The "Isn't Robbie Ginepri a Babe" Thread

[The Chloe]

Me? Treat men as objects?! NEVER!

Isn't he though?

[DBBN]

me --> :love1: <-- Hippie Ginepri

[DBBN]

I am in love. Love love love.

OK, lust. Get over it!

[The Chloe]

Robbie needs to shave. I don't find him all that attractive in the face, but I jsut might if he would remember to buy a razor.

Anyhow, wtf is he wearing on his head? Make it stop!

[Lee]

That piece of rag on top of his head should be dumped into the drain right by their feet. ;D ;D

But I do like THE look

[DBBN]

I only see a red X

I want to seeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[DBBN]

I see, now that I put the link in my browser ;D

She's so lucky :love1:

[DBBN]

Robby Responds! American Young Gun Shares His Thoughts
Ginepri discusses goals, music, sleeveless shirts and, of course, the Playboy Mansion visit in replies to e-mails from around the world .


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Ginepri faces No. 2 seed Sebastien Grosjean on Thursday.

One year ago, he was a little-known prospect who was taught a rough lesson by the World No. 1 in Cincinnati. Now, with his first title under his belt (at Newport earlier this month) and a growing legion of fans who admire his game, attitude and athleticism, U.S. young gun Robby Ginepri is riding high. So it was no surprise when we received more than 100 questions from around the world for the 20-year-old from Marietta, Georgia. Ginepri took time out Wednesday at the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles to read some of the e-mails and compose the following responses. Unfortunately, since he's preparing for his Thursday second-round showdown with No. 2 seed Sebastien Grosjean, he couldn't get to every message, but he was grateful for all the kind wishes.

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Congratulations on a great year so far - you have a lot of fans here in Atlanta. 1) What couple of things do you attribute for the great improvement in your game this year, and 2) What type of player presents the most difficult match-up for you?
- Dave
Marietta, GA

I've been working on my serve and conditioning a lot. The players that give me the most difficult time are counterpunchers, ones that get everything back. Hewitt, Agassi, the scrappy guys, like Grosjean will be.

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Being part of the contingent of the new generation of talented Americans, how far do you see yourself going in the future? Do you think you can surpass the success of Roddick?
- Jessica
Singapore

Hopefully I see myself getting into the Top 10, and surpassing Andy would be nice but it's a little too far ahead to look right now.

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I was wondering what's in your CD/Mp3 player at the moment?
- Olivia
Halifax, England

A little Eminem and 50 Cent.

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You haven't played Sebastien Grosjean before. Do you know his game well? And do you think you can beat him?
- Nyi Nyi
Australia

I've seen him play many a time, and I know how he plays. And for the second question, if I ever go into matches thinking I can't win, then I usually don't.

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Forget tennis! Who was your favourite playmate at the mansion? How are you going to regain your focus for the remaining hard court season?
- Michael
Sydney, Australia

The Playboy Mansion was a lot of fun, and it was before the tournament started so I've had some time to get my focus back.

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What do you do to prepare for a match against an opponent that you feel is better than yourself?
- Dan
Redmond, WA

I try to focus on only the things I can do, and I just get really psyched up for the match.

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I saw you play on TV last year vs. Hewitt in Cincinnati. Obviously, it wasn't one of your better performances. But this year you have had much better results, beating Safin, Blake and also winning in Newport. What part of your game has improved the most since last summer? Also, besides yourself of course, who do you think will win the US Open later this summer?
- Frank
Marlton, NJ

The experience I've gained in a year has really helped. I've been working a lot on my conditioning, and progression forward into the court. For the summer, winning the US Open would be awesome, but picking another player right now would be too difficult since the summer swing has just begun.

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I saw you play in Indy, and I saw a lot of you playing doubles. It looked like you and Diego [Ayala] had a pretty good relationship despite not playing together before. Did you know each other before? Which do you prefer to play (more fun) singles or doubles? Also, my mom and I went every day to watch… and we noticed… was the lady with you your mom as well??
- Becca
Indianapolis, IN

Diego and I were really good friends, but we've never played before. I think being really good friends kept us both loose on the court. And yeah, my mom was in Indy with me, so that must be who you saw.

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My question is, I know that many of the Young Americans are all friends, Andy said his best friend is Brian Vahaly, so who is your best friend on the Tour?
- Eileen C.
Pennsylvania

I've got a lot of friends on the Tour - but the one I get along with best is probably Robert Kendrick.

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After your win in Newport and your hard defeat to Moya at the Miami quarters, which surface suits your game best, hard or grass? Also, what would you rate as your strongest weapon and which is the one you should the most work on in the future ?
- Alex
Liege, Belgium

Hardcourt is my better surface because I grew up on it, but I do like the grass as well. I think my forehand is my strongest weapon along with my quickness around the court.

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Out of all the players who have worn the sleeveless shirt so far, who do you think wears it the best? (Yes, you are allowed to say yourself!)
- Anne
Worthing, UK

Moya's another good one, and of course James is the original.

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Do you have any superstitions or good luck charms?
- Connor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

I usually try to eat the same breakfast that I started eating at the beginning of the week, whether it's cereal and toast and fruit, or eggs and hash browns. [/b]

[Lee]

Perfect!



and nice butt! ;D



source: sportscn.com

[Layla]

Gorgeous! Thanks Lee!

