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Venus Williams' Short Dress Causes a Stir: Her Top 5 Fashion Moments

Tennis star Venus Williams has made it to the second round of the 2011 Australian Open, but it's her outfit -- not her game -- that has people talking. That's often been the case for Williams, who studied fashion design and has her own line, EleVen by Venus Williams. In the first round of this year's Australian Open,...

Federer and Nadal: Best Friends, Bitter Rivals

(Aug. 25) -- There's a certain kind of fan who resents modern professional athletes, not because of the vast amounts of money they make, but because they don't seem to hate their rivals. Take "The Decision" for example. Soon after LeBron James announced his decision to join up with fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris...

How Realistic Is Roger Federer's 20 Grand Slams Goal?

(Aug. 13) -- Writing Roger Federer's tennis obituary is a crow-eating habit for sportswriters. Now, Federer himself, who is 29, has made it clear he finds the reports of his demise premature. The Federer-is-done trope began in earnest in 2007, after a spate of surprising hard-court losses by Federer to the likes of...

Serena Williams May Miss U.S. Open

The WTA announced Monday that Serena Williams is questionable for the U.S. Open, a potentially costly consequence of the foot injury she sustained just after winning Wimbledon. Williams needed surgery following an incident in which she cut her right foot in broken glass in a restaurant shortly after winning her fourth...

Nadal Takes Out Berdych for Wimbledon Title

(July 4) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated No. 12-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in Sunday's Wimbledon final 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. It is Nadal's second career title at Wimbledon and his eighth overall Grand Slam. The Spaniard has now won the last two Wimbledon tournaments he has played in. Nadal was unable to...

Wimbledon News From the Web

05/31/12 Petra Kvitova reaches 3rd round at French Open Source: Daily News - Lebanon PA PARISâWimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the third round of the French Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.
05/29/12 Kvitova throught to 2nd round at French Open Source: Sina Fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova brushed aside 16-year-old Ashleigh Barty from Australia 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of French Open on Tuesday.
05/23/12 French Open 2012: Would 7th Title for Rafael Nadal... Source: Bleacher Report The 2012 French Open title could give Rafael Nadal claim to being the greatest tennis player ever on one surface.
05/22/12 ESPN 3D to Serve Up Five Days of Live Wimbledon... Source: Multichannel News ESPN 3D is serving up expanded coverage from Wimbledon this year.
05/17/12 Wimbledon Olympics: Why It Will Define the 2012 Tennis... Source: Bleacher Report But the three-set format earlier on in the tournament, that is very dangerous.

Background on Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon (25 June – 8 July in 2012), is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious.

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