Australian Open Goes Down To The (Under) Wire

Jayhawk Fan posted 1/15/2008 from www.sportsbybrooks.com [flag]

Thankfully, the LONDON DAILY MAIL is keeping us abreast of the Australian Open (OK, we’re a day late), and we’re happy to report that there is definitely something to report from Melbourne. Austrian Tamira Paszek is the talk of the tournament so far, thanks to her near opening-round upset of 3rd Seed Jelena Jankovic , and “ lunging around in a flimsy vest and straining... [link]

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THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN IS GOING ON?
Published 1/15/2008 at With Leather
... around in a flimsy vest and straining sports bra would have left many venerable members of the All-England Club choking on their strawberries. I'm sorry, I know it's a different culture and all, but I don't think it's right to choke on your strawberries to a 17-year-old. Fuckin' Brits, with their lifts and loos and guvnas and surprisingly strict public nudity laws. I thought Europe was supposed to be cool, man. [More photos at SbB]

THE AFTER PARTY
Published 1/15/2008 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... (The Putdown) You’ve never seen a subway like this. (BrightBlackInternet) Vote Super Mario GMC Defensive Player of the Year. (Brahsome) UFC Octagon Girl - Arianny Celeste. (Hottest Girls of MySpace) Philip Rivers is so full of crap. (on 205th) Keith Olbermann - Worst playboy in the world. (PartMule) Wild wall run. (Tasty Booze) Tamira Paszek's cleavage is winning the Aussie Open. (SbB) ...

Now Introducing Tamira Paszek
Published 1/16/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... more of them. More pics of the must-see Tamira Paszek in a tight-fitting top after the jump. So yeah, she’s a tennis player from Austria and lost to Jelena Jankovic in the Australian Open this week. Oh yeah. And she’s 17. But that’s not for too long. Thanks to Andy for passing along. (also spotted at Deadspin, SbB, and WL) Share/Email This

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The Stars Come Out For The Australian Open [Two Scoops In Every Box Of Kelloggs Raisin Bran]

Larry Brown Sports found this 1/16/2008 on deadspin.com

For the majority of her yearly tournament appearances, 17-year-old Austrian tennis star Tamira Paszek manages to keep the twins indoors , as they say. (OK, no one says that but me). But when the Australian Open rolls around, things change. She's ...

THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN IS MILDLY SEXY

Four Habs Fans found this 1/17/2008 on www.withleather.com

The cool thing about the early days of any big tennis tournament is that all the hot chicks haven't been knocked out yet. In a week and a half we'll get something like a Serena Williams-Amelie Mauresmo final and I'd have a better chance of ...

Is Serena Williams’ Titty Crown In Jeopardy?

Posted 1/16/2008 on Sportaphile

The queen of tennis chesticles has been Serena Williams for as long as I can remember. The vast plateau of flat-chested-hard-bodied women competitors have lived in the shadow of Mount Serena, whose mighty peaks have dominated the lands. But this weeks Australian Open unearthed a new natural wonder. Her name is Tamira Paszek. Although Tamira lost against Jelena Jankovic in the first round, ...

Stepping Over the Lines: Day One Down Under

Posted 1/15/2008 on Tennis Diary

A few shockers already from the Australian Open, the name players shine and the Yanks make a good first impression We are finally into the new year in a big way here at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Who’s looked good so far after Day One? For my money, I am impressed with the Williams sisters. Serena looks to be a tad slimmer and in better shape than she was a year ago. That may be ...

Serena’s State of Mind and Jelena’s Body

Posted 1/14/2008 on Tennis Diary

Can Serena Williams defend her Australian Open title? Can Jelena survive another 22 game third set? Serena While Serena Williams was obliterating Jarmila Gajdasova in her first round match at the Australian Open today, I wondered if Serena is in the proper state of mind to defend her title. Serena can’t sneak into town this year and run off with a title like she did last year. She’d ...

Jelena Jankovic Wins Thriller Against Tamira Paszek at the Australian Open

Posted 1/14/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

Jelena Jankovic faced one of the biggest Grand Slam scares of her career, but managed to overcome Tamira Paszek in three sets on the opening day of the 2008 Australian Open. After twenty-one breaks of serve, an exhausted Jelena Jankovic collapsed to her knees and thanked heaven for a hard-fought victory. The 2-6, 6-2, 12-10 match lasted three hours and nine minutes. This is a developing ...

Australian Open Schedule of Play for January 18, 2008

Posted 1/17/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

The top half of the women’s draw is on the schedule for day five in Melbourne, with Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova aiming for spots in the round of sixteen. 2006 Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo and Australian hopeful Casey Dellacqua will headline the evening session. Order of Play for January 18, 2008 Rod Laver Arena 11.00 AM 1. ...

