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04 Sep 2010 21:04

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Culture: Dramatic fight at the U.S. Open, from three different angles

  • From the court Here’s what tennis fans saw if they were watching at home. And yeah, it was epic enough that it actually stopped the match. Bonus points for the use of the word “fisticuffs.” It’s not often that a boxing match breaks out at a tennis match.
  • From a distance Here’s a shot from a little bit away. You can’t make out what the guy is saying here. He never lays a hand on the lady, but still gets hit pretty badly. The dad falls down hard. The young guy is blamed even though he did nothing wrong.
  • From up closeHere’s the real story: The old couple was upset that this dude liked using the F-word, so she yelled at him. Then her dad dramatically decked him. Sorry lady; it’s a public forum. On a side note: Shut up, “Throw the Bum Out” dude. source

13 Sep 2009 10:46

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Sports: Serena Williams, wow. Just wow. Way to lose a match all crazy-like.

  • Dear Serena Williams, thank you for making tennis vaguely exciting for once. Sincerely, the ShortFormBlog staff. xoxosource

07 Sep 2009 20:25

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Sports: Who does tennis upstart Melanie Oudin think she is, anyway?

Some would applaud unseeded 17-year-old Melanie Oudin for kicking butt at the U.S. Open, but we think it’s insensitive of her to defeat established tennis players. source

07 Jul 2009 10:36

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Sports: Tennis star Mathieu Montcourt found dead in Paris

  • The timing was a little odd, by the way. Montcourt, who died in this sleep, just began a five-week suspension from the sport for betting on games. The player, ranked 119th in the world, thought the punishment was too harsh – he bet a total of $192 on 36 tennis matches back in 2005, none of which were his own, but was fined $12,000. That said, it’s still bizarre that he was found dead at that juncture. source

04 Jul 2009 16:31

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Sports: When Serena faces Venus in a Wimbledon final, she usually wins

  • 3 Wimbledon wins for Serena, all of them over her big sister source

07 Jun 2009 10:57

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Sports: Uh, OK: Some guy tried to put a hat on Roger Federer’s head

The reason why this is notable, of course, is that Federer was playing in the final of the French Open at the time. source

27 May 2009 20:44

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Sports: Rafael Nadal glows and turns superhuman when playing on clay

  • 30 straight wins for the tennis superstar at the French Open source
 

25 May 2009 10:16

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Sports: Rafael Nadal, per usual, is looking pretty unbeatable on clay

  • 29 straight French Open wins for Nadal; that’s a record source