2010 US Open!

I went to my first ever Grand Slam this year when I attended the early rounds of the 2010 US Open!

Despite the crazy hot weather, I had a great time, and YES, saw 2 of my beloveds up close and personal!!

Jeremy Chardy

Robby Ginepri

U.S. Open

Congrats to both Kim Clijsters and Juan Martin Del Potro for winning the 2009 U.S. Open Championships!

It was such a relief to see them win the titles, and as a result, I'm happily not suffering from any grand slam withdrawal.

Go, Pretties!

My three favorite tennis players are playing their first-round U.S. Open matches today. I really was tempted to fly to New York last night and spend the day with them at the U.S. Open. But, I decided to stay home from work today and watch them from the comfort of my air-conditioned bedroom instead.

JEREMY CHARDY vs. Gael Monfils

MARAT SAFIN vs. Jurgen Melzer

ROBBY GINEPRI vs. Andrei Pavel

Allez/Vamos/Go, PRETTIES!!!

U.S. Open

ooh-OOH! The U.S. Open starts today!!!

LHK U.S. Open update

Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic yesterday to win her 3rd U.S. Open title.

The Men's Final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray takes place today at 2pm PST (airing on CBS and also via a live webcast on USOpen.org). Come on, Andy!

U.S. Open Rescheduling Advisory

The completion of the Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray Men's Semifinal match will take place today Sunday (Sept. 7th) beginning at 4 p.m. ET in Arthur Ashe Stadium and be televised live on CBS Sports.

The Men's Semifinal match will be preceded by the Women's Doubles Final at 1 p.m. ET in Arthur Ashe Stadium and will be televised live by USA Network.

The Women's Singles Final is rescheduled for today at 9 p.m. ET in Arthur Ashe Stadium and will be televised live on CBS Sports.

The Men's Singles Final is rescheduled for Monday at 5 p.m. ET in Arthur Ashe Stadium and will be televised live on CBS Sports and streamed live on USOpen.org.

LHK Sporting News

So much to watch today (and so little time)!

1) The U.S. Open Men's semi-finals are today (coverage starts at 8am PST on CBS). And, the Women's FINAL is on at prime-time (well, 5pm PST on CBS).

2) There are a bunch of 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well. I'm going to try and check out Saudi Arabia vs. Iran (on FSC at 1pm PST). The U.S. takes on Cuba today as well (airing at 5pm PST on FSC). Unfortunately, I think England vs. Andorra is only on pay-per-view; boo!

P.S. Happy Birthday, Uncle Cy!

LHK Sporting News

1) Unfortunately, both Robby Ginepri and Marat Safin, lost in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open. Sniff, sniff...

2) AND, Chelsea drew Tottenham 1-1. Argh!

LHK U.S. Open update

1) EYE-CANDY ALERT: Marat Safin takes on Tommy Robredo in second-round U.S. Open action today!

2) Robby Ginperi is also in the second-round, taking on Marin Cilic today.

Good luck to both of my gorgeous BELOVEDS!

Hey Now!

Michael Phelps is set to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on Sept. 13th!! Can't wait to see that!

P.S. Robby Ginepri won his first-round match at the U.S. Open today; yay!

LHK U.S. Open update

Marat Safin won his first-round match against Vincent Spadea yesterday. It was a long five-set match with some random foot fault calls against Marat that really pissed him off, but thankfully he prevailed.

My other beloved, Robby Ginperi, takes on Amer Delic in first-round action today. If you can catch coverage of this match on the USA network, it should be a good eye-candy one.

P.S. Marat was of course looking so foxy during the opening ceremonies of the U.S. Open on Monday night.

Marat Update

Marat Safin takes on Vince Spadea in the first-round of the U.S. Open today (coverage on USA from 8am PST). Go, Marat!

LHK Weekend Round-Up

1) The gals and I went to Sunset Junction on Saturday night. We had a really fun time partying with Mr. Anatomy (the male model painted to look like one of specimens from the BODY WORLDS exhibit; pics to come shortly), and we also stumbled upon a super-cool Reggaeton artist named NOTCH! Check his music out:


2) Chelsea are at the top of the EPL with a hard-fought win 1-0 over Wigan today!

