July 2008 Articles (124)

Jelena Jankovic blonde!

Jelena Jankovic spent two weeks in Belgrade having daily treatments on her knee so she could be ready for everything that awaits her in the next couple of months. She used her free time to do interview for Serbian "Gloria" magazine and do photoshoot where she experimented with blond hair! Well, not really, she only tried blond peruke.

Here are the photos, judge… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 17, 2008 at 11:50am — 3 Comments

In the Spirit of the Games

That quest for Olympic Gold sure is powerful!

It's enough to bring moms out of retirement, a la Lindsay Davenport, and to me, this shocker of shockers: Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (pictured) are teaming up for some tournaments this summer before the Olympics, which I thought would basically be the equivalent of hell freezing over, pigs flying, whatever metaphor you would want to use. They pretty much could have been a new metaphor for something unlikely happening! ("You want me… Continue

Added by Van Sias on July 17, 2008 at 5:55am — No Comments

Maria Sharapova, Camilla Belle, and... Guga?

Here is a picture of Maria and her besties, Camilla, out on a night in London. We know from the dress that they also visited Mahiki Club. Now, who is that besides Camilla? Guga, the retired Brazilian tennis champ?

Added by Alberta on July 17, 2008 at 5:49am — No Comments

Rafa+Xisca - new beach photos

Rafael Nadal was once again spotted relaxing in the Mallorca sun over the weekend, along with his girlfriend Xisca. It looks like Rafa is having a real fun, proving that he's not only talented for tennis, but for some other sports too.…

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Added by Svetlana on July 17, 2008 at 4:24am — 1 Comment

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova won ESPYs Awards

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova won awards for Best Male and Best Female Tennis Players. For Roger this was fourth straight year won and for Maria second.

Venus Williams (she looks amazing!!!) along with Oscar nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash presented Tommie Smith and John Carlos the Arthur Ashe Courage… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 17, 2008 at 4:23am — 2 Comments

Maria Sharapova's European Travel Adventure

After Wimbledon early exit, Maria and her friend Camilla Belle traveled across the Europe. Enjoy in photos of Maria and Camilla and also some from a dinner hosted by Stella McCartney in London.…

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Added by Svetlana on July 17, 2008 at 4:22am — 1 Comment

Novak Djokovic interview about Olympics

Here is an interview Novak Djokovic did for ITF Tennis site, called "Olympic spotlight on...Novak Djokovic". Novak talks about Olympic Games and Serbian team chances.

Q: What are your early memories of the Olympic Games?

ND: I always dreamed of playing in the Olympic Games.In the first place, because the… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 12:54pm — No Comments

Video - Roger Federer as "Federius Julius Cesar"

Eurosport WATTS amazed me one more time with their brilliant ideas! This time it's Roger Federer as "Federius Julius Cesar". Just waych this and… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 12:53pm — 1 Comment

Video - Roger Federer as a Greek hero

Roger Federer and other legendary Olympic athletes including Yao Ming, Laure Manaudou, Liu Xiang and Yelena Isinbayeva are among the stars of the International Olympic Committee’s public service announcement entitled "Heroes".

"Heroes" leverages the determination and performance of Olympic athletes to communicate the key Olympic values. The campaign also stars Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselelassie, Vanessa Ferrari and Carolina Kluft who, along with those mentioned above, star as… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Anna Chakvetadze and racecar driver Memo Gidley played tennis on Treasure Island

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Anna Chakvetadze and San Francisco Bay Area racecar driver Memo Gidley squared off in a unique game of… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

Maria Sharapova fashion show for Sony Ericsson

We already showed you Maria Sharapova's Sony Ericsson… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 10:15am — No Comments

Ashley Harkleroad on Playboy cover

You all probably know that Ashley will appear in August issue of the Playboy magazine. And until we post Ashley’s nude Playboy pictures, here's a sneak peek at Ashley Harkleroad's August Playboy cover.

In the magazine she talks openly about sex, the beauty of a female athlete’s body, and Anna Kournikova’s banging bod:…

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Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 7:39am — No Comments

Vaidisova and Stepanek at The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek were spotted at The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic.

Just look at this cute couple, they are so much in love... Nicole looks beautiful in… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 7:38am — 2 Comments

Maria Sharapova's Olympic Look

Masha is back to skirts! A red skirt and white top will be Maria's Olympic apparel. It looks very nice. Well...not nice as Roland Garros Tiffany dress or… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 7:37am — 1 Comment

Russian tennis officials rejected Maria Sharapova's request to carry the Russian flag

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Contrary to earlier reports, Maria Sharapova will not be the Russian flag bearer at the opening of the… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 7:37am — No Comments

Jelena Jankovic practices at the city’s public tennis courts in Belgrade

Jelena Jankovic was spotted by "Blic" magazine crew on Tuesday morning at “Olimp” sports centre in Belgrade. Accompanied only by her coach Ricardo Sanchez Jelena were practicing at the centre’s “Novak 1” and “Novak 2” hard surface courts.

The session comes as only the second brief training practice after the knee injury she sustained at Wimbledon. Jankovic first tried out her shots on Monday evening, and… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 16, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Nike McEnroe Air Trainers Finally Available for Sale

We've been waiting for the new Nike re-issue of McEnroe Air Trainers (here and here), and now the wait is over!

You can get them today at Tennis Warehouse for $80

Added by Bob Wallace on July 15, 2008 at 9:10pm — 1 Comment

Jul 15th 2008

This is the first time i join in it ..
Glad to meet everyone .

Added by Jameslk on July 15, 2008 at 12:21am — 2 Comments

QuickStart Tennis Balls

USPTA and PTR Master Professional Joe Dinoffer has announced the launch of a new line of QuickStart Tennis balls from Oncourt Offcourt. Three types of balls are available for use with 36-foot and 60-foot courts.

More at WhatsAllTheRacquet

Added by Bob Wallace on July 14, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Sharapova's Outfit for Olympics?

I found a poster of Maria Sharapova, filed under her forum here, originally from Nike Lab and it says it's her outfit for the Beijing Olympics.

Cute! Red and White - that's how you portray Russia.

Is that another Tiffany earring she… Continue

Added by Alberta on July 14, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments