Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Tennis, 2006. Amelie Mauresmo seemingly had nothing to prove. She had reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2004 and was the first lesbian to reach the pinnacle of women’s tennis after publicly declaring her homosexuality. Yet the reputation that built around [...]
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Navratilova wins another Wimbledon title
Martina Navratilova has won another Wimbledon title, taking the Ladies’ Invitational Doubles crown. She and partner Jana Novotna beat two Americans, Tracy Austin and Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, in the finals, 7-5, 6-0. The invitational doubles is kind of like the seniors tour on the PGA; The competitors included other retired names like Conchita Martinez, Martina Hingis [...]
Craziest match in tennis history ends, 70-68
In the craziest match in tennis history, John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut, 4-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. That fifth set looks like a basketball score. Isner got Mahut on a backhand rocket, the shot that had been the weakest part of Isner’s match. They played the equivalent of over three matches. Every length record was [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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. Share on Facebook
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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: Share on Facebook
Del Potro Crashes Out to Hewitt at Wimbledon
Juan Martin del Potro became the highest seeded men’s casualty today in Wimbledon’s second round. The fifth seeded Argentine lost 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt who was the steadier of the two ballers. The Aussie hit 43 winners to only 14 errors, 14 aces, 23 of 28 net approaches, and converted 4 [...]
Quick hits: Rangers, LSU, Rodney, Hewitt
Texas Rangers OF Marlon Byrd has said he’s taking supplements at the direction of BALCO’s Victor Conte. This just in: He’s having Michael Vick dog-sit this weekend. LSU wins College World Series over Texas. Rodney Harrison calls Favre’s on-again-off-again five-year retirement tour “ridiculous.” Lleyton Hewitt has pulled off Wimbledon’s first big upset, ousting No. 5 [...]
Sharapova stunned in Wimbledon’s Second Round
Maria Sharapova’s road to recovery hit a major speed bump as she was knocked out of Wimbledon’s second round. The 24th seeded Russian glamazon, who lost out in the same round last year, was defeated by Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and was the victim of 9 double faults, 27 errors, and a determined [...]
Federer Makes Second Round at Wimbledon
Roger Federer made his Wimbledon Centre Court debut today in his usual flair (couldn’t Nike get him a better bag this year?) for his match against Chinese Taipei’s Yen-Hsun Lu and his quest for a sixth Championship and record-breaking 15th major. The 5-time champ was in solid form today disposing of his foe 7-5, 6-3, [...]
Quick hits: Soccer, Favre, Blake, hookers
Miracle on the Pitch! The U.S. soccer team needed to beat Egypt by 3 goals and have Brazil beat World Cup champion Italy by at least three goals. They got both and move on to the Confed Cup semifinals. They play top-seeded Spain next. Today’s tea-leaves: Favre is joining the Vikings, as the team has [...]