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What Becomes A Legend Most?
Tomorrow gives Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic in the men's final at Wimbledon. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal bowed out early this year but that shouldn't stop us from recalling their great rivalry of the not-too-distant past. ...
Jerzy Janowicz Winning His Wimbledon Quarterfinal: An Awesome Moment
One thing was certain before today's Wimbledon quarterfinal between Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot: Poland would have its first ever men's Grand Slam semifinalist. Janowicz claimed the spot with a straight sets win over his fellow countryman, and his ensuing reaction is everything we love about sp...
Yet Another Distressing Fact About State Of American Men's Tennis
With Bobby Reynolds's loss to Novak Djokovic in the second round, we can now present to you for the 7,634th time why American men's tennis is deader than dead right now. For the first time since 1912, there will no Americans playing in the third round at Wimbledon. The worst thing about this? We'll ...
Roger Federer Is Out At Wimbledon In Craziest Second Round Ever
Something called Sergiy Stakhovsky just defeated Roger Federer in four sets at Wimbledon, which is less a tournament at this point than it is one of those Agatha Christie books where bodies keep piling up around some quaint English vicarage. Where do we start? Rafael Nadal got knocked out Monday. M...
Getting Closer to God in a Tight Situation
It's Wimbeldon time again, a good moment to revisit David Foster Wallace's celebrated 2006 New York Times story on Roger Federer:...
Maria Sharapova Passive-Aggressively Ethers Serena Williams
Outside of those Steubenville comments, Serena Williams gave other eyebrow-raising quotes in her Rolling Stone interview, specifically one about Maria Sharapova....
The Queen is Hyped Up
Check out Stephen Rodrick's profile of Serena Williams in the new issue of Rolling Stone:...
Serena Williams Says She's "Deeply Sorry For What Was Written"
Serena Williams said some regrettable things about the Steubenville rape case to Rolling Stone's Stephen Rodrick, and today she's released a statement apologizing, sort of....
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Serena Williams On Steubenville: "I'm Not Blaming The Girl But ..." [UPDATE]
Serena Williams is letting the press back into her life, big time. If you're unfamiliar, this is the "Serena comes out of her shell" part of the Serena dialectic, which is only a few pungent quotes from a full retreat and the "Why won't Serena let herself be loved?" stage....
Here's Another Crazy Trick Shot From Gael Monfils
Gael Monfils, reigning king of the generally useless trick shot, let a lob slip between his legs, spun around and whacked a bizarre overhead return back to Tommy Haas in Halle today. In typical Monfils fashion, he'd lose the point and the match....
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Tennis Channel CEO: Comcast Battle Like "Being Raped By Brutal Captor" [UPDATE]
Two weeks ago, a federal appeals court ruled that Comcast did not have to put Tennis Channel on its basic cable service and could, instead, throw it on a more-expensive sports tier. The court overturned an FCC ruling in the process. Tennis Channel was unhappy about this. In fact, Tennis Channel CEO ...
Darkness Visible
Check out this column by Chris Jones from ESPN The Magazine on Rebecca Marino and Depression:...
Beyoncé's Note To Serena Williams: "Stunt On Them, Serena"
This is a note that Beyoncé wrote to Serena Williams right after Williams had finished up her French Open title run. I don't think the letter was actually sent to Williams, but was instead posted in the "news" section of Beyoncé's (crazy) website, which seems like a very Beyoncé way for Beyoncé to e...
Rafa Nadal Just Beat David Ferrer To Win The French Open Title
There was never any doubt. Third-seeded Rafa Nadal just bested fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to win the French Open title. It was Nadal's eighth French Open win—a record—and the 27-year-old now has 12 Grand Slams. Ferrer, seeded fourth, did well to make it to the final...
Serena Williams Just Won the 2013 French Open
Top-seeded Serena Williams just beat Maria Sharapova in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4, to clinch this year's French Open. It capped a ridiculous tournament for the 31-year-old champion, who mowed down her opponents en route to the second French Open win in her career....
Serena Williams Is Destroying Everyone In The French Open
It's time to talk about Serena Williams. ...