You only needed to hear her grunt to know that Serena Williams was back to her best. If further proof was needed, the American obliged by showing the door to fifth seed Nadia Petrova despite being a set down and a break down in the second set against the Russian in a third round match at the Australian Open.
In a scathing attack Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has called superstar David Beckham a "Hollywood hopeful" and has said that the hype surrounding his move to LA Galaxy messed Real Madrid.
It is not often that elements conspire against champions, but that's exactly what happened to top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia, who had to battle the searing heat as much as her opponent on a grueling opening day of the Australian Open.
