LLEYTON Hewitt hit by ranking slump

LLEYTON Hewitt's world ranking has blown out to No. 130 in the week before Wimbledon - his worst position in 13 years.

The Australian slipped 57 places in the latest rankings released on Monday after he failed to defend his ATP title in Halle last week. The last time the 30-year-old had a worse singles ranking was in October, 1998.

Injuries have greatly hampered Hewitt's ability to contest tournaments in the past 12 months. The 30-year-old only returned to action in Halle last week after foot surgery. The former world No. 1 collected straight-sets wins against Argentine qualifier Leonardo Mayer and Italian Andreas Seppi before losing a tight quarter-final to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.





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Nadal Beats Federer to Collect Record-Tying Sixth French Open Tennis Title

Rafael Nadal clinched a record-tying sixth French Open tennis title by beating Roger Federer today, a victory that preserves the Spaniard’s No. 1 ranking.
The left-hander sank to his knees after retaining his crown by defeating the Swiss 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1 in Paris. His victory ties him with Sweden ’s Bjorn Borg, who won six Roland Garros trophies from 1974 to 1981. Nadal received the Coupe des Mousquetaires from two-time champion Jim Courier .

French Open 2011: World No1 Caroline Wozniacki crashes out

Denmark's world No1, Caroline Wozniacki, during her defeat to Daniela Hantuchova in the third round of the French Open. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP

When Caroline Wozniacki joined Kim Cljsters on the outside looking in at this French Open – the first time the No1 and No2 seeds have failed to reach the last 16 of a women's slam in the Open era – she was as embarrassed as the Belgian, but a little tetchier. It's not a great look for the women's game, especially following the earlier exit of last year's finalist Sam Stosur, who lost to Gisela Dulko.

Wozniacki's tennis was all over the place against the 28th-seeded Daniela Hantuchova, who won with startling ease, 6-1, 6-3. "She played very, very well today, better than me," she said. "She was just too good."

Asked if these defeats illustrated depth or weakness across women's tennis, she said: "There's a lot of great players out there. Kim had a tough loss yesterday, I had a tough loss today. Since we're No1 and two, it means that we must be doing something right."

Despite never having won a slam, Wozniacki will keep the crown going into Wimbledon unless the third seed, Vera Zvonareva, wins here and at Eastbourne. "When I was younger, people told me, you'll never be a top player, you're from Denmark, we don't have the mentality. And, you know, it really doesn't matter. I know what I'm capable of. I know I'm a great player. I'm doing well. I had a loss today. That's what happens. I'll be back even better."

La robe de Tatiana Golovin fait fondre le village

Robe dorée et brillante sous le soleil, collant noir et talons hauts, la tenue de Tatiana Golovin n'a rien de très estival. Mais au milieu des chemises Lacoste et des costards beige du village de Roland, la robe de Tatiana fait son petit effet. Les photographes apprécient. De même que les invités du banquet qui ne manquent pas de reluquer l'ex-joueuse en long, en large et en travers. N'est-ce pas Monsieur ? (voir photo)

A noter la taille des talons qui semble approcher la vingtaine de centimètre. Attention toutefois à ne pas planter l'aiguille entre les planches du parquet. Ce serait un beau gag mais ça risquerait de faire très mal aux chevilles...

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Anna Kournikova joins 'Biggest Loser' as celebrity trainer for next season

The Biggest Loser has netted a new celebrity trainer: Tennis star Anna Kournikova will join NBC’s popular weight-loss competition next season, a network spokesperson confirmed today. The 29-year-old Russian is filling the slot that is being vacated by Jillian Michaels —  who announced her impending departure back in December — though the Biggest Loser team is not viewing Kournikova as a substitute. “We intentionally tried to not replace Jillian,” executive producer Todd Lubin told Vulture, which first reported the news about Kournikova, who appeared on an episode during Biggest Loser’s tenth season. 

The direction of the show will be “getting slightly away from just the tape measure, and getting into overall well-being and health,” added Lubin. “That’s where Loser needs to go.” UPDATE: An NBC spokesperson also confirmed to EW that current Biggest Loser trainers Brett Hoebel and Cara Castronuova, who joined the series this year, will not return for season 12. The season 11 finale airs tonight.

Via http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/24/biggest-loser-hires-anna-kournikova/