April 2008 Articles (111)

Let's check in with Andy Murray, shall we?

So what's up with Andy Murray these days?

After tumbling out of the top 20 after his second-round defeat to Mario Ancic in Miami, the Scot decided to… Continue

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THE LOW DOWN: Venus falls ill + withdraws from tourneys, no reason given

Venus Williams announced she'll be withdrawing from all tournaments indefinitely for an undisclosed medical reason.

Last season, the former No. 1 was… Continue

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Navratilova hits the media merry-go-round with Out + Oprah

Martina Navratilova made the list of the 50 most influential gay people in Out magazine's 2nd annual Power Issue coming in at #46. Here's what the mag… Continue

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Nothing comes between Anna Wintour and her Federer...nothing

Anna Wintour is only a fan of Roger Federer's and no one else - even more than tennis itself apparently.

The Vogue fashionatrix was scheduled to travel down to… Continue

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FASHION FIX: First glimpse of Polo Ralph Lauren Olympic fashions

Polo Ralph Lauren, who already provide fashion for Wimbledon and the US Open, will be dressing the US Olympians, including our tennis ballers, in Beijing this summer.

The preppy… Continue

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Jelena the Hollywood player, dines with Woody, Owen + Jennifer Aniston

It seems as though Hollywood is taking a liking to Jelena Jankovic.

Woody Harrelson + Owen Wilson were… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 8, 2008 at 7:18am — 2 Comments

Serena gives up acting while still appearing on The Game - evil (acting) twin to blame

Serena Williams, who just tied Steffi Graf with the most Miami titles (5) after her win over Jelena Jankovic this weekend, wants to make… Continue

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THE LOW DOWN: Rafa's frustrated with March Madness and he's not gonna take it anymore!

Miami finalist Rafael Nadal isn't happy - and it's not because he lost a winnable final to Nikolay Davydenko. The World No. 2,… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 7, 2008 at 12:41pm — 4 Comments

VIDEO VAULT: Roger + Maria sharpen tennis skills with Nike Training

Nike has launched a new commercial and website in Hong Kong for their Nike Training program. The spot features Roger Federer and… Continue

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Quote of the Day: Jankovic on Woody Harrelson

I was thinking that one of the actors was in that movie, if you know, White Men Can't Jump. I was feeling when I was playing that match, I thought, White Girls Can't Play, you know. - Jelena Jankovic on seeing…

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PHOTO OP: Henman dodges protesters during Olympic torch relay

Retired tennis baller Tim Henman participated in the controversial Olympic torch relay this past Sunday in London, where some of the crowd protesting against China's human rights records attempted to grab and extinguish the… Continue

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SIGHTING: More celebs take in Sony Ericsson Open

Hollywooders Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson were spotted watching Serena Williams win her fifth Miami title over Jelena Jankovic on Saturday… Continue

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Sony Ericsson Open 2008 wrap-up: The boys

Hello readers,

I'd like to introduce Jimmy Mosqueda, a new contributor to DtL! He'll be periodically penning previews + wrap-ups of tennis' major… Continue

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INSTANT REPLAY: a look back at the week's top tennis plays

COURTSIDE

Maria + Lebron team up…

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+ FRIDAY NETCORDS: Rafa, Fed, Ana as Maria...Jana vs. Martina II, FSN still sucks and more

- I need a hero: Patrick McEnroe was recently hired to oversee player development for the USTA. Can P-Mac save US… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

THE LOW DOWN: Nole returns to homeland, visits Kosovo

Novak Djokovic had some unexpected free time after falling in his opening round at the Miami Masters.

So the Aussie Open champ packed his racquet bags and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

SIGHTING: Terrell gives A-Rod support, Brittany's career could use some

Andy Roddick's new card-playing BFF Terrell Owens was spotted in the stands again last night to watch him defeat… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 4, 2008 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

Quote of the Day: A-Rod on Federer win

You know, let's not act like I'm not going to sit here and act like all of a sudden I've fixed the problem. I think I'm batting 2 for 16. Still pretty crappy, it's a little less crappy. - Andy Roddick after finally defeating…

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THE LOW DOWN: Federer + Blake step out of the political closet

There are some ballers who feel comfortable going political, like A-Rod, Venus + Serena, and… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 3, 2008 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Sharapova goes high-fashion but Pris-sy for Tag Heuer

Maria "Shriek"apova recently shot a new ad campaign for one of her many sponsors, Tag Heuer. The Russian fashionista looks high-fashion working her blunt bangs, of… Continue

Added by tennis baller on April 3, 2008 at 1:19pm — 7 Comments