USO: First round photos

Some photos from tonight’s close match.

Photos by Chris McGrath/Getty Images, REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton, EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images, and AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams.

1 Sep 2010 | by miri | 32 Comments

USO RafaLint: August 29th

Lots of stuff floating around while I’ve been working on sorting, tagging and posting Cincy photos…

Videos

Bit of the Spanish pre-tourny presser
rtves USO coverage
Nike Tennis Primetime Knockout event video

Articles/Blogs

Argentenian blogger’s report of a Nadal/Nalbandian practice at USO (Google translation)
Federer, Nadal re-elected to head Player Council
Relaxed Nadal says winning the U.S. Open not an obsession
Lil Wayne backs Nadal, Clijsters in U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal and the U.S. Open: If not now, when?
Q and

29 Aug 2010 | by miri | 15 Comments

USO: Saturday photos

Some photos from today’s presser, Kid’s day and one practice photo.

(Photos by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images, Jaime L. Mikle/Getty Images, AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, and REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

A few more can be found here.

28 Aug 2010 | by miri | 34 Comments

RafaLint: August 27th

Some bits and pieces – first up, stuff about the Nike Primetime Knockout event:

Footage from the interview session
ITN report – with standard footage used in most coverage
Marca coverage – see, same footage

USO practice stuff:

Nice photos #1
Nice photos #2
Practice Vid

USO draw talk:

Wertheim’s take
Draw leaves unsettled atmosphere
Analyzing the U.S. Open Draw
This could be Nadal’s year at U.S. Open
Tignor’s breakdown

27 Aug 2010 | by miri | 21 Comments

Cincy day five

Sorry for the delay – I’ve been slacking. So, Friday….

I needed a break from the sun, so I planned on watching most of the matches in air-conditioned comfort. Shelley suggested we meet at her hotel at noon because they usually had the matches on TV and we could watch and have lunch. She wanted to watch through the first set of the Murray match and then go to the tournament site to see the Djokovic match. Okay! I get over there, we order, start munching and watching. Tipsarevic was hanging around at a table near-by. People would stop by and

22 Aug 2010 | by miri | 42 Comments

Cincy day four

I think I know what it feels like to sit in an oven now…one where the temperature is slowly raised. Oye. And, based on how warm my arms still feel hours later, I’m working on a good sunburn despite having almost finished off my tube of sunscreen. After yesterday’s stupidness, I once again promised myself I wouldn’t over-do it. I brought an extra bag with me full of borrowed hotel towels and ice. I’m very glad I did so. I also bought some sort of rubbery cooling mat/towel thingie. You soak it in cool water and put it on and

20 Aug 2010 | by miri | 32 Comments

Cincy day three

Let’s get as much of my kvetching out of the way as possible. Today? Was tough. First, it was made tougher by the fact that yesterday’s stupid standing session really mucked up my hip. There were times when the I couldn’t put any weight on it today without intense pain. I have no one to blame for that one but myself. (Well, I could say the same about the whole trip…) (Stop waggling your finger at me, natch!) But mainly, it was hot today. It wasn’t so much the actual heat as it was sitting in a concrete bowl, on

18 Aug 2010 | by miri | 52 Comments

Cincy day one

Not really a whole lot to say about today, but I will any way. AllyR drove me over to the site today (she has a princess parking pass) and we settled in at the umbrella-covered tables next to Rafa’s practice courts. Sadly, they were the second row of tables and this would eventually prove to be fatal. We should have gotten there about 5-10 minutes earlier. Oh well. AllyR held down the fort while I explored a bit – checking out all the practice courts and then getting some water.

The area filled up and once Rafa arrived, people

16 Aug 2010 | by miri | 49 Comments

RC: Semifinal photos

Okay, I think I’m done packing for Cincinnati! (Well, still have to sort out my laptop, but that’s last.) So, here are some photos from today’s match.

Photos by AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, and REUTERS/ Mike Cassese

Also, once again, GOTOTENNIS has some lovely photos.

14 Aug 2010 | by miri | 15 Comments

RC: Quarterfinal photos

Sorry I’m tardy, but I had to work and then (finally!) take mom to her birthday dinner. And look…Rafa…in the sun…not under sickly florescent lights. Yay!

Photos by REUTERS/ Mike Cassese, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, and AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn

More great photos can be found at GOTOTENNIS.

13 Aug 2010 | by miri | 9 Comments