Photos ©Enrique Fernandez for Global Village Tennis News The Endangered Rivalry: Jon Wertheim Talks Fedal By Megan Fernandez The friendliest rivalry in sports sure seems like a stranger these days. Eighteen months ago, Roger Federer and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Gracias, Bogota by Junior Williams
Gracias, Bogota By Junior Williams I had a lot on my mind as my flight from Miami touched down at Bogota,Colombia's El Dorado Airport Wednesday afternoon. Most prominent was whether or not I would regret my maiden voyage to … [Read more...]
Davis Cup: Fish Keeps U.S. in World Group By Junior Williams
Davis Cup: Fish Keeps U.S. in World Group Clinches Victory in 5-set Thriller Over Colombia By Junior Williams BOGOTA - Mardy Fish wore red, white and blue today -- but red wasn't part of the plan. The American's blood-stained shirt … [Read more...]
©Kourtin’ Karen’s Scoreboard for the Week Ending September 19, 2010
15-0 Saluting the US Open Singles Winners Rafael Nadal Completes Career Golden Slam with US Open Win and Joins "Magnificent Seven" 15-15 Bad Ratings - Boo of the week Seems the castastrophe that was in viewing the US Open Men's final … [Read more...]
Bogota Bonus: Some Observations on Davis Cup by Junior Williams
Bogota Bonus: Some Observations on Davis Cup By Junior Williams Fenway Park comes to Colombia: The bullring scoreboard consists of cards with numbers on them, and if you want to know the in-game score, you'll have to memorize the umpire's … [Read more...]
Switch to Fish Completes a Winning Dish by Junior Williams
Davis Cup: Switch to Fish Pays Off for U.S. Four-Set Doubles Victory Gives Americans 2-1 Edge Over Colombia By Junior Williams BOGOTA - The United States Davis Cup team is one win away from returning to the World Group, and denying … [Read more...]
“Uncle Sam is in Trouble” – USA and Colombia at 1-1 on Day One of the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs by Junior Williams
USA and Colombia at 1-1 on Day One of the World Group Play-offs By Junior Williams BOGOTA - Sunday is guaranteed to have meaning in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off showdown between the United States and Colombia, as both teams … [Read more...]
Q & A at Niketown New York with Rafael Nadal and John McEnroe – GVTN Podcast
September 14, 2010 - NikeTown - New York City - Niketown New York hosted a Q &A session for the newly crowned 2010 US Open Rafael Nadal with John McEnroe. Here is audio from the session. There is a lot of fan noise and if you hear some Spanish … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal Photos From his visit to New York City’s NikeTown
September 14, 2010 - NikeTown - New York City - Niketown hosts a Q & A session for 2010 US Open Rafael Nadal with John McEnroe. Nadal fielded questions from McEnroe who also took fans questions for Nadal. Q & A at … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal Completes Career Golden Slam with US Open Win and Joins “Magnificent Seven”
Getty Images September 13, 2010 - Flushing Meadows, NY - With his 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Novak Djokovic in the finals of the US Open Championships Rafael Nadal joins even more elite company in tennis history. The Spaniard becomes only the … [Read more...]