Justine Henin Reigns Supreme

After defeating Serena Williams, Justine Henin moved on to her next opponent, no other than Serena’s sister Williams. In the match with Serena, many said that Henin just got lucky, but with her defeating Venus Williams she proves herself to be one fierce tennis player to contend with. Last Friday Henin conquered Venus in the US Open semi-finals in a 7-6, 6-4 score. She is the first one to defeat both Williams’ sisters in a major event, the US Open and moved on for the win.

Justine Henin: The Lucky One

We cannot anticipate totally who will dominate in the clash between the confident current no.1 Justine Henin and formerly no.1 ranked home favorite Serena Williams, but Henin playing the US Open exceptionally good. Making brilliant play when she wrong-footed Williams to end a point in the second set and claimed she was lucky by her opponent.

Sharapova: No Excuses for a Lost Game

Maria Sharapova lost to 18-year old Polish player Agnieska Radwanska in last Saturday’s US Open Championship. It was at the Arthur Ashe Stadium that Maria Sharapova submitted defeat to the 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska with the 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 score. Sharapova had a good start but in the next sets Radwanska dominated the game. This might be her embarrassing defeat yet but Sharapova shows character, as she offers no excuses for it. She was defeated in the game and that was that. It simply was not a good year for her.

Roger Federer Bags Fifth Wimbledon Title

Rafael Nadal got the French Open title, but this time the Wimbledon goes to his opponent Roger Federer. It is really a sweet victory for Federer that after his final forceful overhead smash, he dropped to his knees and rolled to ground with tears in his eyes. With a quick change of clothes of white pants, white vest and white monogrammed blazer with its gold trim, Federer accepted his fifth Wimbledon trophy. This is the again the only time that someone won 5 straight Wimbledon after Bjorn Borg in 1976 to 1980. The match that was held on July 8 at the All England Club in London went for 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Tour Back In Time On Roland Garros Tournament

Aren’t you curious on how the Roland Garros Tournament came also to be known as the French Open Tournament? To know about it, how about taking a tour back in time? Not an actual tour, just a virtual one. Tennis was only imported to France way back in the latter part of the 19th century. It was only a national event that time but in 1925 it was established as an international event. It was after World War I that French tennis gained attention. It was the victory of four Frenchmen – Jacques Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Crochet and Rene Lacoste, against America in 1927 that necessitated a new stadium for games to be held.

Rafael Nadal Emerges Victor at Roland Garros Tournament

A new record is once again set during the French Open or Roland Garros Tournament, with Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal winning against Swiss player Roger Federer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. It certainly is a sweet victory for Nadal as he wins a three in a row French Open title. Nadal is the only player to do so after Bjorn Borg won three straight in 1980.

Watch Out for Sharapova and Henin at the Acura Classic

Two of the famous names in women’s tennis Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova will be joining one of the world’s largest women’s tennis event, no other than the Acura Classic this coming July 28 to August 5, scheduled at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The Acura classic will for sure make its mark because this 24th time will be the last time it will be held since Promotion Sports. Inc, already sold it to the WTA for $1.34 million. So having these two tennis greats will be a treat for spectators in the Acura Classic.

Serena Williams Wins Sony Ericsson Open

Earlier this week Serena Williams & Justine Henin met for the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
The match started off for the advantage of Henin, she was on fire winning the first set 6-0! An hour later Williams put that fire out & got her own fire back ... Winning the next two sets 7-5, 6-3.

Williams & Henin Meet in Sony Ericsson Open Final

Serena Williams & Justine Henin will fight for the title at the finals of the Sony Open.
The two haven't met since the 2003 Wimbeldon Semifinals.
Thursday, American Williams beat Israeli Shahar Peer 7-6 (4), 6-1.
As for Justine Henin, this is the first time she reaches the finals at Key Biscayne, after she beat Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-3.
Williams says this about Henin: "Justine has been playing some of the best tennis on the tour. She’s doing awesome. This will be a real test of my game.

Williams Defeats Sharapova in Australian Open

Serena Williams won her eighth Grand Slam today! She beat Top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open finals 6-1, 6-2 ! Ouch! That must have been a hard slap on the face for Sharapova!
Winner Williams said: "It was an awesome win, because I had so many critics.

Australian Open Winner: Sharapova or Williams?

The big match is only hours away ... Who will be the winner of the Australian Open? ... Will it be top-seeded Maria Sharapova or unseeded Serena Williams?
The two players admitted that they both have butterflies, but the butterflies will fly away as the match begins!

