International Tennis Stars

[tennis6]

^We've gotta get this guy in speedo

[tennis6]

Here's some underwear/swimwear pix
Roger Federer, Javier Marti, Feliciano Lopez & Simone Bolelli

[dougmc92]

Sorry- young Federer is just HIDEOUS!!!!!

[dougmc92]

Berdych is attractive- but he just seems a little bland- in every facet, to me.

[tennis6]

Doha Entry List (updated November 24, 2012)

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Entry deadline: November 19, 2012
Seeding: December 24, 2012

1 Nadal, Rafael ESP 4
2 Ferrer, David ESP 5
3 Gasquet, Richard FRA 10
4 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 20
5 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 25
6 Chardy, Jeremy FRA 32
7 Troicki, Viktor SRB 38
8 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 40
9 Andujar, Pablo ESP 42
10 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 44
11 Fognini, Fabio ITA 45
12 Lacko, Lukas SVK 50
13 Ramos, Albert ESP 51
14 Zemlja, Grega SLO 55
15 Malisse, Xavier BEL 62
16 Lorenzi, Paolo ITA 63
17 Hanescu, Victor ROU 64
18 Becker, Benjamin GER 65
19 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP 71
20 Dodig, Ivan CRO 73
21 Rosol, Lukas CZE 74
22 Kubot, Lukasz POL 75
23 Phau, Bjorn GER 76
24 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 77
25 Monfils, Gael FRA 78
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

Alternates
1. Bolelli, Simone ITA 83
2. Ramirez Hidalgo, Ruben ESP 85
3. Russell, Michael USA 87
4. Volandri, Filippo ITA 88
5. Kamke, Tobias GER 95
6. Karlovic, Ivo CRO 97
7. Levine, Jesse USA 102
8. Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ 106
9. Andreev, Igor RUS 110
10. Bemelmans, Ruben BEL 111
11. Petzschner, Philipp GER 116
12. Brands, Daniel GER 117
13. Jaziri, Malek TUN 118
14. Sugita, Yuichi JPN 119
15. Serra, Florent FRA 120

Latest news say Nadal is out 'til April...sad

Which would make Fognini the 10th seed...here's some Fabio pix

[tennis6]

Chennai Entry List (updated November 24, 2012)

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Entry deadline: November 19, 2012
Seeding: December 24, 2012

1 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 9
2 Cilic, Marin CRO 15
3 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 17
4 Paire, Benoit FRA 47
5 Haase, Robin NED 56
6 Soeda, Go JPN 58
7 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 60
8 Sijsling, Igor NED 69
9 Kuznetsov, Andrey RUS 79
10 Bautista-Agut, Roberto ESP 80
11 Rufin, Guillaume FRA 90
12 Kavcic, Blaz SLO 92
13 Cipolla, Flavio ITA 93
14 Donskoy, Evgeny RUS 96
15 Bedene, Aljaz SLO 98
16 Sousa, Joao POR 99
17 Roger-Vasselin, Edouard FRA 100
18 Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 101
19 Bachinger, Matthias GER 104
20 Hajek, Jan CZE 105
21 Sela, Dudi ISR 109
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

Alternates
1. Andreev, Igor RUS 110
2. Bemelmans, Ruben BEL 111
3. Haider-Maurer, Andreas AUT 113
4. Berankis, Ricardas LTU 114
5. Petzschner, Philipp GER 116
6. Brands, Daniel GER 117
7. Jaziri, Malek TUN 118
8. Sugita, Yuichi JPN 119
9. Serra, Florent FRA 120
10. De Schepper, Kenny FRA 121
11. Alund, Martin ARG 122
12. Viola, Matteo ITA 123
13. Ouanna, Josselin FRA 124
14. de Bakker, Thiemo NED 126
15. Pospisil, Vasek CAN 127

Some faces from the Chennai entry list

Malek Jaziri, Thiemmo Debakker, Marin Cilic, Andrey Kuznetsov & Matteo Viola

[tennis6]

Brisbane Entry List (updated November 24, 2012)

