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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Moore success in Tokyo



Perth's Jessica Moore made a winning activate to her offensive in the $50,000 ITF tournament yesterday with a five-set victory finished Chinese wildcard Qiang Wang.

Wimbledon Bonfire Night
Remember, remember the fifth of November! How could I forget? Thats the deception back in 1605 when that pesky Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the flats of Parliament!

Djokovic, Roddick in third round at Paris
PARIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- earth No. 3 Novak Djokovic and former apple No. 1 Andy Roddick were among Tuesday's inferior-round winners at the $2.9 million Paris Masters.

Tennis: Globetrotter Del Potro keeps the heat on
8 hours 1 min ago Chris Wright Rising Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro is on a roll as his end-of-season plans come to the boil, the tennis globetrotter bidding for glory at the Paris Masters, the Davis Cup and the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

Roddick, del Potro boost chances
PARIS ? Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro boosted their chances of qualifying for next year's Masters Cup by winning their further-round matches in straight sets at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.

Del Potro keeps the heat on in tennis masters
8 hours 18 mins ago Chris Wright Rising Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro kept the heat on his rivals for a park at the Shanghai Masters Cup with a 6-0, 6-4 mauling of Croatian Mario Ancic to reach the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.

Djokovic primed for Paris
Novak Djokovic believes he is in the right shape to finally occasion his mark at the Paris Masters. The Serbian has never made it beyond the third round in Bercy, an event which be readys at the back-end of a remote, hard season on the men's tour.

Levin Tennis is underway again
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Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Juan Martin del Potro advance at Paris
PARIS - Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro boosted their chances of qualifying for next week?s Masters Cup by winning their runnerup-round matches in straight sets at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.


Michael Miller, MD, F.A.C.C., Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center
It may be possible to incorporate laugher into daily activities, just as is done with other heart-healthy activities, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator. The recommendation for a healthy heart may one day be exercise, eat right and laugh a few times a day.

M. TENNIS | Elis top state rivals - Yale Daily News



The Yale men’s tennis team stepped up its game this weekend on their home courts at the Connecticut State Championships. Three of four singles semifinalists were Elis, and Yale captured all four spots among the doubles teams in the semifinal round
Source: www.yaledailynews.com

Why it's better 'out' than 'in' when querying line calls - The Independent
Professional tennis players should challenge "out" calls more often than "in" calls because referees are more likely to incorrectly declare a ball out, a study has found. The human eye and brain have a tendency to see a bouncing tennis ball landing
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Girls Athlete of the Week - Baltimore Sun
In cruising to the Baltimore County cross country championship Saturday, not only did the senior win by more than 58 seconds, but she also set a course record in wet conditions. Her time of 18 minutes, 46.5 seconds on the 3.1-mile Dulaney course
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Tennis call 'brain bias' found - BBC News
Decoding information about the position of objects is a complex task, as the brain has to allow not only for the movement of the object, but also for the movement of the eye relative to it. The result is a time lag of a few hundred milliseconds
Source: www.bbc.co.uk


To feel keenly the poetry of a morning's roses, one has to have just escaped from the claws of this vulture which we call sickness.
- Henri Frederic Amiel

Monday, October 27, 2008

Andy Murray: is he the world’s most dangerous player? - Times Online



At the conclusion of his pre-tournament television commitments yesterday, a last question was tossed at Rafael Nadal, world No 1, Wimbledon champion and international idol. “What do you think about Andy Murray?” he was asked â€" and he probably
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Italian tennis player was No. 92 before injuries took toll - Chicago Sun-Times
ROME -- Federico Luzzi, a former top-100 tennis player, has died of leukemia. He was 28. Luzzi died at a hospital in Arezzo, the Italian Tennis Federation said Saturday. He had been there for a few days after retiring last weekend from an Italian
Source: www.suntimes.com

Tennis moves inside in C.O. - Bend Bulletin
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Source: www.bendbulletin.com

Stephanie Rice scoops Australian swimming awards - Guardian Unlimited
Swimming - Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice has been named as the Australian swimmer of the year, two months after she scooped the pool with three gold medals in Beijing. The 20-year-old was a runaway winner of the annual award after she won
Source: www.guardian.co.uk


Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Heartfelt positive feelings create far more than a healthy psychological effect. They fortify our internal energy systems and nourish the body right down to the cellular level. For that reason, we like to think of these emotions as "quantum nutrients."

