June 2008 Articles (256)

Daniela withdraws from the Ordina Open

After withdrawing from Roland Garros,world No.11 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia has announced her withdrawal from Ordina Open. She is still dealing with the nagging stress fracture in her foot which forced her to pull out of recent tournaments.

"It is very disappointing but after almost two months of being out of competition due to a… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 13, 2008 at 5:00am — No Comments

Roger Federer 23rd on The Celebrity 100 by Forbes

Roger Federer is ranked 23rd on The Celebrity 100 by Forbes - a rating reflecting the influence of personalities worldwide. Well established in the list, he has improved from rank 38 in 2007.

The world's top… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 13, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

Serbian double domination - Ana No.1, Jelena No.2!

Jelena Jankovic will help Serbian tennis to complete its domination over the WTA tour as she becomes the number two in the rankings on Monday. Jankovic will overtake Russia’s Maria Sharapova at the WTA rankings position number two, which will come as the Serb’s career high.

Jelena had originally been registered to appear at Birmingham Open this week – the event she… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Novak wins Serbian duel

World number three Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down, to beat his countryman and a very good friend Janko Tipsarevic in their first ever match, 2:6, 6:1, 6:4 in 1 hour and 43 minutes.

The Serbian star looked out of sorts in the first and lost it 6-2. He however hit back in typical fighting… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

VIDEO VAULT: Verdasco gets naked for a cause

Fernando Verdasco, who I think has one of the best tennis baller bodies around, got naked for Cosmopolitan magazine. No I didn't stutter.

The Spaniard speaks about the photoshoot and reveals it's to benefit a charity that deals with prostate cancer, for which is grandfather… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Video - Fernando Verdasco - Posing Naked For Cosmo

As we already wrote Spanish star Fernando Verdasco disrobes for a sizzling photo shoot in Cosmopolitan magazine... all in the name of a good cause. Here is what he said about… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Video - London/Queen's 2008 - Tipsarevic Wednesday Blog

Janko Tipsarevic books a practice court and looks ahead to his all-Serb showdown against Novak… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Forbes lets us know that Fed, Maria, Serena + Justine are famous and well-paid

Tennis has some of the most powerful and well-paid celebrities in the world. Like, duh.

Forbes just released their annual "Celebrity 100" list which ranks celebrities based on… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Federer struggles before reaching Halle quarter-finals

Roger Federer came through a difficult match against Czech qualifier Jan Vacek 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

Federer faced surprisingly strong resistance from the 342nd-ranked Czech qualifier. The top-ranked player needed a crosscourt volley to break serve for a… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 12, 2008 at 1:47pm — 1 Comment

PHOTO OP: Top ballers hit the skids at Queen's Club

Slippin' n slidin' seemed to be the name of the game today at Queen's Club. Not one but three ballers hit the skids on the slick grass today but managed to dig out wins - and isn't that all that matters?

Rafael… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Stacey watches Fish fall, channels Brooklyn's trench-style/fly-away moment

Mardy Fish's fiancee, Deal or No Deal's Stacey Gardner, was spotted at Queen's Club watching her husband-to-be… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 8:03am — No Comments

Mystery solved: Murray's hot friend revealed, one more to go

A-ha! One mystery solved in the case of Andy Murray's hot-ass friends.

The cutie on the far right of the picture from yesterday's post is Venezuelan Dani Vallverdu, the Brit baller's… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Dani still not healed, will skip Ordina Open

More bad news for Daniela Hantuchova.

The slender Slovak, who's been dealing with a stress fracture that kept her out of Roland Garros, is still not healed and won't be competing at the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 12, 2008 at 6:48am — No Comments

Whatever Happened to Grass-Court Tennis?

As the pros gear up for the big "W" by playing grass-court tournaments in England and Germany, I have an important question, one that's been nagging me for a few years:

Why isn't grass-court tennis like it used to be? Vote here and let your feelings be known if you're like me and you miss the good old days or if you think it's fine how it is now!

Remember, though, just a few years ago when the clay-courters would skip the… Continue

Added by Van Sias on June 11, 2008 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

SIGHTING: A-Rod + Brooklyn reminisce at Nobu London

A bit o' romantic reminiscing maybe?

Andy Roddick and our new fave tennis fashionista Brooklyn Decker were spotted leaving Nobu in… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 11, 2008 at 3:21pm — 2 Comments

Bartoli loses in DFS Classic and faces Wimbledon blow

The 23-year-old French number one, who was runner-up to Venus Williams at SW19 last year, was beaten 5-7 6-4 6-0 by Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic in her first match of the year on grass.

Bartoli won a difficult first set against Cetkovska and then began to feel pain from the tendonitis that first flared at Strasbourg on the eve of the French Open last month.

Asked why she did not retire,… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 11, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Marion's got a hairy situation and Pocahontas is its name-o

Yikes Marion Baroli.

It seems the Frenchie, who was "fed up" recently after her first round Roland Garros loss, has resurfaced as the top seed at the… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 11, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Ana Pulls Out Of Eastbourne

New world number one Ana Ivanovic has pulled out of next week's Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a muscle injury, organisers said on Wednesday.

"I have a problem with my abductor," Ivanovic said in a statement. "I am also mentally exhausted after the French Open. I am not… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 11, 2008 at 1:09pm — No Comments

PHOTO OP: Murray has hot friends - who wudda thunk it?

Okay Andy Murray. Now that you're a gay icon and all, I guess I can ask: what's up with the cute boys you're hanging with at Queen's Club (no pun intended, I swear)?

Oh, and speaking of gay… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 11, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

FASHION FIX: Smart + sexy Brooklyn trumps Bec's beachgirl anyday

Brooklyn Decker, like Bec Hewitt, Rick Leach, and Barbara "Zen Master" Streisand before her, has taken her rightful place as supporter extraordinaire in the ballers' box. The swimsuit model is, of course,… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 11, 2008 at 7:31am — No Comments