| Nickname | Real Name |
|---|---|
| Allez Bitch, JuJu | Justine Henin |
| Anci, NaturAna, Baby Elephant | Ana Ivanovic |
| Aggie, ARad | Agnieszka Radwanska |
| ARod | Andy Roddick |
| Baby Hippo | Dinara Safina |
| BG, Beej | Brad Gilbert |
| Bepa | cyrillic spelling of Vera; refers to Vera Zvonereva |
| BDeck | Brooklyn Decker, not a tennis player but queen of all WAGs |
| Big Berd | Tomas Berdych ... b/c he's tall |
| Blah, JB | James Blake |
| Bozo | Peter Bodo ... because he's such a bozo when he's stubborn |
| Burrito | Michelle Larcher de Brito |
| Caro, Sunshine, Golden Retriever | Caroline Wozniacki |
| CanWoz | Aleksandra Wozniak |
| Cones | Alize Cornet |
| CRod | Carlos Rodriguez, Justine Henin's coach |
| Curls, Baby Safin | Ernests Gulbis |
| Dani | Daniela Hantuchova |
| Daveed | David Ferrer |
| Delpo, Elf | Juan Martin Del Potro |
| Djoker, Nole | Novak Djokovic |
| Dr. Ivo | Ivo Karlovic |
| Dulkbag | Gisela Dulko |
| Drama Queen, JJ, JaJa | Jelena Jankovic |
| El Jono | Jon Wertheim |
| Fed, TMF, Maestro, Darth Federer, Federror, Greatest Shanker of All Time | Roger Federer ... see this for a catalog |
| Flavs | Flavia Pennetta |
| Gonzo | Fernando Gonzalez |
| Headbanger, Misha | Mikhail Youzhny ... first b/c of this |
| Head Samurai | Sam Querrey |
| Hippo, Sex Gawd | Marat Safin |
| JZ | Jie Zheng |
| Kamikaze | Maria Jose Sanchez Martinez b/c her serve and volley style and incessant use of dropshots is so crazy |
| Killer | Darren Cahill as he rocks |
| Kleybs | Alisa Kleybanova |
| Kohli | Phillip Kohlschreiber |
| Le Monf | Gael Monfils |
| LenaD | Elena Dementieva |
| MaKiri | Maria Kirilenko |
| Masha, Shrieka, Shaza | Maria Sharapova |
| Momo | Amelie Mauresmo |
| Mono | Marion Bartoli ... after all she loves Roger Federer and insists that she had mono in early 2008 |
| Mosquito | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| Muzz, Muzza, Muzzard | Andy Murray |
| Nads | Nadia Petrova |
| Nails | Na Li |
| Nalby | David Nalbandian |
| Nando | Fernando Verdasco |
| Pico | Juan Monaco |
| Playstation, Kolya | Nikolay Davydenko |
| ReeRee | Serena Williams |
| Reeshard | Richard Gasquet |
| Rusty, Lawnmower | Lleyton Hewitt |
| Sam, Superhero | Samantha Stosur |
| Sev | Severin Luthi, Swiss DC Captain and Federer's unofficial coach |
| The Sex | Radek Stepanek b/c he gets the ladies despite being ugly |
| Sneki | Snezana Jankovic, JJ's mom |
| Sod, Sodemort | Robin Soderling |
| Splits, TennisMum, Champagne Kimmy | Kim Clijsters |
| Sveta, Kuz | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Tigs | Stephen Tignor |
| Tree, Jizzy | John Isner |
| Vee | Venus Williams |
| Vezzy | Elena Vesina |
| Vika | Victoria Azarenka |
| Wawa | Stanislas Wawrinka |
| Whoopie | Yanina Wickmayer b/c her grunt is ... |
Glossary
Like some of my favorite blogs, especially this and that, I will periodically refer to professional players by their nicknames. Obviously, this is all meant in fun.
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