Long-time Tennis Week contributing writer Alberto Amalfi graciously took time out from his polo playing career to cover the Davis Cup final in Mar del Plata, Argentina. In this blog entry, Alberto, who was once mistaken for Mark Philippoussis by the late Grand Slam champion Don Budge at the US Open several years ago, reviews an eventful weekend in which Argentina imploded, an inspired Spanish squad won its third Davis Cup championship of the decade, both captains resigned after the final and controversy continued to surround the Argentine side. (more…)
Long-time Tennis Week contributing writer Alberto Amalfi has graciously taken time out from his polo playing career to cover this weekend’s Davis Cup final in Mar del Plata, Argentina. In this blog entry, Alberto, who was once mistaken for Mark Philippoussis by the late Grand Slam champion Don Budge at the US Open several years ago, blogs about the Davis Cup draw and media party conducted Thursday night. (more…)
The ridiculous racquet work and audacious angles Novak Djokovic produced in the opening set of Sunday’s 6-1, 7-5, dissection Nikolay Davydenko in the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai final made the smiling Serbian resemble a showman intent on turning the fifth-seeded Russian into his own personal punch line. (more…)
The Davis Cup final looms large on Argentina’s sports landscape and David Nalbandian isn’t exactly trying to downsize the magnitude of the final.
Mar del Plata, the sea-side city known as the “the happy city”, is the host site for Argentina’s November 21-23 final against Spain and Nalbandian hopes to create a happy and historic ending for Argentina. (more…)
Venus Williams will reverberate in surround sound Thursday night.
Days after she reigned as Queen of Qatar in claiming her first career season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships title, Venus returns to television with a notable partner — Fugees founder and hip-hop star Wyclef. (more…)
The Davis Cup final was a big screen event in Portland last December as the USTA hosted free public viewing parties on billboard-sized video screens around Portland, but this month’s final has already been downsized dramatically with the departure of Rafael Nadal. (more…)
