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Sergiy Stakhovsky uses iPhone/Twitter to dispute call in French Open

| May 27, 2013 | 10:00 pm | 1 Comment
Sergiy Stakhovsky uses iPhone/Twitter to dispute call in French Open

The French Open saw complaints concerning officials reach a new low Monday.  101st-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky had a gripe during his first-round loss to Richard Gasquet of France on a call against him.  The ball was ruled [...]

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Tennis player Viktor Troicki has on-court meltdown for the ages (VIDEO)

| May 16, 2013 | 10:22 am | 0 Comments
Tennis player Viktor Troicki has on-court meltdown for the ages (VIDEO)

In what ended up being a never-ending “Are we there yet?” type exchange with the chair umpire, Viktor Troicki delivered one of the better rants of 2013. During a match against Ernests Gulbis in the Rome Open [...]

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Serena Williams destroys racquet at Australian Open (VIDEO)

| January 22, 2013 | 11:46 pm | 0 Comments
Serena Williams destroys racquet at Australian Open (VIDEO)

Sometimes when I’m typing and I mistype a word, I’ll slam my fist into the keyboard or maybe bash my knuckle into the screen.  It’s the equipment’s fault.  Serena Williams pulled similar shenanigans [...]

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Novak Djokovic imitates Ana Ivanovic at the 2013 Hopman Cup (VIDEO)

| January 9, 2013 | 10:50 pm | 0 Comments
Novak Djokovic imitates Ana Ivanovic at the 2013 Hopman Cup (VIDEO)

Not only is Novak Djokovic is one of the best tennis players in the universe, but he’s also one of tennis’ biggest jokesters.  He’s been known to play the funny guy during interviews with the media and on [...]

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Roger Federer receives death threat in Shanghai

| October 4, 2012 | 11:35 pm | 1 Comment
Roger Federer receives death threat in Shanghai

Roger Federer, the world’s number one tennis player, recently received an online death threat prior to a Masters series event in Shanghai, China. According to various reports, an anonymous poster using the name [...]

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Video: Maria Sharapova hits Novak Djokovic in a bad spot

| July 31, 2012 | 12:02 pm | 0 Comments
Video: Maria Sharapova hits Novak Djokovic in a bad spot

Maria Sharapova has a pretty nasty serve for a girl.  Just ask Novak Djokovic.  Sharapova went buck wild on a fake serve while recently filming a commercial for Head.  From the looks of things, she was supposed to knock [...]

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Did Pam Shriver talk dirty to Andy Roddick?

| June 28, 2012 | 12:45 pm | 0 Comments
Did Pam Shriver talk dirty to Andy Roddick?

After Andy Roddick’s second round win against Ivo Karlovic at Wimbledon Thursday, he stopped off to talk to ESPN’s Pan Shriver.  Shriver asked all the basic questions including about the match Roddick just [...]

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Caroline Wozniacki releasing her own underwear line (Pics)

| June 4, 2012 | 10:36 pm | 1 Comment
Caroline Wozniacki releasing her own underwear line (Pics)

What Caroline Wozniacki lacks on the tennis court (and it isn’t much), she excels in her ability to make a any dude sit on his couch and stop what he’s doing to watch women’s tennis.  She’s got [...]

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Novak Djokovic wins the best mini-tennis point ever

| April 26, 2012 | 10:02 am | 1 Comment
Novak Djokovic wins the best mini-tennis point ever

Some of the best things come in small packages – chicken wings, Lamborghinis and Mila Kunis prove that.  Mini tennis can’t touch Mila Kunis.  And I’d much rather eat chicken wings.  But after watching [...]

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Fan falls trying to catch tennis ball hit by Rafael Nadal

| March 15, 2012 | 1:23 am | 0 Comments
Fan falls trying to catch tennis ball hit by Rafael Nadal

After winning his match against Marcel Granollers at the BNP Paribas Open Tuesday, Rafael Nadal was showing some love to the Indian Wells, CA fans by tossing balls into the stands. One fan in the first couple rows along the [...]

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2012 Australian Open Final: Maria Sharapova vs. Victoria Azarenka

| January 27, 2012 | 4:02 pm | 1 Comment
2012 Australian Open Final: Maria Sharapova vs. Victoria Azarenka

In recent years, women’s tennis has become more enjoyable to watch than men’s tennis. It might be because most points include some volleying back and forth instead of ace city in men’s matches. Maybe [...]

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Ballboy’s great catch

| January 26, 2012 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comments
Ballboy’s great catch

I’m not quite sure what the application looks like to become a ballboy for the Australian Open, but I would bet you that having quick hands isn’t part of the criteria. Don’t tell that to the ballboy who was [...]

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Tennis star Elena Dementieva doesn’t like her husband, Max Afinogenov, fighting

| October 19, 2011 | 1:54 am | 0 Comments
Tennis star Elena Dementieva doesn’t like her husband, Max Afinogenov, fighting

Former Buffalo Sabres winger Maxim Afinogenov was never a fighter when he played in the NHL. With only 486 penalty minutes in 651 career games, his game was more Russian ballerina-like than Vitali Klitschko. But during a [...]

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Andy Roddick was displeased with U.S. Open court conditions

| September 9, 2011 | 2:49 am | 5 Comments
Andy Roddick was displeased with U.S. Open court conditions

Before his fourth round match against David Ferrer, Andy Roddick threw a mini hissy fit over the conditions of the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium. There was a crack in the court that Roddick pointed out to chair umpire [...]

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