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Kim Clijsters Defeats Li Na to Win Australian Open
By not in system - AOL News(Jan. 29) -- Kim Clijsters rallied to win the Australian Open women's singles title 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 against Li Na of China on Saturday. Clijsters, the 2004 Australian Open runner-up and three-time U.S. Open champion, defeated Li for her fourth career Grand Slam title. It is the 27-year-old Belgian's second major in a row and her third since coming back from retirement in the summer of 2009. ...
Venus Williams' Short Dress Causes a Stir: Her Top 5 Fashion Moments
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsTennis star Venus Williams has made it to the second round of the 2011 Australian Open, but it's her outfit -- not her game -- that has people talking. That's often been the case for Williams, who studied fashion design and has her own line, EleVen by Venus Williams. In the first round of this year's Australian Open, Williams wore a supershort blue dress (or was it a sort-of-long blue shirt?) that she designed, pairing it with cropped black undershorts. It's hardly the most controversial attire she's ever worn, and, in fact, might be considered somewhat tame in comparison to the outfits she ...
Historic Tennis Win for Player Using Double-Handled Racket
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 22) -- Brian Battistone became the first tennis player with a double-handed racket to record an ATP win. "He and Andreas Siljestrom defeated Arnaud Clement and Julian Knowle 6-4, 6-2 in the first round" of the Stockholm Open this week, Tennis.com reports. There has been a tremendous technological advance in tennis over the past few decades. First, players made the switch from wooden to metal rackets. More recently, many have adopted polyester strings, which allow for greater purchase on the ball. But for 99.99 percent (if not more) of professionals, there has been one constant: the ...
Another Amazing Roger Federer Trick Shot: The 'Tweener [VIDEO]
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 14) -- It hasn't been the best of years tennis-wise for Roger Federer. While he started the long season well by winning the Australian Open, he crashed out of Wimbledon and the French Open before the semifinal stages, and lost in the semis of the U.S. Open despite having two match points against Novak Djokovic. Still, there have been moments of genius. In particular, Federer seems to have perfected one of tennis' trick shots, the lob-retrieving, between-the-legs passing shot, that pros, let alone casual players, rarely pull off. He did it again Wednesday, en route to defeating ...
Unlikely Doubles Team Sends Unifying Message
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (Sept. 9) -- The Pakistani and Indian ambassadors to the U.N. sat next to each other to watch a tennis match Wednesday at the U.S. Open. These two men from countries that are always warring or threatening, nuclear neighbors, sat together and cheered for the same players to hit a ball over a net. Imagine that. "It was a beautiful thing to see,'' said Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, of Pakistan, one of the players. He and partner Rohan Bopanna of India had just beaten Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the Open finals. "If me and Rohan can get along so well on and off ...
'Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes': Windy Day at US Open Recalls Great David Foster Wallace Essay
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 9) -- As Roger Federer and Robin Soderling played late into Wednesday night, it appeared for much of the match as though they were battling each other less than the invisible, swirling winds inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. From firsthand experience, I know that the wind can cause havoc on the outer courts, but I've never played on Arthur Ashe -- few recreational players have. "I'm not an architect, so I don't understand the dynamics in play with the design, but I can tell you as a player that the wind in Ashe is the most inconsistent wind of the four major stadiums," the New York Times ...
Paul the Psychic Octopus, Meet 'Grandpa' the Spider Monkey
By Tom Lorenzo - AOL NewsIt seemed like just yesterday the Internet was abuzz about Paul the psychic octopus. After Paul predicted the final eight matches of the Wold Cup correctly, he hung up his cleats and drifted off into retirement. The world then lost interest in the clairvoyant creatures of the wild. That is, until now. Meet Grandpa, the 34-year-old psychic spider monkey, who had a perfect 4-0 record when picking random matches at the U.S. Open heading into Wednesday. I'd introduce him to Paul, but part of me feels that the octopus foresaw this genius of the Ateles genus coming from a mile away. The Wall ...
US Open: What Happened to American Men's Tennis?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 8) -- The men's quarterfinals of the U.S. Open begin today, and there's nary an American player in sight. After Andy Roddick, the last active American to win a Grand Slam title, crashed out of the second round, the U.S. still had prospects in a resurgent Mardy Fish and next-generation players John Isner and Sam Querrey. But all were gone by the end of the fourth round. On the women's side, too, Venus Williams is the lone American, though unlike the men's situation, she and her sister, Serena, who did not play this year's event, will likely remain atop the field for several more years ...
Superstitions Actually Work, Study Suggests
By Paul Kix - AOL News(Sept. 5) -- For a long time, Andy Murray was a strange tennis player. There was nothing wrong with his game; the Brit had the strong serve, quick feet and steady backhand of any of the world's best. The problem was his mindset. He wasn't superstitious. And almost every tennis star is. Roger Federer is obsessed with the number eight. Serena Williams believes she lost the 2008 French Open because she didn't tie her laces right and didn't bounce the ball five times before her first serve. The list, relayed here in detail, goes on: Kim Clijsters likes to eat at the same restaurant during a ...
Off-Court Drama With Fight at US Open [VIDEO]
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 3) -- While tennis is a gentleman's (and gentlewoman's, of course) sport, it's not unheard of for a little fisticuffs in the stands. Often it happens when players representing countries with geopolitical issues take the court. Serbs and Croats are one of the notable combustible mixes. And while a Serb, Novak Djokovic, was on court against Philipp Petzschner of Germany at Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night, the fight that broke out had nothing to do with central Europe. No, it was of the common American variety. A young man was swearing too much for an older lady's liking. She ...
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