Toni Layton, the former lesbian lover of tennis great Martina Navratilova, is reportedly threatening to expose the 9-time Wimbledon singles champion’s “skeletons” if she does not get a favorable financial settlement based on their eight-year long relationship. This development was first published at the New York Post’s Page Six. Layton, who left her husband to [...]

The nominees, location and date of this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards will be revealed tomorrow (April 16). The tenth edition of this internationally recognized sporting awards will be a tough one for the jurors considering that there were a lot of triumphs last year, most notably at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Only one player [...]

People Magazine confirmed through a reliable source that 26-year old American tennis superstar Andy Roddick and 21-year old Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker will tie the knot this weekend in Austin, Texas – where the world no. 6 is based. The source also revealed that prenuptial festivities have already taken place, including a bachelorette [...]

Tennis site Off The Baseline confirmed late last week that Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova is officially endorsing a dandruff shampoo called Clear. This was the case after the former world number one, who’s having a temporary break from tennis due to shoulder injury, signed up a multimillion deal with Unilever recently. The shoot for [...]

Family Circle Cup (WTA) Defending champion Serena Williams opted to skip the event after suffering from a leg injury incurred during the Sony Ericsson Open final in Miami. The world number one did commit to take part in promotional events organized by tournament officials. Russian Elena Dementieva replaced Williams as tournament top seed. Here’s the [...]

World number two Roger Federer sent out a short yet meaningful message to his fans during the weekend, announcing that he married his longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec in an intimate ceremony at his hometown of Basel in Switzerland. The couple announced last month that they are expecting their first child. Here’s his message posted on [...]

Danish player Caroline Wozniacki claimed her fourth career WTA title on Sunday after she defeated Canadian player Aleksandra Wozniak at The MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra, Florida in two sets (6-1, 6-2). Wozniacki is now just less than 300 points away from making a debut in the world’s top 10. As the tournament second [...]

Serbian player Jelena Jankovic just got a needed boost in the upcoming major claycourt tournaments after winning the inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain.The current world number four defeated Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in three tight sets (6-3, 3-6, 6-3). Jankovic started this season as the world number one but her dismal performance during [...]

Former world number one players Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain proved that they are still forces to reckon with after winning their respective ATP 250 Claycourt events last weekend – both as unseeded players. Hewitt clinched the US Men’s Claycourt Championships in Houston, Texas after defeating Wayne Odesnik of United [...]

Among ATP World Tour players, world number three Serbian Novak Djokovic has the best percentage when it comes to challenging calls which require the Hawkeye video replay system. Not sure if this distinction is something to be proud of, Djokovic humbly said during the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami that it doesn’t necessarily mean that [...]