June 18, 2013

Serena Williams ‘Upset’ at Australian Open Quarterfinals Kills Racket (Video)

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  *The tennis world has seen many temper tantrums on the court. The king of them all is John McEnroe. His temper was explosive as his game. But now, he has competition. Serena Williams had to make way for up and coming American tennis star, 19-year-old Sloane Stephens during the Australian Open Quarterfinals. Stephens came [...]




Inquiring Minds Wanna Know what Venus will Wear at the Australian Open

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*The Australian Open starts next week and year after year fans of fashion and the sports are curious to know what Venus Williams will be wearing. Well, wonder no more. We’ve got the scoop. Yep, at the Australian Open 2013 starting January 14, Venus  will be wearing the Cross Court Floral dress from the 2013 collection of [...]




Australian Resort Owner Doesn’t Want Tiger Woods in his Tournament

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*The billionaire owner of an Australian golf resort is putting it out there. He doesn’t want Tiger Woods in his Australian PGA Tournament anymore because he considers the golfer a has-been. “Tiger Woods isn’t the No 1 golfer in the world anymore,” said Clive Palmer, owner of the Palmer Coolum Resort, in an interview with [...]




Taylor Townsend, No. 1 Junior Tennis Phenom Blocked from U.S. Open for Not Being in ‘Better Shape?’

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*Many years ago, the tennis world was rocked by two young, bead-rockin, bionic backhanding, young girls from Compton, California, by the name of Serena and Venus Williams. Venus has always been slender, but Serena was a bit thicker and her muscular body has gotten even bigger. But, she is the poster child of fitness and [...]




Serena’s Six Pack and other Issues at Australian Open

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*As Deadspin pus it, the biggest question coming into the 2012 Australian Open—and the tennis season in general—figured to be simple: Can Novak Djokovic—who began 2011 by winning 43 straight matches en route to three Grand Slam titles, 10 overall, and the greatest year in the history of tennis—do it again? (Related question: Will any [...]




Venus Williams Withdraws from Australian Open

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*A lingering injury forced Venus Williams to withdraw from a Grand Slam singles match for the first time in her career. The tennis star lasted just seven points in her third-round match Friday at the Australian Open. After losing the first game to Andrea Petkovic of Germany and trailing in the second, Williams stretched to [...]




Venus Williams’ Aussie Open Win Aided by Mama Oracene?

Venus Williams celebrates her win over Sandra Zahlavova of the Czech Republic in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

*Venus Williams was in the middle of a first-set tiebreaker at the Australian Open on Wednesday when the voice of her mother rang out from the players’ box at Rod Laver Arena. Oracene Price’s urges to “fight” were clearly intended for her daughter, but they appeared to fall on deaf ears, as Venus lost the [...]




Serena Williams Wants To Do Your Nails

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*Less than a month after winning the Australian Open in dramatic fashion, Serena Williams is in school working to master a new endeavor – nails. The tennis champ, hoping to be certified as a nail tech, blogged about her first day of class at Global Grind.com. “Immediately after I came home from the Australian Open [...]




Video: Serena Tries to Explain Venus’ Panties

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*During a visit to the Bonnie Hunt Show Thursday, Australian Open champ Serena Williams explains why her sister Venus thought it would be cute to wear flesh-colored shorts during her tournament run. As everyone now knows, the shorts’ nude color made it appear as if the elder Williams sister was going commando under her tennis [...]




Serena Advances to Australian Open Finals

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*While President Obama was giving his State of the Union address in Washington, Serena Williams was halfway around the world grunting out another win at the Australian Open to advance to Saturday’s final. With her sister Venus watching in the stands, Williams beat Li Na 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) to record her 50th career win [...]




Serena Advances, Venus Bottoms Out at Aussie Open

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*Venus Williams and her controversial tennis outfit are no longer in the Australian Open. In back-to-back matches on Rod Laver Arena, Venus lost to Li Na of China on Wednesday before her sister, Serena, came from behind to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Venus, who had been making headlines all week [...]




Video: Venus Williams’ Flesh-Colored Undershorts Causes Stir

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*No, that isn’t bare skin popping out from underneath Venus Williams’ tennis skirt during matches at the Australian Open. But from a distance, and on a bad TV, it sure does look like it. The 29-year-old is actually wearing flesh-colored undershorts as part of an outfit that she designed herself. The bright yellow dress also [...]