tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:10:32 +0000ethicsaddictiontraumaAndy MurrayUsain BoltVera ZvonarevacompetitionnatureChristina McHaleVenus WilliamsParis mastersSania MirzawarMark Phillipoussismotivationtennis parentsKimiko Date-KrummJohn IsnerscamsSam QuerreypersonalitymemoirsAlexandr DolgopolovGreta Arnkim clijstersSandra ZahlavovaNathalie DechyJustine Heninwomens' tennisPetra KvitovavuvuzelaFrancesca SchiavonegreetingsCara BlackdopingEster Vergeergreedsamantha stosursexismNikolay DavydenkoRoland GarrosWilliams SistersfidelityhealingNovak DjokovicsponsorshipsendorsementsfeminismMelanie Oudinsuccesstennis techniqueKevin AndersonBud CollinscredibilityDohaDaniela Hantuchovatouchingdrama queensJames BlakeHeath LedgerESPY awardstennis ball machinedisasterclownscoachingIvan LjubicicWimbledonMagnus NormanMarion Bartolicollege tennisTiger WoodslovepsychetennisPSTyear-end championshipsMilos 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 StepanekCarnivalslutslossrelationshipsUS 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)Blogger403125blogspot/kZclhttp://feedburner.google.comtag: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)0<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.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7584306271727220318Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:50:00 +00002012-01-20T05:46:55.673-05:00blog commentaryNew Year Resolutionstennis It’s that time of year isn’t it? The time when all over the world people join in mass delusion over our ability to control things. At this time many of us engage in studious list making about things we would like to accomplish in the coming year.  Weight loss, I am thrilled to say, is no longer on my list. Whoopee! But of course improving my tennis fitness remains a perennialhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/1anoVrP2M5o/my-top-ten-wishes-for-tennis-in-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_0lpmRqoSZGb98FIq39esBxyu-U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_0lpmRqoSZGb98FIq39esBxyu-U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_0lpmRqoSZGb98FIq39esBxyu-U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_0lpmRqoSZGb98FIq39esBxyu-U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/1anoVrP2M5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/12/my-top-ten-wishes-for-tennis-in-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7855969370260042110Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:03:00 +00002011-12-27T22:17:00.145-05:00tennis channelblog commentaryIt’s been years of my paying the cable company for the privilege of watching tennis on a regular basis. This has long felt to me like a violation of some kind of basic right. I’ve felt caught up in the nightmare of corporate greed. What made it worse is that I was never interested in any other channel but the Tennis Channel. So other than the initial free trial of a couple of premium movie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/wDzuQ5Ntq5U/how-i-celebrated-tennis-channels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKG6dOgG0rymsHloxtrM_A6Cc5U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKG6dOgG0rymsHloxtrM_A6Cc5U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKG6dOgG0rymsHloxtrM_A6Cc5U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKG6dOgG0rymsHloxtrM_A6Cc5U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/wDzuQ5Ntq5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/12/how-i-celebrated-tennis-channels.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7798437913473256594Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:00:00 +00002011-12-28T19:34:12.969-05:00men's tennissuccessbreakthroughswomens' tennisOf course the question is unfair. But what fun would this blog be if I stuck to asking safe and easy questions? I could for example ask who the greatest male player was for 2011. Everyone and the Tennis Chick would answer Novak Djokovic.And indeed, Djokovic’s 70-6 match win-loss statistic for 2011 will withstand the strongest tests of history. Indeed, his record will likely remain one of the mosthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/Oakb1jS4k3o/more-impressive-in-2011-atp-or-wta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UdTHMYdv9RVVH8DVpuHU0vq66-w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UdTHMYdv9RVVH8DVpuHU0vq66-w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UdTHMYdv9RVVH8DVpuHU0vq66-w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UdTHMYdv9RVVH8DVpuHU0vq66-w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/Oakb1jS4k3o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/12/more-impressive-in-2011-atp-or-wta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-8973048243395932271Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:38:00 +00002011-12-04T08:38:48.228-05:00Roger FedererJo-Wilfried Tsongayear-end championshipsHow would you complete that sentence? What are your observations about Tsonga’s game when the pressure is on and he starts playing with urgency? My personal observation is that quite often, that is when he plays his worst tennis. But interspersed between the bad shot selections are moments of breath-taking brilliance that make the crowd ooo and ahh as Tsonga once again pulls out a simply amazing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/sH_wBSs7IQo/when-tsonga-plays-with-urgency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpjJ0jWsDC7Y0rQD-HIX4qxVmp8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpjJ0jWsDC7Y0rQD-HIX4qxVmp8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpjJ0jWsDC7Y0rQD-HIX4qxVmp8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpjJ0jWsDC7Y0rQD-HIX4qxVmp8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/sH_wBSs7IQo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/12/when-tsonga-plays-with-urgency.