No longer beholden to the Western and Southern Financial Group, the Cincinnati tennis tournament went back to its roots and rebranded as the Cincinnati Open this year! Of course I dragged my dad along with me for two sessions as usual.
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Fan Art Friday: Rafael Nadal
Though he had an expected poor performance at Roland Garros this year, Rafael Nadal has just announced his participation in the Olympics! He’ll be shooting his shot at both singles and doubles with Roland Garros’ most recent winner, Carlos Alcaraz! This also means he won’t be participating in Wimbledon, but I can’t wait to watch him play more. I can only hope to see him again during the hardcourt season this year.
Read moreCincinnati Masters 2023
It’s that time in the summer again! As usual, I got my dad in the car and we headed down to Cincinnati watch the pros during the early rounds of the Western & Southern Financial Open.
Read moreFan Art Friday: Rafael Nadal
Sure, today was Roger Federer’s last match, but he also played doubles with Rafa at Laver Cup, so why not celebrate Rafa some more this year? Enjoy!
Read moreThe US Open, Luenell & a Drag Show
Over this long holiday weekend I paid my friend a visit in the great city of New York. While a day session at the US Open was in the cards, most of what else we decided to do was planned fairly last minute, but we sure stumbled upon some gems.
Read moreCincinnati Masters 2022
You all know what time of year it is – Cincinnati Masters time!
Read moreFan Art Friday: Rafael Nadal
Even though Rafael Nadal’s semifinal match was a walkover this morning, he’s still through to the French Open final and that means just one match away from his 22nd grand slam title. I’ll take it! Enjoy my last drawing of Nadal while we wait for Sunday.
Read moreWeekend Movie Review
It was a pretty average viewing this weekend, but fear not! It’s the calm before the holiday weekend storm, so I more than plan to make up for it in my next recap. Anyways, here’s a high level look at what I managed to watch this weekend.
Read moreCincinnati Masters: 2021 Edition
After a year away, I couldn’t wait to get back to the beautiful grounds at the Linder Family Tennis Center to catch all the pros playing ALL. THE. TENNIS. I could have done without the constant sweating still, but you can’t win them all. Either way, I was glad to be back at this excellent tournament!
Read moreMockumentary Double-Feature
I’ve got free HBO for the week, so I finally watched two films I’ve been dying to watch for quite some time now: 7 Days in Hell and Tour de Pharmacy. From the great mind of Andy Samberg, these films make fun of two very niche sports, tennis and cycling. They also focus on very specific times from them: the 2010 Wimbledon match that lasted three days, and doping.
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