Fed's Flick Lob Over 6 ft 10 in Karlovic ...

... or so you can't lob over tall guys, huh. From Aussie Open '12 this week.

Handicapping the Australian Open 2012, Plus Some Fearless Tennis Prognostications

A bit against my will, I'm going to stick my neck out and make some fearful fearless prognostications for the Australian Open that started this week -- and for the rest of the year in tennis.

I'm reluctant because the picture is more muddled than in many years. But here we go. 

Great Line-up Of Young Tennis Stars Coming to SAP11

Next Month's SAP Open tennis tournament in San Jose, CA will have the best line-up of up-and-coming tennis players I've seen in one place in some time. Worth checking out. I'll be in the front row. Among them (cont. below photo):

Pro Tennis Photos from 2001 ATP and WTA

Testing Picassa's abillty to create embedded slide shows, these of pro tennis players largely from 2011. ©jfawcette

Tsonga Tries to Distract Federer

Don't try this in the USTA or you'll start a fight!

Amusing 29 second vid:

Children Victimized by Bank Meltdown

Touching look at homeless children.

Federer Finishes With a Roar Taking Record 6th ATP World Cup Title

Roger Federer won a record sixth ATP World Cup title, getting his 70th ATP singles title in his 100th final, finishing the season with 17 straight wins, culminating with a tough victory over Jo WIlfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 in London today.

Federer Steamrolls Nadal to Reach ATP Cup Semis

Roger Federer continued his hot streak this fall, rolling over Rafael Nadal in the round-robin portion of the year-end ATP World Cup: 6-3, 6-0, in only 62 minutes. 

Federer Wins Second Straight Title

Roger Federer returned from six weeks off rehabing an injured wrist and is playing in great form, winning the Paris Open, a Masters 1000 tennis tournament today, following his title at Basel last Sunday.

Wozniacki Says Players Deliberately Grunt

She said, she said from Tennis.com's "Ticker" on: