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Caroline Wozniacki (July 11, 1990) is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of World No. 8 on August 3, 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour. Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish parents, father Piotr and mother Anna. Piotr Wozniacki acts as her coach. Asked about her hobbies, she told, "I like handball (it's very popular in Europe), soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things. She speaks fluent Danish, Polish, and English, and understands Russian. On her 19th birthday she lost in the final of the Swedish Open 7–5, 6–4 to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain. In her first hard-court tournament in preparation for the US Open, after receiving a bye in the first round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(5). At the Cincinnati Masters, Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals, falling to Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–1. ...

Caroline Wozniacki, the ninth-seeded 19-year-old from Denmark, continued her dominant run through the women's field Saturday night at the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win to Yanina Wickmayer, earning a final with Kim Clijsters in tonight's women's final. "I mean, I am in the U.S. Open final - I cannot describe it with words, I am so excited," Wozniacki said. "I am so happy, I pulled through today. I am really looking forward to it, it's a dream come true to play in the finals of the Grand Slam."

Ray Evernham, ESPN NASCAR analyst, has married racing car driver Erin Crocker, racer Jeff Gordon's former crew chief. According to reports, Ray Evernham and Erin Crocker have married and thrilled to be married. A representative for the couple says the wedding was small and intimate. Eric Crocker and Ray Evernham married on Wednesday at the Southpoint Hotel.

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #3. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. Nadal was ranked World Number #1 from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. In 2009, he became the first player to simultaneously hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass, and hardcourt. His success on clay has earned him the nickname The King of Clay. Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot. He has subsequently lost this position again to Federer following the Swiss player's triumph at the 2009 Madrid Masters (where Federer beat him in the final), French Open and Wimbledon. In 2008, he was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis. Nadal generally plays an aggressive behind-the-baseline game founded on heavy topspin groundstrokes, consistency, speedy footwork...

Chess is a recreational and competitive board game played between two players. The current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century after evolving from similar, much older games of Indian and Persian origin. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. The game is played on a square chequered chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player (one controlling the white pieces, the other controlling the black pieces) controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in "check") and there is no way to remove it from attack on the next move. The tradition of organized competitive chess started in the 16th century and has dev...