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Venus Williams Prepares to Defend Her Wimbledon Crown
Originally posted 06/23/2008 10:30AM
Tennis goes green for the next two weeks as Wimbledon starts on the lawn courts of London – and Venus Williams hopes she'll be able to claim her fifth women's title.
In fact, she says, last year's win gives her a slight mental edge.
"The advantage is that you won last year and it will never be taken away from you," Williams told reporters before the tournament began Monday. "It will always be yours, and you can hug the plate at night if it gets cold." (Venus's younger sister Serena has won the title twice. Together, they've also claimed the doubles title twice.)
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Tennis Hotshot Rafael Nadal Has a Secret Girlfriend
Originally posted 06/23/2008 10:05AM
Wimbledon is about to begin – but female fans of Rafael Nadal have one less reason to cheer this year.
Turns out the supposedly single tennis ace has a long-running love match with a girl from his hometown of Majorca. In fact, the 22-year-old has reportedly been dating Maria Francisca Perello for three years – and the two were recently photographed frolicking in the surf.
"My nephew always maintained he was single," the jock's trainer and uncle Toni Nadal tells Britain's Mail on Sunday. "It was a well-kept secret but actually his girlfriend is waiting for him in Majorca."
He added, "I guess a lot of girls will be upset to know the truth."
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FIRST LOOK: Serena Williams Plays Tennis on Water
Originally posted 03/26/2008 11:15AM
Who says Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal can't walk on water?
To kick off the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami, and the opening of the much-awaited Gansevoort South hotel on Miami Beach, the tennis stars played a spirited in water game of tennis Monday afternoon in the 110-foot long, 43,000-gallon swimming pool.
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