23rd October, 2008
David Duchovny to sue over affair claims
The X-Files star wants £1million in damages
David Duchovny is taking legal action over a newspaper report that he cheated on estranged wife Tea Leoni with his tennis coach.
The Mail On Sunday claimed that The X-Files star was involved with Edit Pakay, 28, for at least 6 months.
David's lawyer’s have furiously denied the claims and now the actor has filed a lawsuit at LA County Superior Court for defamation and is seeking at least £1million in damages.
‘The story falsely alleges that Duchovny sought out Ms Pakay to be his tennis instructor and that the “professional relationship”...quickly turned into a love match,’ the suit reads, reports TMZ.
David, 48, who checked into rehab for sex addiction in August, announced his separation from wife Tea, 42, last week.
The pair, who have been married since 1997, are parents to daughter Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd, 6.
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8th September, 2008
Serena Williams Wins 3rd U.S. Open Title
Did you see her excitement?! They keep looping it on TV and I love it. We're so used to seeing her all cool and collected it was nice to see her so full of emotion after her victory.
Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1.It sure had been a while, though.
Displaying the talent and tenacity that allowed her to dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 Sunday night in a thrill-a-minute match chock full of marvelous strokes and momentum swings to win her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title.
And there was this "added bonus," as Williams termed it: She returns to the top of the rankings.
"I think this title meant more to Serena than any title she's ever won," her plumpher and coach, Richard Williams said.
As the women met at the net when it ended, Williams felt compelled to say to Jankovic, "I'm sorry I got so excited."
No apology necessary. For more details on Serena's Grand Slam, check out AOL News. (From AP/AOL News)
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4th September, 2008
Serena Barely Advance to Semi-Finals
One of these days I will see these women in action! My attitude toward tennis is mostly indifferent, but I'm sure watching these two sisters do battle brings un precedented level of excitement to the game.
So little to separate them over their careers, so little to separate them on this night.
Serena Williams barely got the better of older sister Venus Williams in a U.S. Open quarterfinal that was fit for a final, coming back in each set to win 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) Wednesday and break a tie in their head-to-head series.Serena trailed 5-3 in both sets. She faced set points in both - a total of 10, including eight in the second. But she advanced to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2002, the year she beat Venus in the title match for her second U.S. Open championship.
"I felt like I was always in control," Venus said. "If it was someone else, I definitely feel like I would have won the match."
It was the siblings' 17th meeting as professionals, and Serena leads 9-8. That includes 11 matches at Grand Slam tournaments, where Serena leads 6-5.She also has the edge in major championships, 8-7, and only she can add to that total this weekend.
"It's really just unfortunate it had to be in the quarters," Serena told the crowd, saying later: "I mean, I feel like I should have a trophy now."
In the semifinals, the fourth-seeded Serena will meet No. 6 Dinara Safina, who advanced earlier in the day by overpowering No. 16 Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 Jelena Jankovic will face No. 5 Elena Dementieva in Friday's other semifinal.
Tough to imagine either of those contests could come close to producing the quality or competition managed Wednesday by a couple of sisters who grew up honing their strokes on the same court in Compton, Calif. Both played brilliantly. Venus smacked serves at up to 125 mph, Serena at up to 115 mph. They somehow returned those. They hit groundstrokes and volleys that would be the envy of nearly every other woman on tour. They chased down balls with "You thought that was a winner?!" defense.
In the end, they were separated by three total points, 101-98. Venus had an 8-7 edge in aces. Both double-faulted five times. Both broke serve twice.
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