For many Americans, the start of college football and the NFL signals the the beginning of autumn. But for many others, it’s the U.S. Open that ushers in the changing of the seasons. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal will try for the second year to complete a career Grand Slam; But Roger Federer won [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Venus Williams’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
uh-UH! Tennis screeching on the ropes?
Since Monica Seles flew up the world tennis rankings, more and more women have joined the grunting ranks of the WTA, sending loud shrieks into the stands as they hit the tennis ball. Some opponents of the shriekers have complained that it is distracting, and now the International Tennis Federation is considering penalties for grunting [...]
Venus Williams upset in Paris, falls in third round
A day after saving a match point in her previous match, Venus Williams was knocked out of the Roland Garros third round by Hungarian Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4. The 7-time Grand Slammer was unable to find the game that got her past Lucie Safarova the day before, spraying balls and hitting 23 errors to Agnes’ [...]
Quick hits: Brady, Williams, Barcelona, Vikes
Red Wings beat Blackhawks to reach Stanley Cup finals. Lakers beat Nuggets for 3-2 lead. Peter King continues the Tom Brady love affair. Peyton Manning is still upset about coaching changes. Venus Williams saves match point, advances to French Open third round. All told, only eight seeded men have been ousted while 13 seeded women [...]
What were they thinking?
This past Sunday during the Eagles’ latest NFC championship game debacle, an even worse abomination — if you can believe that — appeared on the TV screen: the sight of four famous athletes sticking their tongues out for money. Yes, I’m referring to the ridiculous commercial featuring Peyton and Eli Manning vs. Venus and Serena [...]