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Archive for October, 2007

October 25th, 2007

No Magic for Roddick in France

The only thing surprising about Andy Roddick’s loss yesterday to Fabrice Santoro in Lyon was that Roddick even showed up to play in the match.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:05 pm in Tennis | 34 Comments »

October 21st, 2007

Nalbandian Foils Federer to Cap Incredible Week in Madrid

So who had David Nalbandian winning the Madrid title at the start of the week? Not me, that’s for sure. I doubt anyone did! And if they did, they lied.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:23 pm in Tennis | 82 Comments »

October 19th, 2007

The Roger Federer Racquet Uncovered

Want the inside scoop on Roger Federer’s racquet? Here’s a little story that I came across in the NY Times today. According to the article Fed, uses a Wilson K Factor Six One Tour with a 90 headsize.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:49 pm in Tennis | 6 Comments »

October 19th, 2007

Safin Ends Season, Will Skip Davis Cup Final Against U.S.

Turns out Marat Safin and I do have something in common: Neither one of us will be in attendance in Portland when the US meets Russia in the upcoming Davis cup finale. For me, visiting Portland in December is just not my cup of tea.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:04 pm in Davis Cup | 18 Comments »

October 18th, 2007

Does Anyone want to go to Shanghai in November?

The Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup is just a month away but judging by the way some of the top contenders have played this week, you wouldn’t know it.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:06 pm in Tennis Masters Cup | 7 Comments »

October 11th, 2007

Gambling Cloud Continues to Darken Tennis

Tennis is really looking good these days. When you do a search for the tennis in the news, here’s what you get (or at least I got): A story about a sick, perverted female tennis coach in England who wears her student’s panties, and then of course gambling.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:20 pm in ATP, Gambling | 10 Comments »