Caroline Wozniacki excited about Sony Ericsson and Foursquare collaboration

“I love the idea that Sony Ericsson and Foursquare are giving fans the chance to become a key part of the game, rather than just being spectators. The Sony Ericsson Open is always an amazing tournament on the tour, so it seems natural that we give the fans the ultimate tennis experience here in Miami.”

~ Caroline Wozniacki

Sony Ericsson has partnered with Foursquare to make the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami the first ever fully-integrated Foursquare sporting event.

Sony Ericsson will work with Foursquare to encourage attendees to check-in at the different venues at the Open, starting on March 21, rewarding them with prizes, specific Tennis Fan Badges and discounts on tickets.

Users will also have the chance to win access to post-match conferences with the players and secure a personal one-on-one autograph session.

If a Foursquare user at the event is able to become the Mayor of each court at the Sony Ericsson Open, he/she will be able to head out onto the court to participate in a pre-match coin toss.

The initiative is likely to ensure Foursquare continues to dominate the check-in app market and in return, driving sales at the event and fans like me to collect badges and win prizes. What a brilliant idea!

Related post: Foursquare: How to unlock the XPERIA Tennis Fan badge

(Via thenetweb.com)

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Foursquare: How to unlock the XPERIA Tennis Fan badge

Here's a tip for Foursquare badge collectors...

Let's say if you're going to attend the Sony Ericsson WTA tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur this week, remember to check in to "Sony Ericsson Tennis Hotspot" to unlock the XPERIA Tennis Fan badge.

There are different hotspots for different venues around the world.

To find out tips posted by fans, simply follow Sony Ericsson WTA on Foursquare.

TENNIS WATCH: Malaysian Tennis Classic, Serena living On The Line, Oudin & Querrey at NASDAQ, Uncle Toni lookalike

Great news for fellow Malaysians!

Next year, we'll be having both ATP and WTA events! What a dream come true!

Officially announced in the Sony Ericsson WTA website, the Malaysian Tennis Classic sanctioned by LTAM will begin on February 22, 2010, right after the Chinese New Year :D

Thanks to Hamdan for the tips!

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Serena Williams memoir already hit the bookstore.

For more info regarding the content of the autobiography, read it from Black Tennis Pro's.

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No... giant-killer Melanie Oudin did not get arrested for defeating Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova.

Together with fellow American Sam Querrey they were at the NASDAQ earlier this week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange.

Check out Querrey's nerdy look...

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Am I the only one who think Jesse Witten look like Uncle Toni?

By the way, I enjoyed Witten's performance at the US Open. He proves chubby guys can play good tennis too :D

VIDEO: Caroline Wozniacki two-timing two players on court?

Don't worry... this is not another gossip about Caroline Wozniacki.

It was just part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Hero Challenges, where the Danish rising star shows her incredible speed and anticipation in a rather unique match-up!

Also check out Venus Williams serves up some pain on a professional American Football defensive line.

And lastly Elena Dementieva, who was once regarded as having a weak serve, proves those days are so over.

2009 Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party

Vera Zvonareva, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anne Keothavong, Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva pose during a studio session at The Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party was hosted by Richard Branson at The Roof Gardens yesterday in London, England.

There are a lot of celebrities who attended this party like Sugarbabes, Blake, Kelly Rowlands, etc. But as usual, I'll only post the players' photos.

Here you go the pictures during the arrivals.

Ana Ivanovic and the host of the party that evening, Richard Branson.

I love Serena Williams' slick back hairstyle....

Vera Zvonareva looks very elegant...

Woa... that's a bad make-up again by Svetlana Kuznetsova...

One of the top tennis couples - Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych

Venus Williams and WTA CEO Larry Scott

(Images by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe)

Maria Sharapova, the strangely sexy living mannequin in London

Live mannequin maybe a thing of the past but Maria Sharapova still pull the crowd by posing in the window of a luxury department store in London, Liberty.

Perhaps she's on the phone with Charlie Ebersol... or Dad.

Wearing a white V-necked jumpsuit and a pair of brown high heels at the central London store, the former Wimbledon champion met and chatted with the winning students of London College of Fashion.

The winner shakes hand with the tennis fashionista.

The winning 'blinking' dress. Chic and sweet!

The Asian girl is probably intimidated by Sharapova.

Coming back to tennis, the Wimbledon seedings were announced yesterday and Sharapova who is currently ranked at no. 59 is in the 24th seeded position.

(Images by Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Roger Federer must have forgotten his mom's advice

Roger Federer's mom Lynette once said in a newspaper interview, "I used to say to Roger, 'When you have these outbursts like this, you're just telling your opponent that you're ready for him to beat you'".

She was right.

Roger Federer lost his temper and the match against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at the Sony Ericsson Open last night.

Federer angrily broke his racket Friday en route to a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss to Djokovic.

Federer fell behind 2-love in the third set, and when he netted an easy forehand to start the next game, he slammed his racket to the concrete, mangling it.

