The New York Observer (New York, NY) back issues from September 2007:
Moving Day at the Open.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The upset-scythe sliced down Sharapova, Martina Hingis, no. 11 seed Patty Schnyder and no. 7 seed Nadia Petrova. Hingis said her mom texted her this morning saying: 'Watch out.' Hingis, who barely escaped her last match, lost to the 18-year-old Victoria Azarenka 6-0 in the third set. ...
Maria's Nightmare.
Sep 01, 2007 ... It's a remarkable loss that caps a remarkably discouraging year for Maria Sharapova. "I'm disappointed for Maria," said no. 3 ranked Jelena Jankovic, who was stretching before a practice today. "She was a defending champion, so losing in the third round she could never have ...
Aggie's Day in the Spotlight.
Sep 01, 2007 ... About 90 minutes after Agnieszka Radwanska became a national story, she was in the player's dining room telling two adoring young ladies what she had for breakfast. "Let's see," she said, bursting into a smile, braces and all. "I had a bagel. With cream cheese! And I had a piece ...
Sharapova is Out.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The biggest upset at the Open in years: The defending U.S. Open Champion Maria Sharapova has been eliminated. The unflappable 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska won in three sets, ...
Back Against the Wall.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Learn the name: Agnieszka Radwanska, a 30th ranked Pole who is playing a lot like Maria Sharapova 2004. She's taken the first set from Maria, 6-4, after breaking her twice. And those serve stats we were ...
Match of the Day.
Sep 01, 2007 ... It's the hotly anticipated match of the first week. Federer v. Isner: The giant of tennis versus the boy giant. It's not really a matter if Isner can beat Federer -- no one thinks that -- but about how good a fight the young American can put up. Everyone seems to agree that ...
Day 5 Round-Up.
Sep 01, 2007 ... As we move closer to the second week, the tennis is getting so good. Rafael Nadal's bum knees held together long enough for his opponent, Janko Tipsarevic, to retire in the third set. The resurrected Robby Ginepri moves onto the third round. Lleyton Hewitt, the man who many ...
Bartoli Sizes Up Serena.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Marion Bartoli wishes she could replay the Wimbledon Finals when she lost to Venus Williams. She said she would changed her strategy. Instead of hitting the ball in the corners, she would have hit the ball down the center of the court, preventing Venus an opportunity to get good angles on ...
The Best Day at the Open.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Don't look further than Day 7. This will be the best day at the 2007 U.S. Open. The Williams sisters both have fantastically difficult challenges on Ashe today. We'll preview both matches this morning and find out exactly what their opponents need to ...
Nadal's Knees.
Sep 02, 2007 ... As he was strolling in the players' lounge yesterday after another easy win yesterday, I asked Rafael Nadal if his knees were back ...
Welcome to the Second Week!
Sep 02, 2007 ... Labor Day Match of the Day: Andy Roddick versus Tomas Berdych. Neither player has dropped a set in this tournament and the winner will be rewarded with a quarterfinals match against Roger Federer. Tommy Haas and ...
Parisian Jeweler Muscles In On Leviev's Madison Turf.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Lev Leviev will soon have some competition up on Madison Avenue. Mauboussin, the high-end Parisian jeweler, has signed on for 8,400 square feet at 714 Madision Avenue, according to Newmark Knight Frank's Amira Yunis. The building was formerly occupied by upscale women's clothing ...
The (Big) Round-Up: Monday.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Barney's building at 660 Madison sold for $375 M to Italian firm. [Bloomberg via Daily News] 200 square feet is enough for a Manhattan couple. [NY Times] The "view" may be the most cherished amenity in New York real estate. [NY Times] Studio in Tudor City ...
Day 7 Round-Up.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Well, today wasn't the best day at the Open. Marion Bartoli didn't make it close, nor did Ana Ivanovic. The Williams sisters once again proved why they are the best two players in the history of women's tennis. Until you beat them, you're not an ...
Richard Williams Isn't Happy.
Sep 02, 2007 ... There's probably only one person in the world who wasn't impressed with Venus Williams thoroughly swift dispatch of Ana Ivanovic. Her dad. "I don't think she played that great today," said Richard Williams. "The second serve wasn't doing anything. Venus wasn't turning. She ...
Inside the Players Rec Room.
Sep 02, 2007 ... The best players don't spend much time in the players' lounge, but the people who do-like Venus Williams' boyfriend, who spends an inordinate amount of time there-get to exploit in high luxury intended ...
Serena Picks Up Easiest Win.
