There are some days Serena lives on Twitter. Which I love.
But the drawback is that freaks might gain more info than you'd like.
Patenema Ouedraogo was arrested today heading to Serena's home.
Apparently he told police that they were in love with each other.
At one point this kook actually gained access to her HSN dressing room.
Scary stuff.
Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 - Final
1 Bryan Brothers d Juan Ignacio Chela & Bruno Soares - 63 62
I don't usually pay too much attention to doubles but...
The Bryan Brothers deserve credit for being 2 of only 3 Americans in M-C.
The third being Eric Butorac - who won a round in doubles.
I get that it's tough to be in Europe all summer long for singles players.
Especially if they aren't going to make deep runs on the dirt.
(Hmph, a summer in Europe would be a dream come true for me.)
This makes two titles for the Bryan's in M-C. They previously won in '07.
This also represents their 18th Masters 1000 title - from 33 finals.
The Bryan's are also the top seeds at Barcelona next week.
Thanks for representing boys.
After the match they Tweeted the following photo captioned:
Celebrated with $40 dollar cheeseburgers in the lobby.
Here's a pic w/ our better halves. Cute, aren't they?
And I just don't know what to say excpet that...
It looks like she's auditioning for a victim on CSI. Wow.
Me thinks Serena won the battle of pink outfits today.
Oh, she found Andy Murray as well. But that Gonzo sighting is a happy one!
I hope this means he's on his way back to the tour.
He is currently ranked #255 - his last match was a 1st R loss at the USO.
Caro tweeted: Really nice to see Fernando back on court!
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As for Andy Murray - he's in a crazy weird slump at the moment.
He reached the Aussie Open final and has lost 4 straight matches.
Indian Wells ATP Masters Series 1000 Men's Final
3 Novak Djokovic d 1 Rafael Nadal - 46 63 62
Novak won his 3rd title on the year, his 2nd at IW's & his 6th 1000 trophy.
For his 21st career title he beat Rafa for the 1st time in a final.
And Novak remains undefeated on the year.
18-0 baby: He's now chasing Ivan Lendl's record of 25-0 to start a year.
He'll have to win Miami & a couple matches at his next tourney to break it.
But wait there's more: Novak took over from Roger Federer at #2 today.
But there is a scenario that flips them back after Miami.
BTW, Novak has beaten Roger in all 3 of his title runs this year.
Novak & Rafa jetted of to Colombia today for an exo - then off to Miami.
Novak's lil brother Djorjie just tweeted in jest: Rafa: Hello, is this Roger?
Roger:Yeah its me Rafa, what`s up? Rafa:Roger, I think we got a problem!
Roger:I know buddy..trust me I know :-D
Anyway, he is a video of the last of the match & trophy presentations...
Where Novak says for him that Rafa the greatest of all time.
I think Novak just got crossed-off someones Christmas card list.
Janko tweeted this photo yesterday from his hotel, I'm guessing.
Well, the next time he complain-tweets about his travel woes...
I'm retweeting this photo right back to him!!!!
Oh, and good luck in Miami Janko!
Finnnnallllly!
And nobody is more thrilled than I.
Yesterday he tweeted the photo above from Los Angeles.
He heads to Indian Wells today for the Masters 1000 event next week.
Remember, he was the champion at IW in 2008.
Welcome Nole - your TwitFans look forward to your insight & humor.
Follow him HERE.
And it was in all caps with loads of exclamation points:
Yes, NO BOOT GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh happy news. Hurry back. Miami, perhaps?
Serena also tweeted this photo captioned:
Getting ready. I'm running a bit late....
She's heading to the Essence luncheon today.
No doubt she'll attend some Oscar parties in LA this weekend.
Without that damn boot.
Serena tweeted earlier this evening this photo captioned:
On set of American Idiot! :) one day ill be a star.... :) lol
My mind only wonders if that damn boot is under that dress.
That. Damn. Boot.
Marseille is Robin's 4th tourney in '11 - he's won 2 of the other 3.
He has already lifted trophies in Brisbane & Rotterdam this season.
Aside from his shock 4th R loss at the Aussie Open to Dolgopolov...
This winning thing is becoming a bit of a habit for Robin.
He has a W/L of 10-4 at Marseille & was the runner-up in '04 to Hrbaty.
Robin enjoyed a 1st R bye & plays Nicolas Mahut tomorrow - H2H: 1-0/RS.
He is looking to win this title for Sweden for a 5th time...
Thomas Enqvist won in '97, '98, '02 & Jaochin Johansson in '05.
Robin tweeted these photos from Marsielle today. The bottom captioned:
Signing autographs here in Marseille.
Pretty cool to see the fans face-to-face like this.
San Jose ATP 250 - Final
Milos Raonic d 1 Fernando Verdasco - 76(6) 76(5)
Boy watching that match sure felt all 'star is born'ish, didn't it?
In upsetting Fern Milos wins his 1st (of many one assumes) ATP title.
He is the 1st Canadian since Greg Rusedski in '95 to hoist a tour level trophy.
Feeling old over here: Milos is also the 1st man to win a title born in the 90's.
His ranking rises to #59 - but that has a serious speeding bullet next to it...
Milos tweeted: Just landed in memphis, haven't slept,
Just been absorbing everything, thanks to all the kinds & motivational tweets.