The outburst came as a shock especially to his fans.

“I was just frustrated,” a red-eyed Federer said shortly after the match.

“Didn’t feel great. It’s just a natural thing I did.”

Federer lost the next two games as the match slipped away despite support from a sympathetic crowd.

Djokovic’s opponent in the final Sunday will be Andy Murray who beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

(Via AP; Images by Matthew Stockman/Al Bello/Getty Images)

Miami hate Rafael Nadal, no?

"Maybe it was wonderful for the crowd but it was terrible for me."
~ Rafael Nadal after he lost 4-6, 6-3, 6(3) to Juan Martin Del Potro.

The 20-year-old Argentine delighted a "partisan crowd" by upsetting the top-ranked Nadal in the quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open.

According to AP, Del Potro "was buoyed by a home-court advantage, with many transplanted Argentines in the crowd singing "Del-Po" between points".

(Via AP, Images by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Tennis chicks at Sony Ericsson Open Kickoff Party

This is the continuous from the previous post here.

Check out the girls on the red carpet at the kickoff party, at the Fountainbleu Hotel in club LIV prior to the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida.

Fyi, I've filtered out the bad ones and leave the hot ones here ;)

Dominika Cibulkova is like the Eva Longoria of tennis. Looking at her picture here, I can't help but imagine her in a sexy nurse outfit.

Agnieszka Radwanska maybe out of the WTA top 10 in the latest but she's in my top 5 favourite WTA ladies.

Dark-haired Russian hottie Anastasia Pivovarova is chic and glam in that green dress.

Caroline Wozniacki injects some cuteness on the red carpet.

Double thumbs up from Nole!

(Images by Marc Serota/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Kei Nishikori in Miami but not hitting the court

Kei Nishikori paid a visit to Baptist Children's Hospital in Miami yesterday.

However the Japanese tennis star is not playing at the Sony Ericsson Open due to an elbow injury.

According to nikkansports.com, Kei saw an elbow specialist in New York after losing in Indian Wells. At the doctor's recommendation, he decided to take at least weeks off to focus on rest and rehabilitation.

Now bad news aside, Kei's appearance in Miami could mean something good.

He is one of the five candidates for the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award alongside Jeremy Chardy, Marcel Granollers, Philipp Petzschner and Eduardo Schwank.

The winner will be announced today. Kei has a good chance of grabbing this award!

Updates: As predicted, Kei has won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. Congrats!

(Via bunny@menstennisforums.com; Images via Sony Ericsson Open website)

How could they miss out Gilles Simon at the Miami Seaquarium?

Fernando Gonzalez, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Nenad Zimonjic were at the Miami Seaquarium earlier today prior to the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida.


(Images by Marc Serota/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic tee off Sony Ericsson Open

Thank goodness they didn't think of changing the golf ball to a mini tennis ball or use a tennis racquet to make the putt.

Earlier, Andy Murray and Venus Williams were on another promotional event for the Sony Ericsson Open playing traffic tennis.

I'm sure Rafael Nadal gave Ana Ivanovic some handy tips on how to make some accurate putts.

This event took place on the 11th green at Crandon Golf, Key Biscayne, Florida prior to the tournament.

(Images by Marc Serota/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Venus Williams and Andy Murray stop the traffic in Miami

Andy Murray and Venus Williams appeared at an impromptu game of traffic tennis on Ocean Drive prior to the Sony Ericsson Open earlier today in Miami, Florida.

Sometimes I don't really understand all these promotional events. I don't mind seeing them play on a rooftop or on the beach but from the car roofs?

Can't they be more creative like this last year or like this?

(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Night tennis: The brainchild of Sony Ericsson

The Star runs an article about night tennis today.

Forget everything you already know about tennis - because at night the rules are totally different. Having already brought the house down in Madris, Miami and Zurich, Night Tennis has recently hit Melbourne, Australia.



Australian tennis legends Pat Cash and Wayne Arthurs and six of their peers proved they could still play a fine game of tennis at the unique Night Tennis tournament.

The brainchild of phone makers Sony Ericsson, Night Tennis is a potentially trendy gig aimed at bringing together the two cultures of sporting and clubbing.

Night Tennis was created to showcase the sport to a new and younger audience. Whether or not it achieved its objective, Sony Ericsson showed everyone a great time at Shed Four.

I say, with or without Night Tennis, this sports will still be able to approach younger audience.

Why do people like to make themselves look ugly?

This is actually a continuation from this post about finding out which celebrities that look like you.

But I discover that instead of convincing yourself about how pretty or good looking you are, these days people prefer to make themselves look ugly and funny.

For example, your mobile phone is no longer being used to take picture but also to make that picture looks ugly. Well, my humble phone doesn't have those technology. My friend recently got a Sony Ericsson mobile phone as a birthday gift and it is able to do that (no need Adobe Photochop )

So, here is my picture which I find the funniest!