Roger Federer lost another three-set match and, perhaps, his longtime grip on No. 1.
Croatia's Ivo Karlovic defeated Federer 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (5/7) and that means Rafael Nadal can overtake the Swiss star and top the ATP rankings for the first time with a triumph in Sunday's final.…
Q. What happened today?
ROGER FEDERER: Missed opportunities, I guess. One of those matches maybe I think I should have never lost, you know. Having an easy volley in the, what was it, 3-1 and game point. That one cost me dearly in the end, so it was a disappointing match today.
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
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
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 —
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Check out this made up conversation [which I believe isn't true] on DISGRASIAN between Mirka, Gavin Rossdale, and Gwen Stefani, when they had to witness Roger's lost at Wimbly Final. It's quite entertaining, tho I felt really sorry for them! LOL.
Rafael Nadal is among a star trio announced as the first qualifiers for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup. The Spaniard will join four-time champion Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic at the prestigious circuit finale.
“I have just been informed that I have qualified for the Masters in Shanghai,” said Nadal, a semifinalist in… Continue
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Rafael Nadal ended the reign of Roger Federer in the Wimbledon by beating the Swiss master in one of the most dramatic finals seen at the All England… Continue
The ITF has released a 140-page publication called "Journey to Beijing – Tennis celebrates the Olympics". Over 40 of the world’s leading tennis players took part in the ITF project and were photographed dressed as… Continue