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Serena Williams Causes Stir With Comments on Steubenville Victim
Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, “she shouldn’t have put herself in that position.” The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week...
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Serena's comments raise eyebrows
Serena Williams was recently asked about the Stuebenville, Ohio rape case and made some strange comments that seem to blame the victim in the case.
Murray lets loose at charity match
After finishing up his title run at the Aegon Championships on Sunday, Andy Murray found time to cut loose with some of London's brass.
Here he is enjoying a glass of Pimm's -- a popular British liqueur -- with BBC television and radio host Jonathan Ross:
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Here he is with Sir Richard Branson:
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Here he is having...
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Pre-match foosball for Murray, Tsonga
Sometimes you just can't dampen the competitive spirit in these guys.
With rain delaying the start of their semifinal match Saturday at the Aegon Championships in London, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga killed time by engaging in a game of foosball. The British Tennis Twitter account sent out the photo above and also posted a video:
Looks like Tsonga pulled out the victory...
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Gael Monfils: Tennis Trick Shot Ninja
Gael Monfils is widely considered to be the best trick shot artist in tennis. At this week’s ATP tournament in Halle, Germany he did it again with a totally unnecessary yet impressive shot (see the GIF below). Video of the shot is exploding all over the web but it’s not even his best trick, see our latest Supercut Compilation for a collection of his greatest hits.
Monfils pulls off trick shot, then loses
It's good to have Gael Monfils healthy again.
The vibrant French tennis star, known for his on-court antics, was at it again Friday at the Gerry Weber Open, giving this trick shot a try in his match against Tommy Haas:
We would call the gratuitous display showboating, but as you can see, Monfils lost the point. And the match, in three sets.
Monfils, once a top 10 player, battled...
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Andrea Petkovic Dishes on Her Most Embarrassing Moment, Her Greatest Strength and Her “Other Big Love”
Andrea Petkovic during her win over Julia Goerges in Nurnberg on Wednesday. (June 12, 2013) Possessing one of the most charming and entertaining personalities in professional tennis, former world No. 9 Andrea Petkovic is back on her way up. [Wednesday gallery at bottom] Riddled with injuries during her career, she admitted earlier this week that she briefly contemplated retirement...
Maria Sharapova Turns WAG For Grigor Dimitrov
Maria Sharapova turned up at the Aegon Championships on Monday to watch her boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov take on Dudi Sela in their first round clash.
As a WAG, Maria is much more Jelena Ristic than Mirka Federer. There was no replying to Sugarpova emails or frantic texting during the match, instead it was all passionate fist-pumps and cheers from the Russian. Dimitrov made her sweat...
Serena Williams’ new Twitter feature shows how her life rules, yours doesn’t (pics)
Serena Williams, fresh off her convincing victory over Maria Sharapova in the women’s French Open final, launched a new feature via her Twitter account on Tuesday. Dubbed with the hashtag, “#SerenaGlamSlamCam,” the purported intention of the new feature is to avail her 3.75 million Twitter followers an inside look at her day-to-day life. Or, [...]The post Serena Williams...
Rafael Nadal’s French Open mastery: The greatest anywhere in pro sports history?
In 1985-’86 the Celtics finished the season with a record of 50-1 at the Boston Garden. They captured the NBA title while establishing a gold standard for home dominance in professional sports. On Sunday Rafael Nadal won the French Open by improving his career record at Roland Garros to 59-1.
Here’s the list of French champions dating back to 2005: Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, Nadal...
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Beyonce sends letter of support to Serena
In a pretty classy move, Beyonce posted a nice letter to Serena Williams onto her website following the French Open, letting the tennis star know just how big of an inspiration she really is.
Protester with flare runs onto court during Nadal-Ferrer match at French Open
During a game after several anti same-sex marriage spectators stopped play with a protest in the stands, a man ran out onto the court during the French Open final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. The shirtless man was wearing a white mask and holding a flare. He was promptly tackled by security as Nadal tried to exit the court. A small fire broke out and smoke filled the court...
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Players fall victim to Roger Federer prank
Roger Federer, arguably the greatest tennis player of all-time, has given zero indications that he is set to retire from the sport. Yes, he probably suffered his worst defeat at a Grand Slam event, getting smoked by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the French Open, but he is still among the very best in the game. The dominance isn’t here, but he’s still great. But that didn’t stop Road...
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