tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497Tue, 29 May 2012 22:33:27 +0000ethicsaddictiontraumaAndy MurrayUsain BoltVera ZvonarevacompetitionnatureChristina McHaleVenus WilliamsParis mastersSania MirzawarMark Phillipoussismotivationtennis parentsKimiko Date-KrummJohn IsnerscamsSam QuerreypersonalitymemoirsAlexandr DolgopolovGreta Arnkim clijstersSandra ZahlavovaNathalie DechyJustine Heninwomens' tennisPetra KvitovavuvuzelaFrancesca SchiavonegreetingsCara BlackdopingEster Vergeersamantha stosurgreedsexismNikolay DavydenkoRoland GarrosWilliams SistersfidelityhealingNovak DjokovicsponsorshipsendorsementsfeminismMelanie Oudinsuccesstennis techniqueKevin AndersonBud CollinscredibilityDohaDaniela Hantuchovatouchingdrama queensJames BlakeHeath LedgerESPY awardstennis ball machinedisasterclownscoachingIvan LjubicicWimbledonMagnus NormanMarion Bartolicollege tennisTiger WoodslovepsychetennisPSTyear-end championshipsLucie SafarovaMilos RaonicWinston-SalemMartina HingisretirementThanksgivingtennis channelelena dementievaDonald YoungGael MonfilsDustin BrownZina GarrisonriskScoville JenkinsPhillipp Petzschnerernests gulbisFeliciano LopezJohn McEnroeShanghaihatersElena Vesninagrudge matchesDinara SafinaimpostorsneglectChanda RubinStan WawrinkajusticeAndre AgassiJunior tennisSvetlana Kuznetsovaball kidsfashiontennis rivalryMardy FishcomebacksAravane Rezaitennis prostennis fansMary Carillofriendshipblog commentarypunishmentDavid Nalbandiandoubles tennisSomdev Devvarmantennis artAmelie MauresmoLiezel HubergenderBjorn BorgCaribbeanFamily Circle Cupmental illnessDudi SelaVania KingfitnessFernando Verdascobelly-buttonsFed CupAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaRoger FedererAkgul AmanmuradovaHeather WatsonfrenemiesRadek StepanekCarnivalslutslossrelationshipssibling rivalriesUS OpenaltruismNa LiCaster Semenyatravelhikingscreeching bansheesBethanie Mattek-SandsbreakthroughsAndrea PetkovicBarclayshumorIvan LendlracismESPNinjuriesPete Samprastennis spousesRafael NadalUSTAWorld CupabuseJelena JankovicpsychotherapyMarcel Granollerstennis rulesLleyton HewittPeng ShuaiCaroline WozniackiJelena DokicJulia GörgesTwitterMaria KirilenkoLindsay DavenportkarmaMonica SelesNew Year ResolutionschangeSabine LisickiSerena WilliamsRobin SöderlingmarriageFlavia PennettaAmanda CoetzerimmigrantsachievementZheng JieDavid FerrerAlize CornetSloane StephenscheatingBernard TomicMeghann ShaughnessyChris Everttennis historybeautyscandalsGilles SimonPhilipp KohlschreiberJo-Wilfried Tsongabig babesmen's tennisPablo Cuevasnadia petrovaJennifer Capriatimassagebook reviewsOlympicsdavis cupTsvetana PironkovaAustralian OpenAndy RoddickpoliticsvictimsMaria Sharapova2010tennis commentarySteffi Graflaura robsonlifeAna IvanovicAgnieszka Radwanskapassionbody imageleague tennistennis gigolosexhibition matchesGustavo KuertenreligionYanina Wickmayerpersonal freedomVictoria Azarenkamind gamesfictionsatireleft-handed playersA Tennis Writer's Bloghttp://www.tennischick.net/noreply@blogger.com (tennischick)Blogger417125blogspot/kZclhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3917548134015523799Tue, 29 May 2012 22:29:00 +00002012-05-29T18:29:37.856-04:00Victoria AzarenkapsycheNa LiThere were moments when Azarenka's old fear of success threatened to break through and help her lose the match to Brianti at Roland Garros 2012. It was a first round match. Azarenka is the top seed. It should have been a cake walk. Everyone expected her to blow Brianti off the court 6-0 6-0. Instead we almost witnessed the easy dismissal of the #1 player in the world.  My personal belief is that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/uKPwNmPOpLs/can-fear-of-success-ever-be-fully.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ly25shXfroP25H2pMuR_JIuo_Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ly25shXfroP25H2pMuR_JIuo_Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ly25shXfroP25H2pMuR_JIuo_Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0ly25shXfroP25H2pMuR_JIuo_Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/uKPwNmPOpLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/05/can-fear-of-success-ever-be-fully.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2966920499129013290Sun, 20 May 2012 23:12:00 +00002012-05-20T19:12:56.650-04:00successpsycheNa LiYes I know that it has been a minute since I updated this blog. There are many factors that contributed to my neglect. One is that I played league tennis this spring. I will tell you about that experience another time. Suffice it for now to say that I will never play league tennis again. I'm done with that crap. League tennis is all about manipulation and politics. I don't have the patience for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/Fsyt8tMvbnI/does-li-na-have-fear-of-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqd2VTsFt9WjafdKBfUgOx6NyYQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqd2VTsFt9WjafdKBfUgOx6NyYQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqd2VTsFt9WjafdKBfUgOx6NyYQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqd2VTsFt9WjafdKBfUgOx6NyYQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/Fsyt8tMvbnI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/05/does-li-na-have-fear-of-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3891600739900409604Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:43:00 +00002012-04-11T22:54:22.307-04:00Family Circle CupThis is my first ever pictures only thread. I thought of coming up with a bunch of clever captions but decided against it because I wasn't feeling particularly clever or witty when I decided to do this thread. I was coming off my disappointment with the tennis fan experience juxtaposed with the impressiveness of the tennis itself at the Family Circle Cup 2012. Of course I will be back next year. