Hiatus

With the World Cup, Wimbledon, and (stupid) Facebook, I've been on a bit of a hiatus from my beloved blog. Oh well.

I'm done with Wimbledon...

Well, for this year at least. I'll record and fast-forward through both of the upcoming women's and men's Wimbledon finals this weekend, but I could care less about any of the players in them.

LHK Tennis Update

1) BO-ring! The Williams sisters will face each other again in the Wimbledon final.

2) The Wimbledon men's semi-finals are today, and I'm rooting for Andy Murray to win it all! Come on, Andy!

Argh!

It's official. All three of my beloveds were knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round. What a pisser!

Oh well, I hope they're all coming to my hometown to play at the L.A. Tennis Open in July. I'll be there cheering for them if so!

Set your DVR's!!

The early rounds of Wimbledon start airing this morning at (4am PST on ESPN2)!!!

2009 Wimbledon TV Schedule

Ay dios mio!

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Rafael Nadal will not defend his Wimbledon title.

The top-seeded Spaniard announced Friday he is withdrawing because of tendinitis in his knees.

He is the first reigning Wimbledon men’s champion to not defend the title since Goran Ivanisevic in 2002—and only the second in the last 35 years.

The grass-court Grand Slam tournament begins Monday.

Boooo indeed, Lady Lorelei, booooo.

Wimbledon!

ooh-OOH! The WIMBLEDON draw was released today! The tourney starts on Monday, June 22nd, and I CANNOT wait!!!

Here are my beloveds' first-round match-ups:

Robby Ginepri faces Lleyton Hewitt; this might be a tough one for Gineps.

Jeremy Chardy faces Andy Roddick; argh! Allez, Jeremy!

Marat Safin faces Jesse Levine; here's hoping Marat will be as inspired as last year!

Vamos, Pretties!

More Important But...

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

1) Caught the David Lynch photography exhibit, DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, yesterday. It wasn't terribly impressive, but the accompanying soundtrack (a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Sparklehouse) was really cool.

2) I also caught the movie MOON. It was a tad boring overall, but I enjoyed the set design and special effects.

3) Congrats to Andy Murray on winning the warm-up tournament before Wimbledon at Queen's Club today!

4) YAY! TRUE BLOOD is back on tonight (on HBO)!!

LHK Tennis Update

The French Open is over, and I'm surprisingly not feeling too much withdrawal. Thankfully, the grass court season has started, and Wimbledon is right around the corner (starting on June 22nd).

For now, a cool tune-up tourney at the Queen's Club in London has started. All three of my favorite players are there at the AEGON Championships.

I wish I was there too! Robby Ginepri and Jeremy Chardy have back-to-back matches on Court 9 today. Oh, a Lady Hooligan can dream...

Hopefully, one of my beloveds will at least progress to the quarters on Friday (when Tennis Channel will start airing live matches).

BRAVO, RAFA!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing!! Rafa Nadal just beat Roger Federer to win his first Wimbledon title (stopping Federer from winning his 6th straight title there)!!!

Rafa is so inspirational. This calls for some SANGRIA!

Bravo, Venus!

Bravo to (big sister) Venus Williams on beating her younger sister, Serena, in today's Wimbledon Ladies' Championship match. The duo are also in the doubles final later today!

P.S. More U.S. Olympic swimming trials on NBC tonight!

Oh, Marat!

Well, my beloved Marat Safin had a few chances, but Roger Federer ended up beating him in 3 sets in today's semi-final Wimbledon match-up. Well, at least Marat can NOW say that he's made it to the semi-finals of all fours slams.

Marat, it was a wonderful Wimbledon run, and you know that I'm available for hugs anytime...

Federer will be taking on Rafa Nadal next in the championship match on Sunday. VAMOS, RAFA!

LHK Sporting News

Some major sporting events are taking place tomorrow to kick off the long 4th of July holiday weekend:

1) The Wimbledon Men's Semi-Finals; Marat Safin versus Roger Federer AND Rafa Nadal versus Rainer Shuettler (coverage starts at 4am PST on ESPN2). Lady Lorelei and I concur that a Marat-Rafa sandwich would make an IDEAL (and delicious) FINAL!

2) Then, at 8pm on ABC, tune into the Olympic Swimming trials. I only got three words for you: 1)Michael 2)Phelps 3)Speedo!

Bravo, Marat!

Congrats to my beloved Marat Safin for re-grouping and beating (the equally foxy) Feliciano Lopez in 4 sets today in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon!
Marat takes on Roger Federer next in the semis; hmmm...boo?!?

LHK Tennis Update

Play is currently suspended at Wimbledon due to rain. Hopefully, this weather-break will only help Marat Safin 'cause he was trailing Feliciano Lopez 2-5 in the opening set of their quarterfinal match-up.

Eye-Candy ALERT!

This is an EXTREME eye-candy alert:

Marat Safin versus Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon!! Coverage of the quarters starts at 4am PST on Wed. July 2nd on ESPN2.

In my book, this match-up is ALMOST as delicious as a Marat versus Gineps one.

P.S. Happy Birthday to Debbie Harry; you're a goddess!

LHK (catch-up) Sporting News

1) Spain beat Germany yesterday in the Euro 2008 final. I'm sort of indifferent about the result. It's a bummer that Michael Ballack (who plays for Germany and Chelsea) wasn't able to capture yet another major trophy (despite bleeding for his team), but I'm fairly happy for Spain for finally winning something after underachieving for so many years.

2) Marat Safin takes on Stanislas Wawrwinka today in the 4th Round at Wimbledon. If I'm not mistaken, Wawrinka ousted both Marat and Robby Ginepri in last year's U.S. Open. It goes without saying that I hope Marat BEATS him!

3) Speaking of Robby Ginepri, he's made it onto the 2008 U.S. Olympic tennis squad! I'm very happy for him; he deserves it!

4) Chelsea have signed Portugeezer midfielder, DECO, to the squad. Hmm....

5) Last but not least, another one of my beloveds, Freddie Ljungberg, has retired from the Swedish national team.

Quick LHK update

Hi all,

First and foremost, I wanted to report that my beautiful baby niece, Camille, was born yesterday (literally). My fam and I are so excited, and I've been happily busy looking after Camille's older sister (my first niece) Sofia.

I just got home to take a quick shower and peek online.

Wow, so, Germany meets Spain on Sunday in the Euro 2008 Championship game, and Marat Safin advanced again at Wimbledon!

SWEET! Okay, back to Auntie duty...

Cheers,
Kat

Ooh-OOH!

Marat Safin beat the 3rd-seed, Novak Djokovic, today in the 2nd round at Wimbledon! BRAVO, MARAT!!!

P.S. In Euro 2008 action, Germany takes on Turkey in the first semi-final today (on ESPN at 11:30am PST)!

LHK Tennis Update

1) In first round Wimbledon news,

- Robby Ginepri lost (boo!)
- Marat Safin won (yay!)
- Canadian Frank Dancevic (rocking a headband) stuns David Nalbandian (bravo!)

2) the British press has apparently just(?) found out about Rafa Nadal's not-so-secret girlfriend...