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Serena Williams Withdraws From The US Open: A Timeline
Even as Serena's withdrawal makes it seemingly indisputable that she is actually unable to play, the way this injury revelation played out befuddles me significantly It's been sort of tough for me to completely figure out the timeline, but I think this is the basic gist of how it all went down. ...
Andy Roddick On Serena Williams as a Doubles Partner, LeBron as a Teammate
WASHINGTON--Andy Roddick has always played well at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington. It was where he made his first ATP quarterfinal back in 2000, and he has won the event three times. The combination of extremely fast courts and extremely partisan Washington fans does him all sorts of...
Wimbledon Fashion Preview From Nike: Serena, Sharapova, Federer, and Nadal
With the magic of photoshop, Nike has released composite images of what their four biggest stars (Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal) will look wearing their Wimbledon 2010 outfits. Maria Sharapova: See Serena's, Roger's, and Rafa's after the jump. Serena...
Australian Open Day 13 Open Thread: Women's Final
After laying dormant for almost two years, the Serena vs. Henin rivalry resumes on the grandest of stages. Hope you're not sleeping through this dream final. Rod Laver Arena Not Before 19:30 Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Justine Henin (BEL)[W] I rewrote my prediction piece for this final about...
Australian Open Day 11 Open Thread
Doesn't get too much more major at a grand slam than having three semifinals in one day, easily the second biggest day at any slam short only to the US Open's Super Saturday. And it doesn't get much more sparse than having only one singles match on the slate per night, which is what we have from...
Australian Open Day 10 Open Thread
Things are getting serious, folks. What was once 256 is now 12, and we'll be in single digits by the end of the night. This should be a seriously awesome day of action. Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time 1. Li Na (CHN)[16] v. Venus Williams (USA)[6] 2. Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Victoria...
Serena Wins Doha, Year-End #1 Ranking
In what can fairly be called an "all's well that ends well" situation for the WTA, Serena Williams finished off her season ranked #1 and undefeated at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, her first non-slam title of 2009. Serena beat her sister Venus 6-2, 7-6(4) in the finals of the...
MJMS and NLV Win SEC
I don't usually give doubles any attention, but major felicitations are in order for the superfluously named doubles team of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Nuria Llagostera Vives, who won the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.Not only did the Spaniards defeat the top ranked team of Liezel Huber...
Doha Round Robin Review
White Group #1 Dinara Safina (0-1, withdrew) Instead of the long, ugly defeats she had subjected innocent crowds to over and over again this fall, Dinara Safina decided to keep her run at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha mercifully short. After only two games in her first match against...
Doha Day 1 Preview
Three matches on the card for Day 1 in the desert of Doha, one from the White Group and two from the absurdly stronger Maroon Group. The way that the draw for these round robin tournaments works is pretty simple. The #1 and #2, #3 and #4, #5 and #6, and #7 and #8 players are paired off, and one...
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