faniq.com - 1/16/2008
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We may have found our answer to improve tennis television ratings. More slow motion booty shots.
Roger Rasheed, a former coach of Lleyton Hewitt turned broadcaster, was just watching tennis like the rest of us, male or female. As a slow motion replay of Venus Williams booty was queued up - which is hilarious by itself -- Rasheed quipped:
"Take a look at this now. Make or ...
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Jaslyn Hewitt: Lleyton Has A 24-Year-Old Body Buiding Sister
FanIQ.com 1/19/2008 — Who knew? News to me as ESPN repeatedly cut out to Lleyton Hewitt's box during his marathon match versus Marcos Baghdatis and informed viewers of his body building sister. A former tennis player herself, she's just embarked on this profession and, well, appears to be doing well for herself. (video)
Australian Open: One Week Down —
Operation Doubles Tennis
Great tennis Down Under! Craig Hickman has a nice post that sums up the spirit of battle bewteen Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis, which ended a 4:30 AM with Lleyton winning 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3. Marathon men. That's what they are. More than four-and-a-half hours. Two titanic chokes. An ankle injury. Five match points. Unruly fans. Weary ball kids. Blind linespeople. Delirious ...
Australian Open: It's not easy being Marcos —
Bleacher Report
NOTE TO SUBS: I COULDN'T find a decent pic of Baghdatis anywhere. If anyone has any luck and can add one that would be great. Right now I'm too tired!! The game is not the same for Marcos Baghdatis. In 2006, just two short years ago, he came to Melbourne Park as a smiling 21-year-old for whom tennis was sheer joy. A former junior champion though still largely unheard of, he ...
Hewitt v. Baghdatis -- All Night Tennis —
East Coast Bias
As I write this it's just after noon East Coast time, which is 4AM in Melbourne. Lleyton Hewitt and Marcus Baghdatis have been playing their third round match for over 4 hours now and are on serve in the 5th set. Baghdatis has looked dead in the water several times already, rolling his ankle in the 2nd set and going down 1-5 in the 4th. He stormed back to force a 5th, ensuring that this will ...
Oz Open to heat up with third round thriller —
Bleacher Report
Though it has been predicted before, the Australian Open finally has the match that could very well light the fuse on this middling tournament. Thus far the event has followed a very predictable hue. The favourites have almost all managed to stay alive, a state-of-affairs that, while it could ensure a blockbuster of a second week, has delivered a timid opening week. There were ...
Watch creepy video from Bec Hewitt-obsessed rapper —
Mesh Tennis
You can see the video here .
AUSTRALIA’S high profile tennis couple Lleyton Hewitt and wife Bec have been targeted in a controversial new video clip launched online today.
The video - which debuts exclusively on MySpace Australia’s hip-hop page today, has been created by Melbourne hip-hop artist 360, is sure to ruffle plenty of feathers in the sports and entertainment world.
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Blog-O-Rama: Hewitt’s Sister Flexes Her Muscles —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
• DEADSPIN tries to muscle in on Lleyton Hewitt’s hardbody sister .
Just don’t try that posing at the Gold’s Gym in Provo.
• AZ SPORTS HUB gets the good word from Anquan Boldin , who’s nice enough to record a personal voice mail .
• 100% INJURY RATE needs to cool down, as they get funky with this fat Flyers fan .
• In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. , THE ...
AO Interview: Lleyton Hewitt after loss to Djokovic —
Mesh Tennis
Q. Novak said at the end he felt really, really nervous going into the match and it showed in that first set. Do you think that was the crux of the match? Had you got that one under your belt, might have been a very different story?
LLEYTON HEWITT: Yeah, a little bit. Yeah, I had ‑‑ you know, I was playing pretty well at the start. At 2‑1, I saved four or five breakpoints and got out of ...
Djokovic defeats Hewitt —
Mesh Tennis
Third seed Novak Djokovic held off Lleyton Hewitt and a pro-Australian crowd to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory on Rod Laver Arena.
