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Nestor-Zimonjic repeat as doubles champ (AP) July 4, 2009
Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won their second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title Saturday, beating top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. "It's a great accomplishment," Nestor said. "One of the first things I noticed was our name on the board, on the big plaque. […]
Williams sisters win doubles title (AP) July 4, 2009
Serena Williams won a pair of Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon on Saturday, just like her sister Venus did last year. Serena added the women's doubles title to her take at this year's tournament, teaming with big sister Venus to beat Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4. It's their fourth Wimbledon title together, part of […]
Serena tops Venus to win third Wimbledon (AP) July 4, 2009
Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. She wasn't facing just anyone, of course. She was playing her older sister Venus. And when the latest all-Williams final finished, when Serena wr […]
Federer goes for Slam record vs. Roddick (AP) July 4, 2009
A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or -- believe it or not -- tennis tips. They were offering advice about how to deal with a perceived drop in performance and ideas for how to beat Rafael Nadal. "If you achieved a lot, like I did, for so many years, and then you don't w […]
Wrist injury ends Kournikova's season (AP) July 3, 2009
Anna Kournikova will miss the rest of the season with a wrist injury. World Team Tennis said Kournikova made her decision after experiencing pain from tenosynovitis while practicing for what would have been her seventh season with the league. The St. Louis Aces player has not responded to therapy or a series of cortisone shots. […]

Tennis Featured on Covers Of Playboy, Sports Illustrated

Posted by TennisGrandstand Wire Services • July 17th, 2008 • Printer-friendly

A first for the sport of tennis as in consecutive weeks, the sport graces the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine and Playboy magazine. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both cover boys on Sports Illustrated for playing the “Greatest Match Ever” at the Wimbledon final. U.S. Fed Cup star Ashley Harkleroad is the first tennis player to pose for Playboy and is the cover girl of the August issue, now on newsstands. Both are sure signs that tennis is continuing to cross over into the main stream.