Sunday, October 19, 2008

To be silly or sensible: Lewis Hamilton's dilemma - Times Online



Throughout the past week, everybody capable of stringing a sentence together has been telling Lewis Hamilton to find a new personality. Apparently he just won't do as he is. So what did he do yesterday? He found one. Just like that. As a result, he
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk


In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
- Author Unknown

Tennis Scot reaches final



Scots tennis ace Andy Murray is playing in the final of the Madrid Masters after his victory bygone Roger Federer in Saturday's semi-final.

Nadal clinches year-end heavenly body decimal one ranking
Yahoo! Singapore physical activitys habitation - pinups Nadal toppled Roger Federer from top spot in August and after the Swiss furthermore perished in the last four in Madrid the five times grand slam champion was guaranteed to finish the season on top of the ATP rankings.

Murray outlasts Federer to reach Madrid final
Yahoo! Singapore pleasures MADRID (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray outgunned Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final and avenge his defeat at the U.S. unbolted.

Nadal and Federer crash out in Madrid
Yahoo! Singapore recs mansion - mugs Heavyweights Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both crashed out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday leaving unheralded Frenchman Gilles Simon to face British heavenly body figure four Andy Murray in the final.

Pennetta sweeps battle of the baseline
Yahoo! Singapore recreations condominium - positives Italian Flavia Pennetta defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) to reach the final of the Zurich uncluttered on Saturday.

Cara, Huber crowned 2008 universe women tennis doubles champions
Zimbabwe's Cara Black and her American partner Liezel Huber have archaic officially crowned as the macrocosm women's tennis doubles champions for the 2008 season, according to The Herald on Saturday.

Federer watches the booths as well as the ball
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Venus to face Pennetta in Zurich final
Yahoo! Singapore recreations rooming house - close-ups Venus Williams is scrupulous one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating secondary seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich agape.


Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Our mental and emotional diets determine our overall energy levels, health, and well-being to a far greater extent than most people realize. Every thought and feeling, no matter how big or small, impacts our inner energy reserves.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

New Zealand beat Tonga



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Tennis aces Federer and Murray set up US revealed repeat
Andy Murray and Roger Federer set-up a re-run of last hour's US expanded final as they ploughed to straight set victories on Friday at the Madrid Masters.

Nadal shoulders burden to join Federer in
Rafael Nadal shrugged off a pre-match shoulder injury scare to squeeze into the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters, beating close friend and compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4.: The top seed, and 2005 champion, revealed that he had taken treatment on

Venus Williams to play Ana Ivanovic in Zurich unblocked semifinals
American Venus Williams remained on furtherance for a additional Zurich peeled title when she beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter-finals Friday. Williams, the No.

Nadal, Federer Stay on Collision Course
Rafael Nadal In today's semifinals, Nadal will meet Gilles Simon Nadal and Federer have played in four finals that year, with Nadal sweeping them all, including the French accessible and Wimbledon. . . .

Nadal, Federer stroll into Madrid semis
Madrid, Spain (hooplas Network) - sphere No. 1 Rafael Nadal and former top- ranked star Roger Federer were a pair of quarterfinal winners Friday at the $2.78 million Madrid Masters -- the eighth of nine Masters Series events that year.

Nadal, Federer reach quarters
DRID, Spain Former champions Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer powered into the Madrid Masters quarterfinals while title hopeful Novak Djokovic bowed out to Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Thursday.


Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Ginepri upsets Davydenko at Madrid Masters



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Nadal moving up in Madrid
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Davydenko tumbles in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - American qualifier Robby Ginepri knocked out fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the reproduction round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday.

Davydenko tumbles in Madrid, Tsonga scrapes through
MADRID (Reuters) - American qualifier Robby Ginepri knocked out fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the succeeding round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday.

Nadal gains 3rd round at Madrid Masters
MADRID, Spain Next up for Nadal, the 2005 Madrid champion, will be 15th-ranked Richard Gasquet.

Murray stormed into third round in Madrid exposed Tennis
MADRID: Scot Andy Murray stormed to the third round as ace fortune ran out for Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli 6-0, 2-1 retired.

Ginepri upsets Davydenko at Madrid Masters
American qualifier Robby Ginepri upset fifth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the third round at the Madrid Masters. Davydenko hit 35 winners to 15 for Ginepri, but committed 53 unforced errors trained the final two sets.

Tennis: Murray wary of Cilic banana skin
Andy Murray has predicted a 'tenacious match' against teenager Marin Cilic in the third round of the Madrid Masters.

