Here’s something you don’t see very often in the world of professional tennis. While warming up for her Australian Open match, tennis star Maria Sharapova noticed a strange, dead spot on the court. “It was a little bit strange,” she said. “I thought Nike had put some extra cushioning in my shoes!” The chair umpire [...]
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Wow, Venus Williams has really outdone herself this time. In her second-round match at the Australian Open, Williams strutted out onto the court at Rod Laver Arena wearing a yellow tank-top dress with a bizarre, crisscross pattern covering her stomach. Venus is no stranger to eye-catching outfits, wearing one as recently as this week. Yahoo [...]
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Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Sasha Vujacic of the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA star is engaged to tennis babe Maria Sharapova, having popped the question with a ginormous engagement ring. The happy couple have been together for about a year and got engaged on Tuesday when Sasha asked Maria to marry him [...]
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WNBA star Diana Taurasi will appear nude on the cover of ESPN The Magazine‘s 2nd Annual Body Issue, which will hit shelves on Friday. The Phoenix Mercury star’s will grace two magazine covers. One is shown above. The other shot shows a naked Taurasi posing with a basketball, with certain body parts strategically covered up. [...]
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The rain finally stopped, and when it did, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday to win his first U.S. Open tennis final. Nadal now becomes the seventh man ever to complete a career Grand Slam, after waiting out a two-hour rain delay. Nadal beat Djokovic, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, [...]
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It was never much of a contest as Kim Clijsters‘ 6-2, 6-1 victory in a mere 59 minutes was the most one-sided U.S. Open final in 34 years. Vera Zvonareva‘s performance was massively disappointing, not only for her but for all fans of women’s tennis. The 26-year-old Russian was also beaten at Wimbledon this year [...]
Venus Williams‘ U.S. Open outfit is causing quite a stir. The flashy, pink, sequined dress proved to be quite the distraction, for players and announcers alike. Although Venus beat No. 18-seed Shahar Peer during their third-round match on Sunday, Williams’ self-designed outfit obviously caused problems for her during the contest. The dress often rode up [...]
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Those rowdy tennis fans are at it again. On Thursday night, a fight among fans broke out in section 187 of Arthur Ashe Stadium, during a match between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner. The whole thing was caught on video by Arnold Florendo, 37, of Long Island, New York. UPDATE: See second video below for [...]
Roger Federer hits yet another “tweener” shot between The legs during his first round match in the 2010 U.S. Open vs. Brian Dabul, much to the delight of those in attendance. Is this the world’s greatest tennis shot or what? Related articles by Zemanta US Open 2010: Roger Federer hits another shot to remember against [...]
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Is it real or is it fake? A new video uploaded to YouTube showing tennis great Roger Federer knocking a soda can off of a man’s head with a serve has quickly become a viral sensation. The video was made during filming for a new Gillette ad. All that Gillette has said about the ad [...]
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Former teen tennis star Jennifer Capriati was rushed to the hospital early Monday morning after authorities responded to a call for a possible overdose. The call reportedly came from a hotel in Riviera Beach, Florida. Capriati was immediately taken to a local hospital. Jennifer’s father has spoken to various members of the media and says [...]
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A couple of old-school tennis rivals played a charity match, Andre Agassi teamed with Rafael Nadal, while Pete Sampras teamed with Roger Federer. The trash-talking took an ugly detour real fast. Sampras decided to imitate Agassi’s famous walk to lighten the mood a bit. Andre didn’t seem to care for it one bit. From that [...]
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