So I paid for this because I thought I would get to watch more tennis than I got on ESPN, but instead I end up watching Murphy Jensen travel around the world at someone else’s expense (I’m guessing me, since I pay for this channel) and drink with Dmitry Tursunov.
That’s just one of the precious gems of this phenomenal channel that is definitely worth every dollar you’re shelling out to watch other people travel around the world and the occasional ping pong games and interviews with Mary Carillo. But also there is this wonderful show called No Strings Attached, where a camera basically follows players around so if you’re interested in them telling you about their practice habits, it’s definitely the show for you. And if you want to see your favorite players get asked the same questions that everyone always gets asked, Center Court is where its at. Or how to take a tennis vacataion you can’t afford: Destination Tennis.
Basically the tennis channel is really boring.
I only like a few things about it, like Dmitry Tursunov at the vodka bar: Dmitry didn’t drink and when you come right down to it, the whole universe saw it anyway. but in case you were the one person that didn't, maybe someone will take pity on you, because it's not on youtube.
I couldn’t find a clip of this, but there was a particularly amusing moment from a particularly boring No Strings that followed Feli Lopez around (I guess they left out all the exciting parts when he forgot to sign autographs and talked to pretty teenage girls. this is not a reflection on his personality). but the exchange was basically like this:
Feli's coach: something sex with women
Feli Lopez: not so much
Feli's coach: bullshit
Rafael Nadal's no strings is ok. actually, it's pretty boring, although Carlos Moya makes a cameo. That's not very special, because I feel like Carlos Moya makes a cameo in every show that Rafael Nadal has ever done (future claim to fame). the dubbing and translation in this thing was ridiculous, especially this part when Rafael is talking about a girl in a club (go like 2:30 in):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mJ7gYPkyyZA
Also, a wonderful moment when Tommy Haas goes to Hooters. I don't think I need to say anything else. This man is in a category of class reserved to himself:
http://www.youtube.com/v/HvHOCqbA6rE
those are my favorite parts. the tennis channel sucks when it doesn't show tennis, which is about 300 % of the time. sometimes it sucks when they show tennis too, like when they show Federation Cup reruns on repeat. maybe they'll rename it the Murphy Jensen Kingdom and let him reign as sovereign ruler.
