Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand has become the first player to successfully defend the Ordina Open women's title by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 7-5.
In Eastbourne, Caroline Wozniacki won the Aegon International title after defeated unseeded Virginie Razzano 7-6, 7-5.
This is not a photoshopped image...“The breasts make me uncomfortable when I play. It's the weight that troubles me - my ability to react quickly," Halep said.
She’s been tipped as one of the tennis stars of the future after winning a host of junior titles and a place in the final of the junior French Open last year but says the weight of her breasts slow her down and could cost her vital points.
Australian tennis player Brydan Klein, 19, has been fined the maximum possible amount by the ATP for racially abusing a South African opponent during a tournament in Eastbourne, UK.
Raven Klassen"I would like to clarify my position on an incident that occurred during my match against Raven Klaasen in the last round of qualifying for the AEGON International at Eastbourne on June 14," Klein said.Klaasen’s coach Stephan de Kock later accused Klein of spitting in his direction during the match, which Klein eventually won.
"During the second set, after losing a point, I audibly used a racial slur.
"It was not my intention to racially vilify my opponent or cause offence to anybody else and I am deeply embarrassed that I behaved in this manner.
"I deeply regret my serious error in judgment in using this word and I am very sorry for the offence this has caused.
"After the match I called my opponent Raven and apologised for what had happened and also apologised for any offence caused to his support team.
"This incident is now currently being investigated by the ATP and as such I have been advised not to make any further comment."
One of the best thing about being a blogger is that you can choose to be in denial or not to post anything you do not like or see in your blog."I’m here and I'm just not 100%. I'm better than what I was a couple of weeks ago but I don’t feel right," Nadal told a packed press conference on Friday evening at the All England Club.After suffering a shock defeat in the French Open to Robin Soderling, Nadal received treatment on his knees in Barcelona and skipped the Wimbledon tune-up at Queen’s Club in an effort to be fit for the Grand Slam.
"To not play Wimbledon is one of the toughest decisions of my career."
"I tried everything. I didn't feel terrible but also not close to my best. When I enter a tournament my goal is winning and my feeling right now is I'm not ready to win."Nadal's absence caused a reshuffle in the men’s singles draw. The 5th seed Juan Martin del Potro replaced Nadal at the top of the draw.
"It's very painful for me but I can't play at the tournament this year. It's tough but it is what it is."
"I played with some problems on the knee for the last few months. I've been making efforts to play week after week."When Nadal was asked about his many fans and how disappointed they would be that he was not appearing at Wimbledon, the 23-year-old replied: "no more than me".
"The truth is that sportsmen always play with pain and don't know where the limit is, where you can get to. I think I reached that limit now."
"I will work very hard to comeback as soon as possible. One of the problems is I’m thinking more about the knees than what is happening on court and it’s very difficult to play like that."
"If I lose the number one ranking I’m going to accept it like the four years I was number two and work hard to improve and recover."As a fan who has been supporting Nadal for so many years (since 2003), I think I don't mind supporting him as the world no. 2 all over again.
Vera Zvonareva, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anne Keothavong, Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva pose during a studio session at The Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party.
Ana Ivanovic and the host of the party that evening, Richard Branson.
I love Serena Williams' slick back hairstyle....
Vera Zvonareva looks very elegant... 
Woa... that's a bad make-up again by Svetlana Kuznetsova... 
One of the top tennis couples - Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych
Venus Williams and WTA CEO Larry Scott
Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will play the exhibition today at the Hurlingham Club with Lleyton Hewitt.“It will be good to play tomorrow to get a better idea of how I feel on court, playing at a higher level than I would normally play during training.”Nadal had another 3-hour training session at the Wimbledon Aorangi Park Club yesterday but never really reached the intense rhythm he would normally reach for a session as long as that.
“It was 3 hours, but I took it easy, I didn’t put any pressure,” said Nadal.
Live mannequin maybe a thing of the past but Maria Sharapova still pull the crowd by posing in the window of a luxury department store in London, Liberty.
Perhaps she's on the phone with Charlie Ebersol... or Dad.
The winner shakes hand with the tennis fashionista.
The winning 'blinking' dress. Chic and sweet!
The Asian girl is probably intimidated by Sharapova.
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I guess Kirilenko will not be wearing those pom-pom socks again. 
She'll be replaced by Danish teen tennis sensation Caroline Wozniacki, who will be the only player to wear Adidas Stella McCartney label at the 2009 US Open.
Everyone loves Gilles Simon.
And speaking of ACE, if you have any questions for your favourite players, you can forward them to the host Georgina Chang or producer of the show at ace@espnstar.com as they will be covering the Wimbledon tennis tournament LIVE next week.
First thing first, the headline/statement "Be Calm, I'm Going To Win" on this gorgeous looking cover of the Observer Magazine refers to the featured article written by Elizabeth Kaye (in case some people jump into conclusion and think Nadal is arrogant).... (Staying calm is) a lesson that sustained (Rafael Nadal) when he was the world's number two for an unprecedented three years, waiting for an opening to become number one. Last year, as he neared that opportunity, rain halted the decisive fifth set of his Wimbledon final with Roger Federer. For the next hour Nadal was sequestered in the locker room with his coach and his trainer. "Be calm," he told them. "I am going to win."...Yes, Nadal won last year.
When Nadal decided to pull out of Queen's Club last week with tendinitis in both knees, some believe that he's not going to be able to defend his Wimbledon title this year... perhaps he's not even going to show up!“It would be a good test for me to play there on Friday to see how the knee is doing and it would provide the perfect setting to get some practice before Wimbledon,” the 23-year-old said in a statement on his website.Let's see what's going to happen in the next few days. I don't want to speculate too soon.
“If I feel the recuperation is going well I will be more than happy to be there again. I hope that’s the case."
Did Andy Murray have a retro makeover or something? 
Guess what, Murray also helped design the outfit!
Do I sound like a Fedtard? Hehe...
Tennis star Serena Williams watched the Orlando Magic played against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game Five of the 2009 NBA Finals at Amway Arena on Sunday night in Orlando, Florida. 
Andy Murray fulfilled his duty to end a seven-decade victory drought for home players to become the first Briton to win the Queen's club title since Bunny Austin in 1938."It was a good match, even if there weren't so many rallies," Murray said.The world no.3 will now face huge pressure with Wimbledon starting a week from Monday.
"James is tough and since I'd only played him once, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm very glad to win."
"I played well all week and when I had chances I managed to take them," Murray said.
"But I was nervous before the match."
"I guess the only thing now is to try and win a Grand Slam hopefully in a few weeks."
In the meanwhile, it wasn't a bad result for Blake.
Tommy Haas proves he's still got it after upsetting Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1 in the final of the Gerry Weber Open to win his first title on grass.
Djokovic seems happy with the size of his trophy which is not much difference from Haas'.
Andy Murray got a kiss from mommy Judy.
Tommy Haas got a kiss from girlfriend Sara Foster, an American actress.
Li Na might look tough with that tattoo but it wasn't helping anyway.
This is Rybarikova's first WTA Tour singles title. She earned a first prize of $37,000 and a trophy that almost look like an Aladdin lamp.
