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Maria Sharapova conquers Rome and Samantha Stosur: Paris awaits
Up until the 15th of May 2011, Maria Sharapova had two clay court titles under her belt.
Strasbourg 2010 and Amelia Island 2008 were her only clay court trophies of 22 on the WTA Tour.
But not now. With her victory over Samantha Stosur at Rome on Sunday, the Siberian staked her claim to the French Open this year.She stalked her adversaries and crept up on her prey, unsuspecting. Beware—Maria, the huntress, is on the prowl.
Roger Federer calls up Kim Clijsters to express his sympathy (Satire)
World No.3 Roger Federer called up Belgian Kim Clijsters to express his sympathy for her freak disco-dancing injury at her cousin Tim’s wedding.
Kim thanked him and asked for his advice as to how best to recover and avoid similar injuries in the future.
The great Swiss reportedly broke into song on the telephone, yodelling to the tune of Genesis’ ‘I can’t dance’:
Tennis Bytes: Nadal steals Djokovic’s thunder,Wozniacki’s nightmare continues
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Novak Djokovic might have secured a much cherished win at the Dubai Duty Free Championships—another convincing victory over Roger Federer—but it was the World No.1 Rafael Nadal who stole the headlines over the weekend.
The Spaniard declared that the dominance Federer and he established over the majors—a stranglehold of 21 wins since 2005—is a thing of the past.Nadal reiterated that credit for the duopoly should go to the great Swiss without whom his nine Slams would ring hollow.
Roger Federer’s thought processes: Between points, not a robot (Humor)
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The Japanese are offended.
If Roger Federer had to compare himself to a robot, then why did he have to choose Robocop and not their beloved Giant Robot?
Surely a titan would prefer to compare himself to another?
The Swiss maestro clarified that he was not a machine and does not go from point to point like a Robocop.
Somdev Devvarman plays ‘God’ at the Dubai Masters
Roger Federer, who will be looking to win the Dubai title for the fifth time, will meet wild card entrant Somdev Devvarman of India in the first round.
Devvarman said:
“It’s definitely the biggest match for my career. He is a great player. Really happy to play against such a big player and looking forward to it. It would be a great opportunity.
“I will just keep my focus and try to win the match.”
Tennis Bytes:From Melbourne Park Results To Predicting Winners … and Losers
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Spoilsport Novak
Novak Djokovic played spoilsport at the 2011 Australian Open annexing his second major after a dry spell of three years.
Sportswriters were forced to scramble to change the headlines they had imagined citing either a Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer triumph. They had to reinvent their catch-phrases.(Damn you, Djokovic!)
The Serb’s victory was welcomed as the emergence of the Third Force.
The fallout was swift. In a rush to hail the rise of the young brigade, ‘tennis pundits’ were quick to pronounce death sentence on the Federer- Nadal rivalry.
It may soon be a case of the doomsayers having to eat their words all over again.
However, they are not totally wrong.
Five Sizzling Questions Facing Indian Tennis
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The Wall Street Journal—at the start of the 2011 Australian Open—published an article titled Five Sizzling Tennis Questions.
The questions were:
Are Rafael Nadal‘s injuries behind him?
What about Roger?
Who are the other challengers on the men’s side?
Is this the year of the Woz?
Is the women’s ranking system legitimate?
The answers to four of the questions are still up in the air.
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open victory has given doubters more than a hint as to who’s not hanging to the coat-tails of the big guns—Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Using the article as inspiration, I arrived at five burning questions for Indian tennis:
Quote/Misquote: Stanislas Wawrinka,Roger Federer,Novak Djokovic,Rafael Nadal,Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Na Li (Satire)
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STANISLAS WAWRINKA
"I have no idea. Sorry. I have no idea why."
What he really meant:
I don’t know why Europeans dominate tennis right now. I just play, man, don’t bother me.
What he definitely didn’t:
The Europeans have stolen the Americans’ and Australians’ spinach and will keep popping them in the eye.
(Popeye refrain "I’s bin hornswoggled!” in background.)
Quote Misquote: Roger Federer,Novak Djokovic, Li Na and Maria Sharapova
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ROGER FEDERER
“Yeah, I mean, they say that very quickly, so…
Let’s talk in six months again.”
What he really meant:
Don’t write off Rafa or me as yet.
What he definitely didn’t:
Yeah, Rafa and I are going to quit the sport in six months.
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