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Nadal Kiss Video: Man Arrested After Running On Court To Kiss Rafael Nadal (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — A man was arrested at the U.S. Open after running on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to kiss Rafael Nadal following his victory Tues...

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Melanie Oudin: Meet The U.S. Open Darling With The 15-Year-Old Boyfriend

people.com | Lorenzo Benet | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Melanie Oudin's Boyfriend, U.S. Open, US Open, Sports, Tennis, Melanie Oudin, Entertainment News

Tennis's latest giant killer is all of 5'6"-tall, just 130 lbs., and is not ashamed to say she has 15-year-old boyfriend. On Monday, Melanie Oudin's C...

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US Open Rocked By Upsets, Comeback Stories

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, Venus Williams, Us Open Comebacks, US Open, Kim Clijsters, Us Open Women, Women's Tennis, Tennis, New York News

NEW YORK — When Melanie Oudin wakes up each morning these days, sharing a king-sized hotel bed with her mother, she's basically your average tee...

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MELANIE OUDIN: Maria Sharapova Upset By 17-Year-Old American At US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Melanie Oudin's face was flushed from a mix of exertion and excitement and maybe even a bit of bewilderment – "Yes, I DID beat ...

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Sharapova, Oudin Win To Set Up Third-Round Match

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Finished with a mostly matter-of-fact victory in the U.S. Open's third round Friday, defending champion Serena Williams switched into...

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Gulbis Loses To Murray, Sharapova Starts US Open Return With Easy Win

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Flushing Meadows, Usta, New York, Women's Singles Us Open, Gulbis Tennis, Andy Murray, Queens, Tennis Scores, US Open, Us Open Scores, Tennis, Men's Singles Us Open, Ernests Gulbis, New York News

NEW YORK — Maria Sharapova simply couldn't bear the thought of a U.S. Open taking place without her. So while sidelined with a torn shoulder a ...

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US Open 2009: Highlights From Past Tournaments (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Best Us Open Plays, Video, Flushing Meadows, US Open, Queens, Slidepoll, Usta, Us Open Tennis, Best Us Open Shots, Tennis, New York, New York News

Monday marked the kickoff of the 2009 US Open, a two-week period when the sport of country clubs and caviar gets roughed up in the grit and noise of t...

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Fernando Verdasco, Tennis' New Beckham

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Iran, US Open, Tennis, Fernando Verdasco, Agassi, Fernando Verdasco Style, Tennis Style, Nadal, Roger Federer Style, Andy Murray, Style News

It's no exaggeration to say that with his neon pink 1980s spandex, his acid-wash jean shorts, the hightops, and, of course, the hair, Agassi did more for the spectator element of tennis than anyone since McEnroe.

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Beware of Federer Fatigue

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Usta, Sports, US Open, Roger Federer, Tennis, New York, New York News

Last year, when Roger Federer came to Queens without a Slam, New Yorkers did everything they could to pick him up. He became a sentimental favorite. H...

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Will Ferrell And Will Arnett Play Tennis (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Will Arnett, Andy Roddick, Will Ferrell, Tennis, Andy Murray, Entertainment News

Maybe Will Arnett's tennis career is making him too busy for the 'Arrested Development' movie. Andy Roddick and Arnett faced off against Andy Murray a...

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Rafael Nadal Not In Peak Condition Heading Into US Open

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal concedes he probably isn't in peak condition heading into the U.S. Open. The Spanish star returned to competition this ...

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Can American Tennis Be Saved?

Adam Dub | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rafael Nadal, U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Shai Agassi, Tennis, Entertainment News

We don't have an American we can get behind that we believe can win a major or at the very least contend for titles regularly.

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Roger Federer, Dinara Safina Seeded Number 1 For US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

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Defending champion Serena Williams was seeded No. 2 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, behind Dinara Safina, because the tournament stuck to its policy of ...

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The Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York

This one's a layup. Stephon Marbury didn't exactly burnish his NBA resume by smoking a joint on camera and boasting about his marijuana use. I'll go out on a limb and say his career is over.

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Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

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Wimbledon Final 2009: Federer Versus Roddick

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

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WIMBLEDON, England — Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match ...

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Wimbledon Tennis: Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim Updates the Greatest Sports Book Ever Written

Matthew DeBord | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wimbledon, Sports Illustrated, U.S. Open, The New Yorker, 2008, 1968, John McEnroe, Clark Graebner, Jon Wertheim. John McPhee, Roger Federer, Arthur Ashe, Tennis, Semifinal, Levels of the Game, Rafel Nadal, Entertainment News

You wouldn't think it could be done, taking John McPhee's 1969 book Levels of the Game and using it to make something equally compelling. But Wertheim has, and that's his personal triumph.

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Tennis, Anyone? The Game's Fashion Winners And Losers (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style

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Wimbledon is well underway and with it the crowd has seen a new set of on-the-court style. Roger Federer showed up to his match in a three-piece white...

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Wimbledon Officials Call Serena Williams Ugly, Send Her to Back Courts

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Venus Williams, Nike, The Daily Mail, Serena Williams, Tennis, Anna Kournikova, Wimbeldon, Maria Sharapova, Living News

Often the best courts and play slots (and hence the better media coverage) are given to the women who are better lookers rather than the ones who are better players.

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Melanie Oudin At Wimbledon: American Teen Oudin Upsets Jankovic At Wimbledon

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.28.2009 | Home

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WIMBLEDON, England — As a tyke growing up in Marietta, Ga., Melanie Oudin would watch Venus and Serena Williams on TV and tell anyone who would ...

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Wimbledon Ball Girl Crash: Michael Llodra Runs Into Ball Girl During Point (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Sometimes tennis can be a contact sport. Today at Wimbledon Michael Llodra went all out to retrieve a short ball during his match against Tommy Haas,...

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ROGER FEDERER: After Winning The French, He Turns To Wimbledon

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.09.2009 | Home

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PARIS — To Roger Federer, what's important is not only that he finally won the French Open. It's how he did it....

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2009 French Open Winner: Roger Federer Beats Soderling To Tie Sampras' Record

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.08.2009 | World

Read More: Who Won the 2009 French Open, Sports, 2009 French Open, Roger Federer Wins French Open, 2009 French Open Winner, Tennis, French Open, Federer Ties Sampras' Record, France, Paris-France, World News

PARIS — Oh, how Roger Federer savored every moment with his first French Open trophy. He raised it overhead. He cradled it in the crook of his ...

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Federer Accosted At French Open (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 07.08.2009 | Home

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Midway through Roger Federer's championship match at the French Open on Sunday, a most bizarre event occurred: a spectator waving a flag climbed throu...

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Svetlana Kuznetsova Wins French Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Sports, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Svetlana Kuznetsova French Open, French Open, Tennis, Home News

PARIS — Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed u...

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