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Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi Admits to Meth Use

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 28th, 2009 | Add a comment
There is now an explanation for tennis champ Andre Agassi’s energy on the courts. In Agassi’s upcoming autobiography, he admits he used crystal meth in 1997, failed a drug test and then lied to the Association of Tennis Professionals about … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Serena Williams

Wimbledon 2009 Ladies' Singles Semi-Finals Odds

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | July 2nd, 2009 | Add a comment
If No. 2 Serena Williams beats No. 4 Elena Dementieva in today’s semifinals, and No. 3 Venus Williams gets past Dinara Safina, they would set up the fourth all-Williams title match at Wimbledon and second in a row. As it … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Roger Federer

Wimbledon 2009 Men's Singles Quarter-Finals Odds

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | July 1st, 2009 | Add a comment
Up next for Roger Federer in today’s quarterfinals is Ivo Karlovic, who makes a living smacking aces and service winners. The 6-foot-10 Croat has not been broken once in 79 service games this tournament and leads all players with 137 aces. Still, … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Serena Williams

Wimbledon 2009 Ladies' Singles Quarter-Finals Odds

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | June 30th, 2009 | Add a comment
Top seed Dinara Safina needed all her battling qualities to beat former champion Amelie Mauresmo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 under the closed Centre Court roof in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday. Next Safina (-250) will play unseeded German Sabine Lisicki … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Serena Williams

Best Women's Odds to Win Wimbledon: Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | June 24th, 2009 | Add a comment
Looking at this year’s Wimbledon tournament on the women’s side, it seems like a very safe bet to say a Williams sister is going to win. Serena is the favorite at +175, but Venus is not that far behind at +250 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Roger Federer

2009 French Open Singles Results

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 8th, 2009 | Add a comment
Federer tied Pete Sampras’ record of 14 major singles titles and became the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam. Federer, listed at -500 on Sunday, was at his best, completely outplaying No. 23-seeded Robin Soderling (+350) of Sweden en … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Dinara Safina

French Open Betting: Women's Singles Final

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 6th, 2009 | Add a comment
Safina, who is a -250 favorite, holds a 7-4 career edge over Kuznetsova, including a win in last year’s French Open semifinals. The two go back about a decade, to age 12 or 13, when Kuznetsova was living in St. Petersburg, … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Dinara Safina

Safina Determined to Dominate Women's French Open

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 5th, 2009 | Add a comment
Safina has won 20 of 21 matches since rising to No. 1 in April. The only woman to defeat her in that span, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, will get another crack at Safina on Saturday in the third … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Roger Federer

Federer vs. Del Potro in French Open Men's Semifinals

by Laura Gosselin | June 5th, 2009 | Add a comment
Federer, listed at +450 to win, is trying to capture his first French Open championship to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras’ record of 14 major titles. Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in the past three finals at … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Serena Williams

Serena Williams Faces Kuznetsova at French Open 2009

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 3rd, 2009 | Add a comment
Farewell, Maria. Maria Sharapova’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam this year ended when she was beaten 6-0, 6-2 by 20th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova. Sharapova (-150) was expected to beat Cibulkova, a 20-year-old Slovak who was making her Grand Slam quarterfinal … Read More Read More