Tennis star, Serena Williams, has endorsed a lot of different things but I do have to admit that I was surprised to see her Tampax Tampons commercial.  It was funny and creative but a little gross – and I’m pretty open about natural body processes!

In the ad, Serena takes on Mother Nature (they each hold a press conference to talk about Serena’s impending period) and I’m guessing the tennis great is triumphant since she not only is shown wearing white but menstruation clearly doesn’t slow her down.
Honestly, you just have to see it to believe it.

Both Dinara Safina and Serena Williams easily advanced to the next round at the 2009 China Open after winning in straight sets earlier today.  The first round also allowed other seeded players including Russians Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva to move on.

Safina took on Roberta Vinci and ended up taking a 6-4, 6-4 victory while Williams beat Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-4.
Williams will next face unseeded Ekaterina Makarova with Safina battling local favorite, Shuai Zhang.  The first round will conclude tomorrow while the second round begins.
Third-seeded Venus Williams is expected to play in the second round against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The …read more

Defending U.S. Open champion, Serena Williams, will not be in the finals this year after losing to Kim Clijsters in the semifinals.  As has been the case with many of her most recent battles, Williams seemed to just come unglued out on the court.

Things actually got nasty after a line judge called her for a foot fault.  Williams disagreed with the judge and then proceeded to basically freak out on him.  She wasn’t willing to take her abuse and promptly complained to the chair umpire and supervisor about her behavior which resulted in Clijsters being awarded the next point since …read more

Just in time for the 2009 U.S. Open, the New York City location of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum unveiled a wax figure in the likeness of tennis great, Serena Williams.  The younger Williams sister was on-hand for the big reveal and I can’t help but wonder how it feels to stand next to a wax replica of yourself.
First of all, do you think this thing really looks like Serena?  I think the body came out a lot better than the face, to be honest.  The hair wasn’t too hard to replicate but I don’t like the lips at all.  There …read more

No surprises here!  Reigning champions, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, sailed through the first round during Day 1 of the 2009 U.S. Open.
Federer, who has won this event five years in a row, needed just 88 minutes to cruise past Devin Britton with a final score of 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.  Britton made the victory pretty easy since he committed 40 unforced errors.  This was Federer’s 35th straight win at the U.S. Open.

The Swiss star was a gentleman about the win saying: “He did play I think really well. He had some very good spells, and I …read more

The U.S. Open starts today so I thought I would take the chance to make some predictions.  Feel free to share your own in the comments!
In the men’s tournament, I don’t see anyone but Roger Federer taking this title.  He’s currently enjoying a hot streak and he is the only man to ever win the U.S. Open five times in a row (Jimmy Connors and Pete  Sampras also won the event five times but it wasn’t in succession like Federer).  It would definitely secure his place as the dominator of the event if he could win it for a record …read more

Young tennis players in New York City had the chance to find out how it feels to return a pro serve delivered by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams or John McEnroe.  Can you imagine how cool that must have been for the kids?

Nike also unveiled the looks Federer, Nadal and Williams will be sporting at the 2009 U.S. Open which begins next Monday, August 31, 2009.  I always love the vibrant colors that Nadal wears, especially since he’s always got on that headband.   Click on the images to get a closer look.

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As if dominating the tennis world isn’t enough, Venus and Serena Williams have made their way into a new sport – the sisters have become part owners of the Miami Dolphins NFL team.
While no announcement has been officially made, Serena did mention the deal last week during the Rogers Cup: “there have been preliminary talks, and hopefully it’ll work out.  That would be a great opportunity for both of us. You never know. We’ll see what happens.  There’s always so many opportunities out there, and Venus and I are always trying to expand our brand and do the best that …read more

It was a good day for Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the Rogers Cup in Toronto yesterday despite the heavy rain and lightning.
The weather caused the match between Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva to be postponed for more than an hour but Sharapova was able to advance to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over her compatriot.  This marks the first time that Sharapova has made it past the third round at the Rogers Cup so I’m sure she’s pretty excited considering the tough year she’s had.  I’m sure she wants to move away from being ranked 49th …read more

Talk about a shocker!  Both Venus Williams and her younger sister, Serena Williams, were eliminated from the third-round at the Cincinnati Open after playing miserably.  It was painful to watch, actually.
Venus took on Italy’s Flavia Pennetta and she made 38 unforced errors and just looked wild.  She kept dumping balls into the net and ended up losing 7-6 (2), 6-4.

If you thought that was bad, you’ll be shocked to learn that Serena actually fared worse.  On the very same court just hours later, a second Williams sister was eliminated after making 44 unforced errors and ended up losing to Austria’s …read more