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A champion's tribute:
Jackie Joyner-Kersee,
Aretha Franklin,
Carol Moseley Braun, and other African-American women who broke barriers will be on hand at this year's
US Open to
honor Althea Gibson's 50th anniversary win at the Grand Slam.
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Michael Chang, who won the
French Open at 17, is reportedly
opening a tennis academy in the Chinese city of Shenzhen
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Mag bag:
Bruno Danto, former editor in chief of
Vogue Hommes International, is
launching a US version of
Sport & Style, a lifestyle magazine looking at the relationship between fashion and sports. French newspaper
L'Équipe currently distributes a European version in France, Dubai, and select markets in China.
- Before the stunning results of the men's
Rogers Cup this past weekend,
Roger Federer told
reporters, "
It's very hard for one player to beat [Rafael Nadal and me consecutively]," [...] "
I don't think it has ever happened. If he's not playing well, I am, or vice versa." I guess the Djoker wasn't listening...
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Grafassi update: The Grafassi's,
Steffi &
Andre, will be interviewed by
Mary Carillo in a
segment on
HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on August 14. BONUS:
Tennis Served Fresh has a
peak at their much anticipated ad campaign for
Louis Vuitton.
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Anastasia Myskina, Russia's first ever Grand Slam champion, will
appear in a Russian reality series called "Stars on Ice," a skating competition that partners celebrities with professional figure skaters and pits the pairs against one another.