The face behind the honey badger, comparing WAGS in New York and New England, James Franco's reality show, and Le Batard interviews Chael Sonnen.
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January 26, 2012
One hopes, for his sake, Roger Federer does not have nightmares about squandered forehands, for it was this shot -- his great, majestic forehand -- which cost him any chance of beating his great Grand Slam nemesis Rafael Nadal in the semifinal of the Australian Open here at Melbourne Park.
Nadal, who has not lost to Federer in a Slam since the Wimbledon final of 2007, prevailed...
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January 24, 2012
Rafael Nadal has beaten Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final, extending his command in the personal duel between two of the best tennis players of all time.
No. 2-ranked Nadal won their semifinal 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday to improve his record to 8-2 in Grand Slam head-to-heads against Federer. It was the first time the pair has met in major semifinal since...
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January 28, 2012
The cream rises and, in men's tennis at the moment, it just stays there. When Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal walk out onto the court at Rod Laver Arena to play the Australian Open men's final on Sunday, they will be doing what comes naturally.
Over the past five-plus years, encompassing 21 Grand Slams, fourteen finals have been contested between members of the most exclusive...
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January 26, 2012
Full Disclosure: I'm a huge Federer fan (I'll have more on this later, probably tomorrow), so I took awhile before I posted because I didn't want the match to be fresh. It's probably the exact opposite of how you're supposed to blog, but that match was so bitterly disappointing. Anyway, the match this morning showed the best in men's tennis. The athleticism...
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January 26, 2012
Rafa Nadal came from behind to topple great rival Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 on Thursday in an enthralling match of the highest quality.
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January 25, 2012
Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal: Well, this is the semifinal that everyone wanted to see. Even the fans that hate Federer or Nadal (or both) can’t help but watch them play each other. This rivalry basically defined tennis in the second half of the last decade. And it was usually with these two at the [...]
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January 26, 2012
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal...
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January 27, 2012
by Maud Watson
High Stakes
Have your ear plugs handy, folks, because this year’s Australian Open women’s final is going to be a loud one as Azarenka takes on Sharapova. While the noise level of this match is going to be a turn off for many fans, we have to give credit where credit is due. Sharapova dug deep when it counted, weathering the barrage of Kvitova’s strokes to...
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