Sony Ericsson's new entertainment show Xperia™ Hot Shots launched in Melbourne Australia in Jan 2011. The online show, to be aired in March, will follow the lives of six globetrotting, aspiring stars of the WTA as they strive to expand their fan base and gain a support deal with Sony Ericsson. This video takes you behind the scenes of the launch and features an interview with former Australian Open winner, Maria Sharapova, who took part in the event.
Tennis Update
Kim Clijsters: Australian Open Interview
Talking to fans flocking to Melbourne Park to watch the Australian Open, a lot of them are saying the same thing: it's Kim's year. But what does Kim think? We caught up with the brilliant Belgian on the eve of the Aussie Open to find out how she's feeling, what she's up to, and if she thinks she can go all the way this year.
Nice Rally
The sun was out, Rod Laver Arena was sold out, and the stars of tennis were out. It was all for fun and a good cause, but here are 14 things I learned along the way anyway, at the Rally for Relief. *** 1. Tennis players are fun! This can be difficult to remember when you all see if them glowering, grunting, Vamosing, fist-pumping, and whinging. But let them get together, instead of pitting them against each other, and they turn totally normal. Speaking of which . . . 2. Justine Henin is a regular person: Whenever I see her interviewed, I am reminded of this semi-startling fact. She seems so untouchably intense when she plays. But put an infant, like Lleyton Hewitt’s
Playing Ball: First Tournament
When I was 11, in 1981, I traveled to Carlisle, Pa., to play my first junior tennis tournament. My parents drove me; it took an hour and a half from the town where we lived, down a two-lane road that cut through Central PA’s sagging, half-abandoned old coal towns. I didn’t notice much out the window, though. I was too busy spinning the handle of my orange-and-black Borg Donnay in my hand, thinking about my unknown opponent. Where was he right now? What did he look like? Had he played a thousand tournaments before? Would he snicker when he saw me, the blatant rookie? My forehead burned with anxiety. I didn’t feel any better when I walked in the front
Caroline Wozniacki – most famous Danish person since what’s his name
MMMM, DanishI happened to be checking out the news side of TennisNow.com yesterday where I saw that Caroline Wozniacki has been nominated as Danish Sports Person of the Year. Now I like Woz a lot, both because she's a tough competitor and very cute, but I'm going to have to make fun of her homeland a bit here. Nominated? Does there really need to be a nomination process for Danish Sports Person of the Year? How can anyone but the No. 1 player in the world even be considered? Reading the names of the other two finalists -- a cyclist and a swimmer, I realized the two of them have about as much of a chance as winning as the other Best Supporting
Rafaal Nadal Visits Disney Land
...in Europe. Rafael Nadal visited Euro Disney Land to celebrate the holiday season they are preparing for. He seems super happy and totally jovial about getting ready to celebrate the winter. Just look at his face. Stare deep into his eyes, but remember: this is Euro Disney Land in Paris. This isn't the American version that you probably know and love, but rather the RIP OFF one that Europeans are using to try and destroy our great country and its tennis legacy. Enjoy the pictures: Rafael and Minnie Mouse: Rafael and some nice golden locks: Rafael and his twin brother with his new wife: Rafael wearing a sweater:
"Only a Game"
Doping, match-fixing, appearance fees heading through the roof: When you think about it, tennis isn’t all that bad today. You should have seen it in the 1980s, when there seemed to be no cure for any even more dangerous disease: the exhibition. At a certain point, Ivan Lendl, world No. 1, attempted to play virtually nothing but exos. It almost seemed that tennis as competition, rather than as paid vacation for the stars, might become a thing of the past.Despite the history of all-whites and the crisp lawns, if you’re looking for purity in tennis, you’ll have to go back further, much further, maybe even back to the first time it was played at an English garden party—though, who knows,