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Novak Djokovic greets supporters upon arrival in Belgrade July 4, 2011. Some 100,000 Serbian tennis fans gave Djokovic a royal reception in central Belgrade on Monday after the 24-year-old arrived home to celebrate winning his first Wimbledon title. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS ENTERTAINMENT) “This trophy I dedicate to Serbia!” Novak Djokovic proclaimed [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his men’s singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Well, this story is getting mucked about with, isn’t it? After tennis.com and Neil Harman of The Times both reported on Sunday [...]
Continue Reading →Photo: REUTERS/Tom Lovelock via Wimbledon.com Well, Wimbledon 2011 wouldn’t be complete without a look at the Champions Ball. Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic were the stars. I love this switcheroo: Photo via The Mirror I don’t blame Nole for trying – the Venus Rosewater Dish is the most beautiful tennis trophy of all, don’t you [...]
Continue Reading →Rafael Nadal of Spain gets up after slipping during his men’s singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Rafael Nadal said he felt like he’d broken his foot during his Round of 16 vs. del Potro last [...]
Continue Reading →Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the winners trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men’s singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Stephen Pond/Pool (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Novak Djokovic’s stunning four-set victory over Rafael Nadal in today’s Wimbledon final, not to mention his overtaking of the [...]
Continue Reading →The ATP’s posted a snippet of Novak Djokovic’s post Wimbledon final interview. Full transcript to follow, hopefully. If anyone comes across the full transcripts before we do, please let us know!
Continue Reading →The ATP’s posted a snippet of Rafael Nadal’s post Wimbledon final interview. Full transcript to follow, hopefully. If anyone comes across the full transcripts before we do, please let us know!
Continue Reading →Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the winners trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) in the men’s singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Wow. I’m still processing today’s Gentlemen’s Final, which Novak Djokovic won 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 over two-time champion [...]
Continue Reading →Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic (L) holds the winners trophy as she stands next to Maria Sharapova of Russia holding the runners-up trophy, after defeating her in their final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) Petra Kvitova played solid, nerve-free tennis to [...]
Continue Reading →This is a wee bit heartbreaking, given Andy Murray’s result in the semifinals, but mostly it’s just friggin’ brilliant: Thanks to Tom for sending the link. The animation was done by his friend Richard Swarbrick (a.k.a. @RikkiLeaks). I checked out Richard’s company’s website and found this description: “(M)eticulously recreated with nothing more than wool, felt [...]
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