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/zN7AVPVj8LA/family-circle-cup-2012-weekend-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8zfdY_6uusjiehQexueqCAmEyeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8zfdY_6uusjiehQexueqCAmEyeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8zfdY_6uusjiehQexueqCAmEyeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8zfdY_6uusjiehQexueqCAmEyeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/zN7AVPVj8LA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/family-circle-cup-2012-weekend-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1805112304062620562Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:08:00 +00002012-04-11T22:39:40.086-04:00Family Circle Cuptennis fanssamantha stosurI did not do much sightseeing over the past weekend in Charleston, and when I did go round and about, I forgot to take the camera. My focus all weekend was on tennis. As a result, I have no photos to show of you of the amazing Ravenel bridge that crosses the Cooper river and connects downtown Charleston to the Mt. Pleasant area where our hotel was located. The hotels on Daniel Island were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/WMz14UZ_deE/pictures-i-did-not-take-in-charleston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QmN8NbVUSJ7IXl1K9_xzXR-oLo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QmN8NbVUSJ7IXl1K9_xzXR-oLo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QmN8NbVUSJ7IXl1K9_xzXR-oLo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QmN8NbVUSJ7IXl1K9_xzXR-oLo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/WMz14UZ_deE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/pictures-i-did-not-take-in-charleston.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1848484840322900375Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:46:00 +00002012-04-08T20:55:53.842-04:00Family Circle CupSerena WilliamsLucie Safarova It was a terrific long weekend of tennis at the Family Circle Cup. I hope you enjoyed my commentary as much as I enjoyed writing it. Next up, a picture thread with a lot of the action I saw. Thanks for reading. And as ever, Serena showed them how it's done. Congrats Serena! A woman next to me commented that she thought that Safarova made a better effort to beat Serena in the finals than http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/gpjnsh9jb90/liveblogging-family-circle-cup-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O_QRhmUYSk6ldqlg7PFnKRkKVok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O_QRhmUYSk6ldqlg7PFnKRkKVok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O_QRhmUYSk6ldqlg7PFnKRkKVok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O_QRhmUYSk6ldqlg7PFnKRkKVok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/gpjnsh9jb90" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/liveblogging-family-circle-cup-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1467374721819150330Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:18:00 +00002012-04-07T16:29:40.508-04:00Family Circle CupSerena Williamssamantha stosur12:15pm. We're early so we're catching the end of the doubles match. Thank goodness the sun is out. Match over. Somebody (one of the losers) threw a racket against the net in disgust. Song being played: The Talking Heads "Letting the days go by..." The crowd files out. 30 something minutes to go before Serena vs Sam. A match-up that is sure to get our juices flowing. Can't wait! 12:39pm. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/l_7lSsb4osk/live-blogging-family-circle-cup-serena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtLclBw71oY8qDpkqwV_HWO7aIs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtLclBw71oY8qDpkqwV_HWO7aIs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtLclBw71oY8qDpkqwV_HWO7aIs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtLclBw71oY8qDpkqwV_HWO7aIs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/l_7lSsb4osk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/live-blogging-family-circle-cup-serena.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-148899448793845954Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:47:00 +00002012-04-06T18:53:27.691-04:00Venus WilliamsFamily Circle Cupsamantha stosurFirst of all it is damn cold. As in brrrrrrr... I dunno how Sam Stosur could possibly be in a short skirt. Venus' outfit is cute and practical. Sam held easily but Venus is being made to work. The crowd seems a tad subdued. Maybe Serena's win exhausted them. Damn it's cold. Nice tricky slice by Sam. Venus did not know how to lift it back. If Venus keeps facing deuce games, I'm afraid the outcomehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/ipSl48O-p8k/live-blogging-family-circle-cup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6gqXcjDFWMWbHHEmCLAEpYHN628/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6gqXcjDFWMWbHHEmCLAEpYHN628/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6gqXcjDFWMWbHHEmCLAEpYHN628/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6gqXcjDFWMWbHHEmCLAEpYHN628/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/ipSl48O-p8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/live-blogging-family-circle-cup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4837533071869261600Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:39:00 +00002012-04-01T15:49:18.457-04:00tennis parentsCaroline WozniackiAgnieszka RadwanskaOf course I don't mean emancipation in the strict legal sense of a minor who persuades a court that living independently as an adult is better for them than remaining under the care and control of toxic parents. I am referring more to the psychological separation between parent tennis coach and adult child. Sometimes emancipation works for a player. Sometimes it doesn't. It has clearly worked forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/2exL71_bReQ/when-emancipation-works-when-it-doesnt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJnZ2VBP53A_pZ3nMoJmCDXzYJ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJnZ2VBP53A_pZ3nMoJmCDXzYJ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJnZ2VBP53A_pZ3nMoJmCDXzYJ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJnZ2VBP53A_pZ3nMoJmCDXzYJ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/2exL71_bReQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/04/when-emancipation-works-when-it-doesnt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2520697809537563498Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:06:00 +00002012-04-01T15:46:56.501-04:00Roger Federersuccesshumorsatire [The G.O.A.T.] At the top of the rankings erectly he stood Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hooProud was the stance of the Swiss GOAT-herdLay ee odl lay ee odl-ooLoudly they declared him the best in GOAT-landLay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hooWinning most of the trophies in all Tennis-landLay ee odl lay ee odl-oo [94 Fans sing…]Revenge is a dish best served cold or colder Our Duck is the one who got http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/Y-8LBYWcBuY/problem-with-goat-hood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bbcedhe_kCLSjUgmakMtMrkksWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bbcedhe_kCLSjUgmakMtMrkksWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bbcedhe_kCLSjUgmakMtMrkksWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bbcedhe_kCLSjUgmakMtMrkksWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/Y-8LBYWcBuY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/03/problem-with-goat-hood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-4047411750731901997Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:50:00 +00002012-03-26T19:51:43.680-04:00Venus WilliamspsychemotivationWelcome  back Venus Williams. On the one hand, yes, I am happy that you are back. You are great for women’s tennis. The WTA benefits from your appearance at events. The sport itself is grateful that you are choosing to hang around. Fans show up by the thousands to watch you play because you bring a level of athleticism to the sport that has raised the bar and embarrassed many of your opponents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/PHIsVOPLMSE/question-i-would-like-to-ask-venus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQ5SVZHk9TUc9L1XFvTYQqVcJbE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQ5SVZHk9TUc9L1XFvTYQqVcJbE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQ5SVZHk9TUc9L1XFvTYQqVcJbE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQ5SVZHk9TUc9L1XFvTYQqVcJbE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/PHIsVOPLMSE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/03/question-i-would-like-to-ask-venus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5256864353444270888Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:07:00 +00002012-03-25T18:06:14.089-04:00Roger FedererCaribbeansuccessLong live the GOAT!!! May his career continue to thrive. May he win a couple more Slams to silence the qualms of the doubters. May his loins bring forth more fruit, with or without penises, so that his dynasty goes on into another generation. And may Anna Wintour, the fashion witch, please find someone else to haunt so that his current run of luck remains untainted, unblocked, unsullied. Of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/rGiHOeMfmJ0/goat-has-been-declared.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATF13WSlKIu1RpSPTyDIFzVtnjk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATF13WSlKIu1RpSPTyDIFzVtnjk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATF13WSlKIu1RpSPTyDIFzVtnjk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATF13WSlKIu1RpSPTyDIFzVtnjk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/rGiHOeMfmJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/03/goat-has-been-declared.