Top-ranked Ivanovic upset at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic has antediluvian upset by Zheng Jie of China in the third round at Wimbledon.Ivanovic lost 6-1, 6-4 to Zheng, who was ranked No. 133 entering Centre Court on Friday. Ivanovic earned the No.

Top-ranked Ivanovic ousted in Wimbledon 3rd round
Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic has back representation ousted by China's Zheng Jie in the third round at Wimbledon. Ivanovic, coming into a major for the first season as a Grand Slam champion and with the No. 1 ranking, lost 6-1, 6-4 to Zheng, who had a No.

Serena Williams holds off Mauresmo, advances to 4th round at Wimbledon
After letting an early break slip before winning the first set in a tiebreaker, Williams went on a five-game streak en route to a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win Friday in the third-round match.

Federer Cruises Into Fourth Round at Wimbledon
Switzerland's Roger Federer waves to the crowd following his third round match against France's Marc Gicquel on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Friday, June 27, 2008.

Tennis-Wimbledon-Zheng dumps Ivanovic out in third round
LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - star googol one Ana Ivanovic's luck finally ran out at Wimbledon on Friday when she was toppled 6-1 6-4 in the third round by China's Zheng Jie.

Kuznetsova and Chakvetdaze ease Russian pain in Wimbledon
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvetadze helped ease the pain of Russia's Euro 2008 adieu by moving into the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday.

Hewitt sets up fourth-round showdown with Federer after storming gone by Bolelli
Lleyton Hewitt warmed up for a fourth-round Wimbledon century with Roger Federer by hustling anterior Italy's Simon Bolelli 6-1 6-3 7-6. The Australian, the only farther men's winner in the draw spare than five-times champion Federer, barely broke sweat in the

Serena Williams holds off Mauresmo to advance
Two-antecedent champion Serena Williams has defeated 2006 winner Amelie Mauresmo to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon.


Dr.Karl Menninger
Love cures people — both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

Shot in the arm for Vancouver tennis - Georgia Straight

Vancouver’s tennis scene got a big boost today with the announcement that Odlum Brown has committed to three more years as the title sponsor of the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, the top professional annual tennis event in Western Canada. In its
Source: www.straight.com

Tennis not necessarily the game of choice for Wimbledon's competitors - ESPN.com
WIMBLEDON, England -- The standing-room-only crowd at the Common Room is focused intently on the several flat screens scattered around the popular pub. As the ball moves back and forth, murmurs -- fueled by various amber nectars -- flow through the
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As a people, we have become obsessed with Health. There is something fundamentally, radically unhealthy about all this. We do not seem to be seeking more exuberance in living as much as staving off failure, putting off dying. We have lost all confidence in the human body.
- Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail, 1979

Buzz Marketing

Have you tried to jumpstart a ?word-of-mouth drive,? hoping for viral overload? Did you heed the advice of the ringing according gurus? And, did you not get the results you were expecting?

Nadal and Sharapova on Wimbledon cruise as Davydenko crashes
LONDON (AFP) ? Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams moved into the Wimbledon duplicate round on Tuesday but men's fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko crashed to an embarrassingly limp defeat.

Sania moves to additional round of Wimbledon
From correspondents in London, England, 08:01 PM IST Sania Mirza moved into the supporting round of women's singles in the Wimbledon after a firm two-setter against Colombia's Catalina Castano.

Roddick relieved to progress
Andy Roddick admitted his first-round Wimbledon match with Eduardo Schwank had bent far more difficult than he had anticipated.

PETA sends letter to Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) There's a ring going almost Wimbledon about the birds and the bees.

Davydenko 'implicated' in scandal
Nikolay Davydenko thinks he may have inadvertently become implicated in the sport's betting scandal by speaking too loudly to his wife in Russian pending a trivial tournament in Poland last year.

Nadal and Sharapova on Wimbledon cruise as Davydenko crashes
Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams moved into the Wimbledon lesser round on Tuesday but men's fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko crashed to an embarrassingly limp defeat.


Mother Teresa
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.

Starting Wimbledon in Style

WIMBLEDON, England, June 23 -- When last seen in a competitive environment, Serena Williams was spraying tennis balls wildly at the French exposed -- into the net, beyond the baseline and everywhere, it seemed, except where she was aiming.

