The best women's tennis players in the world have compiled a book of recipes called Lovefood — get it?  "Love"?  Love food! — in an attempt to show that women can do more than just grow up to become professional athletes: they can also excel in the kitchen.

France's Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo, always accused in the past of being prey to her nerves in big matches, has found that cooking can be calming. Showing off the merits of her cherry tomato soup, she writes: "Cooking is a good way to get your mind off sport. It's very therapeutic as well as being a lot of fun." Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia agreed: "Cooking is a fantastic way to relax."

But being constantly on the international circuit can cramp your cooking. Giving the recipe for her calamari fritti in the Whirlpool cookbook, Czech Nicole Vaidisova said "I try to cook as often as I can but travelling so much means I don't always have enough time."

That's right, ladies!  Traveling to places like outside the home can create stressful interference to your relaxing, soothing cooking habit.  Future books from the women's tennis tour will celebrate the relaxing merits of blowjobs, raising children, and not voting.  And a great way to stay in shape is S factor pole dance classes!

Amelie Mauresmo, last year's Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, was upset today at Roland Garros by Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (3).  (I love scores in parentheses.)  Mauresmo cited her poor fitness due to appendix surgery in March as the key to her defeat:

"The fact is that there's no miracle today," Mauresmo said. "I mean, I've been struggling for weeks now. Coming here at the French Open, I didn't really know what to expect."

The miracle might have been that A-Rod wasn't court side to watch this match because I think he would really like Miss Mauresmo. (NB: Do not hit the magnifying glass unless you enjoy female facial hair.)  The lovely Maria Sharapova rallied from 1-4 to beat Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1, 6-4:

"I was making a lot of unforced errors," Sharapova said. "Not a lot of people are going to let me get away with that. It's a good reminder for the future not to let that happen again."

I would let you get away with Maria, but, of course, I make many "unforced errors" as well.  The doctor is trying to help me with it, but I find my mistimed strokes are lessened if I recite the '83 White Sox batting order in my mind during the throes of a match.  Don't worry darling, I'll be as right as rain by the time we meet in Flushing Meadows. 

In other hot women's action, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia sadly dispatched Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3.  Oh well, keep an eye (and some loose-fitting pants) on the fourth-round match between Ana Ivanovic and Anabel Medina Garrigues.  It's gonna be a dandy! -KD