[DBBN]

Thanks Lee

Robby lost a gross match to Nestor today, it was pretty pathetic

There are hopefully better things to come in the next few weeks

[Lee]

My 'babe' (since I'm old enough to be his mom, I can definitely call him my baby ) did a great job today.

He took Gaudio apart in first set but Gaudio played better in 2nd while Ginepri had more UEs then should be so 2nd set was really tight. Ginepri had some bps but didn't convert until the match is at 5-5. Gaudio also started making UEs and Ginepri just kept the balls in and waited for Gaudio the hit the net or out wide. He broke Gaudio and served for the match. It got to his nerve and my guess was he tried to close the match and made 2 UEs to make it 0-30 and not able to recovered and lost the serve.

Now it's Gaudio's turn to press and he DF at the beginning. Ginepri settled down and again patiently wait for Gaudio to commit UEs and they got to 3-6 and Ginepri had 3 mps on his serve. Ginepri charged the net and Gaudio came up with a passing shot, the ball was clearly out (by about 2 inches) but to everyone's amazement, the linesman called in. Ginepri made the formal request for the umpire to overrule but he was on the other side of the court. My dear Ginepri dug in, tried to serve out his match again. After almost 10 exchanges and Ginepri got closer and closer to the net (and a few volleys), Gaudio's passing shot went wide. And I finally remembered to breathe again.

[DBBN]

I was the same, Lee.

Especially the point he won, he was lucky again, he kept hitting right to Gaudio and fortunately Gaudio muffed his pass wide.

Rob does have nerve issues...it was the same thing in either the SF or F of Newport (can't remember which), but he was up a break and served for the match, and blew it before squeaking through a TB.

But better to win them than to lose them

And man, he looked AWESOME on TV today, as usual ;D

[Layla]

Thanks for the report Lee! It's almost like watching it for real.

Woohoo Robby!

[Lee]

How can i beat Hurley to post this pic of Robby is beyond my comprehension.



from: yahoo.com

[Lee]

Hurley said:

I was the same, Lee.

Especially the point he won, he was lucky again, he kept hitting right to Gaudio and fortunately Gaudio muffed his pass wide.

Rob does have nerve issues...it was the same thing in either the SF or F of Newport (can't remember which), but he was up a break and served for the match, and blew it before squeaking through a TB.

But better to win them than to lose them

And man, he looked AWESOME on TV today, as usual ;D

I think it's the final of newport. He had Mulzer (?sp) on the string and lost the 2nd set.

[DBBN]

Lee said:

How can i beat Hurley to post this pic of Robby is beyond my comprehension.



from: yahoo.com

Hee, I made that my wallpaper an hour or so ago. ;D

That was THE FLEX at the end...I nearly passed out

[Lee]

from TMS Cincinnati site

[Layla]

I'm browsing the net for various pics and I stumbled on this one I liked. From www.tennis.info

[Lee]

Sorry Robby, I have to cheer for Rainer tonight!

[DBBN]

I'm glad Rainer won too

But I caught the last few games after I got home, and OH. MY. GOD. Robby looked SO HOT in his black sleeveless. I nearly passed out. He is the hottest guy on Tour by far, in my humble opinion. Not even Rainer could hold a candle.

[Lee]

He is hot but he was totally rattled by Rainer last night. Poor baby!

[Layla]

Well, at least he's a good-looking poor baby.

[Lee]

Robby Ginepri (USA) defeated No. 23 seed Wayne Ferreira (RSA) in a second round match.
Photo by Jonathan Fickies/usopen.org

[DBBN]

Happy 21st birthday Rob!! ;D

[Lee]

I finally find a pic of Ginepri without his beard. He looks like a little boy there and so cute. Too bad I can't post it as it's in PDF (Adobe reader). It's in the 2003 Official Guide of player profiles.

[Lee]

Ginepri will be on CBS on Thanksgiving day, November 27. There will be 2 hours of SuperSet tennis before the football game.

[TennisHack]

From MSN Celebrity Gossip:

Minnie Single Again
Looks like Minnie Driver is nursing another broken heart. The London Mirror reports that the actress has called it quits with tennis player Robby Ginepri, whom she began dating last spring. "Robby's tennis career takes him all over the world and she is busy filming," a loose-lipped Minnie pal tells the paper. "It just became a struggle to see each other so they made a mutual decision to pack things in." There was also that small matter of the age difference: 33-year-old Minnie may have had different priorities than 21-year-old Ginepri. Driver's previous beaux include John Cusack, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon.

[Lee]

TennisHack said:

From MSN Celebrity Gossip:

Minnie Single Again
Looks like Minnie Driver is nursing another broken heart. The London Mirror reports that the actress has called it quits with tennis player Robby Ginepri, whom she began dating last spring. "Robby's tennis career takes him all over the world and she is busy filming," a loose-lipped Minnie pal tells the paper. "It just became a struggle to see each other so they made a mutual decision to pack things in." There was also that small matter of the age difference: 33-year-old Minnie may have had different priorities than 21-year-old Ginepri. Driver's previous beaux include John Cusack, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon.

lol, I won't be surprised. They last longer than I expected.