Tennis 2014

[UK Redsox]

I'd like to make it clear that I am in no way responsible for Maria Kirilenko ending her engagement to Alex Ovechkin

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2014/07/21/alex-ovechkin-and-maria-kirilenko-break-up-end-engagement/

[Comrade Blitz]

Watching US Open qualifying this week - saw a couple of matches with Tornado Black. Just knew there was some daft story behind the name (and it explains why she looked so miserable on the court too).

Everything That's Wrong with Tennis in One Story

The mother describes herself as one of the most knowledgeable and connected people in tennis - certainly looks like she is connected to the food tent at most tournaments:

Photo of Gayal Black

[*shellac*]

Nice one Nishikori-san.

[OCD]

Cilic about to beat Federer in straight sets too. Feels like a change of the Guards. Not that long ago you would expect an Open final to have at least one of Nadal, Djokovic, Murray or Federer. Murray's going to have a job on his hands just to get his ranking up so that he doesn't get drawn against the top seeds earlier in competitions.