Black Tennis Pros

This promotion is too cute! Have you seen the commercial with the American tennis superstar sisters Venus and Serena Williams in a press conference across from American football superstar brothers Peyton and Eli Manning? It is hilarious! I love when Peyton and Eli say "it's on, like Donkey Kong..." and "stop copying us!"

If you have not seen the commercial and some hilarious outtakes, check it out:



This is one of the best sport and product promotions I've ever seen. In this promotion, The sisters join famous quarterback brothers Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, the league's first "two sport" athletes, who launched the DSRL earlier this year. The DSRL puts a new spin on the classic Oreo and milk ritual by bringing friends and families together to "lick race" - a friendly competition where racers see who can twist, lick and dunk a single Oreo Double Stuf cookie and drink a glass of milk the fastest.


"Oreo cookies and milk were a tradition in our house growing up, and my sister and I fondly remember twisting, licking and dunking them together," said Venus. "It was only natural to continue that tradition as adults, which is why we jumped at the chance to be a part of the DSRL."

MEN'S SINGLES*

Round 1

James Blake, USA vs. Donald Young, USA

Gael Monfils, FRA vs. Pablo Cuevas, URU

Scoville Jenkins vs. Jarkko Nieminen, FIN

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs. Santiago Ventura, ESP
Welcome back Tsonga!


MEN'S DOUBLES

Round 1

Donald Young, USA and Jesse Levine, USA
vs.
Robert Lindstedt, SWE and Jarkko Nieminen, FIN

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Rosier Wassen, NED
vs.
Maximo Gonzalez, ARG and Juan Monaco, ARG


*Eliminated during Men's Qualifying Singles:

Josselin Ouanna, FRA
Nicholas Monroe, USA


WOMEN'S SINGLES*

Round 1

Serena Williams, USA vs. Kateryna Bondarenko, UKR

Jamea Jackson, USA vs. Alona Bondarenko, UKR

Venus Williams, USA vs. Samantha Stosur, AUS

Asia Muhammad, USA vs. Aravane Rezai, FRA

Ahsha Rolle, USA vs. Caroline Wozniacki, DEN

Shenay Perry, USA vs. Jie Zheng, CHN


WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Round 1

Shenay Perry, USA and Christina Fusano, USA
vs.
Lucie Hradecka, CZE and Renata Voracova, CZE

Angela Haynes, USA and Ahsha Rolle, USA
vs.
Liga Dekmeijere, LAT and Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
vs.
Yung-Jan Chan, TPE and Chia-Jung Chuang, TPE

Stephanie Foretz, FRA and Camile Pin, FRA
vs.
Eva Hrdinova, CZE and Vladimira Uhlirova, CZE

Asia Muhammad, USA and Melanie Oudin, USA
vs.
Sorana Cirstea, ROU and Monica Niculescu, ROU


*Eliminated during Women's Qualifying Singles:

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA
Sloane Stephens, USA
Stephanie Foretz, FRA
Alexandra Stevenson, USA
Angela Haynes, USA

In just as beautiful and spectacular style as the 2008 Beijing Olympics opened, China's Closing Ceremony had the same incredible grandeur. With 49 gold medals and number two in the overall medal count (the U.S. is number one), China seems to have hosted a very successful Olympics.

A talented group of Americans consisting of Amer Delic (Jacksonville, Fla.), Brendan Evans (Key Biscayne, Fla.), Scoville Jenkins (Atlanta), Austin Krajicek (Bryan, Texas), Jesse Levine (Boca Raton, Fla.), and Sam Warburg (Sacramento, Calif.), along with two international players, Carsten Ball (Australia) and Laurent Recouderc (France), have been awarded men’s singles main draw wild card entries into the 2008 US Open Tennis Championships, which will be played August 25 – September 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

Jenkins, 21, of Atlanta, is at a career-high ranking of No. 195. He advanced to the main draw of the 2008 French Open after winning three qualifying matches, including a victory over top 100 player Kevin Anderson. On the USTA Pro Circuit, he recently reached the final at $50,000 Winnetka, Ill. and the semifinals at $75,000 Aptos, Calif., in back-to-back events in July. In 2007, Jenkins reached the main draw of the 2007 US Open through qualifying, losing in the first round to eventual champion Roger Federer.