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BOMBSHELL: Nikolay Davydenko is NOT Paris Hilton

Barbara — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:30:36 +0000

Q. Do you enjoy scaring people?

NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: Enjoy which people?

Q. Has Del Potro taught you to play PlayStation?

NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: Yes. Like in London, everyone just start to talking about me like I’m like PlayStation player. Like if you play against me in PlayStation, the same level. I’m moving fast, play fast.

That’s what is good. Everybody thinking I am very fast on the court. And I want to practicing like this. I want to keep this level, like PlayStation.

Q. Since you won the Masters, are you more recognized in the street? Do you sign more autographs?

NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: I hope not. Then is not so many like say celebrity guys. I am not Paris Hilton. I don’t want to be like this. I don’t want to be like Nadal, Federer. These guys I never see by breakfast. They stay in the room and take room service.

For me better go downstairs, you know, take breakfast, or dinner to go somewhere, not to be so much famous.

What a rockstar.

Exhibitions that are so EPIC that might as well be called tournaments

Barbara — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:57:03 +0000

It’s almost over. Soon we’ll be back to our normal state and not have the need to have this picture as our mobiles’ wallpapers: THE 2010 SEASON IS UPON US.

*cue to instrumental music*

We’re now getting ready for the EPIC exhibitions coming up. In Abu Dhabi, we have this amazingly strong field + Wawrinka.

Play begins on the 31st and this is how the three days will exhibition work.

If you ask me, I’d say they should give Byes to the semifinals in all tournaments Rafa plays. Ahem.

But the exhibition I’m really, really excited to is, the one and only, Hopman Cup.

*cue to even more instrumental music*

Hopman Cup always brings the hilarity to tennis courts. This year, we had the super siblings Safins getting all the way to the final and being hilarious while doing so:

In 2007, we had, well, Dmitry Tursunov.

This year, here’s the full list of the teams:

So excuse me if I have high expectations of Team Russia this year. I’m hoping Igor will shown a bit of personality on court. Maybe he’ll deserve his own title instead of “Kiri‘s boyfriend”. But, hell, aren’t the teams just AWESOME this year? Let’s put aside the EPICNESS that is Russia for a second here and focus on the others. Sabine + Kolschi? Baby Pusher + Ace boy? Dream Australian Team? Sorana Banana + Romanian dude? LAURA ROBSON + ANDY MURRAY? Why yes, I am excited.

How about a HOPMAN CUP POLL? Fun y/y?

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Marat defeats top seed player = sign of Armageddon?

Barbara — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:19 +0000

The shock of the day: Marat Safin came back from losing a match and won it. Different from all his über chokes this year, he actually closed it up breaking the opponent’s serve. Like, he actually won the match. Won, as in w-i-n-n-i-n-g. 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, yup, a victory. And it wasn’t any opponent. No, Sir. It was his countryman, top seed Nikolay Davydenko, that had just won a Masters 1000 the previous week. Colour me surprised!

And he still looks ridiculously good. *happy sigh*

(p.s. let’s ignore the fact Kolya played like shit, shall we?)

Rafa “let’s keep our heads up” Quote Of The Day

Barbara — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:43:58 +0000

I I I I I I I

“I know that here (at the US Open) a quarter-final or a semi would be a very good result but I am coming to win, when I retire nobody will remember if I get to quarters or semis.“

After defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-4 in a tight match, bumblebee!Rafa will now play fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

I wish he could also play Nicolas Lapentti and Nikolay Davydenko just for the lolz.