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Tiger Woods was inspired by Roger Federer, who was inspired by history. Woods and Federer with their wins at the AT&T National and Wimbledon respectively, deflected attention from more serious matters involving former Titans quarterback Steve McNair.

With the significant exception of the Williams sisters, the last two decades have not been all that good to American women tennis players.

Now when friends call you'll be able to hear the delightful grunts of stars including Maria Sharapova and The Williams sisters.

Today is Saturday, July 4, the 185th day of 2009. There are 180 days left in the year.

Reporting from Wimbledon, England -- Nine bustling years ago, after an awkward Wimbledon semifinal, two under-21 sisters met at the Centre Court net and the winner, Venus Williams, put her arm around the loser and said, "Let's go, Serena.

A view of an outside court at the All England Club on Tuesday. ATPWorldTour.com takes a look at the news and talking points at The Championships on Tuesday.

" " " " Tags: Births Pacific Coast News Tennis star Lindsay Davenport 's world has just expanded by one! She and husband Jonathan Leach welcomed daughter Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach on Saturday, June 27th at 11:04 a.m. in Newport Beach, Calif.

The latest prodigious talent to come out of the champion-churning Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy had been impressing tennis analysts, including former Wimbledon champion, Virginia Wade with her huge victories over Lindsay Davenport, Dinara Safina, Anna Chakvetadze.

The former No. 1-ranked player gave birth to a girl named Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach on Saturday morning.

She was the star of the show three years back in New York. Maria Sharapova won the U.S. Open and the timing was perfect -- Nike was running a commercial that featured her as a woman of means, with accompaniment by the song I Feel Pretty from Westside Story.

Today is Saturday, July 4, the 185th day of 2009. There are 180 days left in the year.

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf pose with commemorative trophies following the "Centre Court Celebration" at Wimbledon on May 17 in London.

Even with recent changes such as a Centre Court roof and video review, Wimbledon remains about tradition.

"When she talks about Wimbledon, the tenor of her voice changes," says Billie Jean King of the elder Williams sister.

With the legions of players coming out of France, Spain, Russia and around the planet, who'd have believed there would be not one, but two Canadians gracing Centre Court Friday at the Aegon International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, England? But Aleksandra Wozniak and Frank Dancevic both won their quarter-final matches Thursday, with Wozniak ...

A loud grunt as a ball is served down the court has almost become as part of the Wimbledon fabric as strawberries and cream.

Steffi Graf recently returned into the public eye for two tennis occasions but there will be no major event when she turns 40 on Sunday.

TODAY'S top seed on the birthday list is US tennis ace Lindsay Davenport. The former World No.

As the home to all four Grand Slams, and exclusive to Wimbledon, you can take your customized created player on a quest to win the four slams in Grand Slam career mode.

Maria Sharapova suffered one of the worst defeats of her career on Tuesday when she was beaten 6-0, 6-2 by Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the French Open quarter-finals. It was the former world number one's heaviest loss since she went down 6-1, 6-1 to Serena Williams in the fourth round in Miami in 2007.