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3118450186661565592Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:15:00 +00002011-11-26T15:15:26.178-05:00Novak DjokovicsuccesspsychebreakthroughsIn a word, No. In a few words, I don’t think so. Or I can say this more certainty – hell no, not gonna happen. I’m not saying that Djokovic is going to flame out, or that he is going to be any less challenging the opponent he has been throughout 2011. It’s just that I think that having worked his ass off to become #1, Djokovic is about to discover that becoming #1 and remaining #1 are two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/MOt9_ZAz3lQ/will-djokovic-retain-1-ranking-in-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)10<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIqRMXZQ4MmRkPCRg_HAaXuqQ4I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIqRMXZQ4MmRkPCRg_HAaXuqQ4I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIqRMXZQ4MmRkPCRg_HAaXuqQ4I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIqRMXZQ4MmRkPCRg_HAaXuqQ4I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/MOt9_ZAz3lQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/11/will-djokovic-retain-1-ranking-in-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3391805314919872442Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:45:00 +00002011-11-16T22:51:47.631-05:00Roger FederersuccessbreakthroughsI meant to ask some weeks ago if Djokovic was “afraid” to face Federer on his home turf in Basel. But upon reflection I decided that fear wasn’t quite the emotion I was aiming for. I’m not sure that Djokovic fears anyone at this stage of his career. But I wonder if he felt reluctant to face Federer, knowing that on his home turf, there was not a chance in hell of Federer snatching defeat from thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/uZVENMkn96g/belated-reminders-of-federers-greatness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUaI3PkKB_hIHTVbAxmIz1DK-O0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUaI3PkKB_hIHTVbAxmIz1DK-O0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUaI3PkKB_hIHTVbAxmIz1DK-O0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mUaI3PkKB_hIHTVbAxmIz1DK-O0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/uZVENMkn96g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/11/belated-reminders-of-federers-greatness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-7897575480702248243Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:56:00 +00002011-10-31T20:49:10.891-04:00tennis rulesVictoria AzarenkaPetra KvitovaSomebody needs to remember to tell Serena. They need to tell her that just like that the rules of tennis seem to have changed. When she screamed after hitting a winning point against Stosur at the US Open this year, she was punished for interference. When Kvitova screams after hitting one of her sweetly lethal forehands, the commentators find it charming. Chris Evert called post-point screaming http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/mA21ydZZW6c/so-post-point-screaming-is-new-rage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)5<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7XVItgFscWRe3Om1G4yfC8cDKf4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7XVItgFscWRe3Om1G4yfC8cDKf4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7XVItgFscWRe3Om1G4yfC8cDKf4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7XVItgFscWRe3Om1G4yfC8cDKf4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/mA21ydZZW6c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/10/so-post-point-screaming-is-new-rage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2374806216847947964Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:11:00 +00002011-10-20T06:21:08.068-04:00men's tennissuccesspsycheAndy RoddickI believe that it has become way too late to undo the damage that has been done to Andy Roddick. Understand that my point is that his current demise was not entirely of his own making. I believe that he may have been victim of a distinctly American tendency to believe that raising an individual’s self-esteem by telling them that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread can only have good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/YAUcWi3sLpw/did-too-much-early-praise-ruin-andy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y_wmJrShE-eGovwZLmue2xaVze8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y_wmJrShE-eGovwZLmue2xaVze8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y_wmJrShE-eGovwZLmue2xaVze8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y_wmJrShE-eGovwZLmue2xaVze8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/YAUcWi3sLpw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/10/did-too-much-early-praise-ruin-andy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-3536735343551323843Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:54:00 +00002011-10-20T06:21:59.734-04:00men's tennispsychemotivationAndy RoddickMy coach tells me that I am improving. I now remember to bring my right shoulder around as I take the backswing on the backhand. I remember to go from low to high to add more topspin so that the balls stay in the court. My volleys are truly popping. All in all, the tennischick’s game has been becoming solid. Which is to be expected. It is why I pay for his services. It is why I am out there at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/rFJts3GsBys/why-hasnt-roddick-fixed-his-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)10<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B_ReBICPhVGdXVgxJM4OVIFDBqo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B_ReBICPhVGdXVgxJM4OVIFDBqo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B_ReBICPhVGdXVgxJM4OVIFDBqo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B_ReBICPhVGdXVgxJM4OVIFDBqo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/rFJts3GsBys" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/10/why-hasnt-roddick-fixed-his-game.