Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Passing shots

Kamakshi Tandon writes about the tension among a few of the tour's top players. I wasn't aware, however, that Radwanska put anything behind her; the last I heard, she said things would "never be the same" between her and Azarenka.

And speaking of.....WTA Backspin reminds us that Agnieszka Radwanska is 36-6 for the season, and all six losses have been to Victoria Azarenka.

Players at the 2012 Olympic Games will not be required to adhere to the Wimbledon (almost) all-white dress code.

Serena Williams is on the cover of Vogue.

Two-time Italian Open champion Jelena Jankovic went out in the first round in Rome today. Jankovic lost to Sorana Cirstea. Cirstea's 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 victory gives her Sofia Arvidsson as a second round opponent.

6 comments:

  1. The tensions don't faze me. Better that the top players are tense with each other rather than, for example, berating officials or complaining about hapless tournament personnel. Of course, I was amused/bemused by the Justine-Serena and Justine-Kim "feuds" back in the day. In general the level of sports-personship among women tennis players seems high.

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  2. Hey, looks like Cetkovska is a "mini-Azarenka." Well, at least she's now 4-0 against Radwanska after today in Rome.

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  3. I'm with you, Bill. As long as no one is cheating or being a complete pain, it's all good.

    4-0?! I thought The Radwanska tended to have problems with Cetkovska, but I didn't realize she'd never beaten her. Wow.

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  4. Is Serena severely Photoshopped in that Vogue cover? Her hips/thighs look unusually small.

    In any case, I like it.

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  5. I like that athletes are on the cover, not that she may have been photoshopped! (for clarity!)

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  6. I think they're all seriously Photoshopped. They think they have to Photoshop even athletes.

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