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Serena Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday.
The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and 40 winners during her opening match against Vesnina. Williams broke her Russian opponent four times during the first match at the Madrid tournament that is being played on the blue-clay court.
The ninth-ranked American will play Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round. [Read more...]
For action star Michelle Yeoh, one of Asia’s best known actresses, the chance to play Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi posed perhaps the biggest challenge in her nearly three-decade career, and that is exactly what she wanted.
Taking the lead role in “The Lady”, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, meant the responsibility of playing one of the world’s most revered pro-democracy figures, who is still fighting for reform in her native Myanmar.
But it also meant finding the humanity behind Suu Kyi’s iconic image, and capturing the highs and lows of the love affair that helped sustain her through years of detention.
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Marion Bartoli of France returns a shot to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during their match at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California.
Indian Wells – France’s Marion Bartoli shrugged off a stomach bug to become the first player to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells with a 6-4 7-6 victory over former world number one Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.
Bartoli, at 26 the oldest player left in the draw, won three consecutive games to claim an error-littered first set and ended the match by clinching the second set tiebreak 7-4 with an overhead smash into an open court.
The Frenchwoman, handed a place in the last eight when Belgian Kim Clijsters retired from their encounter the previous day with a painful shoulder, knelt down on the court and pumped both fists in celebration.
She then ran over to the players’ box to kiss her father and coach Walter Bartoli, who introduced his daughter to the game at the age of six. [Read more...]
Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has become the new ambassador of footwear brand Reebok EasyTone.
Following in the footsteps of supermodel Helena Christensen and British beauty Kelly Brook, the ‘Hitch’ star is the new face and body of the toning trainers, reported Contactmusic.
The 36-year-old brunette beauty admitted the sports footwear, which tone muscles in the legs and bottom as the wearer walks, are a vital part of her wardrobe as they allow her to get a “little extra” exercise as she goes about her life. “I feel better when I’m in good shape, and that’s what I like about Reebok EasyTone – it gives me a little extra as I go about my daily activities,” said Mendes. [Read more...]
Brad Pitt’s parents are moving in with him and Angelina Jolie. The ‘Inglourious Basterds’ actor, who raises children Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, four-year-old Shiloh, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with the actress, is building an apartment on the grounds of his Chateau Miraval estate in France to accommodate Bill and Jane Pitt, who plan to help raise the couple’s large brood.
A source told The Sun: “The whole family is going to move there as soon as the renovations are done. At the moment they have six nannies – one for each of the kids – and the plan is to get rid of the helpers and rely on Bill and Jane.
“The annexe they will live in is an old building which used to be used as a dovecote.
“It’s big enough to have a sitting room, kitchen and a couple of bedrooms. It will make a lovely little cottage for them.” [Read more...]
It seems Christina Aguilera just can’t bear to be apart from her new boyfriend Matthew Rutler.
The recently divorced singer took the set assistant along with her for a visit to Japan this weekend and the pair were spotted touching down at Narita International Airport.
Looking dressed down after the long flight, Christina wearing black leggings, grey hooded jacket and a grey cap.
The 29-year-old is in the country to promote her new movie Burlesque. It was on that set where she met her new man.
Matthew looked a little bewildered, which is no suprise considering he’s now travelling the world with an international pop star.
But he has music ambitions of his own – although it appears that his new romance may be getting in his way. [Read more...]
At a Lady Gaga concert in L.A. with younger sister Jamie Lynn in early August, Britney had a brilliant idea. The pop star suggested that she and Jamie Lynn marry their boyfriends, Jason and Casey Aldridge, in a spectacular double wedding!
According to an insider, Britney, 28, was half-joking about creating “a huge, over-the-top Hollywood affair” at first. But when the two couples went back to her Calabasas, Calif., home, the sisters couldn’t stop talking about it.
Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears: The famous sisters have hatched a plan to hold the wedding of the century! Finally settled and happy (with boyfriends Jason Trawick and Casey Aldridge respectively) Britney and Jamie Lynn recently discussed the potential details for an unforgettable double wedding! OK! have the details on what the dream guest list might be, why the girls are ready now and what the ceremony could look like. OK! Magazine