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Entry deadline: November 19, 2012
Seeding: December 24, 2012

1 Murray, Andy GBR 3
2 Raonic, Milos CAN 13
3 Simon, Gilles FRA 16
4 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 18
5 Nishikori, Kei JPN 19
6 Mayer, Florian GER 28
7 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 29
8 Klizan, Martin SVK 30
9 Stepanek, Radek CZE 31
10 Benneteau, Julien FRA 35
11 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 36
12 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 41
13 Istomin, Denis UZB 43
14 Goffin, David BEL 46
15 Dimitrov, Grigor BUL 48
16 Matosevic, Marinko AUS 49
17 Robredo, Tommy ESP @50
18 Falla, Alejandro COL 54
19 Giraldo, Santiago COL 57
20 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 59
21 Baker, Brian USA 61
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

Alternates
1. Ito, Tatsuma JPN 66
2. Berlocq, Carlos ARG 67
3. Muller, Gilles LUX 68
4. Harrison, Ryan USA 70
5. Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 82
6. Bolelli, Simone ITA 83
7. Russell, Michael USA 87
8. Rochus, Olivier BEL 89
9. Darcis, Steve BEL 91
10. Kamke, Tobias GER 95
11. Karlovic, Ivo CRO 97
12. Levine, Jesse USA 102
13. Ebden, Matthew AUS 103
14. Andreev, Igor RUS 110
15. Bemelmans, Ruben BEL 111

As u can c the players r spread pretty evenly between the 3 tournaments that all start Mon 12-31

Here's Dimitrov from this Brisbane list

[JarodA]

I may try and get to Auckland to watch one day of tennis . Early this year I watched three days and stayed there a whole week . Don't have the money this time.

Full field: http://www.heinekenopen.co.nz/media/...full_field.pdf

If I could I'll watch the Colombian hunks, Giraldo and Falla . Benoit Paire will also be there . Maybe I should get a ticket to first round matches then .



Especially Paire - he's cute

[iloveryanandjake88]

Paire is seriously handsome. Gutted that there does seem to be negative news coming out about Rafa. He'll be out of the top 10 come April I would have thought.

[JarodA]

Paire is seriously handsome. Gutted that there does seem to be negative news coming out about Rafa. He'll be out of the top 10 come April I would have thought.

Stan Wawrinka looks like he has a boner here, standing next to Benoit .

[JarodA]

Here's some underwear/swimwear pix
Roger Federer, Javier Marti, Feliciano Lopez & Simone Bolelli

Forgot to say what a hot photo of Feli!

[tennis6]

More therapy pix

Janko Tipsarevic, Rafael Nadal, Nikita Kryvonos, Bradley Klahn & Jack Sock

[iloveryanandjake88]

Wawrinka looks hot in that pic!

[AngolaZee]

Wawrinka with a 6 pac ? I swear I thought he had the biggest beer belly in all of sports sumo wrestlers included

[JarodA]

Speaking of Paire...I found this little number:


Takes a very secure or very gay man to boldly wear such fluorescent pink .

- - - Updated - - -

Wawrinka with a 6 pac ? I swear I thought he had the biggest beer belly in all of sports sumo wrestlers included

I've seen other photos of Stan and he doesn't always look so toned. I think he's one of those players whose fitness level varies from time to time.

[tennis6]

Happy 34th birthday to 2004 French Open Champ Gaston Gaudio

[dereperez]

Britain’s Prince William presented Novak Djokovic with the “Centrepoint Premier Award for Contribution to the Lives of Youth Accross the World” in recognition of his charity work with the Novak Djokavic Foundation tonight at the Winter Whites Gala in London. The Gala had numerous retired players in attendance (Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, John McEnroe and more) as well as celebrities (Jude Law!) and attendees watched Tim Henman take on Goran Ivanisevic for a spot of enjoyable tennis.

http://the-slice.com/2012/12/djokovi...rince-william/

[iloveryanandjake88]

Novak doesn't get enough credit for being just a great guy!