Sep 02, 2007 ... The difference between this match and the last was striking for Serena Williams. In the last, Williams entered the women's locker room on the verge of tears. Today, she came in smiling and gave a big thumbs up. Serena Williams had her easiest win of the tournament today, ...
Venus v. Ana.
Sep 02, 2007 ... It's the match of the tournament: the streaking Venus Williams versus the future star Ana Ivanovic. The Serbian has never beaten Venus-or Serena for that matter. "They both play very powerful," she told me two weeks ago. "It's still something I have to practice hard ...
Nadal 'Feeling Better'.
Sep 02, 2007 ... What's the latest on Rafael Nadal's bum knees? While dipping some sushi in soy sauce yesterday, he said, ...
That's One Fancy Hot Dog.
Sep 02, 2007 ... I've resisted it for a week, but here goes. Two sample purchases from the unsurprisingly expensive concession stand: Footlong hot dog, waffle fries ...
Austin: Don't Hang Your Hat on Kuznetsova (or Anyone).
Sep 02, 2007 ... Tracy Austin, the TV analyst, was in the player's lounge yesterday when I asked her who would win that totally crazy bottom half of the women's draw. "I have no feeling and that's very unusual because I'm pretty opinionated," she said, her arms crossed. "You've got Kuznetsova ...
Dressing for the James Blake Match.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Meet Melissa, a 23-year-old Yale grad who works on Wall Street and lives in midtown. On Saturday night, she was holding a plastic cup of red wine and an American Express bag with a shirt she bought for her boyfriend's younger sister. She was getting ready to watch the James Blake match. ...
Parker Sutton, Out Late With the Family.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Parker Sutton is a Princeton grad and lives at 14th and B. He came with his family Saturday night to see his favorite player, James Blake, whose match was to start at about 10. Here he is on his Open outfit, a blue-and-white striped oxford shirt: "I can wear ...
Henin Faces the Williams Gauntlet (Again).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Before the Open began, Serena Williams discussed how eager she was to take on Justine Henin, who she's lost to at both the French Open and Wimbledon this year: "I'm excited actually ...She's one of my favorite opponents to play. She has a good game and she brings it to you and ...
Adam Bordner Gets Angry in the Food Court.
Sep 03, 2007 ... On Sunday at around noon, there was one free table at the food court. Two groups approached it. One group was made up of a dad and his daughters; the other included three ladies and their male companion, Adam Bordner. The dad put his stuff beside the table, thinking he'd reserve ...
The Serena Mystery.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Is Serena Williams secretly injured? After her match against Marion Bartoli, she was asked if anything was affecting her physically: "I would be the last person to tell you just in case Justine or Safina reads it, and they're like, 'Oh, I know what to do.'" ...
It's Nice to be Chuck Schumer.
Sep 03, 2007 ... In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer had a pretty easy time of it Sunday, facing ...
Ensign, Republicans, Struggle to Find Good Signs for 2008.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Senator John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who is heading up his party's effort to win back the Senate in 2008, doesn't have a lot to work with--and it showed on Sunday. Mr. Ensign, whose party must defend 22 of the 34 seats on next year's ballot, squared off with his Democratic ...
The Morning Read, Holiday Edition: Monday, September 3, 2007.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hillary Clinton said she can work "within the system" to make "principled compromises" as president. Clinton adviser Mark Penn said Barack Obama is "poll-sensitive" and scripted. Another Clinton fund-raiser, Sant. S. Chatwal, has a checkered past. Rudy ...
Spitzer's Game.
Sep 03, 2007 ... I caught up with Eliot Spitzer outside Arthur Ashe Stadium before last night's Roger Federer match and asked him about the best part of his tennis game. "I used to volley well," he said. "I'd come up to the net a lot. But now I'm 48 years old. My hamstring hurts, my back ...
The Best Rivalry in Women's Tennis.
Sep 03, 2007 ... It's time to start talking about tonight's match between Serena Williams and Justine Henin, the latest installment in what some of my favorite tennis experts consider to be the greatest rivalry going on the women's side. "Serena-Henin is the best," said Jon Wertheim, a senior ...
15 CPW Notches First Official Sale.
Sep 03, 2007 ... The first sale at Fifteen Central Park West is official. Unit 7C has closed for $9.67 million, according to city records. The buyer, listed as Carolina Real Property LLC, took its time closing. The deal went to contract back in September 2005 and did not close until just a few ...
USTA Bumps Venus-Jankovic Match.
Sep 03, 2007 ... No doubt freaked out that Svetlana Kuznetsova or Anna Chakvetadze would be the marquee players for a quarterfinals match on primetime on Wednesday night, the USTA just announced it has bumped the Venus Williams-Jelena Jankovic match from Tuesday to Wednesday. Chris Widmaier, a ...
