He had to fail in the previous three Wimbledon finals to Roger Federer before he could win here. He had to endure several rain delays. He was up two sets before losing two tiebreakers. He had to go up against history. Federer was on his way to winning a sixth straight Wimbledon title, this was a   more...
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Relive the dramatics, courtesy of NBC Sports!
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There are only a few times in sports when you know history will be made before the event even happens. Sure, each champion in any sport will be duly recorded, but certain games and matches are always remembered as being classics or changes of the guard. Some events transcend the normal interest in   more...
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Why is Roger Federer playing doubles all of a sudden, at the Rogers Cup-one of the biggest ATP Masters Series tourneys of the year? Asked, "how's it feel to not be 'Wimbledon Champ?'" He bitterly remarks, "I'm still 'FIVE-time Wimbledon Champion,' maybe not 'Defending Champion.'" Roger's already   more...
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Marat's next opponent is the GORGEOUS Spaniard Felciano Lopez, often partnered with Rafa Nadal in doubles. Marat Safin's back, with the help of his 8th coach, Hernan Gumy-formerly Gustavo Kuerten's coach. Just defeating "the second Swissman," Stanislas Wawrinka 64 63 57 61, the stable Marat   more...

The Best a Man Can Get? Gillette, part of The Procter Gamble Company, today announced the unveiling o the newest Gillette Champions ambassador, New York Yankee Derek Jeter. Jeter will be integrated into Gillette brand programs in North America and will be leveraged through multi-faceted marketing   more...
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The Championships are underway, and though the tennis is exciting, I have to say that the whole Wimbledon atmosphere is a bit stifling for my tastes. So to make things a little more interesting, I present to you the 10 hottest Wimbledon wives and girlfriends.
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At the end of the day, are the Williams sisters better players than Rafa and Rog, who only play singles? And if Rafa and Rog *did* play doubles often, would their singles careers suffer or would they also thrive in doubles (whether they played together or with other partners)? Attached is an old   more...
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After his epic win over Roger Federer at Wimbledon, racqueteer Rafael Nadal subjected his new hardware to his strange tradition of the trophy bite. Not many people know where this originated from, but here is some totally unfounded speculation that you can pretend to pass off as fact.
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Has no one commented on the striking resemblance between the tennis balls and Nadal's strings and a majority of the color on his racket?Doesn't this create an unfair advantage of seeing the ball come off the racket? I can't remember the last time I saw someone use these sameexact colors. I think   more...

The Best a Man Can Get? Gillette, part of The Procter Gamble Company, today announced the unveiling of the newest Gillette Champions ambassador, New York Yankee Derek Jeter. Jeter will be integrated into Gillette brand programs in North America and will be leveraged through multi-faceted   more...
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QUITE a shocking day. According to Patty Mac, "the upset bug is out and Roddick's trying to avoid the bite." James going the distance, it was a huge shocker that he didn't pull through losing 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 . Finally having confidence with 5-setters, it seemed as though JB would   more...

Just a couple days after calling the mighty Federer vulnerable, Novak Djokovic was upset in the second round at Wimbledon! Maybe Novak spent too much time practicing his imitations of other players, and too little on his serve.
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Although Novak Djokovic is out, another Serb has taken the torch: Janko Tipsaravic JUST threw Andy Roddick out of Wimby, destroying any hopes of anything exciting happening this year. Guess it's just going to be Rafa vs. Feds again?

Wouldn't that be a great headline to see on Friday afternoon?! We all wish we could get into Marat's head. Hernan Gumy needs to spill all, tell us what in the world he says to his pupil, #75 in the world, each morning and all throughout, how he motivates Safin--Marat Safin--to be playing the best   more...
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