RODDICK PIC SPAM!

Just 'cause I feel like it. I'm so over Wimbledon and 15.

Before receding hairline.

A-Rod's HOYAY moment!

This is after receding hairline, but eh, still kinda worthy.

And now JAILBAIT RODDICK!

Jailbait whomever is always good, okeh? Unless it's Radek.

Fine, so he looks a bit like Stiffler here, so what. Still cute.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHO STIFFLER IS??

I have forgotten that he used to be sponsored by Reebok. Thought he was a Nike man. You know, flashy and all.

American charm!

Dare I say his lips here are quite.. tempting?

I daresay.

Male hipbones = sexay.

Roddick hipbones...?

I.. don't know what happened here.

Uh... yeah.

Look, I know he can be douche-y and most of the time I really don't like him. But for better or worse this is a guy who has consistently stayed in the top 10 for 7 years and counting. And after what he brought to the court yesterday, I have to pay him some respects.

Maybe my dislike of him will come back. Surely it would the first match I see him treating the ball boys/girls like errand runners, but in the meantime, you Roddick fans* enjoy this.

*are there any Rod fans reading this site??

CAPTION THIS: Watch Where That Hand Is, Andy.

"What? I'm just helping your gluteus get into the correct position."

Btw? Miles is such a Hottie McHot.

That's all.

WIMBLEDON: The Roof Works, Y'all. And The Brits Were Happy.

Andy and Stan battled their guts out in a 5 sets thriller tonight in the first ever night match at Wimbledon, with the roof closed.

Andy showed some nerves throughout the match and had trouble fighting breakpoints left and right. Stan's one handed beauty of a backhand was clicking on the right gears, and his footwork was fantastic. But Andy just slightly edged out in the competition and a break in the final set at 5-3 saved him. His Mom Judy Murray showed a rare burst of excess emotions and jumped up and down after that break. Stan nets a forehand, and Andy sank to his knees for the close win.

The problem with Stan is that he's got a world class game but he can't bring it out often enough. Oh, but he brought it out tonight alright. Much, much props to both players. It mustn't have been easy being on that court tonight. Andy with the hope/pressure of the 15,000 people inside the center court and thousands more outside on the Murray Mound Henman Hill Murray Mound oh god whatever you wanna call it, and Stan the interloper who must have felt quite alone right then.

Andy being Andy, there was much racquet slapping and punching, snarls, growls, shouts and arguments with himself and even the grass. Stan being Swiss kept his composure and did not even once look intimidated by the crowd's support of Andy.

I think the humidity factor with the roof closed bothered Andy a little. He looked a little tired, a little uncomfortable. But what you gonna do, eh? Here's hoping he can bring out his A game in the next match against Juan Carlos Fererro who defeated Cuteness Gilles Simon to get to the quarters.

Btw? Found out a little superstitious habit of Ginge today. After he wins a point he will ask for the same ball. Aww. And he looks to his mom for mental support between points. Awwwww. Okay enough. GO GINGE!

Campaign Gingerotica... Commence!

So Wimbledon has finally arrived... and what do we Rafanatics do when Rafa's not playing?? Who do we support?

Me, I'm all about the Ginge Hotness right here. I know, I'm 60% blind or something, calling him that. Humor me. I don't believe 100% he will win this, not because he can't, but because he chokes. Here's hoping he won't choke against Federer.. in the final. Such is the power of my belief in Ginge.

What about you? Who's your backup player to win this Wimbledon?

Wimbledon: What Andy Murray's Wearing

We have our first look at Andy Murray's 2009 Wimbledon kit!

Ooh - preppy hottie! Ginge is looking pretty good, huh? Not bad indeed, quite a heartthrob in the getup. I think he looks fantastic in the sweater (jumper?). He's got the perfect shape for it and he fills it just right. I really like the dark blue accents on the sweater's wrists, hem and the shirt's collar.

The kit, which celebrates the centenary of Perry's birth, is designed to keep the player cool. Perry wore long trousers when he won the last of his three Wimbledon titles in 1936 but Murray will take to the court in polo shirt and shorts made from the company's secret Activair man-made material.

His new shirt and shorts are embroidered with his monogram, just below the Fred Perry logo.

Yes, look closer, that is Andy's initials, AM. Is he trying to one up Roger?

What Andy has to say:

“I am proud to be wearing an outfit inspired by one of my sporting heroes,” said Murray today. “I've already tested it out a few times and it feels great, the kit is just as much about performance as it is design. I really love the monogram, it makes the shirt feel extra-special. I hope one day to follow in Fred Perry's footsteps and repeat his success at Wimbledon.”

The outfit will not be available in the store, and will only be worn by one other person, his brother Jamie Murray.

Thoughts?

The pale thighs of glory.

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A Gaggle Of Wimbledon Talks

Here are a few articles about whose chances are what in Wimbledon, and what others are saying about The Holy Knees.

The Ginge Hotness (a.k.a Andy Murray) thinks Rafa will play at Wimby while he himself is shouldering quite a bit of pressure.

Nadal is struggling with knee tendonitis which could still force him to miss Wimbledon, but Murray believes the Spaniard will play and be a major contender.

"I'd be surprised if he didn't. I mean, I'm sure his knees are not good but he likes to play a lot," Murray said.

"I think he'll come into Wimbledon with not as much match practice but with the same belief that he can win the tournament."

Murray will shoulder the burden of being the only Briton with a chance of ending the 73-year wait for a home winner at Wimbledon but he is keen to play down expectations.

On the other hand, The Ginge has support in the form of a fellow Brit.

TIM Henman believes it will take "one hell of a performance" for anyone to deny Andy Murray the Wimbledon title this year.

The former British No 1 still rates Roger Federer as favourite for the title and he is confident that injured Spaniard Rafael Nadal will be fit to defend his crown. But Murray, who won his first grass-court match 6-1, 6-4 against Andreas Seppi at Queen's yesterday, boasts a 6-2 career record over Federer and he has beaten Nadal twice in the last year, including the US Open semi-final.

Andy Roddick has been doing everything right lately, from donning pink glitter hats to saying really nice things.

"I'm certainly not going to underestimate Rafa. I think he's going to be there. I think he's going to be fine, and I think he's going to put forth all the effort he has. He's certainly proven that in the past", said Roddick.

The 26-year-old American said he's played with the problem "for years and years and years and years".

"Rafa has had knee tendinitis for a long time and he's won Grand Slams while he's had it", said the Roddick, chasing a fifth career title at Queen's club.

Roddick speaks with experience on the tendinitis which he and Nadal must both deal with. "There is a positive side for Rafa: it's uncomfortable and it's painful, but it's not something that's going to be a career threatening injury if you play on it. It's kind of a fancy term for overuse".

The great Federer agrees with everyone, that Rafa will play and all this knee talk is just pish-posh.

Federer said Monday he didn’t think Nadal’s knee injury will keep him out of Wimbledon, no matter what doom-and-gloom coach Toni Nadal says, and even though Nadal was in Barcelona Monday for two days of tests on his knee.

He pointed out Nadal’s knees weren’t wrapped in Paris — but they haven’t been wrapped all season.

Albeit, amidst all the chirps, this one says it best:

Wimbledon starts in less than two weeks. Forget history; bring on the next Federer-Nadal affaires d'honneur.

Vamos!

Andy & Andy = BFF's?

So Andy Roddick got ahold of a pink glittery cap, took a picture, and posted it on his Twitter.

Somehow, Ginge (okay, Andy Murray) got ahold of the same cap and like Roddick, also took a picture, and shamelessly posted it on his official site.

Pink. Glitter. Male camaraderie. Bring it on.

You May Not Have Noticed, But I Love European Men.

They think nothing of jumping into a tub with three other men, *and* immortalized in photograph.



If you don't think Ginge is totally hot here, I don't know how to help you. Seriously, who is the photographer? I might have to kiss him. He actually caught Ginge looking relaxed, bed-able and very muscular. That is like, some off-the-charts photography skills.

image from andymurray.com, via DownTheLine

I Think I've Caught The Ginge Fever

Ginge Fever (tm Jills): an awesome state to be in if you're a tennis fan. You're troubled with denial, but then you feel this terrible urge to tell everyone else you've got it. Not so much awesome if you take tennis out of the fever. Because then you'll be admitting to lusting over this pasty, skinny, really dorky dude.

Here's Andy Murray and Some Very Metrosexual Dude (read: David Beckham) at No.10 Downing Street in London. They are marking the launch of the campaign "Malaria No More UK" and focuses on mobilising the public to raise funds for bed nets in Africa. Actually Andy tweeted about it and gave us a link. Go support him and all that.

Here are they with the Prime Minister. Yeah, 'cause he's that important, y'all.

I cannot get over his snaggletooth. It's so awesomely adorable.

*sigh*

That's all.

 

MONTE CARLO: Semifinal Match Pictures

 

MONTE CARLO: Rafa Through To Final, Shocked Much?

Rafa won 62, 76(4) over The Ginge Hotness and walked into his 5th Monte Carlo final.

My thoughts of the match? Until it was 4-1 for Rafa in the second, it was yawn. Yawn yawn. Yawn yawn yawn yawn. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwn. And then my stream died, and THEN it got interesting. 13 games into the match, it got interesting. There is no god. I missed the whole interesting part, sad to say. Here's hoping someone upload the tiebreak on youtube. Well they better! It was tiebreak gold.

The whole match Ginge was juggling the ball inside his shorts pocket and that's not me trying to be cheeky. Somehow, after how many matches of his I've seen he decides that his first semifinal against Rafa - on clay no less - will be the time when he develops sudden discomfort to the ball inside his shorts pocket. He was also vaguely looking like he was trying to remember if he turned off his coffee maker. 

4-1 in the second, when I'm two nods away from falling asleep, Miri told me not to doze just yet, as usually this is about the time when Ginge resurrects himself. Heh. I think we bloggers have to bite our tongues on jokes next time, because that's just what Andy did. And then just about everyone in my twittosphere started accusing me of giving Andy the kiss of life I claimed to have given him during his matches against Fognini and Kolya! Sheesh. I'm good, but I'm not that good okay.

Anyhoo, it was a good semi. Scary part is that now Ginge must have figured out a little on how to beat Rafa on clay, and trust me he will figure it out before long. That's how smart of a player he is. Oh, and we got the first real fistpump from Rafa in Monte Carlo.

He brought the cows home alright. Sorry Ginge, no #2 for you just yet. Rafa will meet Djoko the Smurf in the final. Don't forget to send out good vibes and mojo to Rafa tomorrow as Djoko demolished (well, two 3 setters, but I just wanted to use that word) 3 Spaniards on his way to the final, not to mention Roger's BFF Wawrinka. Good luck, Smurf. Rafa will kick your ass.

Funny note: According to @fonger in Twitter, Robby Koenig from TTV mentioned something about horny Rafa fans. The other commentator suggested they should be called Rabid Toro Fans. Now, how do we get them to visit this blog? Anyone?