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I can understand deucey staying on tennis-x. She’s been there a long time and has good friends, people she likes. She’s not a target as a Rafa fan would be. I have to respect her choice, but I will always miss her terribly. Just a special person and it was a joy to be able to chat with her over the years on TT.
Pico got to meet Pope Francis in Rome. I love Pico’s sense of humor.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/05/20/Rome-Wednesday-Monaco-Meets-Pope.aspx
^^just admit @jpacnw, Pico’s your second favourite too…….. đ
I’m a fan of pico de gallo (blanco).
Climate change? What climate change.
https://twitter.com/BH_Dragons/status/466944103088156672/photo/1
The world’s 50 most marketable sportspersons for 2014. This makes interesting reading. I will cherry pick the tennis stars:
4. Grigor Dimitrov
10. Sloane Stephens
13. Eugenie Bouchard
15. Novak Djokovic
21. Andy Murray
31. Victoria Azarenka
48. Caroline Wozniacki
http://www.sportspromedia.com/most_marketable/#.U3ntRjE7lyk.twitter
um where are Fed and Rafa?
Hahaha! I deliberately kept quiet about Fedal……….
Not just Fed and Rafa not in the Top 50, Serena and Sharpie as well are missing. And who they got up there, Sloane Stephens, Bouchard and Wozniacki, wtf??
http://www.sportspromedia.com/images/uploads/criteria%20box.jpg
Criteria primarily based on value for money among other things where potential hasn’t already been maximized and therefore is less subject to being overvalued.
Fed and Rafa both command a high price I’m assuming and may no longer be considered “good value”.
^^Correct. But Sloane, Bouchard and Wozniacki value is not in their game, no?
#Looks
#GoodTeeth
I think that they represent significant upside in terms of future value for reasons not just tied to their tennis results which just goes to support their place on this list as defined.
Anna Kournikova is a prime example where actual results on a court have zero relevance.
She made $75M in the last 12 months.
“In 2011 it looked like the tennis playerâs spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, she was back on top. People With Money reports on Sunday (May 18) that Kournikova is the highest-paid tennis player in the world, pulling in an astonishing $75 million between April 2013 and April 2014, a nearly $40 million lead over her closest competition.”
http://en.mediamass.net/people/anna-kournikova/highest-paid.html
Mediamass is a satirical/false info website. All of their stories are false. I wish they’d decide to actually be a funny satirical site instead of just making stuff up and calling it satire. Too many of their stories get picked up by other outlets and published on the internet. Here’s an article about them.
http://wafflesatnoon.com/mediamass-fake-news/
My bad. I should have known. Seemed a bit high.
#CheckYourSources
OK, so, Anna Kournikova had career earnings of $3M but her endorsement earnings of $10M average that peaked at $12-14M. Her net worth is estimated at $50M.
#NotBad
#NotBadAtAll
^^^^^it’s a strange old world we live in………imagine what Sharipova will earn when she stops playing. It will make her total prize money look like pocket money.
I fell for it too.
RT @christophclarey: “RT @BBCSPORTNI Golf star Rory McIlroy breaks off his engagement with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki”
Oh dear………..wasn’t it early this week Rory was interviewed waxing lyrical about the magic of the day he proposed to Caroline? Sad.
http://www.98fm.com/Rory-McIlroy-calls-off-his-wedding-
“Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki have called off their engagement. The golfer decided to call of the wedding after sending out their wedding invitations this weekend.
In a statement he says: ‘There is no right way to end a relationship that has been so important to two people. The wedding invitations issued at the weekend made me realise that I wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails. I wish Caroline all the happiness she deserves and thank her for the great times we’ve had. I will not be saying anything more about our relationship in any setting.”
Is it me, or does Rory come off as a total tosser??
#Tosser
It’s not you, ritb. He IS a tosser. Poor girl.
Tennis-X.com (aka Ruans Closet Roger-X Blog) is down (hopefully for good).
#FingersCrossed
#SeanRandallisaPunchBagFedBotFanBoy
^^Praise the Lord! Someone finally figured out how to shut Ben Pronin up……………
The dysfunctional tennis forum is BACK!
Wozniaki and McIlroy go their separate ways.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/27504849
yep. shocker (sort of).
RT @Sports_Greats : “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
So true…………………
Indeed, Caroline! You are not alone, stay strong girl!!
RT @CaroWozniacki: “It’s a hard time for me right now.Thanks for all the sweet messages!Happy I support Liverpool right now because I know I’ll never walk alone”
Generally speaking there is not enough room in a relationship to house two ‘stars’ particularly if they both have outsize egos.
Real playing rubbish so far. Ronaldo has hardly featured, clearly not match fit, he should be substituted.
http://time.com/109947/web-ranking/
“………here are the 100 most obsessed-over people on the web.” (I have cherry-picked tennis players and their rank in the list, with popularity score in brackets):
18. Roger Federer (30.32)
31. Rafael Nadal (28.18)
43. Serena Williams (26.68)
61. Novak Djokovic (24.55)
72. Maria Sharapova (23.86)
89. Andy Murray (22.78)
Contrary to Fedole-X, it’s the federazzi that are most obsessed.
#NothingNew
Totally agree with you, Mr. Wertheim. Aaghh, the effort!
https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/472330833475690496/photo/1
It is too cold where I live, no?
https://twitter.com/positively4ever/status/473489875027886080
#ClimateChange
Stunning photo. Is that near you?
About an hour’s drive. Yesterday we had our 1st day above 20 deg. C this year!
#CongratulationsToMeeeeee
I’ve heard Marion Bartoli commentating and taking part in ‘talking heads’ slots. IMO she is doing a great job. What’s more she is extremely fluent with only a hint of an accent, has an impressive grasp of idiomatic English, and an infectious sense of humour. She can’t stop cracking up with laughter when she is alongside Mark Petchey.
She also flirts outrageously with all the men đ