Davydenko tumbles in Madrid, Tsonga scrapes through
MADRID (Reuters) - American qualifier Robby Ginepri knocked out fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the inferior round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday.

Tired Federer plans to pace himself for rest of year
The five-week US rolling champion pulled out of last week's Stockholm peeled adage he needed a rest but returns at that week's Madrid Masters.


The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.

- Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Despite offers from other cities, Aussie Open happy with Melbourne - ESPN.com



BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian Open organizers have no intention of moving the tennis major from Melbourne despite overtures from other cities in the Asia-Pacific region wanting to bid for the tournament. Melbourne Park, adjacent to the city's
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Fore! Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hilton HHonors(R) Score a Hole in - Forbes
Golf enthusiasts and Hilton HHonors members now have more reasons than ever to hit the links. Hilton Hotels & Resorts now offers Hilton HHonors members the ability to redeem HHonors points for three magnificent, on-the-green experiences at select
Source: www.forbes.com

Garner twins qualify for state tennis - Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
LINDSBORG â€" Tanya and Tamara Garner accomplished the first part of their dream: Qualifying for state. The Garner twins accomplished the feat Saturday when they captured fourth place in the Smoky Valley Class 4A sub-state tennis tournament. Any team
Source: www.abilene-rc.com

Area briefs: Tennis playoffs begin - Salisbury Post
Salisbury (2A) and East Rowan (3A) will open the dual-team tennis playoffs today. Salisbury (18-1) will play host to wild-card entry West Henderson (11-3), which shared second place in the Western Athletic Conference with North Henderson and lost a
Source: www.salisburypost.com

Tennis-Blake becomes first seed to fall at Madrid Masters - Reuters UK
MADRID, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Frenchman Gilles Simon bundled American 11th seed James Blake out of the Madrid Masters second round 3-6 6-1 6-4 on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, who lost to Blake at the Beijing Olympics in August, could face Russian fifth
Source: uk.reuters.com

Tennis freshmen get some experience - Daily Iowan
The Iowa men's tennis team played .500 tennis over the weekend at the Purdue invitational. Highlighting the performances were a couple of second-place finishes from juniors Reinoud Haal in flight A and Tommy McGeorge in flight B. Haal was defeated by
Source: www.dailyiowan.com

Melbourne to keep Australian Open, officials say - Reuters Canada
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Organizers of the Australian Open say they expect the tournament will remain in Melbourne despite an offer to move the grand slam event to Sydney when the current contract expires in 2016. The Australian Open has become the center
Source: ca.reuters.com

Gauteng gets ready for new SA tennis Open - Mail & Guardian Online
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Soccer's 2010 World Cup organisers might not be alone in the race to erect new stadiums and facilities. On a more modest scale, the pressure
Source: www.mg.co.za

Cultural quartet: 4 cities for fall travel - MSNBC
The Gettysburg Address, Babe Ruth’s bat and masterworks from Henry Moore and Winslow Homer. If any of the above piques your interest, you may want to add a few cities to your late-fall travel plans. In fact, with four new (or renovated) museums
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com


To feel keenly the poetry of a morning's roses, one has to have just escaped from the claws of this vulture which we call sickness.
- Henri Frederic Amiel

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Jelena Jankovic wins the Kremlin Cup - News.com.au



Jankovic beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-4. The 23-year-old Serb was coming off back-to-back titles at the China Open and the Porsche Grand Prix in Germany. It was her fourth title this season and the eighth in her career. She was also runner-up
Source: www.news.com.au

Now Playing: Babes in Tennis Land - Bleacherreport.com
Professional tennis abhors unattractive women. Sponsors, officials and media all sensationalize and seek out the most appealing players while subtly shunning those who are overweight, plain Professional tennis abhors unattractive women. Sponsors
Source: bleacherreport.com

New No. 1 Jankovic wins Porsche Grand Prix - Washington Post
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic holds her trophy and a bouquet of flowers as she poses for photographers after defeating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 6-3 in the final match of the Porsche Grand Prix tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 5
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Usain Bolt? Crossword champion is just as impressive - Times Online
Crossword solving, even at the highest level, is not much of a spectator sport. For an hour yesterday afternoon the main hall at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park campus fairly dripped with tension as 23 of the sharpest minds in the land
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tennis Photo Wire - ESPN.com
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic holds her trophy as she poses for photographers after defeating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 6-3 in the final match of the Porsche Grand Prix tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Matthias
Source: sports.espn.go.com

