It now looks as thought Kim Clijsters will skip the 2012 French Open and clay-court season to center her efforts on adapting to grass ahead of the London Olympics and Wimbledon. The Belgian tennis star is recovering much more slowly than anticipated after tearing her hip muscle during the Sony Ericsson Open in Florida in [...]
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Novak Djokovic managed to hold on and defeat defending champ Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 tonight in a final filled with lengthy, exhausting points to win his first U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011. Djokovic improved to 64-2 with 10 tournament titles, one of the greatest seasons in the [...]
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It was a mammoth of an upset this afternoon as Samantha Stosur shocked Serena Williams in the 2011 U.S. Open final for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur beat Williams 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday. “I think I had one of my best days,” Stosur said. “I’m very fortunate to do it on this stage.” Looking [...]
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The 2011 U.S. Open tennis tournament got under way today, just one day after Hurricane Irene spared New York from its full wrath as it rampaged up the East Coast. Crews worked overnight to clean up debris at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, where the first match started at 1 p.m. EDT. “The [...]
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Novak Djokovic was forced to call it quits in the second set today due to a sore right shoulder, giving Andy Murray of Scotland the championship at the Western & Southern Open in Ohio. Murray led 6-4, 3-0 when Djokovic decided to pack it in. It was one of the few bad moments for the Serb, in [...]
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Former teen tennis phenom Jennifer Capriati was taken to the hospital early this morning after EMTs responded to a call for a possible OD. The call was reportedly phoned in from a hotel in Riviera Beach, Florida. Capriati was immediately taken to a local medical facility. Jennifer’s father has spoken to the press and says [...]
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Andy Murray and girlfriend, Kim Sears, have split up. Apparently, the relationship ended because of Murray’s addiction to PlayStation 3, specifically Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Sears grew tired of it after just about four years of the relationship. Murray and Sears announced the breakup on Sunday after Sears no-showed the O2 Arena to watch [...]
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I Serena Williams has been fined for her irate, profanity-laced rant directed toward a lineswoman in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The Grand Slam committee has fined Williams $175,000, they announced on Monday. The committee, however, decided not to suspend her from next year’s Open or from any other Grand Slam events. It instead [...]
