July 2008 Articles (124)

Rafael Nadal gets his own asteroid

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Rafael Nadal has been honoured a week after his epic Wimbledon victory over Roger… Continue

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Sania Mirza dating actor Shahid Kapoor?

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Sania, who has been spotted with Shahid on more than one occasion in the past, was seen early this… Continue

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Serena Williams brings victory to Washington Kastles

Serena Williams helped Washington Kastles to beat Newport Beach Breakers 18:16 at Breakers Stadium at Newport Beach Country Club on July 13, 2008 in Newport Beach, California.

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Ana Ivanovic Sports Illustrated Interview

As we already wrote Ana appeared on the cover of South African Sports Illustrated.

Here is an extract from the interview that was made earlier this year by the award-winning tennis writer Paul Fein and… Continue

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Sara Errani wins Palermo

Sara Errani won her first singles title on the WTA Tour with a convincing victory over Mariya Koryttseva in the final of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.

The fifth-seeded Italian had upset number one seed and compatriot Flavia Pennetta in the semi-finals on Saturday, and followed… Continue

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Hanescu claims first career tennis title at Gstaad Open

Victor Hanescu won his first career title as he took advantage of a tired Igor Andreev to claim a 6-3, 6-4 victory in 70 minutes at the Gstaad Open here on Sunday.

Currently ranked 80th in the world, Hanescu was playing in just his second career singles final. He lost to Gilles Simon last September… Continue

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Tommy Robredo wins Swedish Open

Spaniard Tommy Robredo won the second Swedish Open title of his career on Sunday, easily beating Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-1 after the Czech hurt his knee midway through the opening set.

Robredo became the fourth straight Spanish player to win here. David Ferrer, whom Robredo knocked out in the semifinals, won last… Continue

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Del Potro clinches first career tennis title in Stuttgart

Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro won his first career title on Sunday when he beat French second seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-5 in the final of the Stuttgart claycourt tournament.

"I knew I had to serve well to win, and now I can just enjoy it." said del… Continue

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Alize Cornet takes Budapest title

Alize Cornet captured her first career WTA Tour singles title with a straight-set victory 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 over Slovenia's Andreja Klepac in the final of the Gaz de France Grand Prix.

Cornet finally won a tournament after losing twice in finals earlier this year. She lost to Flavia Pennetta in… Continue

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Nole and Jelena enjoyes on Apennines

According to Serbian magazine "Alo!" Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic spends his free time off with his girlfriend Jelena Ristic in Italy. Instead of some exotic destination, this time Nole chose Apennines.…

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Added by Svetlana on July 13, 2008 at 1:19pm — 3 Comments

Ana Ivanovic FHM Photos

We already showed you the cover of this FHM issue and two photos from the photosoot. Here are some more Ana's FHM phots, she looks amazing!

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Maria attended Land Rover's 60th anniversary pool party

Maria Sharapova attended Land Rover's 60th anniversary pool party at Villa de la Vina in Agoura Hills, California, joining… Continue

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Where Would YOU Be Without Michael Chang?

If you're a tennis fan, think long and hard about it.

Michael Chang, one of the Hall of Fame's newest inductees, has to be one of the most, if not THE most, revolutionizing players in tennis in the past 20 years. Here's just a few of the ways he changed the game for the modern fan:

• First of all, thinking about what he did at the 1989 French Open, and the way he went about playing throughout his career, forced you to dig a little deeper: whether you were playing your… Continue

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Sharapova at Land Rover 60th Anniversary Pool Party

Sharapova posed after her car for the paparazzi

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova attended the Land Rover 60th anniversary pool party at Villa de la Vina in Agoura Hills, California. Maria did some interviews and navigated an obstacle course in a Landrover LR3.

Maria test drive the vehicle…

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Video - Meet Alize Cornet

Meet French teen Alize Cornet, who has surged into the Top 20 in recent months after some outstanding results on… Continue

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Ana Ivanovic on Corriere della Sera Magazine cover

Ana graces one more magazine cover, this time it is Corriere della Sera Magazine.

Ana talked to writer Cristina Cimino about her life, about tennis and her… Continue

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Janko Tipsarevic: "Women's tennis makes me sick"

I was really surprised when I heard about this statement. Janko was always nice and he is one of my favorite players. I don't know what was he thinking when he said this. Maybe he just said what all men's tennis players really think!?

Here is the excerpt from the interview he gave to Playboy that were reprinted… Continue

Added by Svetlana on July 11, 2008 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Venus and Serena - The Two Greatest Bodies on Earth by Glamour Magazine

According to Glamour magazine sisters Williams have best bodies in the world. The list is made in honor of the Olympics and Olympic superstars we'll all be obsessed with this month as they say.…

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Say goodbye to privacy...

Rafa definitely doesn't have privacy anymore. Paparazzi are everywhere. On website Celebrity Gossip second day in a row Rafa and Xisca photos appeared.

Rafa is spending… Continue

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Nestor Ranked No. 1 after Capturing Wimbledon Crown

ATP announced Monday that Toronto-native Daniel Nestor stands alone as the top-ranked doubles player in the world, following his Wimbledon win Saturday with Serbian Nenad Zimonjic.

The achievement marks the fifth time in his career that Nestor has reached the top spot on Tour, the first since March 21, 2005. He surpasses Bob and Mike Bryan, who led the… Continue

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