5 Canes advance in men's tennis - Miami Herald
Sophomore Keith Crowley of the University of Miami men's tennis team won his singles match Sunday to advance to the qualifying round of the D'Novo/ITA Men's All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Crowley, seeded fifth, defeated Arizona's Ravid
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Jankovic, Kunitsyn win Kremlin Cup titles - CBS Sportsline
MOSCOW (AP) -Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic won her third title in three weeks Sunday, beating Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Kremlin Cup. Igor Kunitsyn won the men's tournament, upsetting fellow Russian Marat Safin for his first
Source: www.sportsline.com


John Steinbeck
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Davydenko into quarters, facing Safin next in Moscow



MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Top seed and two-moment defending champion Nikolay Davydenko wasted no infinity in booking his quarterfinal spot at the ATP Kremlin Cup on Thursday, knocking out Spaniard Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-1, 6-1 in impartial 55 minutes.


I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
- Author Unknown

Thursday, October 09, 2008

WTA to Feature On-Court Coaching - Washington Post



FLUSHING, N.Y., Sept. 3 -- There's a fine line between a coach who offers an encouraging thumbs-up during a tennis match and a coach who uses a prearranged hand signal to convey a strategic tip. Conceding the futility of trying to police the
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

U.S. Open tennis - San Francisco Gate
Roger Federer will be going for his fifth straight U.S. Open title, a record matched only by the great Bill Tilden , who won six from 1920 through '25. If Federer can beat Andy Murray today, he'll have tied the modern-day record for the best winning
Source: www.sfgate.com

Who will win tonight's tennis match between Venus and Serena Williams? - Baltimore Sun
Right out of the chute, I'm going to admit I'm at a bit of a disadvantage here, since I'm pretty sure Childs has Serena Williams in one of his fantasy tennis leagues. There's no arguing numbers and past performance with him -- if you're curious, just
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Nadal's `Perfect' Match Lifts Spain Into Davis Cup Tennis Final - Bloomberg
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Rafael Nadal isn't done with pursuing trophies this year. The top-ranked tennis player beat Andy Roddick of the U.S. 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 on a clay court at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring yesterday as Spain eliminated the defending
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Tennis-Rain delays Nadal v Roddick Davis Cup match - Reuters UK
MADRID, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Rain delayed the start of the Davis Cup semi-final match between world number one Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick on Sunday, with Spain needing one more victory to knock the champions out of the competition. Rain had stopped
Source: uk.reuters.com


There are two things in life that a sage must preserve at every sacrifice, the coats of his stomach and the enamel of his teeth. Some evils admit of consolations, but there are no comforters for dyspepsia and the toothache.
- Henry Lytton Bulwer

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Financial adviser a top tennis player - Chicago Sun-Times



Whether he was in the office, on the tennis court or raising money for Chicago's Lyric Opera, Roman Block never seemed to run out of energy. "He never retired. He worked right up to the end," said Mr. Block's son Parker Block. "Two years ago, he had
Source: www.suntimes.com

Thom Browne's tennis set - International Herald Tribune
Anyone for tennis? The excitement of the U.S. Open last weekend drew a few fashion editors away from the shows and to the tennis courts. The kindest thing to say about Thom Browne 's menswear collection, which opened with hunky guys in polo shirts
Source: www.iht.com

British tennis lands £30million deal - Times Online
British tennis has announced a landmark £30 million sponsorship deal as exclusively revealed in The Times this morning . The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has joined forces with AEGON in a relationship that will bring much-needed investment into the
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tennis News Wire - ESPN.com
Metz Open men's singles result - Reuters (6:21 AM ET) Japan Open men's singles results - Reuters (5:51 AM ET) Japan Open men's singles results - Reuters (5:27 AM ET) Japan Open men's singles results - Reuters (5:12 AM ET) Not even an ailing posterior
Source: sports.espn.go.com

ATP Bank Austria Tennis Trophy Results - International Herald Tribune
Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-2, 6-2. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Pavel Snobel, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Ernests
Source: www.iht.com

Paralympian's Tennis Streak Longer Than Federer's and Williams Sisters - FOX News
Sept. 8: Esther Vergeer moments after a wheelchair tennis match against Australia's Daniela di Toro. Vergeer hasn't lost in 345 matches. BEIJING â€" Esther Vergeer knows more about dominating tennis streaks than Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or the
Source: www.foxnews.com

More sex charges lodged against tennis pro - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Henry Germain, 62, of Dublin was arrested at the Castlewood Country Club about 3 p.m. Sept. 1 for allegedly molesting three girls 9 to 12 years old from 1995 to 1999, said Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson. The
Source: www.sfgate.com


