Rafael Nadal aces million dollar deal with PokerStars

PokerStars announced on their blog today that Rafael Nadal is their newest member of Team PokerStars SportStars.

According to a source, Nadal has signed the two-year deal for a whopping €12 million!

(Images via PokerStars)

Sam Stosur does her own laundry

Some celebrity tennis players are more down to earth than we realise. 

I have heard that Rafael Nadal does his own laundry. So does Sam Stosur. Not only that she's doing it on her own, in fact she's having fun doing it!

(Images via Sam Stosur's Facebook fan page)

Rafael Nadal's mini vacation before Wimbledon

Rafaholics.com posted some pictures of Rafael Nadal having a blast at the beach with girlfriend Xisca and friends in Mallorca prior to flying to Wimbledon.

The 7-time French Open winner is on his quest for the 3rd Wimbledon and 12th Grand Slam title.

In another (good) news, Nadal said that he was honoured to be asked to carry the Spanish flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony.

(Images via Rafaholics, Rafael Nadal's Facebook fan page)

Li Na's photo shoot for China's Olympic team

Recently Li Na did a photo shoot for the Chinese Olympic team. Others who took part were China's hero hurdler Liu Xiang and Dallas Mavericks' Yi Jianlian. 

Li Na has been very busy with life outside of the tennis court after her triumph at the French Open last year receiving many invitations to events and of course sponsorship deals. Speaking of sponsorship, I wonder if the many online poker rooms sponsoring football clubs will also move into tennis. After all, poker and sports are quite synonym to each other. 

Coming back to Li Na, time is running out for her as this could be her last chance to win an Olympic medal.

(Images via Sina Sports)