P.S. The U.S. Open starts TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!

LHK Sporting News

1) Marat Safin has dropped out of the Legg Mason Classic in DC due to a neck injury. Feel better soon, Marat!

2) Lamps is staying! Chelsea has signed Frank Lampard to a 5-year contract extension! YAY!!!!

3) After unfortunately losing in the first round of the Olympics, Robby Ginepri has fortunately received a wild card into the Pilot Pen (the last tourney before the U.S. Open).

4) And yummy American Olympic swimmers; Grrrr....

The U.S. Open Series!

The U.S. Open Series starts today!! This series of hard-court tennis tournaments across North America leads up to the U.S. Open itself and starts off with the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and the Bank of the West Classic this week.

My beloved Robby Ginepri will be back in action and takes on Paul Capdeville today in Indy. Go, Robby!

I'm definitely planning to check out the tournaments in the series that are here in Southern California, starting with the East West Bank Classic and then the Countrywide Classic (at my alma mater, UCLA); I can't wait!

Make sure to get your TENNIS TICKETS too!!

LHK Sporting News

1) Yowza! There was some major tennis action last night at the Aussie Open. Maria Sharapova beat an injured Jelena Jankovic and is heading to the final. She'll meet Ana Ivanaovic there, who came back from a bagel in the 1st set to beat Daniela Hantuchova in 3 sets! But even crazier than that, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga UPSET Rafa Nadal by beating him in a convincing 3 set win and is headed to the men's final!

The big match tonight is the 2nd men's semi-final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. (I don't want to jinx it but) here's hoping for another upset and redemption for Djokovic, who almost beat Federer at the 2007 U.S. Open championship match (and also maybe even a little redemption for Novak's countryman, Janko Tipsarevic, who almost took Roger out in the 3rd round of this tournament).

2) Ooh-OOH! Chelsea beat Everton yesterday and are headed to Wembley for the final of the Carling Cup against Tottenham. So at least, we have a shot at one trophy this season.

More Important But...

I know there are more important things in the world, but...

1) Thankfully, England won their Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel yesterday (without Sweet Cheeks by the way). Perhaps now, they might actually qualify for the tourney!

2) Last night, I went to a gala for Farm Sanctuary. I was happy to support such a noble animal rights organization, but I was more thrilled to meet the amazing Paul Reubens (although I was too shy to get a pic with him; argh)!

3) Kathy Griffin won an deserved Emmy for her fab reality show ("Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List")! Sweet!

4) In U.S. Open news,

- Sveta Kuznetsova lost in the finals yesterday; boo!

- Bravo to Dinara Safina (Marat's younger sister) and Nathalie Dechy for winning the Women's Doubles title!

- Novak Djokovic takes on Roger Federer today in the men's final (today at 1pm PST on CBS)! Go Novak!

I'm rooting for the Russians!

It's the U.S. Open's Super Saturday today. I'm hoping that Nikolay Davydenko upsets Roger Federer, and I don't really have an outright favorite in the Ferrer vs. Djokovic semi-final. But, in the Women's FINAL, I'm rooting for SVETA Kuznetsova! Go Lady!

P.S. On a random note, last night, Hillz and I watched Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.Yowza; what a trip! You gotta love the Bee-Gees, and I whole-heartedly do!!!

LHK U.S. Open update

- The David Ferrer vs. Rafa Nadal match on Tuesday night was amazing (especially the part when Rafa slowly changed his shirt; Johnny Mac even commented on Rafa's amazing shirtless physique).

- Nikolay Davydenko beat Tommy Haas again! Ha-ha! I'm still bitter towards Tommy Haas for beating Marat Safin and Robby Ginepri last year. His temper and the fact that he likes to lunch at Hooters also rub me the wrong way.

- I'm bummed that Jelena Jankovic lost to Venus Williams. But, at least, my other favz (Novak Djokovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova) are still in it.

- Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick AGAIN! How boring...

Look-alikes?

Is it just me or does David Ferrer, who is currently playing Rafa Nadal at the U.S. Open, resemble the adorable Mexican actor, Gael Garcia Bernal? I submitted this potential match to the Tennis Channel but never received a response. What do you think?