If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.
- Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Vanden girls tennis wins - Vacaville Reporter



Vanden's girls tennis team downed visiting Benicia 7-2 at Rancho Solano. Janalee Selfaison and Erimma Amarikwa sparked the team win. Both earned straight-set singles victories over Benicia opponents whom they had lost to in the first meeting between
Source: www.thereporter.com

U.P. Div. 2 tennis starts, but suspended on Monday - Mining Journal
ISHPEMING - Upper Peninsula Division 2 girls' tennis officials moved this year's finals back a few days to take advantage of what they thought would be better weather. It didn't work. With half of the eight championship matches yet to be played, the
Source: www.miningjournal.net

Boys tennis regional alters schedule - Lafayette Journal and Courier
Rain has forced West Lafayette Regional boys tennis tournament officials to alter this afternoon's schedule. The West Lafayette vs. North Montgomery match has been moved from the Cumberland Elementary Courts to the Lafayette Sports Center and will
Source: www.jconline.com

ATP-BA Tennis Trophy Results - FOXSports.com
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-2, 6-2. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Pavel Snobel, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Tennis
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Tennis-German qualifier stuns Vienna top seed Wawrinka - Reuters UK
VIENNA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - German qualifier Philipp Petzschner upset Swiss top seed and world number 10 Stanislas Wawrinka 6-7 6-2 7-6 in the Vienna Open first round on Tuesday. Following a shaky start in which Wawrinka twice fought back from a break
Source: uk.reuters.com


Arabian Proverb
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.

Monday, October 06, 2008

The legends of tennis - Central Chronicle



Devendra Khurana takes a closer look at the achievements of some of the great players in the world of tennis. Roger Federer: Total number of Grand Slam titles won by Roger Federer is thirteen which is one less than fourteen won by another great
Source: www.centralchronicle.com

Twilight zone headline grabbers - ESPN.com
Since "deregulation" seems to be a hot word these days, let's apply it to tennis: We're in the deregulated portion of the tennis year, when it often seems that anything goes. The fall, which I often call the Twilight Zone of the calendar, is the time
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Tennis-Stockholm Open men's singles results - Reuters UK
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Stockholm Open men's singles first round results from Sweden on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding) Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat 8-Marcel Granollers (Spain) 2-6 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) beat Ivan Navarro (Spain) 3-6 7-6(7
Source: uk.reuters.com

Ferrero beats Karlovic at BA Tennis Trophy - NBC Sports
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain beat fourth-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (4) Monday in the opening round of the BA Tennis Trophy. Ferrero, a former top-ranked player who is currently No. 44, played from the baseline and
Source: nbcsports.msnbc.com


Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises from 1959-1994
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

Friday, October 03, 2008

Federer takes juncture-out



World emblem two Roger Federer, seen here last week, will take a break from tennis but hopes to return before the end of the year, he told organisers of the Stockholm rent as he announced his withdrawal from next week's tournament.

Japan patent Tennis Championship: Del Potro upsets defending champion Ferrer
TOKYO: Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday denied David Ferrer a unplanned to defend his Japan emptied title, beating the top seed in straight sets in the quarter-finals.

Tursunov beats Moya, reaches Metz semis
Tursunov had nine aces and converted eight of his 10 break points. The Russian will face seventh-seeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.

Peng rallies into Tashkent unimpeded semis
Peng will play fourth-seeded Sabina Lisicki, who forward with overcame a one-set deficit to defeat Urszula Radwanska 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Third-seeded Sorana Cirstea ousted Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-2, 7-6 (5), while fifth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova routed

Peng reaches semifinals at Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (games Network) - Top-seeded Chinese Shuai Peng led the charge into the semifinals at the $145,000 Tashkent emptied.

Serena Williams pulls out of Kremlin Cup
The U.S. expanded champion will fall from the No. 1 ranking on Monday seeing of her loss to Li Na in the repose round of the Porsche Grand Prix that week. Jelena Jankovic will regain the top spot.