Maria Sharapova is Back

Victory! Tennis beauty Maria Sharapova won the US Open setting aside claims that she had already gone as far as she could.
The 19-year-old Russian star is now the highest-earning tennis player in the world. It's ironic because even though she lost five successive Grand Slam semi-finals she still gains more money than Roger Federer, as well as David Beckham and Ronaldo!!

Sharapova Approaching No.1

Maria Sharapova will play Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik in the semifinals of the Zurich Open after both secured straight-set victories.

The tennis beauty easily beat Swiss hopeful Timea Bacsinszky, winning 6-4 6-3, and Srebotnik defeated Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-2.

Andre Agassi Retires in 2006 US Open

Andre Agassi gets ready for his last tournament!
Yes, the tennis legend is getting ready to retire & the 2006 US Open will be his last.
In 1994, Agassi won his first US Open, & now in 2006 he will call it a day for good!
About this last tournament, Agassi says: I have yet to prepare myself properly for the emotions throughout this whole sort of summer and most of the year, but in this case, I'm sure I'm underestimating everything I'm going to feel and experience.

Myskina & Petrova Out of Rogers Too Soon

Russian tennis players Anastasia Myskina and Nadia Petrova unexpectedly made early second-round exits Wednesday night at the Rogers Cup, which commenced last August 12 and will end on the 20th. Sixth seeded Myskina yielded to No. 25 Israeli player Shahar Peer who surprisingly finished her off with a 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-4 win. Myskina, the 2004 French Open champion, was also unexpectedly defeated by the 3rd seeded Chinese player Zheng Jie, 6-4 6-1, in the Nordic Light Open final last Sunday in Sweden.

Sharapova Still the Richest After All

It was announced last Sunday that former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova won’t make it to the Rogers Cup finals due to fatigue. She joined Wibledon champion Amelie Mauresmo, Justine Henin-Hardenne and former number one tennis player Venus Williams in the list of Roger Cup’s no-shows. Because of this Women’s Tennis Association decided to withhold $150,000 from Sharapova’s bonus given at the end of the season.

Agassi Loses Chance to Defend Title

Friday was an emotional day for Agassi and his fans as Chile’s pride, third seed Fernando Gonzalez defeat him 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the Countrywide Classic quarterfinals held at UCLA. Fifth seed Agassi is the defending champion and a four-time winner in the LA tournament, dominating the LA hardcourts back in 1998, 2001 and 2002. This is going to be the last LA tournament for Agassi as he plans to retire after the 2006 US Open, which will begin next month.

Serena Williams Makes a Good Comeback

It seems like former world no. 1 tennis player Serena Williams never took a break in playing tennis for several months after showing us her focus and impressive strength last Tuesday in the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open when she defeated no. 2 seed Anastasia Myskina 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the tournament. Serena finished the game in barely an hour, which was really remarkable considering that it’s her first match in six months.

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova was born in Moscow in 1981 and started playing tennis at age 5 with friends in a weekly children's sports program. And now is one of the most famous Professional Tennis players in the world.
She is also a beauty and has become a model because of that!

Anna Kournikova newest swimsuit photos.

Maria Sharpova Willing to be World No.1

The 18-year-old russian tennis player Maria Sharapova launches her bid to become world No.1 next year at the Australian Women's Hardcourts event.

World No.4 Maria Sharapova won three titles this year - Tokyo, Doha and Birmingham - but failed to add any Majors to go with her 2004 Wimbledon crown.

She was in striking distance of being world No.1 but ultimately finished fourth, her lowest ranking of the year, and is out to improve on that in 2006.

Anastasia Myskina, A Winner Again

Anastasia Myskina finally seems to have put her past behind her, winning a WTA Tour singles title after 11 months came as a huge relief for the player who, since becoming the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam when she became the 2004 French Open champion, suddenly found herself embroiled in an embarrassing controversy that threatened to put her tennis career on hold with her lost court battle against GQ magazine for allowing it to sell topless photos of her to Russian magazine Medved, which published them soon after she won at Roland Garros.

• Anastasia Myskina Topless Photos
• Anastasia Myskina , GQ Magazine nudie pix

Roger Federer wins his 23rd straight final

Roger Federer gave the crowd another demonstration of all-encompassing tennis know-how, after winning his 23rd straight final against Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open title yesterday, and sixth grand slam title of his young career.
Federer and Agassi thrilled and entertained, together, they put on a lovely show, displaying every imaginable shot, crafting points in ways seldom seen.
The audiences enjoyed the match, and were equally satisfied.