In the photo Milos is with coach Galo Blanco. I thought that was a wine.
Tough loss for Fern, he only lost his serve once in this tournament, in the Sfs.
ATP oddity: They will face each other in the 1st R at Memphis on Wednesday.
Photo: Mark Lyons
Rotterdam ATP 500 - Final
1 Robin Soderling d 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 63 36 63
Robin tweeted the photo above captioned: Thanks everyone!
Incredibly happy about my win. Is it obvious that I like Rotterdam?!
This is Robin's 8th ATP title & 1st time in his career he's defended a title.
Robin collects his 2nd title in the young season - matching last year already.
Robin: I’ve had a very good start to this season.
I’ve already won two titles and only lost one match in three tournaments.
That loss was the surpriser to Dolgopolov in the 4th round at Aussie Open.
#4: Robin maintains his points to remain ranked just ahead of Andy Murray.
Robin & Jo are now headed to Marseille and can only meet again in the final.
As for Jo, a final round showing is an encouraging sign of tennis life.
He's still on a title drought tho - dating back to Tokyo in Oct of '09.
Let's get on title board soon Jo. In Marseille perhaps?
To kick off opening night at the ATP 250 event in San Jose Pete Sampras played Frenchman Gael Monfils, currently ranked #12. And played him pretty close: 76(4) 64. Not bad for the 39-year-old former '96 & '97 champ.
After the match Pete said, "I played a little better than I did last year and held my own, but physically that's the most I've served and volley in combination of the last seven years. Not easy."
Gael tweeted: It was a great experience tonight to play with Pete Sampras.
Other players were also very excited to meet Pete, including up-and-comer Milos Raonic (below) who tweeted: Just met my idol Sampras, its really something special getting to meet the person u grew up idolizing. Lifetime memory.
As usual, Serena looks fantastic and having great fun.
The bad news is - she's still wearing that damn boot.
That. Damn. Boot.
Hangin' with celeb-pals Rev Run, Pete Wentz & Landon Donovan.
Photo's from PepsiCo Kick-Off Party & Leigh Steinberg's Party.
From Getty Images
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Also, moments ago Serena tweeted this photo, captioned:
This is as close as I could get to the armadillo... Lol
Yep, she's in Texas y'all!
Robin Soderling tweeted this cute photo from Rotterdam yesterday.
Robin & Andy Murray are the top seeds at 2011's 1st ATP 500 tourney.
Robin is the defender which means the battle for #4 is on in Rotterdam.
Novak Djokovic pulled out with a sore shoulder. Riiiiiiiight.
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Rotterdam's Top 8 Seeds - Previous Best
1. Robin Soderling - 2010 Winner
2. Andy Murray - 2009 Winner
3. David Ferrer - '07 Qf'ist
4. Tomas Berdych - '05, '08 Round of 16
5. Jurgen Melzer - '10 Qf'ist
6. Mikhail Youzhny - 2007 Winner
7. Ivan Ljubicic - '05, '07 Runner-up
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - '09 Qf'ist
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Potential Quarterfinals
1 Robin Soderling vs 6 Mikhail Youzhny
Spoilers: Philipp Kohlschreiber, Ernests Gulbis, Thiemo De Bakker
3 David Ferrer vs 5 Jurgen Melzer
Spoilers: Viktor Troicki, Marin Cilic, Jarkko Nieminen
4 Tomas Berdych vs 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Spoilers: Nikolay Davydenko, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Andrey Golubev
2 Andy Murray vs 7 Ivan Ljubivcic
Spoilers: Gilles Simon, Marcos Baghdatis, Florian Mayer
Australian Open - Men's Fourth Round
19 Stanislas Wawrinka d 8 Andy Roddick - 63 64 64
On the surface that looks like an upset but in reality - it really wasn't.
Stan advances to his 2nd Slam Qf. And 2nd in a row following the US Open.
Now he has the pleasure of playing good friend Roger Federer - H2H: 6-1/RF.
Homer Simpson has been photo-bombing Stan's Twitter page. And I love it.
Photos: Stan's Twitter page.
Bob tweeted this photo yesterday captioned: I was a hyper kid. Can you tell?
Obvs the Bryan Brothers are in Sydney where they are playing the Sf's today.
They are looking for their 2nd trophy in Sydney - adding to their title in '09.
They head to the Aussie Open as the top seeds and defending champions.
They will be going for a 5th Aussie title and 10th Slam overall.
With so many of the men's teams mixing & matching at the moment...
Double down: It would be foolhardy to bet against them.
Novak Djokovic Wins First Match at Madrid then Meets Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
Madrid Masters Series 1000 - Second Round
2 Novak Djokovic d Kevin Anderson - 63 64
Keeping count: Novak is now 28-0 for 2011 & is on a 30 match win streak.
He will next face Garcia-Lopez in the 3rd round - H2H: 4-0/ND.
Garcia-Lopez has taken 3 set off Novak but not this Novak.
His 1st real test may come in the Qf's where he's on course to play Ferrer.
After his match today he had a chat with footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Novak captioned the photo he tweeted: With Ronaldo in Madrid.
Good to see one of the best football players in the world coming to tennis.
Two (handsome) sports stars at the top of their respective games.
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