[AngolaZee]

This could have been such a great pic if the camera was closer



Felines amongst us



Is he ready? Will he hit the ground running?

[iloveryanandjake88]

Lord of the Rings my favourite films combined with Rafa, that's awesome

[tennis6]

Novak doesn't get enough credit for being just a great guy!

Here he is finally enjoying some holiday (blacked out child's face cuz I don't think that goes here)

[tennis6]

More off season pix

Tommy Haas trains with Maria Sharapova @ Bolleteri

Javier Marti vacays with coach Sergio Perez

Ryan Sweeting gets a new puppy

[JarodA]

Rafa returning will be good although his game is not to my tastes. I wonder how long he can stay healthy this time though. For a few years now he's been playing between injury breaks. He can't get away with that forever .

Anyway found this nice pic of Tsonga, kind of by accident.

[dougmc92]

I always thought Rafa was going to driven out by injury- just the way he plays, no one's body can stand up to that. I seriously doubt he'll see 30 on the tour.

[Misaki]

I'm glad to see Rafa returning to play even though Abu Dhabi is just a exhibition. Although he really needs to manage his scheduling better than what its been the past few years.

[dougmc92]

They've added so many clay events- even to the summer, he could only play from March to August each year- win 8 clay events and play 2 grass and he'd still probably be top 5 each year- and end his career with 12 French Opens.

[AngolaZee]

To think he only played for about half the year and is still Top 4. He could have won the Aussie Open last year. I don't think Rafa will come back half arsed, I think he will have a Serena type comeback. He knows he's mentally stronger than most, he's had plenty of time to study Djokovic's game. Nadal can be a very cerebral player.

I'm really looking forward to it

[JarodA]

Not men's but wow, what a return!


I've never seen her hit a shot this hard. Definitely not as risky in a real match.

[iloveryanandjake88]

Love Maria! I wish she could losen up sometimes because I think that is part of what has held her back against the absolute best despite having a great year. On another note, it never ceases to amaze me how different the players are when they are relaxed and not in a match. Suddenly you remember they are human.

Nice to see Novak on holiday, Im hoping for more pics - preferably enjoying a dip in speedos!

[jktoooo]

http://the-slice.com/2012/12/djokovi...rince-william/

Djokovic us so adorable. Like him or hate him, whatever! His personality is awesome and his looks are the icing on that yummy looking cake!

[AngolaZee]

I fell hard for Rafa the first time, so while I love Djoko very much and his legs more so, Rafa is the beginning and end for me. Of course the fact that he has a bigger butt than Djoko also tips the scales. In their last few matches I have been rooting for Djokovic but Nadal will be the underdog when he comes back so naturally I will probably root for him. Of course if any of them face big daddy Tsonga they'll get no love from me

[JarodA]

Love Maria! I wish she could losen up sometimes because I think that is part of what has held her back against the absolute best despite having a great year. On another note, it never ceases to amaze me how different the players are when they are relaxed and not in a match. Suddenly you remember they are human.

Nice to see Novak on holiday, Im hoping for more pics - preferably enjoying a dip in speedos!

Speaking of exhos, Caro's really jealous of Serena's booty. She's stuffed herself with towel's twice now during exhos to look more like her .

[JarodA]

Moving on - old but good. It's not that big, but it's tight and firm:

[Misaki]

I know Jelena must be very pleased with Nole behind closed doors with him being all flexible and whatnot.

[dougmc92]

there was actually a lot of controversy about Wozniacki's imitation- it was all over the Yahoo news page and several others- they were saying it was racist....anytime ANYONE says or does anything that mocks, questions, teases, etc the Williams sisters- it has to be racist according to the press- their father has the press trained well- he said that every other hour back when they started playing and it stuck.

[AngolaZee]

I didnt think it was racist, but I thought it was in bad taste considering Serena has struggled with weight issues before

[tennis6]

Looks like the Nole holiday pic comes from an EXO put on by Richard Branson & also included John Mcenroe & The Bryan brothers

[dereperez]

Djokovic Buys Entire World's Supply of Donkey Cheese

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who is set to open a chain of restaurants in Serbia, has bought the world's entire supply of donkey cheese.