Nadal Beats Agassi in Montreal

The 19-year-old Spainard Rafael Nadal won on a hardcourt for the first time, beating the 35-year-old Agassi in the Rogers Cup final Sunday.
It was the top-seed's third victory in a row and his ATP-tour-leading ninth tournament win of the year. His eight previous wins, including the French Open, were on slower clay courts, that is why playing on a hardcourt and winning was such a biggy!
It was the first meeting between Nadal, considered the sport's next superstar, and Agassi, who has won 60 tournaments, including eight grand slams and three wins in the Canadian event, in his 19-year career.

Sharapova at JPMorgan Chase Open

Top seed Maria Sharapova struggled to defeat Russian Maria Kirilenko Tuesday at the JPMorgan Chase Open in California.

Sharapova had not played since the semi-final appearance at Wimbledon. She was forced out of the Acura Classic in San Diego last week with a strained lower back.
Even though Sharapova triumphed in the first meeting with Kirilenko, the sloppyness was very obvious during the match.

This Year Wimbledon Made More History

Wimbledon 2005 women's and men's champion Venus Williams of the U.S. and Roger Federer of Switzerland made history in the finals.

Federer, 23, joined a list of three-time Wimbledon winners that includes German Boris Becker and American John McEnroe.
Also earning a third title at the All England Club was Venus Williams.

Maria Sharapova

This week's picture is for the famous Russian Tennis player and model Maria Sharapova.

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• Maria Sharapova Photo Gallery
• Maria Sharapova, A Top Model!
• Maria Sharapova Biography

Tim Henman is Out

Wimbledon got its first two big upsets yesterday with both home hero Tim Henman and French Open champion Rafael Nadal crashing out to unheralded opponents. Henman sent the Centre Court into despair losing 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov.

They would never believe in Tim Henman again, the fans promised, no longer invest their emotions in the local hero.

FHM Sexiest Women

FHM sexiest women rankings list contains 28 new entries this year, including tennis star Maria Sharapova who comes at no. 19, making her the highest ranking athlete on the list ! Anna Kournikova is ranked no. 62.

Angelina Jolie is the world's sexiest woman, topping FHM magazine's 100 sexiest women in the world 2005 reader poll. Jennifer Garner comes in second.

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Becomes TAG Heuer New Ambassador

TAG Heuer, the prestigious Swiss sports watch and chronograph brand and the fourth-largest luxury brand in the world watch market, is proud to announce that the young and charismatic tennis champion Maria Sharapova becomes its newest brand female ambassador. As, the new star of world tennis and, at 17-years-old only, already the winner of 2004 Wimbledon and WTA year-end championships, Maria Sharapova has signed a long-term ambassador agreement with the Swiss watchmaking legend..

Men's Tennis 2004 ATP Money Leaders

1 Federer, Roger $6,357,547
2 Hewitt, Lleyton 2,766,051
3 Roddick, Andy 2,604,590
4 Safin, Marat 2,273,283
5 Coria, Guillermo 1,697,155
6 Gaudio, Gaston 1,639,171
7 Henman, Tim 1,508,177
8 Moya, Carlos 1,448,209
9 Agassi, Andre 1,177,254
10 Nalbandian, David 1,045,985
11 Bjorkman, Jonas 927,344
12 Robredo, Tommy 861,357
13 Massu, Nicolas 854,533
14 Novak, Jiri 812,232
15 Hrbaty, Dominik 808,944

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Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova has defeated Serena Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship and underline her status among the sport's elite.

"I'm still shaking. I can't believe it, the way I pulled it out," said 17-year-old Sharapova, who crumpled to her knees after lifting the match in one hour 46 minutes.

Australia's Alicia Molik Beat Maria Sharapova

Australia's Alicia Molik beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, and win the Swisscom Challenge title. Maria Sharapova was looking for her third straight title, after winning in Seoul and Toyko. It was her first loss in a final.

Maria Sharapova wins Korea Open

Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champion rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Marta Domachowska in Sunday's final of the $140,000 Korea Open Tennis Championships.

Sharapova needed 56 minutes to capture the fifth singles title of her career and third this year. The top-seeded Russian lost just 15 games during the tournament...

Maria Sharapova in the Quarter-Finals of the Hansol Korea Open

Maria Sharapova, the 17-year-old Russian needed just over an hour to overpower Miho Saek and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Korea Open beating Miho 6-3, 6-1.

Miho Saeki took a 3-1 lead in the first set, moving Sharapova around the court with some well-placed backhands and deft drop shots. But the Siberian teenager's strength became the decisive factor and Saeki only took one more game in the match.

The top-seeded Russian will face Samantha Stosur, who beat Galina Voskoboeva 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday.