Court Six: Long Island Tennis Magazine’s Gossip Column (September/October 2010)
Tennis tweets of late
â–ºKim Clijsters (Clijsterskim): Enjoyed her time with the New York Sportimes … “On our way back home from NYC! Had fun last night. Was a little nervous about playing mixed with John Mac, but he was great! And he played great.”
â–ºAndy Roddick (andyroddick): Andy plays baseball too? … “Threw first pitch out at Braves game, always get nervous and wimp out, but actually tried to throw it hard tonight and it went over the plate!”
â–ºSerena Williams (serenajwilliams): On supporting her sister Venus … “I am reading @venuseswilliams book “Come to Win.” It’s in stores now. I love it … how inspiring.”
â–ºCaroline Wozniacki (CaroWozniacki): Caroline attends concerts in her downtime … "I went to a @pink concert two days ago! She is really a great performer and her songs are very good as well!”
â–ºThe Bryan Brothers (Bryanbros): The Bryan Brothers launch their new Web site … “We’re excited to report that www.bryanbros.com is now live. Our first round match in LA is tentatively Wednesday at 7 p.m. Querrey follows.”
â–ºDaniella Hantuchova (dhantuchova): Daniella wants to be a Cardinal … "Stanford is such a cute university city. Great atmosphere, nice coffee places, tons of good restaurants … It’s also fun to see so many students around. If I had the time to study, this would definitely be on the top of my list."
â–ºSvetlana Kuznetsova (svetlanaK27): Svetlana uses the iPad … "My sponsor, Power Balance, got me an iPad with their logo on it! It’s so cool! Thx a lot guys! Love u!"
â–ºJanko Tipsarevic (TipsarevicJanko): Janko is a fan of cocktails … "His favorite is the ‘Liquid Cocaine,’ with fire on top and sniffing in the end.”
Gossip & sightings
â–ºThe Bryans’ music group, The Bryan Bros Band, played alongside Counting Crows drummer Jim Bogios in Los Angeles.
â–ºAndy Roddick and his wife, model-actress Brooklyn Decker, attended a Dave Matthews Band concert at Citi Field in New York.
â–ºRoger Federer will be coached by Paul Annacone on a trial basis.
â–ºCaroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska and Urszula Radwanska all vacationed together on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
Ochocinco issues tennis challenge to Roddick
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson from the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals is now touting his tennis game. The six-time Pro Bowler, who happened to be a regional tennis champion in his younger days, has challenged Andy Roddick to meet him on the court for the second time since January. Ocho tweeted, “How long are you gonna keep duckin me on court, say the place, grass, clay or hard surface, don’t be scared!” Roddick confidently replied, “I might just try to beat u with a frying pan.”
