



Well look who it is. As the New York area gears up for the U.S. Open (read: parties all long-weekend long), Andy Roddick stopped by Fox News' Fox & Friends morning show yesterday to serve viewers with an eyefull. We hear from an insider that Roddick's fly was down – semi-visible in this photo – and that he had to excuse himself from more photos so he could zip things up. After the jump, more Andy from Fox.
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Out tennis star Martina Navratilova will be retiring (for the second time) after the U.S. Open this year, and was pleased to win the Rogers Cup, her last doubles tournament in Canada, yesterday. She was the defending champ, and won handily 6-1 6-2 with her partner Nadia Petrova.
Now she is looking forward to the U.S. Open, where we hope she goes out with style. It would be awesome if she came back and had to retire for a third time.
Navratilova wins 177th doubles title with Petrova at Rogers Cup [CBC]

As you can probably tell by our two Morning Goods featuring tennis star James Blake, we're big fans, and are therefore excited to see his upcoming 11-page feature in the fall issue of Mens Vogue. Our buddy Rod found a couple photos from the spread, which we wanted to share with you. We are as envious of his Hermès suit as we are adoring of his chiseled good looks.
See one more photo after the jump.
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• Police identified 18-year-old Lyon Tatum as the second suspect in the San Diego gay pride parade attack. He was originally thought to be a minor, though prosecutors were expected to charge him as an adult. He joins James Carroll and an unidentified 16-year-old boy as the trio of suspects. [SDUT]
• The United States Tennis Association will christen the Billie Jean King Stadium at the National Tennis Center during a cermony at the U.S. Open, which comes as a surprise to even the tennis great, who didn't know she was being honored. [NYT]
• In the UK, anti-abortion group Operation Christian Vote is receiving some of its funding from an unlikely source: royalties on gay anthem "So Macho." [Gay.com UK]
• Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell is calling for the gay community to support the Iranian Ahwazi community following the executions of two gay Ahwazi teens. [Pink News]

Yep, we understand we're giving Evian carte blanche publicity here, but with tennis pro James Blake shirtless in the tub during a photoshoot at Arthur Ashe Stadium over the weekend, we're going to give ourselves a pass on this blatant commercial plug.
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Andy Roddick's been putting on quite a show this week at the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's campus in Westwood, California — and not only when it comes to racking up points against the likes of Rik De Voest and Scott Oudsema. This should help pull you through a Friday en route to the weekend, no?
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French lesbian tennis player Amélie Mauresmo finally shook off her nerves to win her first proper Grand Slam title on Saturday (she won her first earlier this year when her opponent wimped out and forfeited the final match).
After her victory, Mauresmo put on a cute ""2006 Wimbledon Champion. I am what I am." t-shirt that was actually a Hypercolor (remember those?) t-shirt with a secret message: "Boo-yah straight girls; my arms are bigger than yours," except it was in French.
We like Mauresmo not only for her sexy androgynous looks and her domination of the tennis court, but also because you can tell she's had it rough. Prissy fellow tennis player Martina Hingis called her "half a man" in 1999, and you know it wasn't the first time she heard that in her life. The only thing that would make us happier than Mauresmo's Wimbledon title would have been to see her grab Hingis by her tight little Slovakian buns and make her face all red with Australian clay.
Exorcising demons of doubt [ESPN]
Lesbian tennis star wins Wimbledon [NY Blade]

There is a whole lot of hot tennis player coming out of Russia these days. Sexy Marat Safin has nothing on Dmitry Tursunov and his smokin' eight-pack. See what we're talking about after the jump.
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He's got the face of a baby, the body of a man, and the temper of a teenager. As if that weren't enough to get us excited, throw in Russian tennis star Marat Safin's 6'5" frame and our mind starts to wander to his other measurements. We've provided a few clues after the jump.
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We don't know if Argentinian Gaston Gaudio is a great tennis player or not, but he certainly comes prepared with balls in his pocket. Hmm... except underwear don't have pockets. Look at the last photo after the jump and tell us what you think is going on.
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Yes, the sexy tennis star has entered the blogosphere, and while Andy Roddick's "random thoughts" editorial strategy might not be the most riveting we have seen, we will continue to check back with hope that he will post some sexy photos like these.
My First “Blog” Entry… [AndyRoddick.com via Towleroad]

Even though the Czech Republic legalized gay civil unions in March, Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova has still slapped Czech President Vaclav Klaus on the wrist, saying, “I cannot be satisfied by him, because he does not consider homosexuals to be 100 per cent human beings." [insert bad, lesbian joke here]
We grew up watching Martina play tennis on our grandma's cable, and always liked her because she was so bad-ass, or as Grandma used to say, "a little funny." Something that is more than a little funny is Martina's glamour shot, which we have for you after the jump.
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