Williams sisters out of Olympic singles tournament

Queue the 'U-S-A!' Chants: Blake Beats Federer

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 8/14/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

Lost amongst the hype of swimming and gymnastics is a real sport -- tennis -- which has received little-to-no coverage. Granted, the Olympics don’t seem to matter much to the players themselves (Roddick opted to play in the U.S. Open series ...

Upset Day in Olympic Tennis: Venus Williams Loses to China's Li Na

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 8/14/2008 on olympics.fanhouse.com

First it was James Blake beating Roger Federer , and then it was Elena Dementieva beating Serena Williams , and now we have another big story coming out of Olympic tennis: China's Li Na pulled off a shocking upset, defeating Team USA's Venus ...

Blake beats Federer in straight sets - Olympics

SmackCaster SmackBlog found this 8/14/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

BEIJING -- Roger Federer directed an angry scream toward his feet. He swatted a stray ball in frustration. He slapped his thigh, hung his head and stomped behind the baseline. And as a last resort, he questioned calls, something he hates to do. That ...

The end of Federer's reign?

guruslash posted 8/15/2008 from us.open-tennis.com

Roger Federer's Olympic dreams are in tatters after he lost to America's James Blake in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's singles tennis tournament.

Federer Loses to Blake at the Olympics Which I’m Not Enjoying Very Much

Rover found this 8/15/2008 on mvn.com

James Blake defeated Roger Federer in the quarterfinals at the Olympics but I’m not digging the tennis event so far. After James Blake beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals at the Olympics today, he said he had no idea how he did it then added: Maybe if you play him enough times, he’s bound to have an off day. He didn’t play his best today, but I felt like I ...