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Novak Djokovic: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“Walkover from Fognini. Bad luck for him, hope he recovers fast. Today I get to enjoy Paris in a different way :-)”
Djokovic marks his progress to the quarter-finals with a celebratory tweet.
What he really meant:
“Party time, pals!”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Let’s pay old Foggy a visit with some flowers.”
Rafael Nadal: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I’m not playing well enough to win this tournament.”
Defending champion Rafael Nadal feels a bit off-key as gets into the final stretch of the French Open.
What he really meant:
“But then, so are six others. It’s all relative.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Oh what’s winning got to do, got to do with it
What’s winning but a second hand emotion
What’s winning got to do, got to do with it
Who needs one more French Open
When my legs are creaky and broken.”
Daniela Hantuchova: What she said, really meant and definitely did not
What she said:
“I was really unlucky—I always had to face the Williams sisters."
Daniela Hantuchova feels that she was hard done by the draw in her previous majors.
What she really meant:
“I wasn’t good enough on those days to beat the Williams.”
What she definitely didn’t:
“Caroline’s as good or better than the Williams.”
Chris McKendry:What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
What he definitely didn’t:
“I can play better than Victoria.”
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.)
We’re too self-absorbed!
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What do you think?
I agree, to a large extent, that cricket, the Indian public’s passion, is not a true team sport.
Team sports are about understanding, a true choreography , a meeting of minds, hearts, souls translated into fluid motion, team action.
A similar thing could be said about tennis , specially the Indian Davis Cup team except for the doubles pair. And, mind you, team harmony does not mean that 2 players should be buddy-buddy. They just need to be civil and challenge each other to be better, to complement each other. Perhaps, that’s why we may never see another champion Davis Cup pair like Paes and Bhupathi come out of India for a long,long time.
But then, I guess, that’s why we are about genius and individual excellence. Not bad traits by themselves but then why in a population of over a billion do we have such few instances of them? Ah then, the excuses for this failing have been trotted out by our politicians for over 6 decades and hence I refuse to recount them here.
Just as we could never be another US or a Japan, but come on , China faces the same challenges as us, maybe even more! So why cannot we be the tiger we were meant to be? Our national animal is the tiger, after all!
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon can then have quite a different undertone! Quite a notion! But then nations are formed of notions, are they not?
Have a great weekend!
Tennis, AITA, Mumbai University & Kalina Campus
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The All India Tennis Association now has a Tennis Centre of Excellence at the Kalina Campus, Mumbai University.
It boasts 7 State of the art Synthetic Floodlit Tennis Courts, a fully equipped gym with trainers, professional coaching for children and adults, pay & play facilities and ample parking facilities.
The address is:
AITA Trust,
University of Mumbai,
Vidya Nagari,
Kalina Campus,
Santacruz East,
Mumbai – 400 055
Tel No: 3265 3930/2290 9415
Email:tceaitatrust@yahoo.com
PS: This is for informational purposes only. This is not, in any way, an endorsement.
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