Forty Deuce

The Nipple Tassles. Always Funny.

2009-11-11T15:47:04-08:00

Outtakes from Nole's Head commercial.

"What, my hair is not good enough?"

2009-11-11T15:34:05-08:00

I want one.

Nom Nom Nom, Apricot Bars.

2009-11-11T15:13:18-08:00

Well how about that? Nole and Muzz have easy straight set wins (I'm assuming -- Muzz/Blah is still in the second set), Rafa plays like shit but survives 5 match points to beat Nico, and Fed is out of Paris at the hands of a teary and bloody Apricot. Fantastic performance by Julien. I really thought he'd choke when he served for the match at 5-4. But he held his nerves and it was Fed...

Ick. Rusty.

2009-11-11T12:30:35-08:00

So that was a damn ugly match. Rafa saved 5 match points to eek out a 36 76(2) 75 win over Nico, but not before putting on a pretty awesome display of poor serving, bad timing, and general futility sundae with an awesome "Yes, my foot blisters are still a problem" cherry on top. But even when his game is shit you always know Rafa's going to bring the fight. So good win, dude. Now...

Pic This: Bones.

2009-11-11T12:21:17-08:00

Nole continued his tradition of taking the court in Bercy in a mask. I prefer his Zorro look. More sexy, less skully.

"PLEASE DON'T RETIRE!!!"

2009-11-11T11:58:29-08:00

Flashback: Mrs. Saifn and I say au revoir to Marat in Indian Wells.

"Not Goodbye. See You Soon."

2009-11-11T11:49:27-08:00

Retirement blowjobs for all. The always entertaining and forever frustrating career of the Big Man is over, after he fought and fell to JMDP (trivia answer!) in three sets, 64 57 64. That's not a shabby way to bow out. And Elfie was a whole lotta adorable about it. Match point and ceremony. Marat, self-deprecating to the end. And so this long drawn out Dead Man Walking saga ends not with a bang or a...

Paris: Wednesday OOP

2009-11-11T01:47:12-08:00

GAME. ON.

Study Break!

2009-11-11T01:30:27-08:00

Bepa will have surgery on her incredibly eff'd up ankle tomorrow. You know she rolled up to the hospital with two suitcases: one with clothes, and the other full of historical reading. Get well, Crazy!

Heart of Lion, Body of A One-Legged Chicken

2009-11-11T01:26:30-08:00

(Couldn't find a pic from today. So we're going to go with this one.) I have no idea how Commodus survived this match, but big ups to him. After splitting the first two sets against Lubes, Gilles suffered a rough knee injury in the third set that required him to call a trainer in the middle of the game. He was hobbling and really, had no business continuing to play, and had it been a...

Paris: Tuesday OOP

2009-11-09T21:21:46-08:00

Jeremy and Pico looks fun. And tasty.

MashaSha Confirmed.

2009-11-09T21:19:36-08:00

Well, we never got hand holding with Charlie. So this is definitely a step up. Still, I miss the nerd.

Admit It. You Don't Want To Leave.

2009-11-09T18:09:56-08:00

So enigmatic. So sexy. So ridiculous. He's the closest thing we have to a Don Draper on the ATP tour. And just like D2, right when you thought he was on the brink and about to pack it up, he sacks up and shows everyone why we love him: His Balls. Serving to stay in the match, Marat was faced with double match point. What'd he do? He reached back and fired a bunch of...

Air Quotes: Aw, Little Kitty Grew Claws.

2009-11-09T12:50:49-08:00

I wanted to come here. I wanted to play for my country. Other people choose different things. Some people I guess didn't want to play as badly as I did. But I think that the team that we had here really wanted to be here. You don't want people here that don't want to be here. Even if you lose, if you give it everything you have, then that's the best you can do. --...

Let's Give Them Something To Talk About.

2009-11-08T23:22:50-08:00

The boys make their final stop in Paris this week. And there's a lot to talk about. Draw. 1. Race To WTF: 7 players are still in the running for the final two spots for the ATP year-end championship in London. Kolya and Fernando currently hold those spots, but they're definitely not a lock. Sods, Gonzo, and Jo have to reach the finals in order to have a chance and Radek and Marin need to...

Nice Urn, Andy.