The 20-year-old Serb overcame a lacklustre start before overpowering the local favourite 7-5 6-3 6-3.
Djokovic will now meet fifth seed David Ferrer, who defeated Spanish compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 3-6 ...
Linkage: Emmitt Is a Legend —
Larry Brown Sports
Emmitt Smith: great running back, horrible commentator [ Foul Balls ]
UNC fans do not handle losses very well [ Awful Announcing ]
My newest purchase: UCLA condoms [ SPORTSbyBROOKS ]
Brett Favre madlibs which is priceless [ Deadspin ]
So which blog will review Will Leitch’s book first? [ Ladies… ]
Lleyton Hewitt’s sister will kick your ass. And how. [ Mr. ...
Nadal gets any easy match - Mathieu retires injured —
Mesh Tennis
I couldn’t believe it when Mathieu came back in the Koubek match, but it looks liek that recovery cost him…
Second seed Rafael Nadal has received an easy passage into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after his opponent, Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, retired hurt during the second set.
Unlike world No.1 Roger Federer and 19th seed Lleyton Hewitt, who both spent more ...
A psychic predicts Australian Open results —
Mesh Tennis
It is going to be fun to watch these predictions fall apart…
Before last night’s tennis match was decided, Mr Samweil predicted Lleyton Hewitt would not make it past this week’s fourth round in the Australian Open.
But Roger Federer, winner of 12 grand slams, could shed tears of joy again with another win in the men’s finals.
Predictions are less certain in the ...
Late night AO match decision is questioned by some players —
Mesh Tennis
Lleyton Hewitt said he and Marcos Baghdatis had no choice but to start their third round match at the Australian Open just before midnight (AEDT) on Saturday.
The home favourite beat Baghdatis in a titanic battle that did not end until 4:33am local time on Sunday, the latest finish in a grand-slam event, but Hewitt said there was confusion before the match over whether it would take place. ...
Hewitt defeats Baghdatis —
Mesh Tennis
Lleyton Hewitt’s quest for a maiden Australian Open title has survived a titanic five-set struggle with Marcos Baghdatis at Melbourne Park.
Hewitt and his Cypriot opponent walked off court at 4.34am on Sunday morning after the Australian triumphed 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 4-6 at Rod Laver Arena.
In a match that lasted 4 hours and 45 minutes and swung ferociously throughout, Hewitt ...
Leyton Hewitt’s Sister Will Kick Your Ass —
Mr. Irrelevant
Hewitt beat Baghdatis today in an epic five setter which ended at 4:40 AM Aussie time (the latest match in grand slam history). During the match, the cameras were constantly on Hewitt’s box, probably because his wife is smokin’ hot. But seated next to her was Hewitt’s sister, who — as Chris Fowler pointed out — is a professional body builder. Personally, I think ...
Message to the USTA —
Sean's Ramblings
Earlier today (depending on where you live – I think), Roger Federer defeated the 49th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open. It sounds like it was an amazing match, which unfortunately I missed because I was asleep. Anyway, perhaps you noticed the final score of the fifth set: 10-8. There was so much drama, tension and ...
Australian Open: Federer dodges bullet in five set epic —
Bleacher Report
NOTE TO SUBS: Not sure why it's not working but I can't seem to paste a photo in here. Ideally, I'd like to use this one if possible.( http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2008-01-19/200801191200738281703.html ). Thanks guys! So - we were right, and we were wrong. A sell-out Saturday night crowd had crammed into Rod Laver Arena in keen anticipation of a match ...
Something still is not quite right.... —
Let's Go Yankees Blog
Recently, I have been watched Australian Open. Australians root for their Australian players crazily no matter who their opponents are. The perfect example is the match between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis. The Australian crowd did everything to support Lleyton Hewitt and can't appreciate any good performance from Marcos Baghdatis. This even infuriated and distracted Marcos Baghdatis ...
