As Marat Safin winds down his pro tennis-playing days, he’s lobbed a little grenade at Andre Agassi saying the tennis legend should return his 60 ATP titles and all the money he made, including his eight Grand Slam titles and Career Grand Slam.
If he is as fair play as he says he is, he has [...]
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Safin: Agassi should give back his titles
Agassi used crystal meth
Andre Agassi drops a bombshell in his new autobiography, Open: An Autobiography. In the book, he says he used crystal meth while he was still on the Tour. He also admits to lying to the ATP when he tested positive for the drug.
Some people are saying this undermines Agassi’s legacy. I don’t see how. I’m [...]
Bad sporstmanship rules the weekend
For coaches looking to teach their athletes about the importance of sportsmanship, this weekend was a major step backward. Serena Williams lost her cool at the U.S. Open on Saturday, then on Monday Roger Federer did the same. Michael Jordan left a lasting blemish by speaking ill of former basketball players and executives in his [...]
Serena Williams has meltdown at U.S. Open
It is never a good night for a tennis player when she is heard telling a line judge: “I swear to God, I’m fuckin’ takin’ this ball and shovin’ it in your fuckin’ throat … I swear to God.” Then has to deny that she threatened to kill the line judge. It was so bad [...]
Big Price for a Kiss
The young guy who ran onto the court to kiss Rafael Nadal is probably wishing he hadn’t. Following his arrest at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the U.S. Open, kisser Noam U. Aorta is being hit with charges of third-degree criminal trespass and interfering with a professional sporting event. If he’s convicted, the [...]
Man chases down shirtless Nadal
Rafael Nadal took a big step toward a career Grand Slam, beating Gael Monfils in four sets to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. But it was a male fan who took a big step toward Nadal. Shirtless after his victory, Nadal was exiting the court when a fan chased after him, trying to kiss the [...]
Brad Gilbert calls Del Potro’s outfit “fruity”
That wacky “guys’-guy” Brad Gilbert has done it again. The tennis legend-in-his-own-mind had this to say about Juan Martin Del Potro’s seemingly masculine all-black outfit at the U.S. Open:
I’m giving a big thumbs-up to Del Potro’s all-black gear. It looks physical, he’s stepping up. They had him in too much of a fruity-looking outfit at [...]
Young Americans steal Open headlines
As usual, the U.S. Open’s first round played out mostly by the chalk. Enter 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin, ranked No. 70 in the world, who ousted No. 4 Elena Dementieva, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, in the second round Thursday in the biggest upset of this year’s final Grand Slam. On the men’s side, American Sam Querrey, [...]
Can Kim Clijsters win it all?
Kim Clijsters is playing in her first U.S. Open since winning the tournament in 2005, and the rest of the field should be concerned. She took two years off from the pro tennis tour, but since returning has taken out several top-20 players; And in her U.S. Open return, she pummelled 79th-ranked Viktoriya Kutuzova, 6-1, [...]
Bud Collins: U.S. Open draw is flawed
Tennis commentator Bud Collins was on ESPN this morning thrashing the U.S. Open women’s draw. His beef: The Williams sisters should be the top two seeds in the tournament. As it stands, Serena is seeded No. 2 and Venus is seeded No. 3. Collins argues that the two best players in the world are clearly [...]
Venus and Serena buy part of the Dolphins
The star-studded list of Miami Dolphins owners just keeps growing and growing. The latest to join the not-so-exclusive club are tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, who are reportedly very close to finalizing a deal. The Dolphins already count Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony and Jimmy Buffett as part-owners. How many luxury boxes could Land Shark [...]
Novak Djokovic almost takes it all off
Even better than fit athletes are fit athletes who are willing to strip down to their briefs. Tennis player Novack Djokovic showed his lighter side at a fashion show in Montreal, stripping down to almost nothing for designer Yves Jean Lacasse.
Here’s the before; The after is after the jump.
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Photos: Sam Querrey’s Team Samurai club
American tennis player Sam Querrey won the L.A. Tennis Open on Sunday by defeating Karsten Ball. After the match, Querrey posed with a group of shirtless young men, ages 17 to 23, who cheered on his every move. They call themselves Team Samurai and are buds of Querrey from Thousand Oaks High School in Southern [...]
Weekend hot jock: Fernando Verdasco
Spanish pro tennis player Fernando Verdasco has been giving us plenty to look at lately. The latest is a hot little photo spread for Hola! magazine. The 25-year-old Spaniard is perfect model proportions: 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds. He’s won two clay-court titles in his time on the tour and this year made his first Grand [...]
Billie Jean King to receive Medal of Freedom
Openly gay tennis legend Billie Jean King will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony on Aug. 12. King and Harvey Milk are the two openly gay people receiving the award in August. Jack Kemp joins King as the only sports figures on the latest list.
Some gay people consider it a lovely gesture [...]