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-519717347617881163Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:06:00 +00002012-02-29T22:19:28.132-05:00blog commentaryRafael Nadalbook reviewsFrom time to time I take time out from writing about tennis to review books on tennis that have been recently published. (And I swear once again that one of these days I will get around to finishing John McEnroe’s “You cannot be serious”. Man that book sucks.) But once again I put poor John aside to read the book reportedly co-written by Rafael Nadal and a journalist-writer named John Carlin. Thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/92giC0cAKUY/book-review-rafa-in-brief-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kn6lDkEEJX1jT62ErgFfeSvWyLo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kn6lDkEEJX1jT62ErgFfeSvWyLo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kn6lDkEEJX1jT62ErgFfeSvWyLo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kn6lDkEEJX1jT62ErgFfeSvWyLo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/92giC0cAKUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/book-review-rafa-in-brief-its.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7076238984840793899Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:04:00 +00002012-02-27T22:05:50.310-05:00successsibling rivalriestennis rivalryMy heart went out to Marko Djokovic this morning. As a  younger sister myself, I have a sense of what it feels like to be the one that comes behind. In my case, I got lucky and ended up being the most successful sister. But to be fair, I did not have to face the challenge of being preceded by siblings who had blazed a path before me. My sisters were more into being married than in having http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/vjSQ_OJ28s0/on-being-second-fiddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XRHJUyuUITpgKE3dcT49eEh1xrA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XRHJUyuUITpgKE3dcT49eEh1xrA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XRHJUyuUITpgKE3dcT49eEh1xrA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XRHJUyuUITpgKE3dcT49eEh1xrA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/vjSQ_OJ28s0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/on-being-second-fiddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1250905297346889485Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +00002012-02-20T20:40:37.537-05:00Roger FedererNovak Djokovicdavis cupsuccessI enjoyed watching Federer spank the ass off off Del Potro this morning. My only regret was that he didn’t bagel him in the first set. I had a moment of panic when DelPo threatened to come back in the second. But when Federer kept sweetly arcing those short cross-court forehands, I let myself breathe again. Such divine tennis. It was grace vs. the sledgehammer. And grace won. But I don’thttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/pAZMtn37wPk/choosing-individual-success-over-honor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yh7KARYLCFPZFrTLl5Fwp-g7gk0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yh7KARYLCFPZFrTLl5Fwp-g7gk0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yh7KARYLCFPZFrTLl5Fwp-g7gk0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yh7KARYLCFPZFrTLl5Fwp-g7gk0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/pAZMtn37wPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/choosing-individual-success-over-honor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-421397804812177246Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +00002012-02-14T21:55:13.444-05:00Novak DjokovicMarion Bartolibody imageOne of the things I meant to mention during the Aussie Open was how skinny tennis players seem suddenly to have become. Have you noticed this too or is it just me? At the time I found myself wondering if tennis players everywhere had suddenly gone gluten-free. Nothing else could explain the mass emaciation. And of course like most of my ideas, it vanished when I did not find the time to get http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/djZTRog-I6g/so-is-everyone-on-djokovic-diet-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_JUaH_kB5GWmcCFAnz3-coroXpQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_JUaH_kB5GWmcCFAnz3-coroXpQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_JUaH_kB5GWmcCFAnz3-coroXpQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_JUaH_kB5GWmcCFAnz3-coroXpQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/djZTRog-I6g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/so-is-everyone-on-djokovic-diet-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7074421600673025753Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:31:00 +00002012-02-07T19:34:33.414-05:00blog commentarytennis spousesIf I had ever liked her I would be feeling kinda sorry for Gisele Bundchen right about now. But truth is that I have always found her insufferable so it’s hard for me to work up any pity. To be fair, her cussing out of those Giant fans was clearly provoked. I mean they were taunting her so who could blame her for firing back? Problem was that instead of calling out the fans for the a--holes theyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/Kx4EuckaH_E/does-tennis-have-its-own-gisele.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKLDRdJin51qx1mwi804OixF-yE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKLDRdJin51qx1mwi804OixF-yE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKLDRdJin51qx1mwi804OixF-yE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKLDRdJin51qx1mwi804OixF-yE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/Kx4EuckaH_E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/does-tennis-have-its-own-gisele.