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Nadal Takes Top Seed
 Nadal Takes Top Seed 

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Jan 15, 2009 4:45 PM CST

Nadal Takes Top Seed

(Newser) - When the first tennis Grand Slam of the year gets under way in Australia Monday, a familiar name won't be atop the seedings. Roger Federer will be the No. 2 seed after four straight years in the top spot at Melbourne, the AP reports. Spaniard Rafael Nadal will be No....

Jimmy Connors Arrested at Arena

(Newser) - Tennis great Jimmy Connors got himself into a little scrape with the law last night. Details are sketchy, but police arrested the eight-time Grand Slam champ after some kind of confrontation outside the arena of his beloved UC Santa Barbara basketball team. Cops says Connors, 56, refused to leave the...

Tennis Pro Had, Er, Didn't Have Duchovny Fling

After 28-year-old Hungarian dishes to London tab, she denies it to actor's lawyer

(Newser) - After seemingly confirming it to a British tabloid on Sunday, David Duchovny's tennis instructor told E! Online yesterday the two never had an affair. “There is no romance, and we are just friends,” Edit Pakay says. But the denial comes after Pakay, 28, told the Daily Mail, “...

Davydenko Didn't Fix Matches, ATP Probe Finds

Tennis body finds no evidence Russian threw '07 contest for gambling profit

(Newser) - Nikolay Davydenko had nothing to do with any match-fixing, tennis authorities announced today after a lengthy investigation. Davydenko, 27, had been under suspicion after abnormally high betting on a 2007 match from which he withdrew citing injury, the BBC reports. Almost $7 million was placed on Davydenko’s opponent on...

Serena Captures 3rd Open Title

(Newser) - All these years later, Serena Williams is back as the US Open champion, and she's back at No. 1, too. Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Williams outlasted second-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 tonight for her third US Open championship and ninth...

Take-a-Break Credo Keeps Williams Sisters Fresh
Take-a-Break Credo Keeps Williams Sisters Fresh
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Sep 7, 2008 2:52 PM CDT

Take-a-Break Credo Keeps Williams Sisters Fresh

But some say pro athletes should only focus on sport

(Newser) - The debate over Venus and Serena Williams has apparently shifted after their exciting return to the US Open, the New York Times reports. The sisters, who have played less tennis recently to focus on design and acting, sparked anger among pundits who wanted them focused on the game. But their...

Federer Wows With 'Vintage Performance'

(Newser) - Roger Federer gave US Open fans a "vintage performance" today after his recent slip from divine to merely fine tennis, Bonnie Ford writes on ESPN. "I had moments out there where I really felt, 'This is how I normally play on hard court,''' Federer said after beating...

Serena Cruises to US Open Final Against Jankovic

(Newser) - Serena Williams tried to apologize after smacking Dinara Safina with a hard shot at the US Open semifinal today. She finally said sorry when both players were standing at the net, after the American wrapped up a 6-3, 6-2 victory—a decade after winning her first major title here. "...

Djokovic Slams Roddick, —On and Off Court

Players lob choice words back and forth as Djokovic moves on to semis

(Newser) - Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick had two competitions going on last night: the quarterfinal match of the US Open, and a volley of complaints and accusations that should not overly surprise followers of the Serbian No. 3. After taking Roddick down 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), Djokovic lashed out at...

Federer Survives in 5 Sets at US Open

(Newser) - Avoiding as big an upset as tennis has seen in a while, Roger Federer came back to beat 23rd-seeded Igor Andreev of Russia in five sets tonight to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open. The fourth-round victory—6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3—moves him into a match...

Nadal Prevails in Tough US Open Match

Hard-serving Querrey fights back to test world's no.1 player

(Newser) - Rafael Nadal overcame feisty American Sam Querrey today in a grueling fourth-round US Open match, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. Nadal was cruising 6-2, 4-2 when Querrey rallied to take the second set and lead in the third. But Nadal recovered, easily winning the third-set tiebreaker and claiming victory despite...