Why the Conservatives Like Rudy.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Heading into the post-Labor Day sprint to the primaries, Rudy Giuliani has utterly defied the pundits who predicted that Republican voters would never accept a twice divorced, pro-choice New Yorker. Rather than wilt, Mr. Giuliani has cemented his lead in national polls and in ...
The Real Pedro Martinez Returns.
Sep 03, 2007 ... The results of Pedro Martinez's return to a major league mound were heartening to New York Mets fans. He pitched well, giving up two runs in five innings, and got a win. But the numbers don't begin to tell the story. The raw statistics from his return start on Sept. 3 ...
Events for September 4, 2007.
Sep 03, 2007 ... 6:19 a.m. Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro will join commuters on the first day of the S89 bus service through Bayonne, New Jersey, starting at the bus stop at Forest and Richmond avenues on Staten Island. 7 a.m. Hawaiian Tropic Zone models will hand out 5,000 free ...
Hillary's Red Meat for Iowa.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hillary Clinton saved her most energetic appearance of this Labor Day weekend sweep through New Hampshire and Iowa for last. She just addressed a hall full of union members at the Des Moines Labor Day "Solidarity Fest" bellowing, "Are you ready for change in America?" ...
Blake Blows Three Match Points, Loses to Tommy Haas.
Sep 03, 2007 ... James Blake is playing? Why, it must be a five-set match! This time, he lost. Tommy Haas overcame three match points and an absolutely nutso pro-Blake crowd to move to the quarters ....
The Afternoon Wrap: Monday.
Sep 03, 2007 ... More than you ever wanted to know about Trouble, the $12 million dog. [NY Times] If you thought the transit strike was fun ... [Gothamist] Battery Park City ...
Elsewhere: Clinton, Smith, NYPD.
Sep 03, 2007 ... In Iraq today, President Bush said it's possible to "maintain the same level of security with fewer American forces." In an op-ed article in the LA Times today, Mario Cuomo said "the feeble, post-factum" resolutions passed by congress are no substitute for formal declarations ...
Cassie Sterling Really Likes Eliot Spitzer.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Here is a clip of Cassie Sterling, an office administrator from Crowne Heights, who waved and smiled when she saw Eliot Spitzer on Eastern Parkway during the West Indian Day Parade. So, what does she think of the Joe Bruno situation? "I don't have no comment about ...
Little Old Andy Roddick.
Sep 03, 2007 ... To listen to Andy Roddick over the last two weeks, you'd think he was closer to the end of his career than the beginning. He said before the Open began, "I still feel like I have another Slam in me. At least that's what I'm shooting for." Then he said ...
Ray Kelly's Parade Escort: Jah Paul Haughton.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Amid the casually dressed politicians and throngs of security detail in dark suits was the Hon. Jah Paul Haughton, a self-described "community leader and reggae artist" who walked for most of the ...
The Navratilova Protocol.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Moments ago, I asked Martina Navratilova for her opinion on the Serena Williams-Justine Henin match tomorrow. She seemed stunned and said, "See that lady? You can ask her if you can talk to ...
Restring Central.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Over the course of these two weeks at the Open, 3,000 racquets will be strung and restrung. There is one central nerve system where this all goes down, where coaches dump off racquets and pick them up later. There's one ...
Hillary's Labor Day.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hillary Clinton received warm support from an audience of union workers and advocates in Sioux City, especially when she paid tribute to the importance of the Iowa caucuses in testing Presidential candidates. "You kind of kick my tires," she said adding, "The road to the White ...
Bloomberg on Non-Citizen Voting.
Sep 03, 2007 ... After marching in the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, Michael Bloomberg visited a PS 241 in Brooklyn to talk about the opening of schools tomorrow. There, I got a chance to ask him about remarks Lt. Governor David Paterson made at a breakfast for parade organizers today in support of ...
Novak and Novelty Music.
Sep 03, 2007 ... What was the thing that Novak Djokovic loved most about his match last night in New York? Cotton-Eyed Joe. "Well, there are a lot of things I didn't know about the ...
Roddick, Kuznetsova Advance.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Andy Roddick moves to the quarterfinals after Tomas Berdych retired in the second set. It's the second time an opponent has retired against Roddick at the Open. Roddick has yet to drop a set and it's leading one to wonder: Could he give Federer a fight in the ...
