International Tennis Stars

[JarodA]

Yes @ Ryan. Nice butt in those shorts. One thing that stands out about Ryan besides his good looks is his low, rumbling authoritative speaking voice. Hands down my favourite voice on the tour .

Is Santiago Giraldo at Delray? I'm sort of hoping he wins his first title this year. He's such an underachiever. Very solid game...

[iloveryanandjake88]

You can't go wrong with Ryan, he's adorable. Cute looks but a real fire and passion.

Thanks for all the pics, I agree about Roddick. I think after a break he will be back in commentary - hopefully for BBC at Wimbledon

[tennis6]

Yes @ Ryan. Nice butt in those shorts. One thing that stands out about Ryan besides his good looks is his low, rumbling authoritative speaking voice. Hands down my favourite voice on the tour .

Is Santiago Giraldo at Delray? I'm sort of hoping he wins his first title this year. He's such an underachiever. Very solid game...

He's not on the list but he's played there a couple times...maybe he'll b an add on hope so since I like him 2

here's a few more pix from those on the list

[tennis6]

the guy playing ferrer today was super cute

Tim Smyczek...can't wait 2c him in Delray 3weeks!!!!

[iloveryanandjake88]

tim, hot nips cute guy. thank you and enjoy

[JarodA]

Great photo of Mr. Berdych. He looks tired but still nice

[JarodA]

Another Gonzo photo I didn't see before:

[JarodA]

Evgeny Korolev is really low-ranked right now, but he beat Melzer (who's in a major slump granted) in Davis Cup yesterday. I hope he gets back up the ranks. I think he's the best-looking Russian player (I like him even more than Safin TBH).

[iloveryanandjake88]

yes to korolev, he is prettier than safin

while we are looking at funny moments, here's roddick's best bits

[dougmc92]

Gonzo looks better with some hair on that chest!!

[tennis6]

Guess who's back?!!

Nadal will test his rehab @ the Chilean tournament in Vina Del Mar which begins tomorrow...here's some pix

[tennis6]

And here's some more of the boys I expect 2c in Delray Beach which begins 2 weeks from Friday!!!!

Malek Jaziri, Flavio Cipolla, Evgeny Donskoy, Gael Monfils & Tobias Kamke

[JarodA]

Who's the one in the big picture? Jaziri? He has a good look to him. Slightly wild .

[iloveryanandjake88]

I hope Rafa comes back strong

[dougmc92]

can you believe the 7 hour Davis Cup doubles match between Czeachs and Swiss- unbelievable 24-22 in the 5th set- Czchs won...they should really change Davis Cup to best of 3- they'd get more guys playing - keep the final best of 5- this match may well put Berdych and Wawrinka out of sorts for months- remember Isner Mahut- their 11 hour match was over 3 days- not all in 1- and they were wrecked for months!

[iloveryanandjake88]

Federer probably still wouldn't play. The only saving grace was that it was a doubles match. I think after the month Wawrinka has had he is going to need some mental strength to recover.

[dougmc92]

Roger only has 2 holes in his resume- the Davis Cup and Olympic Singles- you'd think he'd try for the DC- doubt he'll be a contender at 35 in 2016....

[JarodA]

I hope Rafa comes back strong

He needs to learn how to hit winners, not just run everything down and then maybe decide 10 shots later to go for something. He's too old for that shit now clearly . And for all his complaining about ATP scheduling, he usually plays a tournament every week during the clay season (it's no coincidence that it's usually been after every clay season where he's had to take long injury breaks).

Overall I can't say I've missed him - at least not as a tennis player.

[tennis6]

Success 4 Argentina...here's Charlie Berloqc & the rest of the team celebrating

[tennis6]

Germany didn't fare as well but they got some cool pix of Dustn Brown b4 it was over

[dougmc92]

completely agree with Jarod

[iloveryanandjake88]

completely disagree jarod the men's game, although still strong, misses the energy Rafa brings to every tournament. i would argue he plays some of hte most electrifying winners the game has ever seen with his shots on the run in particular.

at his best he hits winners and dominates people but i actually don't think he's been at his best for a couple of years now, which makes me think he's had niggling injuries and not spoken up about them. the game hasn't moved on that much without him, certainly not on clay, so if he gets back to his level i still think he is in the top 3 in the world ahead of murray.

[tennis6]

He has a weak draw this tournament which will make him look sad if he can't get through...I really hope he does though!!!

[tennis6]

A few more of my Delray guys

Dudi Sela, Igor Andreev, Blaz Kavcic, Michael Russell & Steve Darcis

[dereperez]

He has a weak draw this tournament which will make him look sad if he can't get through...I really hope he does though!!!

Nadal will win. He'll probably go unbeaten on the surface.

