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New York, USA - Maria Sharapova insists she's more about substance than style, and now she has a second Grand Slam title to prove it. Her strokes as piercing as her shrieks by the end, the third-seeded Sharapova beat No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 6-4 Saturday night to win the U.S. Open final.

After the glorious 90's with Sampras and Agassi and the Connors McEnroe duels of the 80's, US mens tennis, as of 2010, is pretty much Andy Roddick, turning 28 in 6 months. Any hope on the horizon?

Roger Federer beats Andy Murray in straight sets, winning his fourth Australian Open and 16th grand slam title.

It's no secret that tennis routinely has some of the hottest athletes known to man. They run around in their tennis skirts and drive guys wild all the while serving at 100 mph. And it's not like the lineup is getting stale either...


November 26th 2009: Let's hope Maria makes the news for her tennis soon! But in the meantime, she's making it as the top sports earner from Russia, read about it here.

October 7th 2009: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Beijing losing in the 3rd round 2 sets against China's Shuai Peng, a 6-2, 6-4 loss...

# Her parents named her after women's tennis great Martina Navratilova. Five of her seven 1999 singles titles came at Grand Slam or Tier I events; tied for most titles in 1999; reached the finals at 13 of the 20 tournaments she played in 1999, including three Grand Slam finals.
# Favorite movies: MISS SAIGON and LION KING
# Favorite designers: Gucci, D&G, DKNY
# Began skiing and playing tennis

In St. Petersburg, Andy Murray hoists a cup after winning his second title of the year. The runner-up in this 6-2, 6-3 match was Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. This title will keep Murray in the running for the final two spots in this year’s Masters Cup (Shanghai). FYI, St. Pete top seed Nikolay Davydenko got fined $2,000 for allegedly tanking in his 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Marin Cilic. Poor guy can’t