September 7th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Tennis, US Open, Venus Williams
With the holiday weekend and all of the other sports news that happened over the weekend we haven’t been able to cover the US Open as closely as we would have liked too, but we’re hoping this post catches everybody up on some of the big upsets that took place during the past few days. Read the rest of this entry »
Venus and Serena Williams remain two of the worlds most dominent female tennis players after their impressive wins on Wendesday to advance to the third round of the US Open.
Roger Federer won his 35th straight U.S. Open match on Monday with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Devin Britton in the first round of the event.
If Federer can win the tournament he will become the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win six consecutive American Grand Slam titles.
“That’s what I’m here for, trying to equal Bill Tilden’s record,” Federer said. Read the rest of this entry »
Roger Federer won the Cincinnati Masters title after beating Novak Djokovic, 6-1, 7-5 on Sunday. It was his first title win since becoming a Father on July 23rd.
“That’s the special part, especially winning for the first time as a dad,” Federer said. Read the rest of this entry »
English model Katie Green pleasures her fans with nude pictures of herself on a tennis court. Don’t worry, all of her “naughty parts” stay well covered by her arm and the racquet, but that won’t stop you from drooling all over your keyboard while staring at these photos.
View more of her topless pics after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
With Marin Cilic’s 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win over James Blake on Sunday, Croatia has officially eliminated the United States from the Davis Cup. Read the rest of this entry »
24-year old French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt has been found dead. The cause of death is not yet known.
“It is with great sadness that the French tennis federation has learned of the sudden death of Mathieu Montcourt,” the French tennis federation said. Read the rest of this entry »
Wimbledon loser Andy Roddick has pulled out of the Davis Cup quarterfinals due to a right hip flexor injury he suffered during his match against Roger Federer on Sunday.
Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title after beating Andy Roddick, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14, in a record-breaking match.
“It’s not really one of those goals you set as a little boy, but man, it’s been quite a career and quite a month,” Federer said. Read the rest of this entry »
Serena Williams beat her older sister Venus, 7-6 (3), 6-2, to win her 3rd Wimbledon title and her 11th Grand Slam championship on the 4th of July.
“It feels so amazing,” Serena said. Read the rest of this entry »
