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Roger Federer Wins Madrid Open, Will Smith's 'Men In Black' Suit
Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in an up-and-down match Sunday for his third Madrid Open Championship. The win vaults him to No. 2 in the ATP rankings, jumping his longtime rival Rafael Nadal.
But of course the real prize came after the match when Federer, quite randomly, was presented with Will Smith's suit from Men In Black III. The Fresh Prince was in attendance for the men's final with his wife Jada, as they continue to tour through Europe doing press around the premiere of the movie. The suit was framed and given to Federer on the court after that match, with Smith doing the presentation himself in his best Spanish. Video of the odd ceremony is after the jump.
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by Brendan Porath • May 13, 2012 3:10 PM EDT
Sam Groth Records Fastest Serve At 163 MPH
In a challenger event in South Korea, the fastest record serve in tennis has a new mark, set by the 340th-ranked male in the world. Australia's Sam Groth fired up 263 kph serve in the event, according to a report by Reuters.
That's about 163 mph, by the way.
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by Alfie Crow • May 12, 2012 11:57 AM EDT
Serena Williams Knows Tennis, Fashion And Rapping, Maybe
Baby, like, 'Serena, is you really rappin'?'
... I'll just drop this right here.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • May 12, 2012 12:26 AM EDT
German Town Names Street After Roger Federer
A company named their candy bar after Babe Ruth. Fans named their sons after Brooks Robinson. Now, a small German town named a street after Roger Federer.
Halle, a tournament that Federer has dominated, renamed the road that leads to their grass-court stadium after the Swiss tennis master.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • May 9, 2012 12:22 AM EDT
The ATP Made A Mistake With Their Choice Of The Color Blue
The top players in the world aren't big fans of the color blue.
Really, now. Let's brainstorm. What are the coolest things in the world that are blue?
The Blue Man Group and that Blue Da Ba Dee song. Can you really blame the ATP players for speaking out?
They like their red -- like the red dirt that comes up in so many country songs.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the world No. 1 and No. 2 respectively, openly criticized the ATP's decision to allow the organizers of the Madrid Open to change the color of the clay.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • May 7, 2012 11:07 PM EDT
Caroline Wozniacki Made A Music Video For Charity
Ladies and gentleman, SBNation presents to you -- the Rebecca Black of tennis players turned singers.
We give you, Caroline Wozniacki.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • Apr 22, 2012 11:34 PM EDT
Serena Williams Is Obsessive About Collecting Olympic Pins
Some people write books to help with this obsession. Others organize this obsession into categories: mascots, sport, sponsor, game place and so on.
And yes, Serena Williams obsesses about this obsession: collecting Olympic pins.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • Apr 18, 2012 8:56 PM EDT
Maria Sharapova Says She Is Stubborn
Maria Sharapova might be labeled with many things: a Russian, a winner, a model.
But stubborn?
Was that the first word that popped into your mind the last time you saw her rip a backhand down the baseline accompanied with a high-decibel grunt?
Well, in a series of videos released by the Tennis Channel that helps you get to know your favorite tennis players better, Sharapova owns up to being just that.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • Apr 6, 2012 12:04 AM EDT
Rafael Nadal's Next Opponent Is Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo already raced a Bugatti and won.
So what was next on his "to beat" list?
Rafael Nadal.
In a new Nike ad, the world's top athletes face each other in a little grass-court action. It gets competitive, and it's sprinkled with some insane moves.
You'll have to watch to see who wins.
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by Stephanie Kuzydym • Apr 2, 2012 9:25 PM EDT
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