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-386442196774195613Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:31:00 +00002012-02-01T22:35:59.250-05:00Novak DjokovicAustralian OpenRafael Nadaltennis rivalryI don’t at all want to give the impression that the murderous instincts in this match were entirely one-sided. They were not. But a good friend of mine disagrees with me. She called today to scold me. She said that the Eagle was fueled only by all that was good and godly. She loved his incessant kissing of his crucifix. She loved it when he prayed out loud. She swooned when he bellowed to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/SZMLPJ4tuuM/and-in-next-corner-seethed-dr-drakken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofg1jIcVgDQUvQzO52vUdaa4v80/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofg1jIcVgDQUvQzO52vUdaa4v80/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofg1jIcVgDQUvQzO52vUdaa4v80/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofg1jIcVgDQUvQzO52vUdaa4v80/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/SZMLPJ4tuuM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/02/and-in-next-corner-seethed-dr-drakken.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7661377409871198640Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:25:00 +00002012-01-31T23:25:23.844-05:00Novak DjokovicRafael Nadaltennis rivalryI’ve said before that some professional tennis players remind me of serial killers. They have a relentless desire to hunt, punish, and slowly destroy their prey. This does not apply to every pro of course. In fact the last time I used this comparison was to talk about Pete Sampras’ physical and mental destruction of Andre Agassi. I remember once saying that Sampras with his racket was no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/tXz5HkrFRt8/dark-side-of-eagle-drakken-rivalry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)5<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TZyezKxfOKwHOEyo86IgVEHyOiM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TZyezKxfOKwHOEyo86IgVEHyOiM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TZyezKxfOKwHOEyo86IgVEHyOiM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TZyezKxfOKwHOEyo86IgVEHyOiM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/tXz5HkrFRt8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/dark-side-of-eagle-drakken-rivalry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3061585454235806746Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:03:00 +00002012-01-29T17:08:21.287-05:00Novak DjokovicAustralian OpenVictoria AzarenkasuccessFor both the men and the women at the Australian Open this year, the semi-final matches seemed to play a decisive role in determining who ended up holding the trophy. Of course one can argue that this is always the case tennischick so find something else a tad more original to say. But in fact it is not always the case that a semi-final match ends up playing a critical role in the outcome of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/6p8dWH48-wE/how-aussie-semi-finals-affected-finals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oP5PZcKmXJKt_RSt1pVr-ao4HqE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oP5PZcKmXJKt_RSt1pVr-ao4HqE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oP5PZcKmXJKt_RSt1pVr-ao4HqE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oP5PZcKmXJKt_RSt1pVr-ao4HqE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/6p8dWH48-wE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/how-aussie-semi-finals-affected-finals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2437522376618046093Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:08:00 +00002012-01-24T22:08:41.233-05:00blog commentarysuccessCaroline WozniackiMust admit that this entry is intended to be as much a tribute to Etta as it is a celebration of the demotion of Caroline Wozniacki. And before y’all decide to attack the tennischick, let me make it clear that I do not blame Wozniacki for being a pathetic #1, for the same reason that I never blamed Safina and will not blame any other player who happens to benefit from the WTA’s jill-assed system http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/ZiaMz7CuDeU/at-lasta-new-1-has-come-along.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6VnY6efWQrL4PDQ8I_eb7bkRNWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6VnY6efWQrL4PDQ8I_eb7bkRNWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6VnY6efWQrL4PDQ8I_eb7bkRNWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6VnY6efWQrL4PDQ8I_eb7bkRNWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/ZiaMz7CuDeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/at-lasta-new-1-has-come-along.