2009-11-08T10:29:04-08:00

Hate the trophy. Love the jacket and the ugly mug in it. Congrats to Muzzard for his 6th title of the season after beating Misha in straight sets. And congrats to Misha for having a great tournament, beating Gilles and Kolya to get to the final. Whee! *SNORT*

I. Eat. Your. Pizza. I EAT IT UP!!!

2009-11-08T10:18:13-08:00

Oh, Nole. You sexy badass motherfucker. If you're a Nole fan and a...um...Roger non-fan, there can be nothing sweeter than seeing Nole beat Fed for the Basel title. It was a sweet three set win wherein Nole truly played some solid tennis. It's the best I've seen him play against a top player in a really long time. I have no idea if this loss will bother Roger. I mean, really, at this point nothing...

Who Da Campions? They Da Campions.

2009-11-08T10:01:51-08:00

I love the use of ellipses. So much suspense! As expected, Flavia clinched the Fed Cup for Italy with a 75 62 win over Melanie. I could wax poetic about how awesome this is, but there are so many good pics from the Italians' celebration that I feel words are pointless here: No, you, Flavia. You. Harses, harses, harses, harses. Sing it loud. Sing it proud. You know Liezel's about 3 seconds away from a...

It Couldn't End Any Other Way

2009-11-08T02:33:46-08:00

For a second there I thought Bali was immune to the "limping to the finish line" theme. Shame on me for forgetting that Marion was involved. I didn't see the match, but from the pictures it looked like Mono was in some real pain and did try to fight through the injury. She actually had set point at 5-2 in the first before Rezai was able to reel off the next 5 games. After that,...

Rough Day

2009-11-07T17:53:00-08:00

Tough day for both Fernando and Kolya, who are still trying to secure spots to the WTF. Fer was able to come back from dropping to take the second, only to play one bad game in the third to lose 63 26 63. Too bad. He really wanted to impress the home crowd on this one. Kolya on the other hand took the first set only to drop the next two, 64 63. So the...

Hot French Girl on Girl Action.

2009-11-07T13:14:04-08:00

An all French final in Bali as both Mono and Rezai go undefeated into the final. It's an unlikely final but a satisfying one, I think. I wonder what the FFT is thinking, though. These aren't exactly their favorite Frenchies. And correct me if I'm wrong here, but don't these two not get along? Or am I just trying to build in some drama where there is none? It's happened before. If Marion wins, she's...

Slippery Little Sucker

2009-11-07T13:00:17-08:00

Novak Djokovic, Comeback Kid? What's going on? He already had to mount a comeback to overcome Stan. But this time, Nole looked like a goner. Serving to stay in the match at 4-5, Nole faced triple break point. He would then play 5 solid, confident points to save the game, which basically amounted to a swift kick in the nuts to Radek, who wasn't the same after that. Nole would go on to break and...

Go Fish, Kids.

2009-11-07T12:51:52-08:00

At 2am this morning, I was reminded how much I love watching clay court tennis. As expected, Team Italy is well on its way to hoisting the Fed Cup after two straight set wins by Flavia and Tranny. It didn't take much from Flavia to beat Glatch 3 and 1 in a little over an hour. I really don't know why Alexa says clay is her favorite surface. She. Can. Not. Move. Solid match from...

"My insurance does not cover PMS!" "Well then, tell them I had a seizure."

2009-11-06T22:16:26-08:00

I love Julia Stiles. She doesn't do much anymore but I will love her forever simply because of 10 Things I Hate About You, a movie that was instrumental in bringing my kid sister and I closer together (you can guess which one of us is Kat and which is Bianca). I think she's intelligent, grounded, and yeah, kinda pretentious at times, but hey, chick took some time off and went and got a degree...

Semifinal Saturday OOPs

2009-11-06T17:46:54-08:00

Bali: Centre Court (from 14.30hrs) 1. Marion Bartoli vs. Kimiko Date Krumm 2. Aravane Rezai vs. María José Martínez Sánchez Valencia: Center Court (from 18.00hrs) 1. Davydenko vs. Youzhny 2. Murray vs. Verdasco Basel: Center Court (NB 14.30hrs) 1. Djokovic vs. Stepanek 2. Federer vs. Chiudinelli