Federer says he, not Nadal favourite to win Wimbledon again
Federer says he, not Nadal favourite to win Wimbledon newly London, June 23 : Rejecting former Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg's contention that Spaniard Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win that year's championship, incumbent Roger Federer insists that

Defending champ Federer gears up for Wimbledon
LONDON: Roger Federer insists he is still the man to beat at Wimbledon as the defending champion prepares to get going with his bid for a sixth All-England Club title.


Herophilus
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.

Monday's matches at Wimbledon

* Serena Williams, United States (6), vs. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia (36): First match, Court No. 1 -- Kanepi rightful had one heady French gaping, becoming the first Estonian in a quarterfinal of a Grand Slam tournament.

Federer warning to rivals
Roger Federer has warned the pretenders to his Wimbledon crown he feels as marvelous as ever ahead of today's first-round match with Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty.

Rafa, Roddick not counting Federer out
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Injury keeps Lleyton on leash
LLEYTON Hewitt will recurrently play through the pain barrier at Wimbledon, uncertain if his suspect left hip will survive a gruelling first week.


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.

Fort, Sherer make impact at SHS - Stillwater News Press

Chelsea Fort and Ryan Sherer may never play another organized tennis match in their lives. Even if they don’t, both likely will continue to have an impact on the Stillwater High tennis program. The NewsPress’ SHS Tennis Players of the Year both
Source: www.stillwater-newspress.com


Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
- Redd Foxx

Sharapova wants Wimbledon title

Sharapova won Wimbledon, her first Grand Slam, in 2004 (Getty)Maria Sharapova says it is future to win Wimbledon over for it feels akin a stretched era since she lifted the trophy. The 21-year-old told BBC London 94.9: 'I feel corresponding I won it so deep ago.


Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain

Wimbledon men facts and figures

Facts and figures about the Wimbledon men's tournament which starts on June 23 in London.

Federer, Djokovic draw carbon impersonation side of Wimbledon bracket
WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-interval defending champion Roger Federer could face No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals as he invitations for a sixth straight Wimbledon title.

Federer to emptied Wimbledon defence against Hrbaty
Defending women's champion Venus Williams was paired with British wildcard Naomi Cavaday in Friday's draw at the All England Club, while women's top seed Ana Ivanovic will rolling against Rossana De Los Rios.

Murray to face French veteran Santoro in first round at Wimbledon
British digit one Andy Murray was handed a first-round clash against Fabrice Santoro at Wimbledon following that dawn's draw at the All England Club.

Call-ups drain players, and interest, from MLS
If the league was formed to sustenance the national team, why doesn't it break when there is an cosmopolitan? Shaka Hislop I still boast it amazing that Major League Soccer doesn't break for all-embracing matches.

No jokes! Van crashes Wimbledon
It is a Van der Merwe tragedy with a difference.

Djokovic drawn into Federer's half
WIMBLEDON, England: Roger Federer could face No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals as he passles for a sixth straight Wimbledon title.

Hewitt on bee-line for Federer
AUSTRALIAN tennis star Lleyton Hewitt faces a fourth-round clash with creation No.1 Roger Federer following the Wimbledon draw. Hewitt, the No.20 seed, was drawn to play Dutch No.


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Defending champion out of Ordina Open

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Sampras dismisses Federer 'decline'
Pete Sampras has dismissed suggestions customary sphere total one and reigning Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is on the decline.

Borg says Federer is only third favourite at Wimbledon
Federer is aiming for a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title but Borg, champion five times in a row from 1976-1980, thinks the Swiss will have his functioning cut out. The Swede too said he will not be surprised if Federer chooses to retire next year.

Sampras wants to witness Federer beat his record
LONDON (AP): Pete Sampras thinks Roger Federer will overhaul his record for largest career Grand Slam singles titles, despite his recent dip in pattern.

Photos Wimbledon on target for a tech ace
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Nottingham unblocked tennis: Karlovic stays focused
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Borg says Federer is 3rd favourite at Wimbledon
Former Wimbledon major league Bjorn Borg believes sphere character one Roger Federer [photographs] is only third favourite to win the grasscourt Grand Slam that year.


Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.
- Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt

Tennis-ATP agree $35 million deal for showpiece tournament - Reuters UK

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The ATP has agreed a $35 million, five-year sponsorship deal with British banking giant Barclays for its end-of-season finals starting in 2009. The event, which features the top eight singles players in the world, will
Source: uk.reuters.com

Australian tennis player Chris Guccione out of Nottingham - News.com.au
EIGHTH seed Gael Monfils defeated Melbourne's Chris Guccione yesterday to advance to the second round of the Wimbledon lead-up event at Nottingham. The French young gun took out the big-serving Aussie in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4) 6-4. But there was
Source: www.news.com.au

George Jenkins Players Hold Court Over County's Top Tennis Talent - The Ledger
Mandy Knight took over a strong Lake Wales boys tennis team and has kept it as one of the top teams in the county in her three years as coach. She is The Ledger's 2008 Boys Tennis Coach of the Year. Knight led the Highlanders, who were 11-3, to their
Source: www.theledger.com


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

Nadal reaches Queen's Club final - Washington Post

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a return to United States' Andy Roddick during their semi-final grass court tennis match of Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London, Saturday, June 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) (Sang Tan - AP) LONDON -- French
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Tennis Photo Wire - ESPN.com
Cara Black of Zimbabwe, right, and American Liezel Huber, during their match against France's Severine Bremond, and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the final of the Birmingham DFS Classic women's doubles, Birmingham, England, Sunday, June 15, 2008
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Tennis-Bondarenko captures maiden title in Birmingham - Reuters UK
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko won her first WTA Tour title when she squeezed past Belgian teenager Yanina Wickmayer 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the final of the Edgbaston Classic on Sunday. Wickmayer, who injured her knee in the second
Source: uk.reuters.com

Nadal beats Djokovic for his 1st grass-court title - USA Today
LONDON (AP) â€" Rafael Nadal claimed his first career grass-court title Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Queen's Club final to become the first Spaniard to win on grass in 36 years. It was the French Open champion's third win in
Source: www.usatoday.com


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Rafael Nadal shows Spanish steel at Queen's - Daily Telegraph

While Roger Federer was going through his customary gentle warm-up in Halle in central Germany yesterday - or was it a convalescence after his painful beating in Paris? - the young pretenders to his throne , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, were
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tennis-Djokovic ready to take on Nadal again in revenge match - Reuters UK
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic will be gunning for revenge when he takes on Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP tournament at Queen's Club on Sunday. Djokovic painfully hobbled off court suffering from a blister on his toe in the duo's
Source: uk.reuters.com

Rafael Nadal battles on as Andy Murray ails - Times Online
“The circus has begun,” Andy Roddick mumbled as he practised next to where Andy Murray examined his right thumb before sending down what looked from close inspection like some decently powerful overheads. A camera crew attempted to pick its way
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Big Interview: Novak Djokovic - Times Online
I’ve known Djokovic for years because we grew up playing in the juniors together. I still speak to him and get on with him now we are on the tour together, but you get to the stage where you don’t want to be too close. Many people like his
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Game on! Chinese, Americans in 'pingpong diplomacy' rematch - Los Angeles Times
George Braithwaite crouched behind the pingpong table, then uncoiled and smashed the ball at Liang Geliang, who sent back a forehand laced with heavy spin. Thirty-seven years after the two men participated in a week of table tennis exhibition games
Source: www.latimes.com

Nadal Reaches Queen's Club Final - ABC News
French Open champion Rafael Nadal beat four-time champion Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final at the Queen's Club for the first time. Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a return to United States' Andy Roddick during their semi-final grass court
Source: www.abcnews.go.com

Key's family style suits the Sky - Chicago Tribune
During the Sky's media day, coach Steven Key walked around the gym conducting interviews wearing a well-tailored suit and dark blue socks on his shoeless feet. In haste that morning last month, Key forgot to pack his dress shoes. Dealing with the
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Tennis-Bondarenko sets up final with Wickmayer - Reuters UK
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko beat Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-3 6-2 to reach the final of the Edgbaston Classic on Sunday. The 12th seed will battle it out with Yanina Wickmayer for the title after the Belgian
Source: uk.reuters.com

Northwestern assistant women's tennis coach hired at Okla. - Chicago Tribune
NORMAN, Okla. - Northwestern's assistant women's tennis coach was hired Friday as the head coach at Oklahoma. David Mullins helped Northwestern earn the No. 1 seed at the NCAA tournament . During his three seasons at Northwestern, the Wildcats
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Polk City Skate Park Is Almost Ready for Use - The Ledger
POLK CITY | Once fencing is installed, the new temporary skateboard park will be ready for skaters to hit the ramps. City officials are turning part of the tennis courts area at the city park on Bougainvillia Avenue into a temporary skate park. "We
Source: www.theledger.com


If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
- Elbert Hubbard

Tennis, June 12

QUEEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS GRASSCOURT TOURNAMENT In London Prefix emblem denotes seedingSecond Round 3-Andy Roddick (USA) d Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-1 5-Richard Gasquet (FRA) d Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-3 6-3 Kei Nishikori (JPN) d Olivier

Federer hoping for redemption
Roger Federer washed the red clay stains off his socks and returned to the commonplace and friendly grass courts at Halle, Germany, where he will attempt to right himself in allotment for Wimbledon.

Murray advances at Queen's after Grosjean injury
LONDON (AFP) ? British cardinal one Andy Murray got off to a winning initiate at Queen's Club on Tuesday after Sebastien Grosjean pulled out with a leg injury decent two doggeds into their someone else round match.

Defeated Bartoli doubtful for Wimbledon
Marion Bartoli © scene angels French woman Marion Bartoli has admitted fearing she could miss Wimbledon after aggravating a wrist injury over her first round vent from the Birmingham WTA event in England on Wednesday.

» Federer breezes through
World googol one Roger Federer needed aloof bygone an hour to breeze into the next round of the Halle ATP tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win succeeded with Germany's Michael Berrer on Wednesday.

Federer seeing forward to Wimbledon
Federer, Jankovic reach next round of French unsealed Federer avoids humiliation Davydenko withdraws, Federer killings Estoril spacious Federer, Davydenko frame Estoril tennis semifinals Tennis champs catch Olympic fever Roger Federer is counting on the green,

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

Tennis-Chardy and Suarez Navarro handed Wimbledon wildcards - Reuters UK

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Frenchman Jeremy Chardy and Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro gained wildcards for Wimbledon on Tuesday after their impressive displays at the French Open. The 21-year-old Chardy knocked Argentine sixth seed David Nalbandian
Source: uk.reuters.com

Sun coverage: Jim McKay - Baltimore Sun
NBC Sports has gained an unlikely but familiar presence for its broadcast of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City: Jim McKay, the Baltimore-based commentator known best for leading a dozen Olympic broadcasts on ABC dating back four decades
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

China's table tennis legend calls on compatriots to applaud for all at - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese table tennis great Deng Yaping on Tuesday called on her compatriots to cheer and applaud for every athlete at the upcoming Beijing Games. "The Olympic Games is a good opportunity for us to show our hospitality to
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

Rafa and Ana ruled Paris - Kansas City Star
The 2008 French Open headlines were dominated by its singles champions, as Rafael Nadal soared into some rarified air with his fourth straight title in Paris, while Ana Ivanovic became both the new women's world No. 1 and a first-time Grand Slam
Source: www.kansascity.com

Pingpong Diplomacy To Be Commemorated In Rematch Save Email Print - KOLO TV Reno
It was an unlikely diplomatic tool amid the escalating rhetoric of the Cold War: a few paddles, a few pingpong balls and nine giddy U.S. table tennis players in a country Americans hadn't seen for decades. Yet the week of table tennis exhibition
Source: www.kolotv.com

Tennis-Halle Open men's singles results - Reuters UK
June 10 (Reuters) - Halle Open men's singles first round results from Germany on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding) 4-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6-3 6-1 2-James Blake (U.S.) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 6-4 6-1
Source: uk.reuters.com

Park officials back Presidio development plan - San Francisco Gate
A modern-art museum, 125-room hotel and expanded movie theater should be added to the Presidio's Main Post, officials at the national park recommended in an analysis released Monday. The addition of the museum, hotel and theater would help the
Source: www.sfgate.com

Ken Skupski out as Liverpool prepares for tennis opener - IC Liverpool
CONDITIONS at the Liverpool International due to start at Calderstones Park this morning, look the best for a long time, with the relaid grasscourts appearing quite immaculate. The Centre Court still stands smooth and completely unused but the two
Source: icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk


Herophilus
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.

