Tag Archives: tennis
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Viktor Troicki Has a Tennis Tirade for the Ages at the Rome Masters (Video)
Tennis tirades are fairly common. Unlike team sports, where responsibility for wins and losses is shared, in tennis all the pressure falls on one person. And, quite understandably, sometimes they buckle. That being said, some players have become legends for taking tirades to another level. John McEnroe is obviously the best example, and Serena Williams [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 13th) — Battle of the Sexes
It was on this day in 1973 that former tennis star Bobby Riggs would take on Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes tennis match. The contest took place on Mother’s day in Ramona, California At the time of the match, Margaret Court was 30-years-old and the #1 ranked female player in the world, [...]
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Novak Djokovic Had Some Choice (Filthy Serbian) Words for Fans at the Madrid Open (Video)
Novak Djokovic is usually one of the most affable, fun-loving guys in pro tennis. If he’s not playing pranks on reporters he’s wearing a Darth Vader mask, wearing a wig and pretending to be Maria Sharapova, or donning a pair of nipple tassels. So frankly, it’s kind of hard to imagine the guy losing his [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 30th) — Monica Seles
It was on this day in 1993 that Monica Seles was stabbed in the back by an obsessed fan during her quarterfinal match against Magdalena Maleeva. The incident occurred in Hamburg, Germany at the Citizen Cup tournament. Monica Seles entered the 1993 season as the world’s top ranked female player. She was the three-time reigning [...]
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Agnieszka Radwanska Gives Us the Best Tennis Shot of the Year So Far (Video)
Tennis, like golf or race car driving, is one of those sports that the general public doesn’t pay much attention to until the major events. Thus, unless you’re a huge tennis fan, you probably didn’t even know that the 2013 Sony Open is being played right now in Miami. You do now, however, thanks to [...]
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Ben Stiller Joins Rafael Nadal on the Tennis Court, Gets Beat by a Little Girl (Video)
Whenever they pull a celebrity out of the crowd at a sporting event, you can expect to see something good. Despite all the effort to make it look like it’s totally spontaneous, you know the fix is on, and that they’ve got something amusing planned. Bill Murray and Will Ferrell, for example, are especially notorious [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 23rd) — Bjorn Borg
It was on this day in 1983 that tennis great Bjorn Borg announced his retirement from tennis. He was a former world No. 1 player and he won a total of 11 Grand Slam singles titles during his career. Borg is considered by many to be one of the greatest male tennis players ever. He [...]
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Serena Williams Hit Herself in the Face with Her Own Racket (Video)
When it’s all said and done, Serena Williams is going to be on the short list for “greatest women’s tennis player of all time.” She doesn’t have as many Grand Slam singles titles as Steffi Graf or Martina Navratilova, but the only tournament she hasn’t won at least four times is the French Open. So [...]
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Jerzy Janowicz Has Epic Meltdown at Australian Open (Video)
By beating India's Somdev Devvarman, Polish tennis player Jerzy Janowicz reached the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, equaling his furthest ever run at a men's Grand Slam Tournament (he made it to the third round at Wimbledon in 2012). But let me tell you, it certainly wasn't easy for Janowicz. Despite being ranked 24th [...]
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The 13 Most Beautiful Women at the 2013 Australian Open
In case you hadn’t noticed, the first grand slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open, is going on right now. This event is often overlooked here in the Northern Hemisphere given that it comes just a few weeks after Christmas…in the dead of winter. But in Australia it’s summer, and tennis is in [...]
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Caroline Wozniacki Imitates Serena Williams With Big Booty (Video)
how to win ex back after calling him Exhibition matches in most sports are rarely entertaining, but that isn't quite the case in the world of tennis. You see, tennis players tend to be quite uptight during tournament matches, but they rarely have trouble finding ways to unwind and have fun during exhibition matches. Such has been [...]
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Novak Djokovic Gets Massaged By Four Sexy Ladies Between Sets (Video)
Between taking part in exhibition matches for a variety of charities and making deep runs during official ATP tournaments, Novak Djokovic hasn't had much time to sit back, relax and enjoy a good massage dur camel cigarette t shirt ing the 2012 season. But that all changed recently, as four lovely ladies at one of [...]
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Novak Djokovic Dressed As Darth Vader At The Paris Masters (Video)
Anyone who follows tennis at all knows that #2-ranked Novak Djokovic is one of the most gregarious, fun, and entertaining players in the game today. Not only is the guy great to his fans, but he’s also a practical joker who has no problem dressing in drag or wearing nipple tassels. Yeah, that’s right. Nipple tassels. [...]
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Andy Murray Drops The F-Bomb En Route To US Open Victory (Video)
Despite being the third-ranked tennis player in the world—according to the ATP rankings—Andy Murray entered the 2012 US Open still looking for his first grand slam title. After being left in tears buy cheap cigarettes following a loss to Roger Federer nearly two months ago during the Wimbledon finals at the All England Club, Murray [...]
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Andy Roddick Gave A Heartfelt Farewell Speech At The US Open Last Night (Video)
Andy Roddick was a great tennis player who happened to come of age in the wrong era. When he first came onto the scene in 2003 at the age of 21, he looked poised to become one of the top players in the game, reaching the semifinals of the Australian open and winning the [...]
