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Former Tennis Star Jennifer Capriati Charged With Battery and Stalking After Valentine's Day Punch

Phil Richardson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0000

Former teen tennis phenom Jennifer Capriati has been slapped with battery and stalking charges after an alleged altercation with her ex-boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. Palm Beach, Florida police said that Capriati’s ex-boyfriend, Ivan Brannan, was working out at a gym on Feb 14th when 36-year-old Capriati confronted him. Brannan told officials that he tried to [...]

2013 Super Bowl Interview: Tennis Champ Andy Roddick Talks Fantasy Football & Why Brooklyn 'Disappears' on Sundays

Amanda Rykoff — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:09:57 +0000

The Super Bowl is one of the highest visibility events in the world for marketers. So it’s no surprise to find athletes from all sports making the rounds throughout the week. Andy Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open tennis champion who retired last year after his final appearance at Flushing Meadows, stopped by to chat on behalf of SAP, the Official Cloud Software Solutions, Business Software and Business Analytics Software Sponsor of the NFL. Roddick has been an SAP Brand Ambassador for seven years.

Venus Williams Almost Goes Topless During Tennis Match [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:34:03 +0000

Given the skimpiness of her outfits, and the raw power she exerts when she strikes a tennis ball, Venus Williams sometimes suffers wardrobe malfunctions. It’s a matter of physics, really. And that’s just what happened to Venus over the weekend in Italy when her dress strap snapped during a match against Falvia Pennetta. Sadly, for fans of Williams’s [...]

Tennis Star Caroline Wozniacki Wows Crowd With Dance Moves [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:37:46 +0000

Rising tennis star Caroline Wozniacki proved she is quite the “dancing queen” when she started shaking her moneymaker during a stoppage of play in an exhibition match.

Her opponent, Dominika Cibulkova, joined the Danish superstar in getting down on center court as well.

Jimmy Fallon Mocks Tennis Pro Roger Federer in Hysterical 'Late Night' Skit [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:01:25 +0000

In honor of the U.S. Open, Jimmy Fallon mimicked pro Roger Federer in a skit called “At the Bar With Roger Federer” on ‘Late Night.’ Fallon, as Federer, perches on a barstool and espouses hysterical wisdom in mangled English, reminding us that this year’s U.S. Open takes place in New York, also known as the [...]

Wimbledon Official Wants Ladies To Quit the Grunting

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:47:37 +0000

Ladies, enough already with the grunting. So says Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club where Wimbledon is played. He told the Telegraph that officials “would prefer to see less” of it and and even said players have the option of complaining to umpires if the grunting proves too distracting. [...]