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The world No. 1 wearing Sergio Tacchini is like James Bond driving around in a Pinto and drinking a Beast Ice. That's not because the Italian sportswear company is inherently inferior to Nike, adidas or Reebok, it's because it makes clothes that look like this:
This is Novak Djokovic's new kit, which he debuted on Tuesday in Rome. He looks like Wile E. Coyote after the Road Runner dipped his feet in paint.
(Getty Images)Let's give Serena Williams the final word on the blue court controversy at the Madrid Open.
Following her victory in the Spanish capital, Serena analyzed how her WTA colleagues made it through the week in Madrid without whining about slippery courts, unlike some men (cough, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, cough):
"Women are way tougher than men. That's why we have the babies. You guys could never handle kids. We ladies don't complain, we just do our best. On the WTA we are real performers, we are not about going out there and being weenies."
"Weenies" just about sums it up perfectly, right? Nadal lost in the third round and continued his annoying habit of blaming everything but himself for the losses. And Djokovic had a chance to cede the spotlight to his good friend Janko Tipsarevic, who defeated him in the Madrid quarterfinals, but instead chose to continue his assault against everything blue. I think he even took a shot at Grover.
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(Busan Open)Australia's Samuel Groth, ranked No. 340 and best known in tennis circles for being the ex-husband of tennis player Jarmila Groth, set an unofficial ATP record last week when he hit a serve 164.3 mph at a challenger event in South Korea. That breaks the previous record of 156 mph, set by Ivo Karlovic at a Davis Cup match last year.
Groth's serve increased the record by a whopping 5.3 percent. To put that into context, that'd be like Usain Bolt lowering his 100 meter world record from 9.58 to 9.07.
''I just threw it up and absolutely smashed it down the T and it popped up on the gun at 263 [kilometers per hour] and I was a bit like, 'Whoa, whoa,''' Groth told The Age. ''It became a bit of a talking point around the guys; I guess it's not something you see too often, where suddenly 263 pops up on a radar gun.''
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The 24-year-old also hit serves of 158.9 mph and 157.5 mph in the same match. This means that the three
Read More »Sure, Roger Federer won his 20th Masters 1000 title with his 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych at the Madrid Open. And, yes, it was his 45th win in his last 48 matches, gave him seven titles in his last 10 events, made him the first player to ever win at least 10 championships on each major surface and earned him that bizarre Ion Tiriac trophy. This doesn't even mention that he moved past Rafael Nadal to regain the No. 2 spot in the ATP rankings, made a huge dent in Novak Djokovic's lead for the No. 1 ranking and came out on top in a week that was defined by childish whining and threats from the former top two. But all of that pales in comparison to receiving a framed "Men in Black" suit from Will Smith.
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Smith is in Europe doing press for his new film, "Men in Black 3," and watched Sunday's final with his wife, Jada. After the match, Smith spoke to the crowd in surprisingly good Spanish, then brought out a framed costume from the movie as a gift to Federer.
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(Getty Images)What Rafael Nadal can do, Novak Djokovic can do better.
The world No. 1 followed in his rival's footsteps on Friday by blasting the blue clay at the Madrid Open after an upset loss.
Djokovic was defeated in a quarterfinal match by countrymen Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (2), 6-3. He appeared disinterested through much of the second set.
The world No. 1 had spent the previous few days criticizing the playing surface and his anger about the slippery conditions was evident during play. That frustration came out in the post-match press conference:
Transcript via BBC Radio broadcast:
"I really don't need to meet anybody. There is no discussion in my eyes, it's very simple. No blue clay for me. That's it. The test has failed. This is totally different in the middle of the red clay season. I'm coming here as a defending champion and I have a lot things which are important.
"If I cannot move and I put this pressure all the time on my muscles and the body and having it in my mind the worry of hopefully
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