On Night of Upsets, Blake Falls to Friend
On Night of Upsets, Blake Falls to Friend
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Aug 31, 2008 11:34 AM CDT

On Night of Upsets, Blake Falls to Friend

Nadal advances easily, but other leaders get unwelcome shocks

(Newser) - Despite James Blake's hometown support in Flushing Meadows and recent victory over Roger Federer, the No. 9 seed couldn't move on to the fourth round of the US Open. Standing in his way was Mardy Fish, the friend for whom Blake will serve as groomsman next month, the New York ...

Tough 1st Round Tests Nadal
 Tough 1st Round
 Tests Nadal
Aug 26, 2008 6:59 AM CDT

Tough 1st Round Tests Nadal

World's new No. 1 showed fatigue in 3-hour match

(Newser) - Rafael Nadal moved on to the second round of the US Open last night, but the world's new No. 1 seed had a tougher fight than expected against a qualifier. The Spaniard took three hours and two tiebreakers to defeat Bjorn Phau, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4). After winning the...

Merely Mortal, Federer Starts US Open

4-time champion faces uphill battle to defend title

(Newser) - The US Open starts today, and Roger Federer will defend his title at Flushing Meadows from an unfamiliar position—the No. 2 seed. Although he's won the tournament 4 years straight, a torrid 2008 has left the Swiss champion extremely vulnerable. "That twinkling star over his head has been...

Federer Falls to Blake
 Federer Falls to Blake
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Aug 14, 2008 12:11 PM CDT

Federer Falls to Blake

Phelps eases into butterfly semis

(Newser) - Roger Federer’s lackluster year continued today, as American James Blake knocked him out of the Olympics, 6-4, 7-6 (2), ESPN reports. Blake had won just a single set against the once-invincible Federer in their previous eight meetings. The women’s side also saw big upsets, with Serena Williams falling...

Blake Wins Rainy Debut Olympic Match
Blake Wins Rainy Debut Olympic Match
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Blake Wins Rainy Debut Olympic Match

Tennis star admitted feeling nerves; got match point on ace

(Newser) - American James Blake took the first step toward his goal of an Olympic gold in tennis today, beating Australia's Chris Guccione 6-3, 7-6 (3). Blake scored the final point of the tiebreak with an ace. He held service in every game, and only once broke Guccione. Heavy rain delayed many...

Breakfast With Billie Jean King
 Breakfast With
 Billie Jean King
Aug 10, 2008 9:58 AM CDT

Breakfast With Billie Jean King

Tennis legend dishes on life, love

(Newser) - As her book Pressure Is a Privilege hits shelves, tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses life as a feminist icon and her "Battle of the Sexes" victory over Bobby Riggs with Vanity Fair. "It caused social change, that tennis match. It was about Title IX," King says...

Sharapova Pulls Out of Beijing
 Sharapova Pulls Out of Beijing 
Aug 1, 2008 1:48 PM CDT

Sharapova Pulls Out of Beijing

Shoulder injury dashes Russian's Olympic ambitions

(Newser) - The Olympics lost a bit of its star power today when Maria Sharapova announced that she won't be able to compete because of a shoulder injury, AFP reports. The 21-year-old Russian, ranked third in the world, also will miss the US Open in late August, the AP reports. “The...

Tennis Playmate: 'I'm Not Very Modest'

Harkleroad tells all before she bares all

(Newser) - Ashley Harkleroad isn’t that effusive when she talks about her chosen profession—tennis. “I have to think it's better than having a ‘real job,’” she tells ESPN. But when it comes to posing nude for Playboy, the world’s 65th-ranked player gushes. “I'm not...

Wimbledon's Other Final a Classic, as Well

Williams sisters' match marked new era in their careers

(Newser) - Wimbledon's men final was one of the greatest tennis matches in history. But for William C. Rhoden, Nadal's victory over Federer overshadowed the importance of the match from the day before, when Venus and Serena Williams played one of their most exciting games. For the New York Times columnist, this...

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