Ball Boy at Australian Open Shows Quick Hands

Serena Williams Kicks Off Australian Open Tourney This Week

via usatoday & australianopen

There's been much talk about Serena Williams entering the 2012 Australian Open with an ankle injury and having to deal with the recent passing of the family's longtime advisor.

To be fair, many of tennis' brightest stars are injured, (Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams recently withdrew, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki). Despite the injury Serena appears to be moving well. From the looks of the above Australian Open practice session her balance is excellent, her weight is down and her spirits are up.

Read more about the challenges she faces entering this year's Australian Open tournament...

U.S. Open 2011 Guide - August 29 - September 11

Photo: NYMag

NY Mag put together a guide to 2011's U.S. Open to make our experience a little more enjoyable.

Find out the predicted winners, what to eat and which underdogs might go a little further than expected.

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via nymag

Serena Williams Wins 4th Wimbledon Title

Serena Williams(Wimbledon) Photo: Stefan Wermuth

Serena Williams has easy beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia on Saturday to capture her 4th Wimbledon singles crown and 13th Grand Slam title(6-3, 6-2).

Williams has moved into 6th place on the women's all-time Grand Slam singles list.

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What The Ladies of Wimbledon are Wearing

Venus Williams in her own design(inspired by Tina Turner).

via wwd

The ladies of Wimbledon are competing to be the most fashionable player, along with winning the championship title.

Three of the top seed tennis players are wearing designer dresses.

Super cute!

To see slideshow, click here...

The Legends Clinic Featuring Boris Becker

The Legends Clinic featuring Boris Becker(3-time Wimbledon Champion) is live on the web, June 17, 2010 at 11 am.

Exclusively at RalphLauren.com.

To submit questions and have them answered in real time click here...

Nadal Wins 5th French Open

Rafael Nadel won his 5th French Open title in France on Sunday(score 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours and 18 minutes).

He defeated Robin Soderling of Sweden, who kept him from winning the tournament last year.

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Serena Williams Upset at 2010 French Open by Samantha Stosur

via thefabulousforum

Serena Williams is out of the 2010 French Open after losing to Australian Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals.

Stosur has been playing well - she just came off of an upset of four-time champion Justine Henin.

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French Open Begins Today May 23-June 6

The 2010 French Open begins today at Roland-Garros in Paris.

Play starts in less than an hour and will continue through June 6.

Take a look at the United States TV schedule, which switches between network channels: NBC, Tennis Channel and ESPN2...

For the international television schedule click here...

View photo galleries, including May 22nd preparation...

NY: Brooklyn Residents Repair Local Tennis Court with Their Own Money

Before and after photos of Brooklyn tennis court. Photo: JulietPapa

via 1010wins

Tired of getting the run-around from New York City's Parks Department, local residents raised money to repair a tennis court that had fallen into disrepair.

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Venus Williams Wins Billie Jean Cup at BNP Paribas Showdown

Venus Williams with the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden. Photos: Jeff Zelevansky

via 1010wins & espn

Venus Williams defeated Kim Clijsters, (6-4, 3-6, 7-5) at the BNP Paribas Showdown to win the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Venus says, "she had more support from the New York crowd than she had anywhere in the US...". She used the support to win the Billie Jean King title and the $400k prize.

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