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Angelique Kerber received a cool message from NBA star Dirk Nowitzki after ascending to the world No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis. Here’s the note she got from Dirk via Twitter on Friday, which was written in German: @AngeliqueKerber …
Gael Monfils responded to his critics like John McEnroe after losing to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the US Open on Friday. Monfils lost in four sets 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and got off to a bad start at 0-5 in the first set. That led Monfils to …
ESPN tennis analyst LZ Granderson must be a serious sucker if he was this disappointed about Gael Monfils’ loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the US Open on Friday. Monfils lost to Djokovic in four sets — 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in …
Stan Wawrinka beat Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday to advance to the US Open semifinals for the second straight year. After Stan the Man got done with the four-set win, it was time to face the media. One question he received — the first …
Serena Williams shockingly crashed out of the U.S. Open on Thursday, and her coach is blaming a health issue for the defeat. Williams lost 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) to No. 10 seed Karolina Pliskova in the semifinal at Flushing Meadows. The defeat means she will …
Maria Sharapova cannot play in the U.S. Open because of her suspension for using a banned substance, but that does not mean she won’t be used to promote the official water sponsor of the tournament. An LBS tipster sent in this photo of an Evian …
Nick Kyrgios is known for being a hot-head on the tennis court and a troublemaker at times. But the Aussie tennis player concedes on Tuesday that a heckler actually got the best of him recently. Kyrgios was answering questions from the media …
Novak Djokovic appeared unstoppable at the start of the grass court season, but since then, a significant dip in form has seen his chances at a calendar year grand slam evaporate. Djokovic said following the U.S. Open draw that mental issues were his …
Police in London are investigating the case of a teenage tennis player who withdrew from her match at Wimbledon last month after falling ill, and they suspect she was poisoned with rat urine. 18-year-old Gabriella Taylor, a British junior player, …
Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, suffered a stroke recently and was let out of the hospital two weeks ago after being treated, according to a report. Richard’s wife Lakeisha told Radar Online that her husband Richard …
Serena Williams won the Wimbledon final on Saturday, her record-tying 22nd career major title. One of the Wimbledon ball boys will apparently always remember the moment. Cameras caught one of the ball boys pretty blatantly checking Williams out. I …
Hot-headed Viktor Troicki exploded on chair umpire Damiano Torella during and after his second-round loss to Alberto Ramos-Vinolas at Wimbledon on Thursday. Troicki first got upset after a ball he thought was out was called in to give Ramos-Vinolas a …
Maria Sharapova has been banned from competition for two years by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned substance back in January. In a decision that was announced on Wednesday, the ITF explained that an …
John McEnroe thinks that Andy Murray can stand to benefit from hiring another super coach to assist him, and it sounds like the former tennis champion would be interested in the gig. McEnroe talked about Murray’s game following the …
Stan Wawrinka is commonly referred to as “Stan the Man” on tour, but he says he has another nickname which is actually preferable. The Swiss tennis star says “Stanimal” is his favorite nickname, and it’s one he got …
Amelie Mauresmo opened up this week about her recent split with world No. 2 player Andy Murray. Murray and Mauresmo announced a parting of ways this month after nearly two years together. The announcement was significant because Mauresmo had made …
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