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Vera Zvonareva Blogs from Amsterdam about her ankle surgery Vera Zvonareva was forced to go under the knife and had an ankle surgery a few days ago… Now from her bed in Amsterdam where she is recovering, she writes about how was her end of the season at the Sony Ericsson Championships, her ankle surgery and where she will go next to keep up with her physical training and more… Check it out… Hello everybody! I am lying in bed in my hotel in Amsterdam. I had an ankle surgery. All seem to be fine; no pain in my leg so far but certainly ... Read Full Story

Tennis player Jelena Dokic's jailed father launched a hunger strike to protest the 15-month prison sentence he received for threatening the Australian ambassador. Damir Dokic's lawyer, Bosiljka Djukic, told The Associated Press on Thursday that she had been informed by Dokic's wife that he was no longer taking any food, water or medicines in prison. He is serving his sentence in the northern town of Sremska Mitrovica. "I am very worried," Djukic said. The 50-year-old Dokic was arrested in May after reportedly saying he would blow up Australian ambassador Claire Birgin's car over the negative articles in the Australian press in which Jelena Dokic ... Read Full Story

Vera Zvonareva to have right ankle surgery Vera Zvonareva will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle to remove scar tissue. Her agent said that the operation is scheduled for Wednesday November 11th. Zvonareva plans to stay in the Netherlands for two weeks of rehabilitation and is expected to be able to return to a tennis court in four to five weeks. During the 2009 season Vera Zvonareva was a semifinalist at the Australian Open iand won two hard-court tournaments. She also played at the WTA Sony Ericsson tour championships but withdrew after playing one match. Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is something about the bright lights and the razzmatazz of Flushing Meadows that brings out the 'A Game' in Leander Paes. For the second year running, the former New York-based Indian rekindled his love affair with the U.S. Open by advancing to two doubles finals in the city that never sleeps. Paes punched away a volley to secure a 6-4 3-6 7-6 semi-final win with his partner Lukas Dlouhy to knock out top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan. "This crowd is just magic, I hope you show up again," the 36-year-old Paes told the fans after raising his fists ... Read Full Story

Dinara Safina is featured in all her glorious gothness in the November issue of Russian Harper's Bazaar . In the issue she " reveals how to become the top-seeded tennis player in the world, and what she would do if she didn’t play tennis. " Question: Why does every lady baller have to be marketed as some kind of pouty model? Dinara is one of the last ladies (next to Sveta , maybe) that I would've imagined showing up trying to sell clothes in a fashion rag. It's not her schtick and now we can all see why. It would've been great to see ... Read Full Story