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Djokovic is known for his imitations of other players. In this clip, he does Nadal and Sharapova.

Quoted: Novak Djokovic imitating Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova (UsOpen 07)

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Quoted: Super slow motion videos of Roger Federer - hitting mostly forehands and a couple of backhands. Incredible detail of racquet vibrations, him watching the ball ...

Quoted: Video clip of a classic eastern topspin forehand, with instructional comments on key points of grip, stance, power production, and swing path.

Quoted: To counteract the resulting natural downward tilt of the racquet face, you must meet the ball slightly farther forward (at a given height) than you would with an Eastern grip, and while it's possible to hit flat, you will generally need to swing upward more sharply, which encourages you to hit topspin. The average grip among the pros now is Semi-Western, primarily because of the importance of topspin in the modern, advanced game.

Some good tips here.

Quoted: How to fix problems with your forehand in tennis: adjusting your forehand grip, swing, stance, and timing to hit better forehands.

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Justin Gimelstob just retired. In this bit, he goes "behind the scenes" interviewing some of the US Open stars.

Justin's from Livingston, NJ and has been as highly ranked as #63.

Quoted: Behind the scene at the US Open '07 with Justin Gimelstob.

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Maria Sharapova is the highest paid female athlete in the world -- at $19 million a year. For her night matches, Sharapova has worn an Audrey Hepburn-inspired black dress with a collar of crystals. According to her agent, Max Eisenbud, the dress is not available in stores because it costs about $3,500 to make.

Unlike Anna Kournikova, however, Sharapova's actually a decent tennis player. She's been in 5 grand slam semi-finals after winning Wimbledon.

Anyways, I caught this ad when watching ths US Open a few days earlier.

Quoted: Nike commercial showing Maria and a bunch of people singing the "I feel pretty" song w/e the name is, they keep singing till she hits it and screams, then the just do it icon appears.

Good point..nothing settled.

Quoted: But as far as settling who might be the better of the two, forget about it. Sampras, lacking match play, is now 36 years old and in his sixth year of retirement. Federer, a decade younger, is in the midst of perhaps the worst start of his career.