i think their wordpress blog has crashed and for some reason, 5 hours on and still they have not got it fixed. very bad form while the tournament is underway…

anyway the atp website among other places, has the order of play schedule for tuesday. hope this may help somebody :p

you can tell that by the 2nd day, i was already getting quite tired. maybe it’s time for some real tennis watching.

hot styles... as close to 'shirtless' as it can get for the girls

another 'shirtless' female player

for richard gasquet, this is as much flesh as one gets

as little hair as one gets for Jeremy Chardy

Julien Benneteau enjoys a chat. whose gf is that pretty girl reading a book? (not julien's)

shirtless male player - Ryan Harrison

a happy girlie chat - dulko & cibulkova

some gymnastics before a match - benesova

sunbathing ball boys

this one for the peeps... sorry no zoom :p

as for real tennis shots, you know where to look!

Too many new faces mingling with the old! I can’t say I recognise half of those I was looking at. Many thanks if you recognise someone and leave a comment to tell me.

Gisela Dulko bundled out of qualifying

players have a laugh at practice courts

Evgeny Korolev at practice

Juan Martin del Potro practises

OMG I've hit a ball!!!

Kim Clijsters concentrates on practice

OMG I've hit a ball too!!!

who? practises with Jeremy Chardy

who?

Jeremy Chardy at practice

big scoop

who #2

who #3

Feliciano Lopez wonders what shots to offer the photographer

Richard Gasquet offers a smile

Gilles Simon, the thinnest to go shirtless?

Daniela Hantuchova practises with bandaged ankle

more pics will be uploaded to the photo gallery in a few weeks

old fire doesn't burn out! mcenroe pumps fist

now that the aussie dollar is reaching new highs, the world’s stars and performers are all heading down under… and it’s no exception for the tennis greats. the atp champions tour is in sydney for the first time in many years. with ticket prices higher than a day at the aus open, the golden oldies have better deliver!

this day the players were wilander v ferreira, mcenroe v cash…

wilander and ferreira at the net

pat cash smiles at the 'mambo goddesses'

pat cash making a point

the obligatory challenge by old mac

the mcenroe leaning tower... on 'goddess'

mcenroe consoles mate cashy after cashy needing a trainer

end of match cash v mcenroe

wilander signs autographs for fans

wilander all smiles with fans - (thanks to anon photographer)

as usual the ‘action’ stuff will be found at my usual tennis galleries, coming soon…..

edit: here’s the link to more champions downunder sydney 2010 photo gallery

better late than never! some observations around the grounds …

smiling Marcos Baghdatis

Svetlana Kuznetsova poses with young fan

Kimiko Date enjoys jogging

Dinara Safina hides in shade

Jarkko Nieminen at practice

Nadia Petrova waters plant

who? sits at practice

Frederico Gil marches out to practice

Feliciano Lopez waiting to practise

Feliciano Lopez jogs before practice

Victoria Azarenka first round

Kimiko Date first round

Azarenka/Date end of match

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so enjoy your read below…

donald young celebrates a point

xavier malisse celebrates a win

ping-pong style serve?

feliciano lopez shows off … again

i win !!!

oh elena, what’s happened to your pretty face?

daniela hantuchova practises hard

janko the tattoo man

animated chat

puffing andy roddick

a hot day for tommy robredo

not so great for sebastien grosjean