If you are somewhere in the world that doesn’t have access to TV coverage of the U.S. Open, check out this site for free live coverage available in various languages.

Maria Sharapova manages somehow to stay in the spotlight even though she is skipping this year’s US Open due to a shoulder injury. Shape has a story on how the tennis pro stays active off the court.

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Russian third see Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset by China’s world No 43 Li Na in straight sets in the first round of the Beijing Olympics.

People reports that tennis legend Boris Becker plans to marry the 24-year-old daughter of his former manager.

I loved this photo of Fernando Gonzalez at the Olympics Opening Ceremonies. More Olympics photos are here.

After a long break Argentine David Nalbandian is set to play in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.  He is seeded #7 and his first opponent is  Zeng Shaoxuan of China.  He is also scheduled to play doubles with Guillermo Canas. However, it is still somewhat unclear if David has managed to recover from his injuries.

If you are a female athlete and you want to get rich, play golf or tennis. Forbes reports that the highest-paid female athletes come almost exclusively from tennis and golf, which offer higher levels of prize money and greater opportunities for endorsement. Here is the list of the top ten highest paid women athletes:

I will be calling Luxembourg home for the next couple of years. Sorry for not posting. I was in the process of moving from the U.S. to Luxembourg. It has been a hectic process. Everything is so much more bureaucratic here compared to the U.S. I know, it is hard to believe. But to get a resident permit, in addition to bunch of papers, you need to show them a doctor’s certificate and x-ray results for the tuberculosis screening test–something they have started since 60s and never thought if it is still needed in the 21 century. Complete waste of time and money, if you ask me. Being x-rayed for bureaucratic purposes is not fun.

Haven’t been able to follow what’s happening in the tennis world, except the scores. Needless to say, I also lost my interest, when learned that my favorite, David Nalbandian was sent packing in the first round. Que paso David?

I have yet to figure out how to get more English or Russian TV channels. Most of the channels on cable are either German, French or Luxembourgish. I saw some Wimbledon matches on a French channel. And Eurosport is obsessed with cycling. No matter how bad the US tennis coverage is, believe me, it is much better than not understanding what they are saying… but I loved their A-lya-lya!!!

The posts will be somewhat erratic this summer, since I will be traveling a lot, but I’ll do my best to post more often.

Congratulations to Venus! Vamos Rafa!