Tennis baller's Articles (413)

PHOTO OP: Ana works it like Maria - well, she tries anyway

Team Ana released some images from their ballers photoshoot for the WTA Tour's "Looking for a Hero?" global marketing campaign. Now, after seeing the left image it struck me a being very… Continue

Added by tennis baller on October 1, 2008 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

PHOTO OP: Murray continues rigorous training regimen in Roehampton

Andy Murray, who was spotted at the National Tennis Centre planning his Fred Perry duds for 2009 recently, is still in… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 30, 2008 at 7:23am — 3 Comments

TENNIS mag's October issue scarily thin - what's with the crazy diet?

So did you get the latest issue of TENNIS magazine? No worries - here are some highlights from the pub's October edition:

"The Curious Case of Nikolay Davydenko" by Peter Bodo which takes a look at the man who sat squarely in the middle of the match-fixing…

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Added by tennis baller on September 29, 2008 at 2:35pm — 2 Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Carlos Rodriguez talks WTA tennis, criticizes top lady ballers

Matt Cronin for FOXSports.com has an fascinating interview with Carlos Rodriguez, former coach and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 29, 2008 at 2:32pm — No Comments

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

(Hey people - I've decided to bring back "INSTANT REPLAY", the weekly roundup, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! Rich)

(Novak Djokovic + Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,…

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Added by tennis baller on September 28, 2008 at 11:25am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Fitting Murray in 2009 Fred Perry, behind-the-scenes of course

Andy Murray, who I think has one of the best baller sites around, is giving us a behind-the-scenes peek at a fitting for his 2009 Fred Perry gear.

The Brit baller is seen in a meeting discussing the design inspirations and getting fitted for his new… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 27, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Sharapova officially shutters 2008 season, to begin training next week

As predicted, Maria Sharapova has officially closed down her 2008 season as she still rehabs her balky right shoulder.

The 21-year old made the announcement via her website's "… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 26, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

PHOTO OP: Agnes + Dominika are cute but Caroline is a real drag

Here's a promotional image for a new series of Bluetooth watches launched this week by Sony Ericsson and starring Agnes Szavay, Dominika Cibulkova, and Caroline Wozniacki.

The watches can control a cellular phone and "with a glance at… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 26, 2008 at 6:41am — No Comments

Wertheim worried about "graying" ballkid takeover, fans become frenzied

It seems SI's Jon L. Wertheim's has created a stir with tennis fans after witnessing a growing trend over the US Open fortnight. In his "… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 26, 2008 at 6:39am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Shirtless Jo-Willy works shorty-shorts in Bangkok...so where's Rafa's pair?

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who managed to scrape out a 7-6 (9), 3-6, 7-6 (1) win over Czech Lukas Dlouhy in Bangkok, took time out to perform an obviously Ali-inspired kickboxing presentation (as… Continue

Added by tennis baller on September 26, 2008 at 6:37am — No Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Could we be headed for a Wimbledon sequel? Maybe so...

Are we headed for a repeat of this year's historic Wimbledon at the Olympics?

It's sure looking good especially if the champs and finalists from that fortnight - Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Venus Williams, Serena Williams - keep… Continue

Added by tennis baller on August 12, 2008 at 2:57pm — No Comments

PHOTO OP: JJ gives her best power shot - or so it seems

So Rafael Nadal was spotted performing his best "deep throat" with the tennis ball the other day during practice. Fine.

But Jelena Jankovic seems to have found a completely new… Continue

Added by tennis baller on August 7, 2008 at 1:17pm — No Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Are Serena + Common finally getting hitched?

Is Common going to pop the big question to Serena Williams?

The rumor mill is buzzing over at The Chicago Sun-Times about the potential engagement between the two stars.… Continue

Added by tennis baller on July 31, 2008 at 11:38am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Preview of Rafa's Nike Olympic style

Here's a sneak peek at Rafael Nadal's Nike shirt for the Beijing Olympics to go along with the preview of Roger Federer's duds I wrote about earlier… Continue

Added by tennis baller on July 29, 2008 at 10:12am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Mary Carillo steps up style game - could the pant suit be history?

Could Mary Carillo finally be coming to her fashion senses?

According to the Preppy Princess the tennis commentator, who has this… Continue

Added by tennis baller on July 29, 2008 at 7:22am — 2 Comments

PHOTO OP: Elated Gasquet thinks he can dance - you be the judge!

My darkhorse of the men's draw, Richard Gasquet, is starting to make me look like I know what I'm talking about. The Frenchie headcase seems to be pulling his game together at Wimbledon, hitting 16 aces… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 29, 2008 at 10:15am — 2 Comments

Murray's Maggie writing for The Times - did I mention she's a dog?

I thought The Times was a respectable UK paper, holding themselves to the highest standards of journalism, right?

So consider me perplexed when I stumbled up this article called "View from the Dog Box", a week in the life of… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 27, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments