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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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Caroline Wozniacki’s Hit Single “Oxygen” Was Released On Friday (Video)
Some women have shown that they are capable of translating their good looks (and a bit of athleticism) into a successful career in sports, while other women have used their looks to advance their singing careers. Some may argue that the WTA’s sixth-ranked tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki, is a perfect example of the former, as [...]
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Cristiano Ronaldo Plays Tennis Against Rafael Nadal In Lastest Nike Commercial (Video)
Adidas brought out their big guns for their latest “We All Run” commercial, and it appears as though Nike has done the same, as they pinned Rafael Nadal against Cristiano Ronaldo in a tennis match for their recently released Nike Football commercial. But this isn’t your typical tennis match. Not even close. Instead, in an [...]
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19-Year-Old Tennis Player Asks Umpire To Remove His Father From The Stadium (Video)
I am sure 19-year-old tennis star Bernard Tomic loves his father, but there is only so much negativity that one son can take from his dad before he has finally had enough. For Tomic, he reached that point during his match against David Ferrer at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday. With Bernard trailing 0-30 [...]
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Rafael Nadal Fan Faceplants While Going After A Souvenir Ball (Video)
I always knew women would do just about anything to get their hands on the balls of Rafael Nadal, but who knew that some men shared similar feelings about the world class tennis player? I guess I should have saw something like this coming after a male court-intruder tried to kiss the Spaniard a few [...]
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Michelle Obama Hitting A Tennis Ball Gets Photoshopped (Gallery)
Seeing the look on Michelle Obama’s face as she swings a tennis racket is awfully funny. And what is equally humorous is seeing the look on her face while she swings a lightsaber, nunchucks, glow sticks or a cat. You can see her taking part in all of the aforementioned activities and more in the [...]
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Ball Girl Makes An Incredible Catch At The Australian Open (Video)
Whenever Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meet up on the tennis court, highlight reel moments are bound to be created. However, more often than not, those highlights are being produced by their tennis racquets. But while their racquets did produce some remarkable highlights during their meeting in the semi-finals of the Australian Open earlier this [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 23th) — 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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Tennis Player Stanislas Wawrinka Gropes A Female Line Judge (Video)
Tennis sure does have some awfully weird rules. Think about it. Raising one’s voice while arguing a call with a line judge or the chair umpire will likely earn that player a disqualification and possibly even a fine or suspension. However, you are free to touch and grab any part of a female line judge’s [...]
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15 Gorgeous Women You’ve Never Heard Of At The 2012 Australian Open
The 2012 Australian Open has begun down in Melbourne, and a new tennis season is now officially underway. In celebration, I thought it would be nice to bring you a list of hot tennis players, which always seems to go over pretty well. However, I thought maybe everyone would be tired of the same old, [...]
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Ball Boy’s Head Nearly Decapitated At Australian Open (Video)
During a first round match between Roger Federer and Alexander Kudryavtsev at the Australian Open, you’d figure most people would credit Federer with having the “deadlier shot” in this battle. Not quite. While Federer was hitting balls with his usual precision, en route to the 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 victory, Kudryavtsev was busy proving that he [...]
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Gael Monfils Is Party Rockin’ In Buenos Aires (Video)
During the 2011 ATP season, Frenchman Gael Monfils compiled a 38-16 record, won one tournament, reached two finals, and he climbed as high as seventh in the rankings before eventually finishing the year ranked 15th. It was the fourth consecutive year that he has finished the year ranked in the ATP’s top 15, and that [...]
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Sweet Caroline (GIF)
I’m not quite sure if this move makes Caroline Wozniacki look good or bad with her fans. On the one hand, anyone would love to be seated behind the sexy tennis star as she lifts her skirt and gives the viewers a sneak peak at her backside. However, the last time I checked, no one [...]
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Maria Kirilenko Is Alex Ovechkin’s Latest Girlfriend (Gallery)
Some of you may already know Maria Kirilenko as the 24-year-old Russian tennis player who is currently ranked 27th in the world according to the WTA rankings. As for those who are not familiar with women’s tennis, you may soon get to know Maria Kirilenko a lot better now that she has reportedly stolen the [...]
