Tennis update-- Wimbledon men's final

In case you missed it, here is the speech Andy Murray gave after losing the men's final match at Wimbledon earlier today--  

Here is Roger Federer's speech after defeating Murray--



And finally, here is information about how members of Federer's family reacted to his victory.

Further update-- For information on how Federer's victory won over 100,000 pounds for the charity Oxfam, click here.

World tennis update-- a correction

Back in 2008, Ape Canyon News Service reported that French Open tennis champion Ana Ivanovic (pictured below making a fist) had spent her childhood years learning to play tennis in an empty swimming pool due to the 1999 NATO bombing of her hometown of Belgrade.

Below: A building damaged by NATO bombing

However, it has recently come to our attention that this frequently-repeated story is not entirely accurate. Apparently, while it is true that Ivanovic and other young Serbian tennis players trained in a facility converted from its former use as a swimming pool, the mental images that many of us had formed of her actually playing in an unchanged, empty swimming pool were not correct.

Below: The facility where Ivanovic practiced. For more photos, click here.

While it is certainly hard to image many of today's top tennis stars practicing in conditions such as this, it is a far cry from the slippery, dimly-lit, empty swimming pool in which we were led to believe Ivanovic was forced to train. Ape Canyon News Service asks that you accept our sincerest apologies for having perpetuated this particular piece of mis-information. We always do our best to provide accurate information to our readers, and, in cases such as this, to correct any mistakes we have made.

Above: A photograph of Ivanovic making a fist

Below: One more photograph of Ivanovic making a fist

Finally: A bonus video for you to enjoy in which Ivanovic discusses the contents of her gym bag.

French Open - Men's Final: The mysterious airplane

Rafa Nadal, as expected, defeated Roger Federer in the men's final of the French Open today. What was not expected was how bad Federer looked and how easily Nadal won: 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. There was only one brief period when Federer made it look even close - he was down one set and 2-0 in the second set when all of a sudden a strange, mysterious airplane flew over the court. John McEnroe on the television broadcast even remarked upon the unusual nature of this event. The flight of the mysterious airplane brought Federer alive - he fought back until he had pulled even at 3-3 and even had a break point against Nadal. But then the magic of the mysterious airplane wore off, Federer collapsed, and Nadal won all the remaining games. During the trophy presentation ceremonies, Nadal, speaking French, English, and Catalan, apologized for beating Federer so soundly and then celebrated by biting the trophy for the photographers. This was his fourth consecutive victory in the French Open.

French Open - Women's Final

The French Open champion was Ana Ivanovic, who is Serbian. She defeated Dinara Safina, who is from Russia. The announcers made much of Ivanovic's abnormally flexible shoulders and the fact that she had to practice tennis in an empty swimming pool while growing up in "war-torn Belgrade." At the trophy presentation following the match, Ivanovic kept talking about how she rode her bicycle to tennis practice (presumably in the empty swimming pool...) Safina referred to Ivanovic's family and coaches as "annoying", but it appeared that she was trying to be funny. She also insisted that God likes the number three.

Tomorrow will be the inevitable Federer - Nadal showdown.