Danai Udomchoke invites you to his home in Pattaya

Here's an interesting peek into Danai Udomchoke's home in Pattaya.

It was built and renovated last year and the Thailand no.1 player should have moved into the new house by now.


(Images via Danai Udomchoke's official website)

Maria Sharapova: It's not a pretty come back

Urghh... Sharapova looks terrible in these photos.

I don't know why but she keeps reminding me of Charlize Theron's character in that award winning movie Monster.

I guess Sharapova is a little disappointed after losing 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 in her first-round doubles match with partner Elena Vesnina against Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek, at Indian Wells.

Vesvina was the defending champion here last year with Dinara Safina.

“It feels very good to be back,” Sharapova said.

“I just wanted to test (the shoulder) out. I started training a couple of months ago. I just wanted to … test it out in a match situation and get a little different scenery than the practice court and play in front of the crowd, so that was exciting."

"The main goal for here was just to get out there and be in that atmosphere again."

“The hump I’ve got to get through right now is to put together two weeks of coming out to the court and playing two or three sets every day, and doing that for seven or eight days in a row. … Right now I’m able to do maybe three days or four days and then I have to take it easy on the fifth."

Even Sharapova herself wasn't sure where or when she would play again.

Now here are some prettier sights of Sharapova on court.

I miss her a lot! Hopefully she'll recover completely soon.


(Via AP, Images by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Roger Federer says girlfriend Mirka is pregnant!

Yay! Roger Federer is going to be a daddy soon!

Federer said in a message on his web site yesterday that his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

The baby is due in the summer.

Dear Fans

I arrived in Indian Wells earlier this week and I am eager to get back out on court. My back is feeling much better and I am ready to go.

I also have some really awesome news to share with all of you: Mirka and I are excited to let you know that we will be parents this summer! Mirka is pregnant and we are so happy to be starting a family together. This is a dream come true for us. We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well.

Speak soon and thanks for all your continued support!

Roger

Federer met Mirka back in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics.

Hopefully we'll be hearing the wedding bells soon ;-)

Currently the world no. 2 is in Indian Wells, California for the ATP masters 1000 event.

Federer is seeded second behind Nadal at Indian Wells and he will open against Marc Gicquel or Simone Bolelli.

(Via AP)

Will Rendy Lu Yen-Hsun pull off another upset at Indian Wells?

Finally I've gotten over Rendy's devastating defeat to Somdev Devvarman.

But there's one thing I would like to express here.

This is for Rendy's brother and manager, Thomas.

Thomas, please stop apologizing on the website whenever Rendy lost in a match or tournament!

You and Rendy don't owe anyone any apology or explanation!

Now on a lighter note, Rendy recently reunited with his little nephew, Xiao An An during his stay in Taiwan.

Rendy is back in practice court at Indian Wells and could meet Gilles Simon in the second round. That's a tough draw!


(Images via Great Tennis Photos, Rendy Lu's official site)