Via's Tennis Photos BLOG

new photos being added to melbourne 2012 gallery

Via — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:14:25 +0000

ryan harrison

yes finally getting round to add more photos to a new gallery melbourne 2012

… still adding

more ryan harrison

and more to come… (but no more ryan harrison for now!)

melbourne 2012 day 4 (last goodbye)

Via — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:45:51 +0000

richard gasquet at practice

a glimpse of rafa! how lucky

all photos here are taken by famous french photographer C.Dubreuil... LOL NOT

a question from Alex Bogomolov

Michael Llodra has the answer

David Ferrer - awe-inspiring leap of service

Nicolas Mahut celebrates

victory roar from Frederico Gil

melbourne 2012 day 3 (take it easy)

Via — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:34:17 +0000

Cermak and Polasek queuing up for service

... as Benneteau and Mahut immersed in talks

Barty and Robson shake hands with Cibulkova and Craybas

Ryan Harrison makes a point

Ryan Sweeting makes his point

an icon of style - Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Elena Vesnina smiling at practice

melbourne 2012 day 2 (hotter)

Via — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:01:45 +0000

Nicolas Almagro having fun

shirtless hitting on a hot day - Pere Riba

Kei Nishikori at match

Daniela Hantuchova modelling Stella McCartney

Maria Sharapova clenches fist

Janko Tipsaveric also clenches fist

Marion Bartoli ... more fist clenching

Marion's 3 o'clock serve

(see more of Marion’s arm rotation in serving…)

melbourne 2012 day 1 (hot, hot)

Via — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:11:57 +0000

It's Ana at practice again!

Jelena Dokic at practice

Feliciano Lopez rarely seen on this blog with a shirt on - but the guy does actually play

small ambition - Leonardo Mayer

all smiles between hitting partners Kvitova and Zheng

Zheng Jie on the road to some upsets this year

a mouthful for Petra Kvitova

as if we all know who the guy is

Gilles Simon at practice

Gael Monfils hitting with Simon

not his day for Jeremy Chardy

finally gets to the end and I'm still standing - Bernard Tomic

Alexandr Dolgopolov - I don't look after hitting

sydney 2012 practice and qualifying

Via — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:16:23 +0000

Ana Ivanovic poses on court

players practice is now fenced in - some of new 'security' this year

always smiling Ana

Li Na not so happy at practice

statuesque Anastasia Pivovarova

determined Alize Cornet

John Isner and entourage

Jelena Jankovic at practice

del Potro's turn on centre court

Urszula ... pink all the way to finger tips

want to get into grand slam tennis photography? read on…

Via — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:05:08 +0000

… just a note to alert people to this opportunity with tennis australia

link to Photo Assistants – Volunteer

i would do it if i were studying, and in melbourne for january. but now i’ll pass this on leave a note if you want to show interest… but please don’t ask for help ;p

melbourne 2011 ‘rally for relief’ sunday

Via — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:30:12 +0000

ok my pics are going back in time in a random order. and this post is going to be big if i’m posting every pic that i want to throw in…

two years in a row and the sunday before the tournament is again slotted for a charity show featuring all the biggest names (as far as australia is concerned?). in case the patrons are tired of the same old format and faces, this time twice as many stars join the show. djokovic certainly finds new things to play with. and we happily donate twice as much as last year (blissfully unaware that we’ll be slugged with a flood tax anyway).

robin soderling at practice... well no one invited him

fans with banners

a team - guess who?

Azarenka enjoys team fun

Caroline and Novak sharing smiles

Novak and Caroline hi-fives... Justine still prefers watching the opposition

team roddick and azarenka

Zvonareva also having fun

novak djokovic in joker mood

djokovic eyeing the robot camera

ana ivanovic

caroline poking into ana's dress.... hmm

lleyton serves while novak cooperates

hand signal needs translation

unlikely pair, rafter and zvonareva

murray and djokovic play tennis football

fatherly encouragement from hewitt

wozniacki plays nanny while father hewitt picks up the pieces

elton john arrives to play

djokovic picks up the largest equipment and becomes centre of focus

rusty rafter getting a volley

all eyes go up

enters rafa

rafa and roger celebrate together... rare scene

i don't win, you don't win, ok?

others giggle, rafa roars in laughter

rafa still jubilant

end of show, stosur about to hit balls to the stands

outside the stadium... gisela dulko at practice

french retirees having their own fun too... here's nicolas escude

... and amelie mauresmo

pics of arnaud clement against seppi (skip if you aren’t a fan!)

Via — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:29:00 +0000

and to make the bias even more obvious… these were taken during the first two sets (well there’s enough light :p)

this was before the first official ball was struck. arnaud making his rules known...

already needing towel after one game in a cool evening

first change of ends

first shift of french supporters

first complaint to the umpire

more talking during the shirt change

zealous security... and he got to stand in front of the crowd during play

umpire carlos was a fan of the match

second shift of french supporters... escude looked like ready for snow

literally last ray of sunshine

the scoreboard looked best at this point... and end of my pics of the day

for more pics of arnaud you can visit my gallery, or use the search box at the top of this page

melbourne 2011 day 2, first pics off the block

Via — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:33:39 +0000

of course there will be more but here are some first ones to go up on this blog…

rafa fans cheer banners

some excited fans, and various reaction from people nearby!

rafa fans won't like this - seriously looking like thinning hair at front top

another odd thing about rafa - right finger spasms while hitting with the left

more finger spasms

(ok i can be accused of being sour grapes, as i couldn’t get anything out of the rafa practice sessions, squashed among the stampede of the crowd ;p)

lucie safarova clenches fist

robin soderling at practice

samantha stosur waves to crowd

stosur won easily to the delight of the home crowd

juan martin del potro at match

john isner... serving above the fence, scary!

roger federer signing for fans

it’s still (barely) possible to shoot federer at his practice, but it’s mission impossible at nadal’s, unless you’re early, or incredibly tall. sign of the times….. !??