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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 - 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

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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

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

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

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Jelena enjoys touring the countryside of Serbia

JJ said that it is nice in Belgrade and in Florida where she spends most of her time between tournaments, but Zlatibor conquered the heart of "world's No.3". Last few days our tennis player spends among Golden Pines (that's the literal translation of Zlatibor) and on Monday she and her parents had a meeting with local officials about the possibility of building a tennis… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 11, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Thousands welcome Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic in native Serbia

Thousands of people in downtown Belgrade on Tuesday welcomed home Serbian tennis queen Ana Ivanovic, French Open champion and number one in the WTA rankings.

"Ana we love you," and "Queen Ana!"… Continue

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Ana's Paris Dream

A new era in women’s tennis could be dawning after the French Open welcomed a new name to its Roll of Honour, Ana Ivanovic.

Ivanovic had come close before, falling in the French Open finals last year to Justine Henin and in the finals at this year’s Australian Open to Maria Sharapova but on Saturday she kept… Continue

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Quote of The Day

"I mean, after a loss like this, you don't want to play Rafa again tomorrow, that's for sure."

- Roger Federer after his one hour and 48-minute (6-1, 6-3, 6-0) destruction today.…

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Added by Svetlana on June 8, 2008 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Rafael Nadal - The King keeps his throne!

In the end Roger Federer, like the incredulous crowd at Roland Garros, had no choice but to salute Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal once again proved himself the "King of Clay," making Swiss cheese out of Roger Federer Sunday beating him 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

Nadal protected his aura of invincibility in… Continue

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Tennis beauties posed in Dubai to photographer Lorenzo Agius

Earlier this year while playing tournament in Dubai, several tennis beauties posed to Lorenzo Agius for Getty Images.

Lorenzo captured the spirit and glamour of the women's tennis stars in series of portraits.

You can see Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Maria Kirilenko, Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko, Elena Dementieva and Agnes… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 6, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Glamorous Serena on cover of "Ebony" magazine

In the new issue of "Ebony" magazine Serena Williams Discusses Dating, Olympic Bid and Staying Fit.

Here's an excerpt from their… Continue

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Nadal crushes Djokovic to reach final

Rafael Nadal reached his fourth straight French Open final as he swept aside Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 7-6 (7-3).

The three-times defending champion saved a set point in the third set to win in two hours 49 minutes and advance to a final.

“It was a very high quality… Continue

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Bob Bryan and Azarenka win French Open mixed doubles

American Bob Bryan and Belarussian Victoria Azarenka won the mixed doubles final with a 6-2 7-6 win over top seeds Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic.

The win would have provided some consolation for Bryan after he had been knocked out of the men's doubles with twin brother Mike in the… Continue

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Jelena takes a break, pulls out of DFS Classic

Jelena Jankovic has revealed she is aiming to recover fully from her arm problem and focus on Wimbledon after her French Open defeat.

Jelena, who beat Maria Sharapova over three sets in last year's final, has decided to rest the forearm problem that hampered her in the French Open.

The Serbian… Continue

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An interview with Ana Ivanovic - Thursday, June 5, 2008

Q. First of all, how does it feel to be the new world No. 1? And secondly, are we now in for a period of dominance with you as No. 1? Are you ready to dominate the sport?

ANA IVANOVIC: First of all, I'm very, very thrilled. I didn't know going on to court today. Afterwards, in the locker room, the woman told me. I was obviously very excited.

But… Continue

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An interview with Dinara Safina - Thursday, June 5, 2008

Dinara Safina interview after making her first Grand Slam final

Q. Svetlana in her first five matches had been almost unbreakable on serve, and today you dominated her serve. How did you prepare to do that, and how did you execute that so well?

DINARA SAFINA: Well, with her, I really had to… Continue

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