Sharapova and Davenport Have an Early Meeting

Posted 1/17/2008 on Tennis Diary

If Maria Sharapova is the diva, what does that make Lindsay Davenport? How about inspiring? Lindsay Davenport just passed Steffi Graf to become the highest career money winner on the women’s tour. She’s currently at $21,872,217. That figure is partially due to inflation. You can bet that Graf never made $1.4 million for winning the U.S. Open and that doesn’t include a $1 million ...

Australian Open: Jelena Jankovic, Amelie Mauresmo, Nicole Vaidisova and Serena Williams advanced to third round

Posted 1/16/2008 on Tennis - Con Efecto Sports

After a long long third set against Paszeck, Jelena Jankovic played her second round match against Edina Gallovits (Romania) and defeated her with a 6 - 2, 7 - 5 score. Jankovic played better than in her previous presentation, but she still has some back problems. Amelie Mauresmo defeated Yaroslava Schvedova with a 6 - 4, 7 - 6 score. Mauresmo was inaccurate, specially when she had various ...

Australian Open Results: January 16, 2008

Posted 1/16/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Nicole Vaidisova, and Amelie Mauresmo advanced into the third round during the afternoon on Wednesday. Fifth seed Maria Sharapova defeated Lindsay Davenport in straights sets during the night session. Second Round Singles Results on January 16, 2008 (1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 61 75 (3) Jelena ...

More tennis pictures

Posted 1/16/2008 on The Fan Blog

Apparently I had the wrong pictures from Sunday night's tennis action at the Aussie Open. But our good friends at Deadspin found a few courtesy of the Daily Mail. Tamira Paszek almost won her first round match with Jelena Jokovic. But really, who cares?

2008 Australian Open Preview: Day Three

Posted 1/15/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Amelie Mauresmo, and a host of other top players will be competing on Wednesday at the Australian Open, but fans are eagerly awaiting another match, one that would have proven worthy of a final. Under the lights, Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport will meet in a second round showdown. Tennis Australia has understandably scheduled this ...

Australian Open Schedule of Play for January 16, 2008

Posted 1/15/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

Day three at the Australian Open will feature the highly-anticipated second round match between former world number one’s Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport. Also scheduled to compete on Wednesday are Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, and Amelie Mauresmo. Order of Play for January 16, 2008 Rod Laver Arena 11.00 AM 1. Women’s Singles - 2nd Rnd . Justine ...

Who’d You Rather: Ana or Jelena?

Posted 1/15/2008 on Tennis Diary

Join us for the men’s Australian Open final! We’ll be blogging live on Sunday morning, January 27, at 12:30am (PST)/3:30am (EST)/9:30am (CET). We’ll stay up if you’ll stay up. Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic exchanged places in the rankings, Novak Djokovic breezed through his first round match at the Australian Open, and Viktor Troicki ain’t looking too bad either. I ...

Australian Open Results: January 14, 2008

Posted 1/14/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

Jelena Jankovic, Lindsay Davenport, and Amelie Mauresmo survived three-set scares on the opening day of the 2008 Australian Open. Justine Henin, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova advanced into the second round comfortably with straight set victories. Results on Day One (January 14, 2008) (1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 6-2 6-2 (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Tamira ...

Jelena Jankovic Gets Framed

Posted 1/12/2008 on Tennis Diary

Product placement has made its way to the Independent Film Channel and Jelena Jankovic is right in the thick of it. I’m hanging out in Portland, Oregon, for a few days running up to the Australian Open. Portland is a quaint, family friendly town with miles and miles of lush greenery courtesy of the omnipresent rain. I went into a local library today to print out the Australian Open draw and ...

Justine Henin Leads Top Heavy AO Draw, Williams Sisters Could Meet in Final

Posted 1/10/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

World No. 1 Justine Henin leads the top section of the women’s draw at the 2008 Australian Open, and is in the same half as Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Amelie Mauresmo, and Ana Ivanovic. With Serena Williams and Venus Williams on opposite sides of the draw, an all-Williams final is a possibility for the Grand Slam championship match. This is a developing ...

Justine Henin Tops List of 2008 Australian Open Seeds

Posted 1/10/2008 on On the Baseline Tennis News

World No. 1 Justine Henin heads the roster of seeded women for the 2008 Australian Open. Serena and Venus Williams are seeded at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. Seeded Players 1. Justine Henin (Belgium) 2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 3. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 4. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 5. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6. Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) 7. Serena Williams (U.S.) 8. ...

No. 3 Jankovic holds on to avoid upset

Published 1/14/2008 on FOXSports.com News for TENNIS

Facing match points, and with her serve letting her down, third-seeded Jelena Jankovic asked for some divine help to get her through her first-round match of the Australian Open. "I was praying, 'please God, help me get out of this situation,"' she ...