Mardy Fish has pulled out of Queens and is questionable for Wimbledon. He has the flu. . .
Brian Baker, who is recovering from a knee injury, has decided that he will not return to the ATP Tour until the week of July 2 so he can use an entry protection ranking of No. 56, which he could only do if he stayed off the tour for six months. . .
The famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio watched Novak Djokovic beat Tommy Haas in Pairs. The two have mutual friends. . .
Former doubles No. 1 Liezel Huber told USTA.com that she is planning to retire soon, possibly after the US Open, maybe after the fall season or possibly or after the 2014 Australian Open. She and her husband Tony adopted a baby boy last summer, “It is my last year because my son will be a year [old] at the US Open,” she said. “It’s already hard to travel with him and my wrists are swollen because he’s already like 20 pounds. It’s an accumulation of things, but I wouldn’t change anything because he’s the best, happiest baby.” . . .
Victoria Azarenka says she has made a song with her boyfriend, the pop singer RedFoo, in which she sings in English. They are planning on releasing it soon. . .
Huber’s double partner Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, has been injured and now has decided to take a break from the sport because she says she is tired, so Huber will play at Wimbledon with Spain’s Nuria Llagostera-Vives. .
Rafael Nadal on whether or not he or Novak Djokovic is favored in their upcoming semifinal: “I don’t give a damn about it. I try and play my best tennis, and the least of my concerns is to know if I’m favored or not.” Nadal, who has been plagued by knee injuries, says that his left elbow was hurting him during the first week of the tournament and that it affected his serve, but says that now that the weather has warmed up he isn’t feeling any pain. . .
Jelena Jankovic and her family have almost completed construction on their house in San Diego County. She also owns homes in Serbia and Dubai, but her one in Southern California is her favorite. “ I will have a tennis court [there] so I can hit all day.” She said. “I don’t know if I want to hit all day, but no one will kick me out. And I don’t have to book my times. That’s a good thing.”
Serena Williams and coach Patrick Mouratoglou have finally gone public and come out about one of the worst-kept secrets in tennis: that theirs goes well beyond a pure player-coach relationship. The pair allowed themselves to be photographed romantically, with arms entwined at Tuesday’s International Tennis Federation World Champions Dinner in Paris.
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