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1410183352048684883Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:32:00 +00002011-10-11T23:28:45.456-04:00breakthroughsRafael NadalAndy MurrayApologies for my silence. I have been busy house-hunting, and have been deeply disappointed to discover that my choices are essentially reduced to a bright and shiny cookie-cutter Spec house, or an over-priced aging beauty. But as in all things tennis, my heart tends to have a soft spot for the Old Farts, and one of these days, soon, I hope to be moving into one. What I did not expect was to findhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/ULproU9z7-s/has-ied-finally-been-detonated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kv_NSK9gXuYVpVHIxWpkGTRy9XY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kv_NSK9gXuYVpVHIxWpkGTRy9XY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kv_NSK9gXuYVpVHIxWpkGTRy9XY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kv_NSK9gXuYVpVHIxWpkGTRy9XY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/ULproU9z7-s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/10/has-ied-finally-been-detonated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-1414197718954871483Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:52:00 +00002011-10-16T08:27:35.839-04:00successDonald YoungbreakthroughsWell he’s winning matches for a start. There was a time when Donald Young was known best for being a loser – despite the promise shown by winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon boys’ championships. There was a time when Donald was known for accepting an unfair share of wild cards – even though he couldn’t win to save his life. There was a time when he and his parents were seen as tennis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/4g9-fsxj4qE/what-is-donald-doing-now-that-he-wasnt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VnTYcwXvaqFsNNbmW5lAWbig1Vw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VnTYcwXvaqFsNNbmW5lAWbig1Vw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VnTYcwXvaqFsNNbmW5lAWbig1Vw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VnTYcwXvaqFsNNbmW5lAWbig1Vw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/4g9-fsxj4qE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/10/what-is-donald-doing-now-that-he-wasnt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-2222733754256259167Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:58:00 +00002011-09-30T21:58:52.124-04:00Maria SharapovasuccesspsycheachievementThat’s the caption that accompanies just about every article about Maria Sharapova these days. On the one hand the phrase may be testament to the fact that many tennis fans hope that this does not end up being the summary statement of Sharapova’s career. On the other hand, there is something about the frequency with which this phrase is trotted out that smacks a bit of desperation, of a kind of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/xBW8X_IEX4Q/three-time-grand-slam-winner-and-former.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQLv-jMG6ga6dx2buwTkqDHokfE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQLv-jMG6ga6dx2buwTkqDHokfE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQLv-jMG6ga6dx2buwTkqDHokfE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQLv-jMG6ga6dx2buwTkqDHokfE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/xBW8X_IEX4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/09/three-time-grand-slam-winner-and-former.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-445427238348539905Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:28:00 +00002011-09-11T20:28:17.060-04:00tennis rulestennis commentarySerena Williamssamantha stosurI was going to call this entry “Where Serena Goes, Drama Follows”. Really, has there ever before been a tennis player for whom Drama seems to be her middle name? As much as I adore Serena – and folks you know that I do – even I am becoming a bit exhausted by the chaos and turmoil that her mere presence seems always to attract. I am disappointed too because Serena seemed to have gone to so much http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/DOjPjoMkIl0/apply-rules-dont-make-judgment-calls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3YK9hzyxxzDACIif9wq_YoVm1wU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3YK9hzyxxzDACIif9wq_YoVm1wU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3YK9hzyxxzDACIif9wq_YoVm1wU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3YK9hzyxxzDACIif9wq_YoVm1wU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/DOjPjoMkIl0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/09/apply-rules-dont-make-judgment-calls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225463736201432497.post-232041733716988117Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:59:00 +00002011-09-11T21:53:02.283-04:00Roger FedererkarmahumorpsychesatireAfter all, it’s her damn fault that the covers of fashion magazines have been overtaken by so many Hollywood celebrities that the distinction between model and celeb wannabe has become disgustingly blurred. And what’s with her decision to give Sarah Jessica Horseface Parker so many damn Vogue covers? What part of that sadly unattractive woman is supposed to be inspiration to either dress like herhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~3/AUJCnQGUNyM/is-it-ok-if-i-blame-anna-wintour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tennischick)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9VyxV1MzdGlJpKJSxNJ7WoS-FI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9VyxV1MzdGlJpKJSxNJ7WoS-FI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9VyxV1MzdGlJpKJSxNJ7WoS-FI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9VyxV1MzdGlJpKJSxNJ7WoS-FI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/kZcl/~4/AUJCnQGUNyM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.tennischick.net/2011/09/is-it-ok-if-i-blame-anna-wintour.html