Compete against other French Open Fanatics

Our round up of the best online games around the French Open:

Tennis Brackets:

Pro Pelican Tennis (Women, starting in 4th Round.  Enter Daily.)

Tennis Channel (Men & Women)

On the Baseline (Women)

TennisBacket.com (Men)

Tennis Draw Challenge (Men)

Suicide Pools:

Talk About Tennis

Fantasy Tennis:

Grand Slam Fantasy Tennis 

More Games from the Roland Garros Website:

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/fanzone/games.html

Got a game?  Tell us: Propel.i.can@propelican.net

Upset Candidates!?

Of the Roland Garros contenders, these 5 ladies have had the highest jump in rankings since January.

Hsieh:                          Current Ranking: 64       Jump: 108           

First Round Opponent:  Pennetta

Bertens:                      Current Ranking: 89       Jump: 93             

First Round Opponent:  TBD – (currently in qualifying rounds)

Babos:                          Current Ranking: 65       Jump: 89             

 First Round Opponent:  Zvonereva

Lepchenko:                   Current Ranking: 61       Jump: 66             

First Round Opponent:  Pervak

Hampton:                      Current Ranking: 88       Jump: 57             

First Round Opponent:  Rus, who is ranked lower than her, but her 2^nd round matchup is against Serena Williams. 

NOTE: Kiki Bertens has the highest WTA winning % for this year at 100% (higher than Serena Williams).  She is the only top 100 player with no losses.   However, she'd only played 5 matches before this week. 

French Snacks For The French Open (Yum!)

 If one must be elsewhere, instead of in Paris, for the French Open at Roland Garros, be thankful that internet (thanks ESPN 3!) allows you to watch many matches all day long. 

And if you must spend the day at your TV or computer, why not channel the spirit of Roland Garros a with a little fine French fare? And no waiting in the long lines! 

This post is about Tartines because there's a tartine appropriate for every meal (and any timezone for we who are slaves to live tennis). 

What is a Tartine? 

Definition: (from dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tartine?s=t)

1.  a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.

2.  a piece of bread spread with butter, jam, etc.

It looks something like this:

The “Recipe”:

At the bottom of this post, I link to a few good recipes and to lists of many more yummy-looking tartine recipes.  But first I will outline the basics of what makes up a tartine.  Choose your favorite ingredients and make these your own! 

•   Sliced Bread: suggested: Baguette, French Bread, or Sourdough bread
•   Something spreadable: suggested: a soft cheese or hummus
•   A soft or crispy protein: suggested: smoked salmon, tuna, sadines, bacon bits, or ham
•   A vegetable: suggested: mushroom, cucumber, spinach, kale, asparagus, tomato, or beet)
•   Fruit: suggested: apple, peach, raspberry or blueberry
•   Seasoning: suggested: chives, onions, scallions,

Good news, these can be served hot or cold!

More Tartine Inspirations:

Smoked Salmon and Egg Salad

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/smoked-salmon-and-egg-salad-tartines-recipe/index.html

Pear, Bacon & Cheese

http://www.goodfoodstories.com/2011/01/05/petite-tartines/

Mushroom, Spinach & Garlic spread

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/portobello-mushroom-and-spinach-tartines-with-roasted-garlic-spread/

Beet & Goat Cheese

http://lardonmyfrench.blogspot.com/2011/02/tartine-tuesday-honey-drizzled-beets.html

Mushroom, Tomato & Cheddar

http://laurasbestrecipes.com/2009/10/shitake-mushroom-tartines-with-cheddar-fondue.html

And Many More!

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vegetable-tartine

http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=tartine&fnSearchType=site

http://www.epicurious.com/tools/searchresults?search=tartine&x=0&y=0

 Happy Snacking!

Top 25 Weekly for Week of May 21, 2012

Each week, WTA Today tells us what's happening on with the top women tennis players.  See this week's summary: 

http://www.wtatoday.com/2012/05/20/top-25-weekly-may-21-2012/

2012 Tennis Tournament Winners List

 We’re starting a quick list of all the tournament winners for 2012

Winners of WTA tournaments:

May

Sharaopva in Rome (clay)

S. Williams in Madrid (clay)

April

Errani in Budapest (clay)

Kanepi in Estoril (clay)

Bertens Fes (clay)

Sharapova in Stuttgart (clay)

Kerber in Copenhagen (hard)

Errani in Barcelona (clay)

S. Williams in Charleston (clay)

March2012

A. Radwanska in Miami (hard)

Azarenka in Indian Wells (hard)

Febuary 2012

Hsieh in Kuala Lumpur (hard)

Errani in Acapulco (clay)

Babos in Monterray (hard)

A. Radwanska in Dubai (hard)

Arvidsson in Memphis (hard)

Arruabarrena-Vecino in Bogata (clay)

Azarenka in Doha (hard)

Kerber in Paris, France (hard)

Hantuckova in Parraya City, Thailand  (hard)

January 2012

Azarenka in Melbourne, Australia (hard)

Azarenka in Sydney, Australia (hard)

Barthel in Hobart (hard)

Kaia Kanepi in Brisbane, Australia (hard)

Jie Zheng in Auckland, New Zealand (Note – her opponent, Pennetta, retired in the 3^rd set) (hard)

Winners of ATP tournaments:

February 2012

Ferrer in Acupulco

Anderson in Delray Beach

Federer in Dubai

Ferrer in Buenos Aires 

Melzer in Memphis

Del Potro in Marseille 

Raonic in San Jose

Almagro in Sau Paulo 

Federer in Rotterdam 

Monaco in Vina Del Mar 

Youzny in Zagreb, Croatia 

Berdych in Montepellier, France

January 2012

Nieminen in Sydney

Ferrer in Auckland

Andy Murray in Brisbane, Australia

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in Doha, Quatar

Milos Raonic in Chennai, India