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Filed under: Women, Sports Wimbledon champion and BBC commentator Michael Stich recently caused an stir by claiming women’s tennis is “just there to sell sex.” How dare he. The tight clothing, perspiration, and repeated moans of athletic ecstasy that we’
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Tennis historians remember 1993. A once vibrant and dominant, Monica Seles was sitting in a chair during a net change. Suddenly, a deranged German fan plunged a knife...
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AP, Boca Raton
Teenager Lauren Embree has earned her first berth in a Grand Slam tournament by winning a French Open qualifying event held by the U.S. Tennis Association.
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Paris
Gael Monfils could miss next month’s French Open because of a left knee injury.
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Monaco
Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-6 (4) Saturday in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters, putting him within one victory of his fifth straight title in this...
made popular Apr 18 2009
AP, Monaco
Rafael Nadal beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters, a first step in his bid for a fifth straight title in this...
made popular Apr 15 2009
AP, Halle
Roger Federer just wanted to survive a couple of rounds at the Gerry Weber Open after his painful French Open loss to Rafael Nadal.The top-ranked Swiss did much more,...
made popular Jun 15 2008
AP, Paris
French Open champion Ana Ivanovic officially moved up to No. 1 in the WTA Tour rankings for the first time Monday, replacing Maria Sharapova at the top.Ivanovic is the...
made popular Jun 9 2008
made popular Jun 9 2008
AP, Paris
Early in the second set of the French Open final, not quite halfway into what would wind up as Roger Federer’s worst loss in 173 career Grand Slam matches, he...
made popular Jun 8 2008
AP, Paris
Early in the second set of the French Open final, not quite halfway into what would wind up as Roger Federer’s worst loss in 173 career Grand Slam matches, he...
made popular Jun 8 2008
By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself.
made popular Jun 8 2008
AP, Paris
Rafael Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open title in a rout Sunday, again spoiling Roger Federer’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam.Dominating the...
made popular Jun 8 2008
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic won the French Open on Saturday, her first Grand Slam title, by ending Dinara Safina’s heroic run to the final and crowning her...
made popular Jun 7 2008
AP, Paris
This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday...
made popular Jun 7 2008
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This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday...
made popular Jun 7 2008
AP, Paris
As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday:That Rafael...
made popular Jun 7 2008
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As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday:That Rafael...
made popular Jun 6 2008
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By Rafael Nadal’s standards, his semifinal match at the French Open was close: He lost 12 games and nearly lost a set.The king of clay rose to the challenge...
made popular Jun 6 2008
AP, Paris
By Rafael Nadal’s standards, his semifinal match at the French Open was close: He lost 12 games and nearly lost a set.The king of clay rose to the challenge...
made popular Jun 6 2008
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With the French Open reaching its final stages now, the proof of the Serbian revolution in the sport is clear to see. Whilst this is lead by three players in...
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Sharapova the tall Russian out shined and outclassed her opponent Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the Grand Slam Women’s final of the Australian Open.Ana hardly offered...
made popular Feb 21 2008
The semifinals at French Open had different fates in store for top two seeds of the tournament. While Maria Sharapova was beaten by Ana Ivanovic, Justine Henin stormed...
made popular Jun 8 2007
After winning three matches against lower seeded players, Venus Williams was beaten quite comprehensively in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 by France’s Tatiana Golovin...
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The intensity with which the professionals are drilled into competitions these days, it’s rather bound to take its toll on them - Its just been a week since the...
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The Rod Laver Arena bursts into jubilation as this Russian sensation walks on court - And the top seed never lets her fanatics in bay always delivering her utmost. She...
made popular Jan 20 2007
Tennis stars, Ana Ivanovic [Serbia] and Daniela Hantuchova [Slovakia], have appeared recently in the Sony Ericisson’s new K800i 3 mega pixel Cyber-Shot camera...
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