Tennis great Martina Navratilova has a noninvasive form of breast cancer and will undergo radiation treatments. She called the diagnosis her “personal 9/11.” Reports the New York Times: The early form of cancer for which Navratilova is being treated is known as D.C.I.S., or ductal carcinoma in situ. It is not a tumor and is [...]
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Novak Djokovic vs. a tennis machine
Tennis player Novak Djokovic loves showing his lighter side. He’s obviously got a great sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show it. He’s done a mocking video, stripped to his briefs, and the latest is a strange “science experiment.” Watch it after the jump. Share on Facebook
Shirtless and gay-friendly tennis players
Matt Coin wrote one of our most popular coming out stories about his time as a tennis player at UC Santa Barbara. He still is an avid tennis follower and sent this report about his trip to Indian Wells for the BNP Open. By Matt Coin When I arrived to Indian Wells, my goal was [...]
Portland gay sports leader goes to Haiti
From Portland, Ore., gay publication Just Out comes a great story of a local gay-sports community leader who left home to help in Haiti. Kody Leonard started playing tennis with Team Portland Tennis six years ago and quickly became a leader for the organization. So why did he leave the comforts of Portland for Port-au-Prince? [...]
Roger Federer is the Energizer Bunny
When Roger Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in excruciating fashion in the 2008 Wimbledon Finals, the words being used to describe Federer were “Done” and “Finished.” The experts weighed in that “Roger wouldn’t win another Grand Slam title.” Since that match there have been six Grand Slam tournaments: Federer has won four of them and [...]
Injuries bounce Nadal, Safina. Roddick upset.
Has injury ever knocked two top-2 seeds from a Grand Slam tournament? I certainly can’t remember another instance. But that’s the case this year, with the 2-seeds from both the men’s and women’s sides bowing out mid-match. Rafael Nadal was headed for an early exit before he retired, down to Andy Murray in the third, [...]
Video: Andy Roddick and sex-crazed koalas
Tennis star Andy Roddick was upstaged during a visit to an Australian koala sanctuary by two of the animals getting it on. Share on Facebook
Safin: Agassi should give back his titles
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 judge can hammer [...]
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 [...]
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. Share on Facebook
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 [...]