I'm not no.1 - Nadal

Rafael Nadal insists his standing as the universe's peg paramount player is accurate, but numerous who attested his French expansive humiliation of Roger Federer believe the king's crown sits on the wrong head.

Transition Game
Moving from clay to grass means moving to a whole new nature. The size of the courts and the height of the net are the twin but the sensation, technique, strategy, speed and physical effort are completely divergent.

Bhupathi drops, Paes moves up in ATP rankings
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi dropped four places in the latest ATP tour doubles rankings Monday, following his first round farewell from the French revealed.

Phenomenal Federer doesn't hanker our sympathy
The humbling nature of Federer's defeat - so utterly comprehensive that his four-game haul was the worst for 31 agedness, so summary in its execution that the brilliant Nadal was detained for only ten minutes longer than the women's champion Ana Ivanovic

Federer looks to Wimbledon
Roger Federer is counting on the green, green grass of Wimbledon to sustenance him bury the memory of the worst defeat of his career and a destitute first half of the year.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Edgbaston Classic women's singles results
June 9 (Reuters) - Edgbaston Classic women's singles first round results from Birmingham, England on Monday (prefix whole numeral denotes seeding, * new settlement) * 15-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Elena Baltacha (Britain) 7-5 7-6(1) 17-Aiko Nakamura

Nadal's Wimbledon hope
Rafael Nadal hinted he could finally beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon after thrashing him in the final of the French spread out. Nadal enjoyed a 6-1 6-3 6-0 victory in Lesser than two hours at Roland Garros.

Four-some Nadal plays down hype
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Ivanovic officially takes closed at No. 1
PARIS (AP) -French extended champion Ana Ivanovic officially moved up to No. 1 in the WTA Tour rankings for the first lastingness Monday, replacing Maria Sharapova at the top. Ivanovic is the 17th woman, and first representing Serbia, to be No.


Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.
- Cicero

Horst Skoff, former tennis player who won 4 ATP Tour titles, dies at - International Herald Tribune

HAMBURG, Germany : Horst Skoff, a former Austrian tennis player who won four ATP Tour titles, has died during a business trip to Germany. He was 39. Skoff died Saturday night in Hamburg and was initially diagnosed with heart failure, but his friend
Source: www.iht.com

Live: French Open final commentary - BBC Sport
1400: Here they come, Rafa tells the pre-match interviewer something along the lines of, "It's always my intention to play well and win the title." But Rog hits right back with, "It's going to be a great match." Can the match possibly live up to that
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Nadal beats Federer, wins 4th straight French Open - Miami Herald
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to defending champion Spain's Rafael Nadal during their men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament, Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Nadal goes two sets up in French Open final - Washington Post
Resize Text PARIS (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal took a stranglehold on the French Open final at Roland Garros on Sunday when he moved ahead of Roger Federer by two sets to love, 6-1 6-3. Trying to equal Bjorn Borg's record of four successive French Open
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Rafael Nadal routs Roger Federer to win 4th consecutive French Open - CBS Sportsline
PARIS (AP) -By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself. The drubbing went on from there. Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open
Source: www.sportsline.com

French full of fragile favorites - ESPN.com
WEBLOG | RSS | PRINT BLOG James Martin (top, left) is editor-in-chief of TENNIS Magazine and SMASH Magazine, and he oversees TENNIS.com . Martin has been with TENNIS for eight years.
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Open-Nadal destroys Federer to win French Open - ESPN.com
PARIS, June 8 - Rafael Nadal produced a flawless exhibition of claycourt tennis to demolish world number one Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 on Sunday and win his fourth straight French Open title. The Spaniard was at his relentless best as he tore Federer
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Nadal humiliates Federer in French final - CNN
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal became the second man to win four successive French Open titles on Sunday after crushing world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets in the final in Paris. No. 2 Nadal matched Bjorn Borg's feat of four successive titles at Roland
Source: edition.cnn.com

Nadal routs Federer to win fourth consecutive French Open title - CBS Sportsline
PARIS -- By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself. The drubbing went on from there. Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open title
Source: www.sportsline.com


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.