Pule, a Serbian delicacy, is a white cheese made with donkey's milk, which sells for €1,000 ($1,233) a kilogram.

The cheese is produced at a farm in Zasavica, west of Belgrade. Each kilogram requires 25 litres of donkey milk, with the females in the 130-strong herd being milked three times a day.

The farm's manager, Slobodan Simic, told London’s Daily Telegraph, “It will save a lot of effort having to deal with various restaurants, with only one customer buying the lot we don't have to worry too much about salesmen. It is a great vote of confidence as well, in what we do here."

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...se-Supply.aspx

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ant-chain.html

[JarodA]

OMG, watching Rafa VS Hewitt at '05 Australian Open on http://vault.australianopentv.com/ (you can watch some whole matches there from past Australian Opens!)

Rafa used to play silently some of the time which is very odd to think.

[AngolaZee]

As long as he doesn't start playing like a donkey Looks like a sound business decision

[iloveryanandjake88]

the whole racism thing is a load of bullshit. everything is racist these days and i think wozniacki - who i am no fan of - should sue anyone who says such a thing about her. if you look at serena it is quite obvious she has a big arse and boobs, it is a fact and that is not racist, we've simply lost the meaning of the word in this PC world.

nice to see novak enjoying himself, though his holiday snaps from last year were hotter.

[80KGold]

I fell hard for Rafa the first time... Rafa is the beginning and end for me.

Back off my man! I'm trying to learn Spanish just so I can tongue Rafa, er, I mean, speak to Rafa in his native tongue.

[80KGold]

Moving on - old but good. It's not that big, but it's tight and firm:

It definitely doesn't look big. I need to see it naked so that I can confirm that it is firm.


P.S. He may not be gay, but I bet Nole likes a finger in his asshole during sex. For some reason, I'm convinced that he does.

[AngolaZee]

Predictions for 2013

Year End No.1 - Rafael Nadal
Top 10 Debut - Milos Raonic
Top 20 Debut - Jerzy Janowicz, Kevin Anderson
Top 10 Exit - Richard Gasquet, Joe Wilfried Tsonga
First Time Slam Winner - None
Australian Open - Novak Djokovic
French Open - Rafael Nadal
Wimbledon - Roger Federer
US Open - Novak Djokovic
Most Titles - Rafael Nadal

Nadal has very little to defend hence less pressure can shoot for the moon. Also feel he will be more hungry and done thorough homework on the Top 3

CAN'T WAIT!!!!

[iloveryanandjake88]

Bold predictions, not long now and I can't wait. I really have no idea who is going to win what yet and usually I am quite good at predictions. Gonna be a great year.

[dougmc92]

so Rafa wins 1 slam- the one he won last year, so he won't get any points for it and Novak wins 2- adding points and you still have Rafa #1....OK......Yes- Rafa will add points July- October- but historically speaking- that has always been his lack luster part of the year even when healthy.... I think #1 will be more of a contest between Murray and Novak.

[AngolaZee]

Murray ain't getting a sniff at No.1, he's just too much of an egghead who has consistently cracked under pressure.The Olympics and US Open were anomalies.

Nadal has loads to gain on Wimbledon, Masters 1000, US Open plus Aussie Open was very close last year and Nadal was coming off a similar lay off i.e he hit the ground running

[tennis6]

Still more off season pix

Bernard Tomic training down unda

Thomas Buchass @ the pool

Stephane Robert training @ Moroutagloo academy

Marcelo Melo @ beach with doubles partner Bruno Soares & friends

Andraz Bedene sunning with a friend

[tennis6]

Time 4 some bulges



Ryan Harrison, Ernests Gulbis, Tommy Haas, Bob Bryan & John Mcenroe

[tennis6]

Views from the rear

James Blake, Grigor Dimitrov, Denis Istomin, Julian Benneteau & Andy Murray