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    • Serena Williams wows Letterman in skin-tight red dress (VIDEO)

      The figure-hugging red dress Serena Williams wore on Wednesday's 'Late Night Show' can best be summed up by this snippet of her chat with host David Letterman.

      "I think I saw your eyes almost pop out there," Williams said.

      Responded Letterman, "Well, I think so ... That's not the only thing."

      TV viewers surely could have done without that imagery from the 65-year-old Letterman, but there's no question the outfit was a stunner. Victoria Beckham designed Williams' dress. Williams' shoes were $4000 Christian Louboutin Decorapumps. And there's no word on who designed her diamond ring, but it was gaudy enough to make most most rappers' jewelry look modest.

      Wednesday night's Letterman appearance certainly wasn't the first time Williams has turned heads this summer. In July, she had the audience buzzing at the ESPY's because of her tight pink dress with a plunging neckline.

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    • This clip right here, friends, is likely every guy's dream. Four-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to talk about life, tennis, and her new candy line, "Sugarpova" (and here I thought tennis and candy didn't mix). But none of that really matters. What does matter is Sharapova took some time out to play a game of beer pong on the show.

      Yep, beer pong. Maybe you've heard of the game before? Most of us would usually pick our buddy, who'd go pro if beer pong was a sport, as a partner, but I'm pretty sure every red-blooded male on the planet wouldn't mind teaming up with Sharapova for a game.

      She may not be the most prolific player on earth -- she beat Fallon, but that's not saying much -- but doing a little bit of this after each throw would definitely throw the opposition off their game in a hurry.

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    • During a press conference this week in Cincinnati, rising Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic was asked which female player he'd most like to play mixed doubles with. He only briefly hesitated before answering Ana Ivanovic.

      As the video shows, when asked why he'd choose Ivanovic, Raonic coyly responded, "you can come up with the answer."

      Challenge accepted. Our best seven guesses are below.

      1. He wanted to play with a former world No. 1?

      (Sports Illustrated)

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    • (Getty Images)Rafael Nadal isn't playing the US Open and his top competitors all expressed similar disappointment at the absence of their fierce rival. While we believe the sentiment expressed by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, we can't help but think that they weren't all that broken up by the news.

      Nobody wants a fellow player to get hurt under any circumstance (unless said player has a name that rhymes with Rain Snowmesnik), of course. And the spirit of competition that exists in all athletes -- especially this special group that currently reigns over tennis -- makes them want to beat the best on the biggest stage. But deep, deep down there has to be a sigh of relief that, hey, that's one less big gun to worry about.

      We examined each of the remaining Big Four's "we miss Rafa" quotes and guessed at their mindset to determine: Who's the most excited about Rafael Nadal not playing the US Open?:

      Roger Federer: "It's not a surprise, because I wrote him and he told me like it wasn't

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      Rafael Nadal will miss the upcoming U.S. Open due to ongoing knee issues, it was announced Wednesday.

      The 2010 champion has not played a match since his stunning second-round loss at Wimbledon to Lukas Rosol. He had previously withdrawn from the London Olympics and U.S. hard court season.

      "I am very sad to announce that I am not ready to play the US Open in NY," Nadal tweeted. "Thanks to my fans for their support and especially, the New Yorkers."

      The Spaniard has won 11 Grand Slams in his career. He's played in 25 of the last 26 Grand Slam events, winning 10 and playing in five other finals. He has never missed the U.S. Open.

      It's a huge blow to the year's final major. Nadal and Novak Djokovic played epic finals at both last year's U.S. Open and this year's Australian. And this summer's wins by Roger Federer and Andy Murray at Wimbledon and the Olympics, respectively, were setting up for a riveting fortnight in Queens.

      Nadal's aggressive style of play has led to issues with his knees

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    • Now's the time at the bar where Jimmy Fallon honors the Wimbledon champion with another segment of his hit TV show, "At the Bar with Roger Federer."

      Watch as the Federer talks about how the Andy Murray could possibly beat him at the Wimbledon (anvils), what the Federer saw at the Centre Court (the Pippa Middleton "with her round butt so perfect") and whether he ran into Santa Claus in London. Also featured: What happens when a tennis player reads "Fifty Shades of Grey."

      "That's a jigsaw puzzle." I don't know why this cracks me up as much as it does, but here we are.

    • (Getty Images)Thanks to a nine-year-old bet made by a man who's now dead, a British-based international charity made more than $150,000 from Roger Federer's victory at Wimbledon.

      After a 21-year-old Federer won Wimbledon for the first time in 2003, Nick Newlife of Oxfordshire, England, bet approximately $2,000 on the Swiss youngster setting the all-time record for most victories at the tournament. He received 66/1 odds on Federer winning seven titles by 2019.

      Newlife died in 2009 at age 59 and left the betting slip in his will to Oxfam, an international charity collective devoted to fighting poverty. When Federer defeated Andy Murray on Sunday, the organization had a winning ticket worth $157,750 in its hands. It was a bittersweet financial gain for the charity, seeing as how it came against Great Britain's favorite son.

      "It's just so unfortunate that he nailed it against Murray," Oxfam's Andrew Barton, told 5 live. "I was just sitting there watching the tennis and I kept finding myself calling for

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    • It's generally not nice to call people liars. But if you said you saw this coming after Roger Federer failed to convert two match points against Novak Djokovic at last year's US Open then you, my friend, are a liar.

      Of all the great achievements in Roger Federer's career, pulling back ahead of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal while he's 30 and they're in their prime may be one of the most remarkable. Yeah, the 17 Grand Slam titles aren't bad either.

      Federer's return to No. 1 ties him with Pete Sampras for most weeks atop the ATP rankings. He's assured of setting the mark next Monday as neither he nor Djokovic are playing in an event this week.

    • (Getty Images)Minutes after Roger Federer and Andy Murray returned to the court after a lengthy rain delay and roof closure, they played an epic, 26-point game that featured six break points and lasted 20 minutes. When it was finally over, Federer broke and took his first lead of the match at 4-2. That break of Murray's serve would prove to be the decisive moment in his run to his seventh Wimbledon title.

      Busted Racquet fired up the DVR to re-watch the game. What follows is a play-by-play, along with our imperfect determination about how each man played on the crucial game points. We found that Murray was fearless and aggressive in saving the first three Federer break opportunities but failed to take advantage when he had game point, hitting numerous unforced errors and struggling with his first serve.

      Point No. 1 -- 0-0 --Second serve -- Murray hits backhand winner after.

      2 -- 15-0 -- SS -- Federer hits forehand wide.

      3 -- 30-0 -- Murray ace.

      4 -- 40-0 -- SS -- Federer backhand return winner.

      5 -- 40-15 -- SS -- Chip and charge for Federer, Murray nets his first shot with poor return.

      6 -- 40-30 -- SS -- Federer overhead sets up drop shot that Murray nets while falling over.

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      Busted Racquet highlights the best photos from Roger Federer's record-tying victory at Wimbledon.

      Federer's daughters were six months old when their dad last won a major (Getty Images)

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