Serbs run amok at French Open - Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING, June 2 -- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic enjoyed starkly contrasting fourth-round wins at the French Open in Paris on Sunday while teenager Ernests Gulbis thrust Latvia on the tennis map. Second seed Ivanovic played with the
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

Serena and Venus Williams knocked out of French Open - Los Angeles Times
PARIS -- In a freaky Friday of Williams-sisters tennis that began with Serena Williams losing bafflingly just after high noon and ended with Venus Williams losing in the near-farce of gathering darkness at 9:45 p.m., the 2008 French Open became the
Source: www.latimes.com

Tennis-Open-Jankovic blames Roland Garros balls for her injuries - Reuters UK
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic blamed the heavy balls being used at Roland Garros for the injuries she has picked up over the past week. After receiving medical attention on a sore wrist during her second-round win on Thursday, the Serbian
Source: uk.reuters.com

Tennis-Open-Federer faces Benneteau and Centre Court crowd - Reuters UK
PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer will face Frenchman Julien Benneteau and the partisan Paris crowd on Monday as he looks to book his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open on Monday. The top-seeded Swiss, bidding for
Source: uk.reuters.com

Olympic torch run a birthday dream for Karen Mok - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, June 2 -- Hong Kong actress and singer Karen Mok said Sunday that the Olympic torch was the best gift she could hope for her birthday, which falls on today. Mok ran the day's Olympic torch relay on the Three Gorges Dam in central China's
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

The Net Post: Andre Agassi - Times Online
Andre Agassi retired from tennis on a day racked with emotion at the 2006 US Open when he lost to Benjamin Becker of Germany in the third round on Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows (it was not supposed to end that way and a huge lump formed in
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Latvia's Ernests Gulbis is going places - Daily Telegraph
It wasn't so long ago that the Latvian government used to give the country's tennis federation an annual budget of less than £5,000, which would buy you about five minutes of Brad Gilbert's time. "With that money, you can't organise two tournaments
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ginepri prevents US shutout in Paris; Sharapova wins - Washington Post
Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Italy's Karin Knapp during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament, Saturday May 31, 2008 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/David Vincent) (David Vincent - AP) Russia's
Source: www.washingtonpost.com


Freeze-Frame: 60 Seconds to a Longer Life, from Underground Cures (Health Sciences Institute, Agora Health Books)
Think of great athletes of dancers who are able to create a special, relaxed state of mental and physical focus in order to achieve a much higher level of performance. Now you can employ that exact principle with any mental or emotional activity. And the benefit to your heart is phenomenal.

Centre Court ready for Serbian invasion

The Serbian flag will be flying lank on Centre Court on Sunday when ten players from the Balkan country battle it out for a quarter-final spot at the French rent.

Federer advances at French Open
</ br></ br> Roger Federer is gaining momentum in his bid to win that elusive French naked title. The top-ranked Swiss beat Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros for the sixth space.

Federer well placed
World tennis chiffre one Roger Federer is well placed heading into the twin week of the French spacious at Roland Garros.

Nadal to face 4th consecutive left-hander in Paris
PARIS (AP) -Rafael Nadal and 19 new left-handers were among the 128 men who entered the French emptied. Somehow, Nadal is getting set to face his fourth lefty in four matches.

The positive Maria Sharapova stands up in third round of French Open
PARIS -- Maria Sharapova's path through that French expanded has addicted her the impression that a variant creature occupied her body throughout the first two rounds, but that the actual Sharapova emerged in a runnerup set today.

Hyderabad bare tennis from 11th
KARACHI, May 31: The Hyderabad uncluttered Tennis Championship which is item of the STA Development Series will be played at Hyderabad Gymkhana from June 11 to 16.

Roger Federer moves a step closer to rematch with Rafael Nadal at the French Open
PARIS -- The French unstopped moved within seven rounds of addition plausible Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal final on Saturday as Federer joined Nadal in the fourth round by breezing through Mario Ancic of Croatia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.While Ancic has the distinction


Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor's nose.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow