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Roger Federer Upset (Again) At US Open

And once again, Roger Federer is out prematurely at a Grand Slam. Federer was upset in the 4th round at the U.S. Open tonight to Tommy Robredo, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4. ...

How An ESPNer Found Out The "Battle Of The Sexes" Was Probably Fixed

As usual, this one started with a tip. It came courtesy of Hal Shaw, a 79-year-old man who lived in Florida. ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta Jr. knew him. The two had met when Van Natta was researching his 2011 biography of Babe Didrikson Zaharia. Shaw once worked at the country club that...

Blowout Loss Sends Serena Williams's Opponent Into Arms Of Ball Boy

Francesca Schiavone might have said she didn't need a hug, but as her first-round U.S. Open match against Serena Williams got completely out of hand Monday night, Francesca Schiavone totally needed a hug....

Rafael Nadal Is Filthy And Should Be Regulated

This entire point, from early on in Nadal's clinical straight-sets administration of American Ryan Harrison, is lovely. But do watch the slow-motion spin of Rafa's overhead finisher, from somewhere out in College Point. Physics is fun....

Maria Sharapova Will Remain Maria Sharapova

So, this stupid controversy—manufactured to create some buzz for her candy-line—is now over: Maria Sharapova is not changing her name for the U.S. Open. Her agent Max Eisenbud confirmed to ESPN that it just wouldn't be feasible. I'm sure all of this only dawned on them in the last couple of hours:...

The U.S. Open Is Finally Getting A Retractable Roof

In a few years, the U.S. Open will no longer be the most fogeyish Grand Slam. The USTA announced this morning that it will build a long-sought retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium. How exactly they plan to do that—Ashe was built over a landfill and previous studies seemed to indicate a roof was...

This Is Pretty Much The Saddest Game Of Tennis Ever Played By A Pro

Congratulations, Fabio Fognini! You might be ranked 16th in the world, but this was quite possibly the most amazing thing any player's ever accomplished....

Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon

Andy Murray ended a 77-year drought at Wimbledon, becoming the first British man to win the tournament since Fred Perry in 1936, with a straight-set victory over Novak Djokovic....

Tennis Player Calmly Melts Down And Retires From Match

This is a truly bizarre two minutes of video. At the end of a spirited rally in third-set action at the Winnetka Challenger, Alex Bogomolov, Jr. calmly quits the match and tells the chair umpire to go fuck himself....

It took coming back from a first-set tiebreak loss and a roof-closing delay, but Andy Murray is advancing to the Wimbledon final yet again after defeating Jerzy Janowicz 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3....

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...

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The final is on ESPN. RT @BillSimmons "Radwanska! Bartoli!!!!! It's the Wimbledon Women's Finals on NBC!"...

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...

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....

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....

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....

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 ...

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...