jelena dokic victory 11Jelena Dokic won her first tournament in nearly nine years on Sunday, defeating Lucie Safrova in three sets to take the Malaysian Open title. Today, Game Point looks at the rise and fall of the 27-year-old Australian.

Love -- Dokic burst onto the tennis scene in 1999 when she upset defending champion Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon. Her ranking of No. 129 made her the lowest-ranked player to ever defeat a top seed at a Slam. One year later, Dokic made a surprise run to the semifinals at the All England Club and made it to the medal round at the Sydney Olympics before falling in the bronze medal match to Monica Seles.

15 -- Of all the notorious tennis parents throughout recent history, Dokic's father, Damir, was arguably the worst. He built a reputation during Dokic's successful junior career as a bullying presence in her coaching box and soon became well-known for his outbursts at tournaments. One time he called tennis club officials "Nazis." Another time he smashed a

Andy Roddick celebrated his twelfth-straight win in a decisive Davis Cup tie in the same way anybody would: by karate chopping the air in the style of Chuck Norris.

Little known fact: Clay courts used to be a dull gray color but were changed to red in order to commemorate Chuck Norris' chest hair.

Roddick's kick will have to be extra-high if he and the Americans want to win their next tie. In four months, the U.S.A. will host Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals (the site is yet to be determined, but Roddick's hometown of Austin is a favorite). Rafael Nadal says he'll play, but plans could change depending on how he performs at Wimbledon.

The 2011 Davis Cup began this weekend, highlighted by eight ties involving teams competing for a spot in the world group quarterfinals. Busted Racquet recaps each tie in haiku form.

USA d. Chile, 4-1

Roddick wins again.

Dominates like Chuck Norris ...

... with a backwards hat.

Spain d. Belgium, 4-1

Spain? Three in top 10.

Belgium? One in top hundred.

Guess how this one went.

Serbia d. India, 4-1

Viktor and Janko

carried the defending champs.

Didn't need help from Nole.

Sweden d. Russia, 3-2

Sweden swept first three.

Russia's two were dead rubbers.

Rosters? Many vowels.

Kazakshtan d. Czech Republic, 3-2

Kazakshtan's new star,

Czech Berdych, loses key match.

New goat to play with?

Argentina d. Romania, 4-1

Two ugly things in tie.

Romania's roster depth,

Nalbandian's hair.

Germany d. Croatia, 3-2

Ivo's record serve couldn't help.

Petzschner won decisive tie.

Break out the bratwurst.

France d. Austria, 3-2

No Gael? No Gasquet?

No problem for red, white, blue.

(Other red, white, blue.)

Ivo Karlovic set the world record for fastest serve on Sunday during a Davis Cup match for Croatia. The 6-foot-10 Croat nailed a serve 156 mph, breaking Andy Roddick's previous record of 155 mph.

Watch the anticlimactic moment, when nobody seems to realize that history had just been made, below:

The serve speed record is a big deal. It gives the 32-year-old Karlovic a spot in tennis history beyond his record-breaking height and the four lesser titles he's won. Karlovic has always been known as a big server but was mostly defined by his mediocre results in Grand Slams. Despite once reaching the top 15 in the ATP rankings, the Croat has only once advanced past the fourth round of a major. That ignominious mark will now be partially overshadowed by the fact that Karlovic's name will be mentioned every time a big server plays a match and cranks up a serve in the high-140s. It's not Federer's Grand Slam mark, but it's its own unique slice of tennis history.

That's what makes the

Busted Racquet recently spoke on the phone with Andre Agassi, the eight-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic gold medalist and soon-to-be Hall of Famer.

Agassi sounded as relaxed and introspective as always, but managed a stray swipe at Pete Sampras when discussing their recent exhibition match, which Sampras won with ease. We also disussed the state of American tennis, Michelle Obama and, most importantly, whether he spells it "racket" or "racquet."

Busted Racquet: How's your back holding up after Monday?

Andre Agassi: Not ideal. I asked Pete to be a little sensitive with him breaking off serves left and right and jerking me around the court, but he thought it was more important to get his aces and do his drop shots and make me look my age. As a result, I'm still recovering [laughs].

BR: What was your preparation for this match and the other exhibitions you play?

Agassi: It's a good question, it's different than it ever used to be. It used to be that I could start and build to it every

Tennis journeyman Michael Yani made one of the biggest splashes of his career this week when a diving shot he hit during a Dallas challenger was featured on "SportsCenter."

You won't find me complaining about a clip from a challenger tournament getting on "SportsCenter." Throw in the fact that the shot was hit by the 30-year-old American, who's currently ranked No. 336 in the world, and it's even better. Here's the thing though: The shot wasn't that amazing. (Ducks from readers throwing debris.) The effort, athleticism and balance were spectacular, but it just felt a little Derek Jeter-esque. Yani made a moderately-difficult point look spectacular because he was caught a little flat-footed. It's like when Jeter makes a routine play look impossible because he has less range than Britney Spears. No disrespect to Yani. He's been in the top 150 before; I'm sure he has a great, diving shot in his arsenal. This wasn't one of them.

Good shot, yes. Great shot, perhaps. Worthy of a top 10 of

The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that Serena Williams' initial health scare landed her in the hospital for two days in mid-Feburary. After returning to LA from New York, Serena went to the hospital, where doctors discovered a pulmonary embolism. She was admitted on Feb. 19 and left the next day.

During that time she wrote the above Tweet and asked her followers to "pray incessantly."

Ten days later, of course, Serena underwent an emergency procedure to remove a hematoma and is now resting at home.

There's not much known about the story beyond that and it's likely to stay that way. Serena has always been tight-lipped about her health issues (her recent foot problems are a prime example) and the fact that she was able to hide a two-day hospital stay in the paparrazi capital of the United States demonstrates how effective she and her team are at staying out of the limelight when interested.

Though speculation has been rampant about how Serena developed the clot, the timetable

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Love -- Canada is becoming tennis crazy (or tennis crazier) thanks to rising star Milos Raonic. The two finals Raonic played last month were broadcast on live television and drew over 200,000 viewers. On Friday, the nation's Davis Cup tie will be broadcast in its entirety for the first time ever.

15 -- Speaking of the Davis Cup, Jim Courier will make his debut as United States captain this week when he leads the Americans into Chile for a first-round match. Andy Roddick, John Isner and the Bryan Brothers will take part against a Chilean team whose top player is ranked No. 165 in the world. The matches are on outdoor clay courts though, so it's not an assured victory for the Americans.

30 -- A scientist from Northwestern University examined the results of all 133,261 men's matches played in the Open Era and came to the conclusion that Jimmy Connors is the best male tennis player of the past 40