French tennis player Richard Gasquet was given the go-ahead to resume his career after being suspended 75 days for testing positive for cocaine use. The International Tennis Federation bought his argument that the cocaine entered his system after he kissed a woman at a Miami nightclub.
Gasquet told the tribunal that he kissed a woman, identified [...]
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Gasquet cleared after cocaine suspension
SI snubs Federer on its cover
Roger Federer becomes the first man to win 15 Grand Slam titles. Virtually every commentator talking about it dubs him “the greatest men’s tennis player of all time.” The match that puts him over the top ends with a 16-14 tiebreak in the fifth set of Wimbledon, the sport’s crowning glory. And days later, Sports [...]
Tennis player Mathieu Montcourt dead
French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, ranked 119th in the world, was found dead by his girlfriend in Paris. Montcourt had been suspended for betting on other tennis matches and fined $12k; that suspension took effect on Monday. He had bet a whopping $192 on 36 tennis events.
Reports are that he died of natural causes, which [...]
Serena’s TITles
I love the t-shirt Serena Williams was wearing Saturday after she locked up her third Wimbledon title. Do you love it? Hate it? Funny? Crass?
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Roger Federer is Grand champion and No. 1
Roger Federer and Andy Roddick treated tennis fans to a spectacular match on Sunday that couldn’t have been a more fitting cap to Federer’s run to a record-setting 15th Grand Slam title. Last year’s match between Federer and Rafael Nadal is regarded by some as the greatest Wimbledon match of all time: Yesterday’s match may [...]
Serena defeats Venus for third Wimbledon title
Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon ladies’ champion for the third time after defeating sister and 2-time defending champion Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2. She now owns 11 major titles and currently holds 3 out of the 4 majors including the U.S. Open, Aussie Open, and now Wimbledon.
The match was short on long rallies as both ballers [...]
Hot Haas at Wimbledon
He may have been ousted by Roger Federer in straight sets in the semifinals, but Tommy Haas was still one of the hottest things at Wimbledon. Photographer Brent snapped some shots of him as he warmed up (shirtless, of course) at a tournament in Los Angeles during his “ponytail” phase. More pics after the jump.
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Serena edges Dementieva in thriller
EPIC.
In a rematch of their semifinal in Oz, Serena Williams + Elena Dementieva met up in the Wimbledon semifinals and put on the best ladies’ match of the YEAR and maybe the best match since Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport to raise the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2005. A round of applause please! *clap, clap, [...]
Haas upsets Djokovic (with Body Bonus!)
Tommy Haas made good this time against one of the big boys.
At the French Open last month, the German baller was up two sets and held a break point against eventual champ Roger Federer and caved in five. And today, HotHaas was up two sets on Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon quarters, lost the third [...]
Serena Gets Crafty with Trophy Case
It’s a good thing Serena Williams wins a ton because I’m sure she needs the storage space.
The 10-time Grand Slammer revealed she has an interesting use for all the hardware she’s accumulated over her long career.
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Top Four Ladies’ Seeds Make Semifinals
For the first time since 2006, the top four seeds in the ladies’ draw have made the semifinals at Wimbledon.
In the top half, top seed and World No. 1 Dinara Safina will battle 5-time defending champ Venus Williams after the Russian escaped a messy quarterfinal against unseeded German Sabine Lisicki. Dina hit 15 double faults [...]
Babes preferred for Centre Court matches
Who knew the people running Wimbledon were sexist pigs? Organizers admitted to the Daily Mail that, in early rounds, they try and put very attractive women players on Centre Court, no matter their ranking. For example, 28th ranked Sorana Cirstea got to play on Centre Court, while Serena Williams was relegated to Court No. 2.
Spokesman [...]
Injured Ivanovic Retires Mid-Match, Left in Tears
Ana Ivanovic’s Wimbledon campaign came crashing down in a pool of tears today after suffering a mid-match injury in her fourth rounder.
The Serb was down a set down to Venus Williams and serving at deuce when she felt a sharp pain in her inner thigh and called a trainer. She managed to hold serve after [...]
Quick hits: Federer, soccer, Pats, Sprint Cup
Roger Federer won his French Open final rematch Monday, beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). He now stands three wins from the 15th Grand Slam win that at last year’s Wimbledon some said he would never get. Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals when Anna Ivanovic retired.
The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to [...]
Roddick Loves Astley Says Brooklyn
Me thinks Andy Roddick and his wife, Brooklyn Decker, need their own Twitter reality show.
The couple, affectionately known as “Broddick”, have been having a public war of words about a few of their musical guilty pleasures after A-Rod outed Brooklyn’s penchant for bubble gum pop saying via tweet:
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