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Serena poses nude for ESPN, faces possible ban

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:10:02 +0000

Tennis ace Serena Williams may face a possible ban from the 2010 Australian Open for posing nude for ESPN magazine and her shocking outburst at the US Open semi finals. Williams is under an International Tennis Federation investigation and faces…

Venus sets up Safina semi

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:05:59 +0000

Defen-ding champion Venus Williams closed in Tuesday on a sixth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska whose quarter-final challenge melted in the searing heat.
It will be the 29-year-old American’s eighth semi-final appearance in 10 years…

Freddie could be dropped

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:14 +0000

Tennis
Freddie could be dropped
England captain Andrew Strauss said here on Tuesday that Andrew Flintoff was not immune from being dropped for disciplinary reasons after the all-rounder’s latest indiscretion.
Ex-England captain Flintoff missed the team bus for the squad’s Saturday morning visit…

Safina rallies past Azarenka

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:51:04 +0000

A slow start couldn’t stop top-ranked Dinara Safina from reaching the semifinals at the French Open.
Faced with a tough test for the first time in the tournament, Safina rallied to beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday.
Safina, seeking her first…

Sania moves into last 8

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:33:29 +0000

India’s Sania Mirza moved into the quarterfinals at the WTA tournament here on Thursday with a 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-2 victory over Russian fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Mirza demonstrated that she is fully recovered from a career-threatening wrist injury with an…

Federer storms to French Open glory

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:53:15 +0000

Roger Federer gloriously completed a career Grand Slam on Sunday by capturing a first French Open title, and a record-equalling 14th major, with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 win over Robin Soderling.
The 27-year-old world number two finally won a Roland…

Kuznetsova beats Safina to win French Open title

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:00:28 +0000

Svetlana Kuznetsova conquered her nerves and beat a shaky Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to win the French Open.
Showing uncharacteristic calm, Kuznetsova earned her second Grand Slam title. Jitters have often betrayed Kuznetsova down the stretch in big matches, but…

All-Russian final

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:21:53 +0000

French Open
All-Russian final
Svetlana Kuznetsova set-up an all-Russian French Open final against top seed Dinara Safina when she defeated battling Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 in Thursday’s semi-finals.
Dinara Safina hopes that a more economical run to this year’s French…

Federer, Djokovic struggle to derail tennis ace Nadal

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:41:56 +0000

ROME : Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic launch their latest attempts to derail Rafael Nadal’s non-stop, claycourt express at the Rome Masters which gets under way at the Foro Italico on Sunday.
Nadal won three successive titles here until last year…

Top seed bounced at Aussie Open

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:02:30 +0000

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jelena Jankovic went out in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday and No. 3 Dinara Safina was twice a point away from following the top-ranked player to the exit.
In consecutive matches at Rod Laver…