Andy Roddick defeated James Blake 5-1 in men’s singles to lead Team Elton to a 17-11 victory over Team Billie Jean at Mylan WTT Smash Hits in front of a capacity crowd at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday night. The biggest winner was charity as, for only the third time in event history, Mylan WTT Smash Hits raised more than $1 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation … [Read more...]
billie jean king says serena williams is the best player ever
Everybody is hoping for Serena Williams to reach the finals of the 2015 US Open. Among them are many tennis icons such as Andy Roddick and Billie Jean King. Tennis icon Billie Jean King joined HuffPost Live and discussed Serena Williams' talent. Billie Jean King thinks Serena Williams is the best ever When asked if she thinks Williams is the “best tennis player ever,” … [Read more...]
a royal visit to wimbledon
Here hunny, you sit here. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, better known to us as Kate and Will, made their first visit to Wimbledon today as a married couple. The two took in Andy Murray's rather straight-forward match against Richard Gasquet, the Scotsman winning 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-2. Kate looked stunning in off white (don't you love that shoulder pattern, too?) and Will looked … [Read more...]
strokin’: when tennis met music
By Jonathan Scott It may not be tabloid fodder like every Taylor Swift dalliance, and it's not nearly as insufferable as Brangelina, but the marriage between music and tennis is itself a storied love affair. It stretches across decades and genres, and it knows no bounds - well, none other than those pesky white lines. Try to set aside the disappointment that the … [Read more...]
sunday survey: a hitting partner for the ages
Tomorrow night the DC metro area will host arguably its biggest tennis event of the year as World Team Tennis puts on its annual Smash Hits charity event at American University. Billie Jean King will play the honorable hostess, joined by a cast of tennis (and non tennis!) greats: Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova and Elton John. A good friend of … [Read more...]