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8551658190697762931Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:37:00 +00002012-01-23T20:00:02.606-05:00Maria SharapovaAustralian OpensuccessSerena WilliamsSabine LisickiThere are losses and then there are losses. All losses are not created equal. As a result, some losses can be psychologically devastating. They can crush the recipient’s spirit and make them wonder if they even have any business playing tennis. Other losses can ironically be emotionally freeing, particularly so when there is evidence that even though you lost the match, your game was so on, your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/iqs60KYwwdU/losing-match-vs-getting-your-butt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLo9pY5IT8sMJc0Fj0A-ONcBaL8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLo9pY5IT8sMJc0Fj0A-ONcBaL8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLo9pY5IT8sMJc0Fj0A-ONcBaL8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLo9pY5IT8sMJc0Fj0A-ONcBaL8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/iqs60KYwwdU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/losing-match-vs-getting-your-butt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-5178226602293875311Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:38:00 +00002012-01-20T05:50:22.878-05:00blog commentaryRoger Federertennis commentaryI am getting slightly sick of the fact that professional tennis players don’t seem to realize what a privileged world they live in. They collectively seem to be an ungrateful complaining bunch. Sure there are exceptions, like Federer, and for that I am happy. But so many of them seem to be always disgruntled, unhappy, whining about their First World problems. And when Bhagdatis broke those four http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/zet-iDeme7M/its-question-of-disrespect-really-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0yOTgS9lsPsVWvhf1GdlytjEtQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0yOTgS9lsPsVWvhf1GdlytjEtQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0yOTgS9lsPsVWvhf1GdlytjEtQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0yOTgS9lsPsVWvhf1GdlytjEtQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/zet-iDeme7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/its-question-of-disrespect-really-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-15263691814923684Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:55:00 +00002012-01-18T18:56:15.967-05:00John IsnerDavid NalbandianjusticeLet’s face it, there have been some serious injustices done to Serena Williams over the years that should have resulted in a change of certain tennis rules. But now that two white men have become embroiled in a controversial decision by an umpire, maybe the door will finally open to consideration of adding a “Do-Over” rule in tennis. An umpire’s decision cannot be held as final when said decisionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/u9pBRfuQLQo/is-it-time-to-implement-do-over-rule-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rbu03yN3IpQnTE4vx-_WxaI_jLw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rbu03yN3IpQnTE4vx-_WxaI_jLw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rbu03yN3IpQnTE4vx-_WxaI_jLw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rbu03yN3IpQnTE4vx-_WxaI_jLw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/u9pBRfuQLQo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/is-it-time-to-implement-do-over-rule-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2426968420952674543Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:09:00 +00002012-01-20T05:44:46.426-05:00successbreakthroughsSerena WilliamsFlavia PennettaSo I’m watching Milos Raonic as he kind of spanked Janko Tipsarevic over the past weekend at Chennai. I say “kind of” because truth is that the match went to three very close tiebreaks. Janko technically just as easily could have won. No one broke serve. Both men held serve until 6-6 in each set. And at first Janko was dominant. And then Milos, who won the three-setter. But just by a point or twohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/nwNF4b6WJis/how-much-to-make-of-single-win.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zLPOvPWK54uxVolXIOl0udGzHTA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zLPOvPWK54uxVolXIOl0udGzHTA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zLPOvPWK54uxVolXIOl0udGzHTA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zLPOvPWK54uxVolXIOl0udGzHTA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/nwNF4b6WJis" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/how-much-to-make-of-single-win.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-6042385435823606293Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:42:00 +00002012-01-05T21:42:44.074-05:00Roger Federerdrama queensSerena WilliamsThese were my two choices for my first post of the year. I could build an article using Tsonga’s reference to Federer as  “the best player in the world I think”. Yes Tsonga said these words today after his win in Doha over Albert Ramos. This was his reply when asked by the courtside interviewer how he felt about the possibility of facing Federer in the next round. And if you’re a regular reader http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/qJfEZq0Rj_A/best-player-in-world-vs-drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R-w_6-BpahvdRkiKHFEak1qs9VY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R-w_6-BpahvdRkiKHFEak1qs9VY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R-w_6-BpahvdRkiKHFEak1qs9VY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R-w_6-BpahvdRkiKHFEak1qs9VY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/qJfEZq0Rj_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2012/01/best-player-in-world-vs-drama.html