Court Six: New York Tennis Magazine’s Gossip Column (January/February 2012)

February 23, 2012 | By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
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Love and marriage?

Dane world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and the number two-ranked golfer in the world, Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, have been dating the since the 2011 U.S. Open with the Golden couple having confirmed that, they are in love. However, Wozniacki has stated that she will not get married in 2012. The Dane was asked about her weeding plans with McIlroy in 2012, and she reported that, “I think one has to wait a couple of years yet … in any case.”



 

What the pros do away from the court

Sania Mirza-Malik (@mirzasania): Lunch at the mall, followed by shopping = life is good 🙂

Sabine Lisicki (@sabinelisicki): One more session to go + a massage and then I’m done for the day 🙂 I love off season training!

Serena Williams (@serenawilliams): Getting ready for Kourtney and Kim take New York.

Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92): Got killed at the track this morning. So fired up to be in Texas! Cool down today at the golf course. Over/under = 105!

Andy Roddick (@andyroddick): Getting the chance to play Augusta national today … It doesn’t get better than this …

Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92): Just rolled out of bed and definitely feeling the effects of our basketball game last night.

Amer Delic (@amerdelic): Listening to Howard Stern’s segment called "Dumber Than a Box of Rocks." He gets paid millions of dollars. We are all dumb.

Serena Williams (@serenawilliams): Family bowling night w/my mom & niece & nephews. I did not have the heart to tell my mom I HATE bowling and I’m terrible at it …

Mardy Fish (@mardyfish): You know you are bored when you are watching your buddy play the quarters of his men’s open club championship …

Mike Bryan (@bryanbrothers): Took a trip to the Welsh Dept. of Defense and they let me fire some of their new weapons.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (@svetlanaK27): About to do some boxing!

Victoria Azarenka (@vika7): What’s up world? Getting ready for workout … coffee to wake up again :)))

Mardy Fish (@mardyfish): Not a bad Turkey Day. Play Federer, eat turkey with family and friends. Life is good!




Life isn’t perfect for the pros either …

Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92): Love the lady in line ahead of me at Walmart who is taking five minutes to find exact change for the $154.89 grocery bill.

Mike Bryan (@bryanbrothers):  Well, we have a house full of strollers, car seats, bassinets, blankets, toys & clothes … now just need a baby.

Bob Bryan (@bryanbrothers): : The time of judgment is upon me. Lord, give me no cavities & I’ll never ask for anything again.

Shahar Peer (@shaharpeer): Slept 12 hours!!! Any one said Jet lag?!

Andy Roddick (@andyroddick): Doh!!! In line to get food. Guy in front of me pulls out a full page of orders … I will be here awhile … Sh#*!

Caroline Wozniacki (@carowozniacki): Sprinting through the airport for a 10 min. connection, but made it. Shortest connection ever!

Lindsay Davenport (@LDavenport76): On the same page! RT @anotherAndyL: I hate when I hold the door open for a person and they don’t say thank you. Give a nod at least.



New relationship?

Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has a new beau, two-time NHL most valuable player Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. Apparently, Kirilenko has been spending part of her offseason in the Washington, D.C. area helping out with the George Washington women’s tennis team.

 

 



 

Dominika’s Slovakian dance party

While Americans dined in their homes on Thanksgiving feasts, a pair of WTA stars entertained in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ahead of an exhibition match against hometown girl Dominika Cibulkova, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki let loose her dance moves on the court, replete with pom-poms and a makeshift "Macarena" performance. It’s good to see Wozniacki letting herself have some fun, but one has to think if she was just trying to keep up with the self-proclaimed "party girl" Cibulkova on a club’s dance floor. Maybe it was that champagne toast with her friendly little foe, but Caro really let herself go at this event. It’s commendable, the lack of self-conscious inhibition, very childlike but in a good way in this case. For what it’s worth, Cibulkova won the match, 6-4, 2-6, 10-3.



Pizza anyone?

Playing in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, Roger Federer won his second tournament of 2011, defeating Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3. Then, he went out and bought the ballkids pizza served on a silver platter.
 

 

 



Moving on

Anna Kournikova is exiting NBC’s The Biggest Loser at the end of this, the show’s 12th season.

 

 


New York Tennis Magazine Staff
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