A COMMENT LIKE THAT TAKES SOME BALLS: Esquire’s Tom Chiarella said model Brooklyn Decker married “the only appealing American tennis player with gonads.”
GAZUNTITE: The Guardian said the color of Andy Murray‘s new adidas duds “might be the ugliest green since King Kong blew his nose.”
LIP BAUM: Regarding the woeful state of Australian tennis, The Age’s Greg Baum noted, “Sartre once said, ‘In football, everything is complicated by the presence of the opposition.’ Australia knows what he meant.”
STAN’S SPLIT: When news broke that Stanislaus Wawrinka had separated from his wife, Ilham, in order to focus his attention on tennis, his coach, Peter Lundgren, told ESPN.com, “I was pretty pissed off about that, the way it came out. Of course, it bothered him. It’s never easy, it coming out in the papers, all over the place.”
IN THE GENES: Surprise Aussie Open quarterfinalist Alexandr Dolgopolov‘s namesake father is a former ATP pro and coach of Andrei Medvedev.
HEADLINES
How a Spanish Armada Swept Away Australian Tennis
Petra-fied: Czech Star Sends Stosur Packing
Fights, Vodka at Classic Tennis Press Showdowns
Blondes, Babies and Entourages
Where Did It All Go Wrong For Henin?
Wozniacki Is No. 1, but It’s a Precarious Perch
Clijsters Humiliates Interviewer Who Asked If She Was Pregnant
Clijsters Laughs Off ‘Boobs’ Text
QUOTEBOOK
“The real deal.” — John McEnroe on Canadian upstart Milos Raonic via Twitter
“I’ve always known what I can do.” — Milsos Raonic
“When she moves back, Justine Henin isn’t Justine Henin – she’s 30 or 40 in the world.” — Henin’s coach, Carlos Rodriguez
