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NEW YORK — It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that wou...
NEW YORK — It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that wou...
Posted 05.09.2012
Tennis player turned fashion designer Venus Williams stopped by Miami Beach on Monday her new EleVen by Venus Williams line. See photos from the l...
David Kersh | Posted 04.28.2012
Like Federer's kinetic beauty there is comedic beauty, and Harpo is at the front, leading the way.
Posted 11.15.2011
Regularly sported by Cindy Brady and Pippi Longstocking, braids have long been under the exclusive monopoly of precocious youth. Luckily, for those of...
Posted 11.25.2011
Tennis star Serena Williams turns the big 3-0 today. She's going to finish her career as one of the most dominant players ever --- she currently has 2...
Posted 11.01.2011
Venus Williams is out for U.S. Open following a recent diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain and exhaustion. T...
Posted 09.04.2011
Novak Djokovic was greeted by about 100,000 Serbian tennis fans at his championship celebration in central Belgrade on Monday, one day after he won hi...
AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 09.02.2011
No longer will American tennis fans have to search for Wimbledon matches on TV. All England Club officials achieved their goal of having the entire t...
Posted 09.01.2011
Playing tennis is hard work, and while players often take great consideration into how they look and what they're wearing (mostly logos) before they s...
The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 09.01.2011
Petra Kvitova fought her way to an impressive two set win against the 2004 Wimbledon champion, Maria Sharapova. The 21-year-old Czech overpowered t...
Martin Marks | Posted 08.31.2011
To some, no matter how powerfully or gracefully it's done, tennis will always be the simple act of bouncing a little yellow ball off of catgut and across a 78 foot expanse. But to a few of us, tennis is more than just tennis.
AP | Posted 08.31.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon final for the fifth time with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Andy Murr...
Posted 08.31.2011
What do Roger Federer, Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick all have in common? Even though they've been eliminated, they were all looking good at Wimbledon...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.31.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — Having ensured his first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, ...
Posted 08.30.2011
Wimbledon 2011 is almost over and now only two remain. Maria Sharapova will take on 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in the finals on Saturday. In addition t...
Posted 08.30.2011
As is customary whenever a Brit makes a deep run at Wimbledon, all of England will be watching when Andy Murray takes the court for his semifinal matc...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.30.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — Her serve all over the place, Maria Sharapova overcame 13 double-faults Thursday to defeat wild card Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-3 an...
AP | Posted 08.30.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — Petra Kvitova reached her first Grand Slam final by defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 at Wimbledon on Thursday. La...
Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 08.30.2011
Ah, Wimbledon. With tennis' classiest, most quintessentially British tournament comes the start of summer (not to mention royal spottings in the stan...
Michael Levy | Posted 08.29.2011
Chinese tennis star Li Na is a red star on the rise. She has the tabloids eating out of her hands; she has sponsors running around in circles; most of all, she bucked a Communist system that desperately needs her.
AP | MATTIAS KAREN | Posted 08.29.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — With his injured left foot numbed by anesthetics, Rafael Nadal surged right back into the Wimbledon semifinals. The defend...
Posted 08.29.2011
Adding yet another upset to the Wimbledon 2011, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Roger Federer in five sets on Wednesday, eliminating the world's number th...
The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.29.2011
Sometimes it's hard to lose gracefully. Especially if what you're losing at is internationally televised, analyzed, and remembered forever. With Wimbl...
The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 08.28.2011
Looks like Beatrice got her $2,400 worth today. The princess stepped out to Wimbledon on Tuesday to watch the quarterfinal round match between Sabine...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.28.2011
WIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova's coach called it "a statement." For exactly one hour of excellence, Sharapova played – and sounded ...
AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR, DEEPTI HAJELA and RANDY HERSCHAFT | Posted 05.21.2012