Great Tennis Photos: Rafa Is Again Roger's Master!

Posted by Lana On October 24 2010

Newly engaged couple Maria Sharapova and Los Angeles Laker Sasha Vujacic were looking lovey in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday as they walk hand in hand while out for lunch. Sharapova could be seen wearing a rather large engagement ring while out and about with her future husband.

Serena Williams on the Cover of August 2010 Harper Bazaar

Posted by Lana On July 04 2010

Serena Williams is featured on Cover of August 2010 Harper's Bazaar, which hits newsstands July 20th. In the photo spread, Serena showcases her stylish self in a Fendi dress and sports a swimsuit by Eres. Inside the monthly magazine, Serena talks about how she came to accept her body, about the difficulties, and importance, of accepting her own physical differences, and dating, revealing the reason behind breaking up with rapper Common.

Photos: Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec on Day Seven at Wimbledon

Posted by Lana On June 29 2010

Here are the photos of Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec supporting their husbands/boyfriends on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2010 in London, England. Enjoy!

Rafael Nadal won his 10th ATP Masters Series title and a record fourth consecutive Masters Series Monte-Carlo crown with a 7-5, 7-5 win over ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer in Sunday's final.

Nadal rallied from 0-4 in the second set to beat Federer in the Monte-Carlo final for the third consecutive year and for the seventh time in eight career meetings on clay. Nadal leads Federer 9-6 in career meetings on all surfaces and snapped a two-match losing streak to the Swiss.

Nadal, who has ranked No. 2 behind Federer for a record 144 consecutive weeks (since July 25, 2005-present), has won 97 of 98 clay court matches since winning his first Monte Carlo title in April 2005. Nadal has not dropped a set during his past two title runs in Monte-Carlo.

Nadal became the first player to win four straight Monte-Carlo titles since New Zealand's Anthony Wilding from 1911-14. Last year he tied Ilie Nastase's Open Era mark of three consecutive titles from 1971-73

The left-hander now boasts a 24-1 career record (21 straight wins) in Monaco, with his only loss coming in the third round to Guillermo Coria in 2003. (He did not play in 2004 due to injury). He has only dropped four sets during the streak.

The 21-year-old Mallorca native was contesting his third ATP final of the season (from seven tournaments) and clinched his first title since Stuttgart in July 2007 nine months ago. Nadal improved to a 24-8 record in career ATP finals.

Nadal will play in Barcelona next week, where he also will chase a fourth consecutive title.

On clay in 2007 Nadal captured five of his six season titles at AMS Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, AMS Rome, Roland Garros and Stuttgart; his only loss on the surface came to Federer in the Hamburg final, which snapped a record 81-match clay court winning streak.

Federer came into the Monte-Carlo final on a nine-match clay-court winning streak, having claimed last week's title in Estoril - his seventh career clay-court title.

The Swiss was looking to win a 15th ATP Masters Series title and a seventh different AMS shield. However, he slipped to a 14-8 record in his 22 appearances in ATP Masters Series finals.

His 14 ATP Masters Series trophies is second only to Andre Agassi's 17.

Career ATP Masters Series Titles (since 1990)
Player/No.
Andre Agassi 17
Roger Federer 14
Pete Sampras 11
Rafael Nadal 10

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