Paterson, Without Spitzer Administration, Praises Non-Citizen Voting.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Michael Bloomberg got a laugh today by suggesting to organizers of the West Indian Parade that he's the only one in his administration who can legitimately lay claim to being a West Indian, considering all the time he spends in Bermuda. But it was David Paterson who made news by ...
Rudin Loves Hillary, Trump Jr. Loves Giuliani.
Sep 03, 2007 ... The Times had a story on Friday about the biggest bundlers for the major Presidential candidates. Bundlers assemble large amounts of campaign donations on behalf of candidates. ...
Spitzer's Net Play.
Sep 04, 2007 ... My colleague John Koblin, who has been entertainingly (and obsessively) covering the U.S. Open in Flushing, caught up with the governor last night on his way to one of the matches. ...
School (Blogs) in Session.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Starting today, school is back in session. And, for that matter, so are a host of education blogs and web sites: Here's the official blog of the United Federation of Teachers. And here's the official blog of New York City public school students. A writer ...
The Morning Read; Tuesday, September 4, 2007.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Eliot Spitzer is fighting to keep private some emails sought by the Ethics Commission. Spitzer is expected to name NYRA as winner of the state's horseracing franchise, while inviting others to bid on control of casinos at Aqueduct and Belmont. A Brooklyn woman in ...
The Round-Up: Tuesday.
Sep 04, 2007 ... To ease the city's traffic congestion, Mayor Bloomberg wants people to hop on bicycles. [NY Times] Historic building at 339 Lafayette faces an uncertain future. [NY Times] An ode to the Blue condo. [NY Times] Development is on ...
In This Week's Observer...
Sep 04, 2007 ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg buys a mansion at 1014 Madison for about $40 million. Nancy Grace, the loudmouth legal eagle, buys another East Side condo for just under $1 million. Manhattan will have 10,000 apartment sales in 2007, the first time that's happened in a long ...
Serena's Meltdown.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Moments after one of the worst losses of her career, Serena Williams walked into the women's locker room sobbing. When she met with the press 20 minutes later she was still teary-eyed. And she did not want to talk about her match. "I really don't feel like talking ...
Remembering Robert Garlock, Beloved Press Agent to Uma, Hugh, Clive.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Widely loved publicist Robert Garlock died Sunday, Sept. 2, at St. Vincent's Hospital from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 41. Mr. Garlock, whose roster of celebrity clients included actors Hilary Swank, Clive Owen, Hugh Grant and Kate Winslet, had been at PMK/HBH for 14 ...
Whose 9/11 Is It? Clintons Invoke It In Their Campaign.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Is the Clinton campaign trying to supplant Rudy Giuliani on the Sept. 11 pedestal? Listening to Bill Clinton introduce Hillary Clinton during a campaign sweep through New Hampshire and Iowa this Labor Day weekend, it sure sounded that way. The Clinton campaign apparently wants a ...
The Spokes-Models.
Sep 04, 2007 ... On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, Vikki Eichmann was striding through the Union Square farmers' market, one hand steering a sea-green, 1970's Schwinn Breeze bicycle and the other tossing a curtain of silky brown hair over her bony shoulder. She was wearing a strapless plum-colored ...
Even French TV Showed Up...
Sep 04, 2007 ... Why would CNN, Reuters, a French television crew and more than a dozen other reporters come to a protest in City Hall to watch 25-odd protesters yell about a little school in Brooklyn? Because it has everything needed to make it a big, sensational story. Arabs. Jews ....
Guardian Reclaims America.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, the storied, handsome British newspaper with a spectacularly successful worldwide Web site, had already tried to build his newspaper a proper home in the United States twice. Then he hired Michael Tomasky to give it another ...
Rocking Deck at Daily News.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Martin Dunn, the editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News, says he's baffled that even though the newspaper business is in turmoil, his colleagues are willing to accept the status quo. Journalists believe they are the "greatest advocates of change," he said by phone on ...
Atlantic Yards: The Suspense Builds.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Forest City Ratner had once imagined that, by now, the Atlantic Yards site in central Brooklyn would be humming with construction activity. Contractors would be tearing up streets to upgrade utilities, moving train tracks for the Long Island Rail Road and digging the foundations for the ...
Wek Attack! As Fashion Week Commences Atop Skyscraper, Sudanese Supermodel Alek Gives Our Reporter Ver-tigo.
Sep 04, 2007 ... On Tuesday, Sept. 4, supermodels Sasha Pivovarova and Alek Wek, along with IMG Fashion senior VP Fern Mallis, designer Tracy Reese and a Mercedes-Benz executive named Drew Slaven, flipped a giant switch in the Empire State Building lobby, heralding the illumination of its spire in a ...