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Novak Djokovic Edges Out Rafael Nadal For Australian Open Victory

Novak Djokovic Edges Out Rafael Nadal For Australian Open Victory

Novak Djokovic may have won the Australian Open this week but his match against Rafael Nadal might be remembers for a different reason, it was the longest Grand Slam single final in the history of professional tennis. When ... continue
Ballboy Makes Amazing Catch During Federer-Nadal Match

Ballboy Makes Amazing Catch During Federer-Nadal Match

Thursday's Australian Open match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was exciting to watch but what might have been more exciting was something that happened after a particular single point. The ballboy to the left of the screen ... continue
Marcos Baghdatis Smashes Four Tennis Rackets in a Row [Video]

Marcos Baghdatis Smashes Four Tennis Rackets in a Row [Video]

Marcos Baghdatis had a smashing time at the Australian Open on Wednesday night. The Cypriot player pulverised four of his rackets in quick succession after going down by two sets to Swiss journeyman Stanislas Warinka in his ... continue
Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters Through to Australian Open Third Round

Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters Through to Australian Open Third Round

Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Australian Open after a routine win over veteran Tommy Haas. The 25-year-old Spaniard, a champion here in 2009, came into the Haas match with speculation over his fitness ringing ... continue
Rift Between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as Aussie Open Begins

Rift Between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as Aussie Open Begins

The Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer rivalry is far from nasty - indeed, the two are never less than utterly respectful to one another. However, a small rift has appeared between the pair on the eve of the 2012 ... continue
Serena Williams Too Busy for a Boyfriend

Serena Williams Too Busy for a Boyfriend

Serena Williams is too busy not enjoying tennis and baring her backside in commercials to have a boyfriend. Speaking to reporters in Australia ahead of her first game in the 2012 Aussie Open, Williams admitted she was too ... continue
Serena Williams Doesn’t Actually Like Tennis All That Much, She Says

Serena Williams Doesn’t Actually Like Tennis All That Much, She Says

Here's a counterpoint to use against all the people who say you have to live and breathe a sport, career or other pursuit in order to master it. Tennis great Serena Williams- who has been dominating in the ... continue
Rafael Nadal Keeps His Cool Under Pressure From Argentina Team

Rafael Nadal Keeps His Cool Under Pressure From Argentina Team

Rafael Nadal is keeping his cool under pressure from an Argentina team that he and his fellow players from Spain will play during the Davis Cup final this weekend. Speaking to The Herald Sun Nadal revealed: "We're under the ... continue
Roger Federer Reaches 100th Career Final, Eyes Sixth ATP World Title

Roger Federer Reaches 100th Career Final, Eyes Sixth ATP World Title

The 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer reached the 100th final of his career today, beating opponent David Ferrer (Ranked #5 in the world) in 85 minutes in the first semifinals of the Barclays ATP World Tour ... continue
Dinara Safina Retires From Tennis

Dinara Safina Retires From Tennis

Dinara Safina is retiring from professional tennis. The 25-year-old former No. 1 has been suffering chronic back problems and has decided to call it quits. Her brother, Marat Safin, said: "Dinara has decided to end her career... She has taken ... continue
Novak Djokovic Topples Rafael Nadal To Win First U.S. Open Title

Novak Djokovic Topples Rafael Nadal To Win First U.S. Open Title

Novak Djokovic was nearly flawless on Monday night as he toppled Rafael Nadal in four sets  6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1. Following a nearly perfect season the No. 1-ranked Djokovic improved his season to 64-2 with 10 titles ... continue
Serena Williams Outburst At U.S. Open To Cost Her $2,000 [Video]

Serena Williams Outburst At U.S. Open To Cost Her $2,000 [Video]

Early today I reported that Serena Williams had yet another outburst during a U.S. Open performance and now she has been fined $2,000 for throwing a fit over a single play call. When you take into consideration that ... continue
Serena Williams Loses All Poise Again, Goes Off On Umpire At U.S. Open

Serena Williams Loses All Poise Again, Goes Off On Umpire At U.S. Open

Serena Williams lost her cool for the second time in three years at the U.S. Open after umpire Eva Asderaki ruled that the tennis players loud "come on!," was screamed before she had actually won the point, ... continue
Venus Williams Sidelined By Auto-Immune Deficiency

Venus Williams Sidelined By Auto-Immune Deficiency

Venus Williams abruptly withdrew from the US Open on Wednesday citing Sjogren's syndrome as the cause of her withdrawal. Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain, while long-term problems can also arise from ... continue
Mardy Fish Starts U.S. Open With a Dominating Victory

Mardy Fish Starts U.S. Open With a Dominating Victory

Mardy Fish is America's top seeded player in the 2011 U.S. Open and he showed today that he was deserving of such an honor. Fish easily advanced through the first round with a dominating performance over Germany's ... continue
Andre Agassi Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

Andre Agassi Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

When Andre Agassi wasn't throwing fits on and off the court he was capable of playing some of the most energetic, exciting, fun tennis we have ever witnessed and it's for that reason Agassi was inducted this ... continue
[VIDEO] Serena Williams’ ass used to sell tennis game (NSFW)

[VIDEO] Serena Williams’ ass used to sell tennis game (NSFW)

Actually real. Um? Appropriate! In a We Dare sort of way, that is. Apparently publisher 2K Sports is going around getting these videos pulled, so you may have to do a little YouTube browsing for this very ... continue
A Fight At The US Open Tennis: More Common Than You Think

A Fight At The US Open Tennis: More Common Than You Think

Tennis is hardly known for its brawls, and rightly so. But that doesn't mean the crowd can't make up for the players on center court. At the US Open September 2 during the Djokovic vs. Petzschner game, a ... continue
[Video] Fight breaks out at US Open, tennis finally gets interesting

[Video] Fight breaks out at US Open, tennis finally gets interesting

Is there a sport as god-awfully boring as tennis in existence? Okay, perhaps golf. I don't know many people would have even noticed that the US Open is apparently currently happening in New York, but some jackasses in ... continue
Tennis star Andy Murray dumped over PlayStation 3 addiction

Tennis star Andy Murray dumped over PlayStation 3 addiction

Don't ever accuse me of not bringing you the hardest-hitting gaming news out there, reader. According to the Daily Telegraph, slightly whingey, snaggle-toothed Scottish tennis star Andy Murray has been given the boot by girlfriend Kim Sears over ... continue
Video: Serena Williams’ “foot fault” at the US Open

Video: Serena Williams’ “foot fault” at the US Open

Serena's outburst cost her a point and the win against Kim Clijsters. continue
Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player ever?

Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player ever?

After passing Pete Sampras' record by winning his 15th grand slam tennis title, the question is being asked about whether Roger Federer can now be considered the greatest tennis player of all time. There are two serious contenders ... continue