Originally posted on mariposaxprs:
The Madrid tourny, which as we all know is making the change to blue clay this year, has gathered players to publicize the upcoming tournament.  Top players such as Rafa, Roger and Djokovic have each spoken out against the change to blue clay.  Rafa’s protests were perhaps the loudest and this…

Originally posted on Grand Slam Gurl:
BARCELONA STUTTGART The Nadal-Ferrer match was exciting to be sure. Ferrer played Nadal very well, but alas the King of Clay was able to pull off the victory. The Vika-Masha match, on the other hand was completely lopsided – I do not know if it was that Azarenka was…

Originally posted on Fairways and Forehands:
Maria Sharapova The semifinals of the 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix offered the top 4 ranked players in the world. Fittingly, the final will feature world #1 Victoria Azarenka taking on world #2 Maria Sharapova. Vika punched her ticket to the championship match by overwhelming Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 6-3.…

Originally posted on emmasrandomthoughts:
A few days ago Querido Rafa posted a picture of Rafa reading a massive tome.  I joked that Rafa was skimming through Mastering the Art of French Cooking, because the book looks text heavy, he is in Monte Carlo. and he does like to cook.  (Plus I just reserved that from the…

Originally posted on (Lavwin) Tennis what a wonderful world:
We are well into the Clay court season now, the switch to clay requires the biggest adjustments out of all the surfaces for the player’s but it is nowhere near as hard as it used to be. Clay court (Top) Grass court (Bottom) To the people…

Originally posted on Fairways and Forehands:
Jelena Jankovic ecstatic after leading Serbia into 2012 Fed Cup final When Novak Djokovic is asked what the springboard was for his amazing 2011 season, in addition to some changes in his game he points out the confidence gained from leading Serbia to its first ever Davis Cup title…

Originally posted on Fairways and Forehands:
Novak Djokovic reacts after defeating Tomas Berdych The last time we saw world #1 Novak Djokovic take on #2 Rafael Nadal, they were giving tennis fans, and sports fans in general, an epic 5 hour 58 minute war in the final of the 2012 Australian Open. I don’t expect…