[JarodA]

completely disagree jarod the men's game, although still strong, misses the energy Rafa brings to every tournament. i would argue he plays some of hte most electrifying winners the game has ever seen with his shots on the run in particular.

at his best he hits winners and dominates people but i actually don't think he's been at his best for a couple of years now, which makes me think he's had niggling injuries and not spoken up about them. the game hasn't moved on that much without him, certainly not on clay, so if he gets back to his level i still think he is in the top 3 in the world ahead of murray.

True at his best he does hit good winners on the run, but they're still not 'attractive' winners IMO because of his ugly technique . And you have to admit, it wouldn't be a great look for men's tennis if Rafa was able to waltz back after this long a layoff and win the French Open. Men's tennis has so little depth as it is and this would only highlight that...

OK, no more sourpuss posts I promise .

[tennis6]

Philipp Petzchner is currently ranked #122 in the world...he will b in the qualies should he come to Delray as expected...a good showing there could get him back 2 the top 100 so avoiding having 2 qualify @ Roland Garros

[JarodA]

I forgot to ask T6 is JAMES BLAKE getting any WCs to these North American events do you know? Surely he must be .

[tennis6]

These men r also hoping 2 make a splash in the Delray Beach qualifying rds

James Blake, Thiemo De bakker, Ivo Karlovic, Jan Hajek & Vasek Pospisil

[dougmc92]

is that Tursunov in the 2nd pic?

[iloveryanandjake88]

Yup, I agree it wouldn't be great if Rafa was to come back and win the FO although he does have a good run-in time. I just want him to be at his best.

I don't think I have to say anything about this picture, speaks for itself!

[tennis6]

is that Tursunov in the 2nd pic?

Yes it is & I miss him...after getting 2 meet him in WinstonSalem a couple years ago he seems 2 have vanished (injured maybe?)

Here's some pix from Bangkok shortly after I met him

[JarodA]

Tursonov played Montpellier qualies but lost Guillermo Olaso (never heard of him before) 7-5 in the third .

[tennis6]

Tursonov played Montpellier qualies but lost Guillermo Olaso (never heard of him before) 7-5 in the third .

Olaso is pretty cute...wouldn't mind seeing him rise (pun intended!)

[tennis6]

Another batch of Delray faces

Kei Nishikori, Sam Querrey, Stefano Ianni, Bjorn Phau & Rogerio Dutra Silva

[dougmc92]

Based on the first Tursunov pic- if it's current- he seems to have gotten a little out of shape- compardd to the walking 6 pack he was in pics from 2 years ago

[tennis6]

Based on the first Tursunov pic- if it's current- he seems to have gotten a little out of shape- compardd to the walking 6 pack he was in pics from 2 years ago

I would love 2c some new pix...will keep lookin as always

Some1 who has kept in shape is former French Open champ Carlos Moya...he'll b in the 6 man field of seniors @ his years Delray tournament...I think he won last time he was there...always an amazing treat 4 me when I get 2 meet a GS champ up close & meeting Carlos was no exception...here's some vacay pix of his post ATP life...making babies with a super model in Mallorca...tough life!

[tennis6]

The rest of the 2013 Delray Beach Champions field

1998 US Open finalist Mark Philippoussis

1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash

winner of 8 GS titles (7 singles 1 dubs) Mats Wilander

winner of 17 GS titles ( 7 singles 9 dubs & 1 mixed ) John Mc Enroe

member of the 1990 US Davis Cup champions Aaron Krickstein

[AngolaZee]

Move all the little boys aside El Matador is back, Looooord that as

[AngolaZee]

OMG he's baaaaaack, didn't realise I missed him so. You know damn well Rafa would not have folded in 4 sets not to mention the way Ferrer wilted. Wooooohoooo he's back!!!

[dougmc92]

yeah...he's ...back....I'm underwhelmed with enthusiam!

[JarodA]

yeah...he's ...back....I'm underwhelmed with enthusiam!

I can understand his fans being pleased .

[iloveryanandjake88]

Great to have him back.

[tennis6]

Great to have him back.

Sure is...definitely the #1 customer in the history of this thread...ever

here's more from Chile

[tennis6]

More Nadal

[iloveryanandjake88]

his arms are something else, thanks for the pics

[AngolaZee]

Xisca is such an unworthy bitch

[tennis6]

In the finals of singles & doubles in Vina Del Mar

[tennis6]

So it's less than 2 weeks now & I'm @ the pre tournament stage where I pretty much am thinking about it 24/7

Some ass shots of Delray 2013 players

Igor Andreev, Ricardas Berankis, Gael Monfils, Tommy Haas & Vasek Pospisil

[Lampcool]

More pics of Wawrinka?! Damn he's so hot!