Steffe Graff and Andre Agassi make a good mixed doubles duo on the tennis court. Now you will be able to see some of your favorite mixed doubles duos in the Olympics. Olympic leaders made the change Thursday, December 10 for the 2012 London Games. Mixed doubles was played at several Olympics from 1900 to
The current world No. 2, and 3-time Grand Slam finalist, Dinara Safina of Russia, is pulling out of the Brisbane International scheduled for January 3-10, 2010, because of a lingering back injury. The back pain forced Safina to quit in tears after just 12 minutes and two games into a match against Jelena Jankovic at
Venus Williams was honored last week as Sportswoman of the Year by the March of Dimes New York Division at its 26th Annual Sports Luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The March of Dimes honors the outstanding achievements of men and women in the sports industry. Past
Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo is calling it quits, announcing her retirement Thursday, December 3, 2009. Finishing this season at No. 21, the 30-year-old Frenchwoman says she no longer has a burning desire for competition. "I don't want to train anymore," Mauresmo said after shedding tears about the decision. "I had to make a
What has happened to French tennis star, Titiana Golovin? After turning pro in 2002, Golovin had a top 30 season in 2005 and 2006, and a top 20 season in 2007. She won two WTA Tour singles titles in 2007, and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the world on February 4, 2008.
Martina Hingis has reported that she will not come back to tennis following her two-year ban in 2007 for testing positive for cocaine. She says she is happy with her new life. "I've got a nice house, my four horses. On the tour, I had no life." She added that if she had not been
Justine Henin has made it definite, she will return to the WTA Tour at the Brisbane International which is scheduled two weeks before her comeback to Grand Slam tennis at the 2010 Australian Open. As a former No. 1 ranked player, it will be great to have Henin back in the realm of women's tennis.
Just what is coming out of the mouth of Maria Sharapova when she is serving or hitting ground strokes? It's not exactly a lion's roar, but it is close. Sharapova's volume level makes her the current winner in the shrieking category, at least at the human level, with about 101 dB in volume, almost equal
Russian cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, has announced that she make her long anticipated return to tennis this week in the 2009 WTA Indian Wells tournament at Indian Wells, California, USA March 11-24. However, it appears she is sneaking in the back door to test out her shoulder. She will not be playing singles, which has
Sexy tennis cutie pie, Maria Kirilenko, is one of three featured cutie pies appearing in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Maybe it's time to skip tennis and head to the beach. Kirilenko was photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr. in Cap Cana, Juanillo, Dominican Republic. Her swimsuit is by Salinas Swimwear. For her full gallery,
