands and the insightful things they say about a tennis baller? Well, what do you think … Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 17, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Who's that girl in the fun Fila dress?

Taking a Knapp: I spotted this Fila dress while searching through images from this weekend's Indian Wells matches and fell in love. The design is sweet and flirty with the pleated skirt yet jarring with the large darting in the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 17, 2008 at 9:44am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Ballers trade out tennis gear for runway styles at Indian Wells

Tennis + fashion - what could be more fun? Surely that's what the Pacific Life Open organizers were thinking when they pulled this show together.

Though the fashions leave MUCH to be desired, I always enjoy seeing our fave ballers off the court and out of their usual tennis duds.…

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Added by tennis baller on March 17, 2008 at 9:23am — No Comments

Tommy Haas cleans up game + hair at Indian Wells

Another situation solved: A newly cropped Tommy Haas continued his domination over… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 17, 2008 at 7:23am — No Comments

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

COURTSIDE

A shot of botox does a blog good…

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Added by tennis baller on March 16, 2008 at 9:40pm — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Sharapova stays undefeated, has unfortunate "skort" moment

Picture perfect: Maria "Shriek"apova, who was recently called out by Martina… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 15, 2008 at 9:01am — No Comments

Fashion coverage seemingly more vital to ESPN The Magazine than tennis coverage

WTF: So did you hear the rumor floating around the blogosphere that ESPN The Magazine is ratcheting up its fashion coverage? Yay!

But, do you think this means an increase in tennis coverage, the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 14, 2008 at 12:43pm — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Vania King wins match but loses style points

Mix + match: Vania King continues to earn her tennis stripes on the WTA Tour. The 19-year old came from a set down to defeat veteran Anne Kremer 4-6, 6-3,… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 14, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

SIGHTING: Vaidisova + Stepanek enjoy a break together at Indian Wells

Love is in the air: Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek took a break and made a very public outing together… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 14, 2008 at 11:39am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Yellow fever hits Indian Wells, Federer springs into action

Spring has sprung: Roger Federer has been hit by the bug - again.

The yellow fever moment that overcame the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 14, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Navratilova to Sharapova: Shut it up!

Put a cork in it: Martina Navratilova, who recently regained Czech citizenship 30 years after defecting to the US,… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 13, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

A-Rod launches Facebook page to (stank) applause

Andy Roddick, whose decision to skip the Olympics this summer is a… Continue

Added by tennis baller on March 13, 2008 at 7:51am — No Comments

Andy Roddick's Decision to Skip Summer Olympics a Mixed-Bag

All of a sudden, Andy Roddick is everywhere.

The former top-ranked tennis baller entered the recent Dubai Tennis Championships with questions about his game and relevancy hanging over his Lacoste-wearing head. However, with the speed of his record-breaking serve, he…

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Added by tennis baller on March 12, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

ALERT: ABC's Wife Swap searching for tennis-obsessed families now!

Are you part of a tennis-obsessed family? Do you need $20,000??

Well, I just received the following email from a producer from the ABC show Wife Swap: