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    • Janko Tipsarevic — Getty ImagesAs a professional athlete, I'm sure there are plenty of things your wife requests that you not do. Traveling all the time away from the family can be tough for both sides, but the recent request of Janko Tipsarevic's wife might be one of my favorites.

      No more tattoos. Janko's wife, television host Biljana, has requested that the tennis star get no more tattoos on his left forearm. "I am currently on an embargo from my wife not allowing me to do any more," Tipsarevic said.

      I guess it makes sense. If you're the one that has to look at someone the most of anyone else, asking them to cut out the ink on their body isn't that bad. And hey, maybe it's working. The 28-year-old took down local favorite Lleyton Hewitt on Monday in his first round match at the Australian Open 7-6, 7-5, 6-3 and is currently ranked No. 8 in the Aussie Open field (he made it to at least the third round in every Grand Slam in 2012).

      But if I'm Janko, I make a simple request; the day I win one of the big four, I get

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    • Australian Open, Day 1: Sharapova, Djokovic roll

      By Shane Bacon | Busted Racquet – Mon, 14 Jan, 2013 1:47 PM EST

      Maria Sharapova — Getty ImagesThe opening few days to the Australian Open are interesting for sports fans. The tennis world is focused on the first big tournament of the year that just so happens to be a major, and while we've seen some of the big guns play over the past few months, it seems like an eternity since the 2012 U.S. Open.

      But nothing super surprising usually happens in the early matches in the first week of Melbourne. Here is our Day One recap.

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    • Maria Sharapova seems to be doing quite well off the court

      By Shane Bacon | Busted Racquet – Fri, 11 Jan, 2013 9:54 AM EST

      Maria Sharapova — Getty ImagesThe Australian Open starts next week, but even if Maria Sharapova gets bounced in the first round she is off to a hot start in 2013. Why? Because her candy line, Sugarpova, has been killing it for the four-time Grand Slam champion.

      According to a Bloomberg report, Sharapova is set to more than double her initial investment in the candy company in just the first year as projections skyrocket for the gummy candy introduced in the United States in August.

      Sharapova put up $500,000 for the candy company, chump change for an athlete as marketable as the 2012 French Open champion, but the 25-year-old gets somewhere around $1.10 per bag sold of the $5.99 bag of gummy candy and people seem to be interested.

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    • Highest-ranked American pulls out of Australian Open

      By Shane Bacon | Busted Racquet – Thu, 10 Jan, 2013 11:04 AM EST

      John Isner — Getty ImagesAmerican tennis is on the decline. Nobody has won a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick did it in 2003 (Roddick has since retired from competitive tennis), and while we've seen glimpses of talent come through the ranks, nobody has really taken the reigns as an American that could really make some noise in the upper echelon of professional tennis.

      And it keeps getting worse. Top-ranked American John Isner, who won two titles in 2012 and made it to the third round of the Australian Open a season ago, has pulled out of the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne with bone bruising in his right knee.

      Isner, who broke the top-10 a year ago before finishing No. 14 in the world, was the highest ranked American, leaving Sam Querrey with that title at No. 22 with Isner pulling out.

      It's just been a strange few years for Americans. Roddick came on the scene with that booming serve and quick forehand, but he never seemed to have all the pieces to compete in today's tennis. Now the U.S. has a guy like

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    • Rafael Nadal officially withdraws from Australian Open

      By Shane Bacon | Busted Racquet – Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 12:23 PM EST

      Rafael Nadal — Getty ImagesHealth has always been a concern with Rafael Nadal, but things are starting to get so serious that his opportunity to ever be competitive again in Grand Slams could come into question.

      The 11-time Slam champion officially announced he would not be at next month's Australian Open (also skipping Qatar Open) because of a stomach virus, but some think it might have more to do with his aching knee than something bad he ate.

      Nadal said in a statement, "My knee is much better and the rehabilitation process has gone well as predicted by the doctors, but this virus didn't allow me to practice this past week, and therefore I am sorry to announce that I will not play in Doha and the Australian Open."

      [Related: Novak Djokovic the odds-on favorite for Aussie Open]

      Problem is, others aren't necessarily buying it. Spain's Nicolas Almagro said in a media session on Friday that he is a little shocked that Nadal won't be making the trip to Australia, and he didn't mention much about the virus when

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