Before being summarily dismissed by China?s Jie Zheng in the 3rd round of this year?s Wimbledon, soon-to-be-former-but-still-current No. 1 Ana Ivanovic?s claim to fame was the miraculous netcord that saved her while match point down against Natalie Dechy in the prior round. Several ESPN pundits were all over the potentially perfect reference: the 2nd round of the 1989 US Open, when Boris Becker was down match point to Hollywood?s own Derrick Rostagno. Up a match point in the fo

Congrats to Venus & Serena Williams!! Yesterday they both defeated their opponents to set up an all Williams Wimbledon Womens final on Saturday. Breakfast at Wimbledon begins at 9:00am EST on NBC Saturday July 5. Venus defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Serena defeated China's Zheng Jie, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Reprising a Sister Act After a Five-Year Wait By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY WIMBLEDON, England ? Standing on the now-patchy grass of Centre Court on Thursday and smiling

Maria Sharapova, who is the head of a leading Japanese ad agency, secretly snapped crotch shots of tennis star Maria Sharapova when she posed for a popular Canon camera ad in 2005 then passed the photo around to colleagues, a federal lawsuit claims. Toyo Shigeta, who is the chief executive officer of Dentsu Holdings, allegedly used a telephoto lens to satisfy a perverse obsession with photographing women?s private parts, according to a suit filed by the firm?s fired former crea

Our own Asad Raza in Tennis magazine: It's probably safe to say that no one in the world predicted the Arnaud Clement and Rainer Schuettler quarterfinal at Wimbledon. The two veterans faced off yesterday in a match suspended, in a nice metaphor, by the lateness of the hour. 30-year-old Clement and 32-year-old Schuettler share the same career-best result: losing finalist, in both cases at the hands of Andre Agassi, at the Australian Open. Schuettler achieved this in 2003, while Cle

Upset was the name of the game at Wimbledon last week, opening the door to an all-Williams final?a sibling matchup that hasn?t been seen at the All England Club since 2003. Four-time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams and two-time champ and younger sister, Serena Williams have amassed 14 Grand Slam singles titles between them ? not to mention six Grand Slam double titles, and four mixed doubles titles. Both have their eyes on the prize, with Venus looking to take home her fifth Wi

Your daily dose of pretty! The naturally beautiful, Miss Camilla Belle. The When A Stranger Calls star joined her tennis BFF, Maria Sharapova at the Valentino Haute Couture fall/winter 08-09 collection shown in Paris, France yesterday. Camilla & Maria smiled for photogs with designer Giorgio Armani?s niece, Roberta. Camilla's up-coming sci-fi thriller, "Push" will hit screens early

Camilla Belle + Maria Sharapova = BFF Thu, 03 July 2008 300 star Camilla Belle (in Valentino) joins tennis champ BFF Maria Sharapova at the Valentino Haute Couture fall/winter 2008-09 collection shown in Paris, France on Wednesday. Also pictured is designer Giorgio Armani?s niece, Roberta, who helped dress Katie Holmes and her wedding party for TomKat?s nuptials. Sharapova, 21, who was seeded third in the Wimbledon tennistournament, endured a straight-sets second-round beati

? Darren Rovell of CNBC sees a pro-Nike, anti-Adidas conspiracy afoot in this photo of the U.S. Olympic basketball team. ? Ouch! THE FIGHTINS pitches up video of the Padres? Michael Barrett taking a foul ball to the face. At least his left testicle wasn?t fractured. ? WITH LEATHER (via MACHOCHIP) thinks ESPN is a whiz for coming up with a urinal that features a soccer ball & goal. ? PROJO SOX BLOG is bowled over by the latest giveaway from the Brockton Rox - a Yankee Stadiu

Multiple rain delays surely kept millions of Zheng Jie?s Chinese fans up late watching the Wimbledon women?s singles semi-final Thursday. Sichuan native Zheng lost to Serena Williams in straight sets, but made history as the first Chinese tennis player to reach a grand slam singles semi-finals. (An estimated 100 million viewers tuned in to watch her quarter-final match, when the world 133 player defeated 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czechoslovakia Tuesday.) Zheng and her doubles par

I grew up playing a fair game of tennis on the public courts of New York. Just to show you how long ago that was, the courts were made of reddish clay that had to be rolled after the games (an implement was kept in the corner for this very purpose), and the rule was that you had to wear all white. And it was enforced. Those days are most definitely gone, as are the days when my mother used to stop me from going out of the house wearing jeans because they looked too slovenly. And y

Venus and Serena to Play All-Williams Final at Wimbledon Defending champion Venus Williams has reached her seventh Championships at Wimbledon final after a solid 6-1, 7-6 (3) defeat of Russia?s Elena Dementieva on Thursday. She will play a familiar face in the championship round?her younger sister Serena Williams. Leave a Comment | July 3rd, 2008 | Read more 2008 Wimbledon Semifinals Preview Only two women can stop Venus and Serena Williams from meeting in the championship m

Copyright ? 2008 HQ-Celebrity.com. Do not copy, mirror or otherwise duplicate the HQ Celebrity Website content. Camilla Belle and Maria Sharapova were such good friends that they attended the Valentino ?09 Fall Winter Haute Couture fashion show in Paris together. This show was held on July 2 in France. The two beauties wore white colored attire. Maria?s white coat looked like a dress. They even sat with their legs crossed in good coordination. The ladies even wore shoes with laces

2008 Wimbledon Semifinals Preview Only two women can stop Venus and Serena Williams from meeting in the championship match of a Grand Slam for the seventh time in their careers. Elena Dementieva and Jie Zheng have a monumental task ahead of them on Thursday in the semifinals at Wimbledon. Leave a Comment | July 2nd, 2008 | Read more Justine Henin Regrets Wimbledon Losses; Picks Venus Williams for Title Justine Henin?s retirement from professional tennis in May shocked the t

After a Wimbledon tournament full of shocks, Martina Navratilova said it was time the top women players ?stepped up to the plate? following the shock retirement of world No.1 Justine Henin. Navratilova, nine times champion at Wimbledon, said: ?It is a changing of the guard. It is the first time ever we don?t have one of the top four seeds in the quarters.? The tournament lost much of its glamour when Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova were knocked out in early rounds and Jelena Jank

by mpjarvis2 | 2 hrs ago On the Mark On the Mark: Surprise! Rays are for real Tiger's hurt. The NFL is months away. Even Euro 2008 is over. Worry not. Mark Kriegel has found the feel-good story of the summer Just because you're American and male doesn't mean this has to be a terrible time of year. I want you to know you're not alone. I'm here to help. First and foremost, keep an open mind. Don't be one of these guys who writes off the whole soccer thing. OK, it's a

Justine Henin Regrets Wimbledon Losses; Picks Venus Williams for Title Justine Henin?s retirement from professional tennis in May shocked the tennis world as she left the sport at the top of her game. The former world No. 1 quit on her own terms, but has now conceded that she still has one regret after ending her stellar career which included seven major titles. 1 Comment | July 2nd, 2008 | Read more ITF Unveils ?Journey to Beijing - Tennis Celebrates the Olympics? Book Mar

I used to know that Maria Sharapova is a Motorola?s brand endorser. Anyway, I still do not know yet when has the contract over. Just for a quick information here, this tennis princess is now endorsing Sony Ericsson, Motorola competitor, with her Maria Sharapova Design Collection of custom cell phone accessories. Those accessories are Courtside Case, Exercise Case, Travel Wallet, and Party Bag. Based on the picture above, I am sure that this accessories will be fit either for pe

Over 40 of the world?s leading tennis players have participated in the International Tennis Federation?s new book promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympic Tennis Event. ?Journey to Beijing ? Tennis celebrates the Olympics?, a 140-page publication which features a series of specially commissioned photographs of the game?s top names dressed as athletes from other summer or winter Olympic sports. These are accompanied by interviews with the players talking about their Olympic memories and