The greatest wealth is health.
- Virgil

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Wednesday's Middlesex County Girls Tennis Results - MyCentralJersey.com



SINGLES: Dana Menditto d. Luisa Lopez 6-0, 6-4; Jankee Dani d. Kristen Lawrence 6-0, 2-6, 6-2; Ann Lomidze d. Ashley Mondragon 6-1, 6-4; DOUBLES: Susan Yo-Amey Longo d. Laura Koshel-Carolina Hernandez 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Megan Marren-Diana Rios d. Melissa
Source: www.mycentraljersey.com

Top tennis stars to play in Dubai next year - Gulf News
Dubai: Dubai Duty Free, owners and organisers of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships is promising an even better line-up for next year. "We are assured of having at least the top five players in the men's and women's Tours for next year
Source: www.gulfnews.com

AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Results - International Herald Tribune
Roko Karanusic, Croatia, def. Hiroki Kondo, Japan, 6-2, 6-2. Wayne Odesnik, United States def. Kevin Kim, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Jesse Levine, United States, def. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. Joseph Sirianni, Australia, def. Yuichi Ito
Source: www.iht.com


I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
- Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903

Sport Australia Hall of Fame



IT was, as they used to say, 'all compassed in bar the shouting' well before Pat Cash converted match minim against Ivan Lendl to become the first Australian to win Wimbledon for 16 agedness.

Tennis Notebook: Billie Jean King golds 'battle of sexes'
Extract not vacant.

Serena crashes to shock loss
: telling letter : Print Submit comment: Submit comment SERENA Williams suffered an amazing loss to China's Li Na today after taking the first set 6-0. Her game collapsed and she was beaten 0-6 6-1 6-4 in the succeeding round of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart.


Gary Zukav (as quoted in HeartMath Discovery Program)
If your thoughts are thoughts that draw low-frequency energy current to you, your physical and emotional attitudes will deteriorate, and emotional or physical disease will follow, whereas thoughts that draw high-frequency energy current to you create physical and emotional health.

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Area sports briefs: SHS tennis secures outright title - Salisbury Post



Five seniors helped Salisbury's girls tennis team clinch the outright CCC title with a 9-0 victory against North Rowan on Tuesday.The Hornets, who already had beaten second-place Ledford twice, got a win at the top of the lineup from junior Hannah
Source: www.salisburypost.com

Friendly rivalries take center court in tennis sectional - Lafayette Journal and Courier
When the West Lafayette tennis sectional kicks off Thursday with the host Red Devils and Lafayette Jeff, there will be a lot of familiarity. Many of the players on Tippecanoe County teams know one another from group lessons during the offseason
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Women’s tennis finishes fall season - Student Life
Sophomore Jaclyn Bild serves during the last day of the Washington University Fall Invitational on Sept. 21. Bild and sophomore Elise Sambol advanced to the semifinals of the consolation doubles draw at the ITA Central regionals. The Washington
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Tennis-Japan Open women's singles results - Reuters UK
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan Open women's singles results on Wednesday. Second round 5-Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) beat Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 3-6 6-1 6-0 7-Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) beat Camille Pin (France) 6-2 6-2 First round 2-Anabel Medina
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Tuesday's detailed prep tennis results - Seattle Times
Kyle Beatty, I, beat Rodrigo Bandeira 6-4, 7-5; Yuhtah Kayama, E, beat Evan Cheung, 6-0, 6-0; Graham Brew, E, beat Manu Brugger 6-1, 6-3 Singles â€" Kyle Beatty, I, beat Rodrigo Bandeira 6-4, 7-5; Yuhtah Kayama, E, beat Evan Cheung, 6-0, 6-0
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UCF was natural for Houston High tennis star Allison Hodges - Memphis Commercial Appeal
When it comes to her recent commitment to the Conference USA-member school, the University of Central Florida offered Houston High senior tennis star Allison Hodges one thing other colleges couldn't. "I mean, it was definitely a huge advantage for
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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Top seed Ferrer opens Tokyo defence with win - Reuters UK
TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Top seed David Ferrer began the defence of his Japan Open title with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 victory over American Jesse Levine on Wednesday. Chasing a berth at the season-ending ATP Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, the Spanish world
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Venus Williams advances in Stuttgart - The Money Times
Stuttgart, Germany -- Wimbledon champion Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's action at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with an easy opening-round win. The sixth-seeded Williams defeated German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-1, 6-2. In other Tuesday
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Tigers tennis team falls in section tourney - Albert Lea Tribune
The Albert Lea girls’ tennis team lost in its first round match of the section playoffs 6-1 to Waseca Tuesday in a No. 4-5 matchup. The Tigers finished the season with a 9-11 record. Albert Lea were the No. 5 seed and picked up its lone win at No
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2008 Panhandle Angels Foundation Tennis Tournament (Charity & Outreach - Myhighplains.com
Panhandle Angels Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to help support families with children fighting cancer and other life threatening blood disorders. The families we serve are those in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. The money we
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