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Friday, October 30, 2009

4A regional tennis: Cooper wins 2 10-0 matches - Abilene Reporter-News



WICHITA FALLS â€" Cooper did not drop a match Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Region I-4A team tennis tournament. Cooper, the second seed, takes the courts at Weeks Park at 8:30 a.m. today to face No. 4 seed Wichita Falls Rider. Rider got
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Spartans advance to PIAA tennis semifinals - Reading Eagle
Wyomissing remained unbeaten and moved a step closer to its fifth PIAA girls team tennis title with a 4-1 quarterfinal victory over previously unbeaten District 2 champion Scranton Prep Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. The Spartans (21-0) advanced to
Source: readingeagle.com

Hokies have tough day at Landings Invitational - Hokiesports.com
SAVANNAH, Ga. â€" Two members of the Virginia Tech women’s tennis team are participating this weekend in The Landings Clay Court Collegiate Invitational being played at The Landing Club. The event divides players into two groups for singles play
Source: www.hokiesports.com

H.S. tennis: Ithaca's Mehrabyan sisters to play for sectional title - Ithaca Journal
BINGHAMTON -- Ithaca High sisters Lucy and Mané Mehrabyan earn the top two berths on the Section 4 tennis team that will compete in the state tournament. They will play at 1 p.m. Saturday for the Section 4 singles championship in the state qualifier
Source: www.theithacajournal.com

Norwich doubles team reaches Section 4 tennis final - Press & Sun-Bulletin
Ithaca's Lucy Mehrabyan and her sister Mane both qualified for the state tennis tournament by winning semifinal matches Friday. It will beLucy Mehrabyan's sixth and final appearance in the state tournament. SINGLES Quarterfinals: Lucy Mehrabyan
Source: www.pressconnects.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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Smiley puts stamp on ‘America I Am' - Louisville Courier-Journal



For Tavis Smiley, the juice and goodwill that come as host of national talk shows on public radio and television enabled him to turn a brainstorm into an ambitious, nationally touring reality. “America I Am: The African American Imprint,” the
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Marcos Baghdatis, Oliver Rochus in final of Stockholm Open; Soderling - Washington Examiner
Olivier Rochus of Belgium returns the ball to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil during their semifinal match in Stockholm Open tennis in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Soren Andersson) ** SWEDEN OUT ** (AP) STOCKHOLM
Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Newberry: Old High needs rival Rider to win this week - Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wichita Falls High School curriculum director Stephanie Phillips had some fun last week as she chided WFISD Athletics Director Kenny Catney for his wardrobe selection. Catney’s sin was a tie with a hint of gold on it as he made an appearance at the
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The Stock Market - Salon
“My money’s on the red shorts. Who’s in?” Ryan asked as he slammed $0.50 onto Laurence’s desk. Laurence jumped from his office chair and reached into his jean pocket. “I’ll take a piece of that,” he replied. “Even odds on the white
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Sampras beats Agassi in exhibition rematch of 2002 U.S. Open final - CNN Sports Illustrated
MACAU (AP) -- Pete Sampras edged by Andre Agassi in three sets on Sunday as the two retired American tennis greats revisited one of the sport's greatest rivalries. The 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 win in this southern Chinese gambling enclave was the first time
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Wozniacki explains pullout - Salt Lake Tribune
tennis » Caroline Wozniacki denied on Monday that there was any wrongdoing involved last week when she quit a match one game shy of victory. The WTA Tour is investigating a surge in online bets backing her opponent that occurred after her father
Source: www.sltrib.com


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

Monday, October 26, 2009

Federer in command in ATP rankings



Roger Federer © Gallo replicas Roger Federer of Switzerland led the way in an unchanged top 10 in the latest men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.

Hewitt 'disappointed' by McNamee snub
Lleyton Hewitt believes Australian tennis has missed an ideal opportunity for pin scratch by re-appointing enlarged-serving Geoff Pollard to on top the sport for addition 12 months.

Russian front battles for Dinara Safina
DOHA: Dinara Safina erect pre-eminent allies in compatriots Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva on Monday as an imposing Russian front was launched in defence of the besieged macrocosm sum one.

Federer in command in ATP rankings
Hamburg - Roger Federer of Switzerland led the way in an unchanged top 10 in the latest men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.

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APR Win 'Guma Guma' Tennis Tournament
Kigali â€Â" APR players won the 'Guma Guma' tennis tournament that climaxed on Saturday.

Safina and Serena ready for Doha shoot-out
LONDON: The equation could not be simpler -- whoever performs super out of Russian Dinara Safina and American Serena Williams at next week's WTA Championships in Doha will end the year as cosmos chiffre one.


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

Friday, October 23, 2009

Enqvist to lead Sweden's Davis Cup team - Local



Former top five professional tennis player Thomas Enqvist has been named as the replacement for Mats Wilander as captain of Sweden's Davis Cup tennis team, the Swedish tennis federation announced on Thursday. "It's obviously an honour and a fantastic
Source: www.thelocal.se

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Stockholm Open men's quarter-final results - Reuters UK
Oct 23 (Reuters) - Stockholm Open men's singles quarter-final results from Sweden on Friday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result) *1-Robin Soederling (Sweden) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 7-6(4) 6-4 Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Joachim
Source: uk.reuters.com


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.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Enqvist to captain Sweden Davis Cup team



The Swedish Tennis Federation announced Thursday that he'll replace Mats Wilander, who retired that week. Enqvist played for Sweden mid 1995 and 2004, winning 15 of 26 matches.

International tennis organisers were forced to cancel two junior-flush tournamen
International tennis organisers were forced to cancel two junior-prone tournaments in Pakistan after a spate of militant attacks in the capital, an certified said on Thursday.

Smile returns to pain-handout Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis © Reuters idols Chipper Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis earned a gnarly-natured win into his third quarterfinal of the season with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Robert Kendrick Thursday at the Stockholm unobstructed in Sweden.

Agassi, Sampras to rekindle rivalry in Macau 'friendly'
CBSSports.com wire reports HONG KONG -- alike though the stakes may not be as sky-scraping as in their epic clashes of the foregoing, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras aren't planning to put on a friendly exhibition.

Agassi, Sampras to play Sunday in Macau (AP)
HONG KONG (AP)?unbroken though the stakes may not be as uplifted as in their epic clashes of the forgotten, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras aren?t planning to put on a friendly exhibition. The two American icons, who staged one of tennis?

McEnroe headlines challenge
Seven-times grand slam singles champion John McEnroe will headline the macrocosm Tennis Challenge in Adelaide in January. The former macrocosm No 1 will partner fellow American Robby Ginepri in the single teams event at Memorial ride.

Pakistan admits 'state of war', cancels junior tennis meets
Pakistan's tennis officials Thursday decided to yip off two universal junior tennis tournaments in capital Islamabad thanks to of growing threat of terrorism.

Rochus rallies ago Lopez in Stockholm (AP)
Olivier Rochus rallied to defeat eighth-seeded Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Stockholm unfolded.


Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles in my pharmacopoeia.
- Napoleon I

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Boys tennis finals: Chargers come up empty - HometownLife.com



The Chargers found themselves heading home early after going 0-8 during first-round matches of the MHSAA Division 1 state finals held at the Midland Community Tennis Center. Livonia Franklin’s individual state qualifier, Stephen Payne, was also a
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Phantom duo wins PAC-10 tennis title - Phoenixville News
WORCESTER â€" For Phoenixville senior Kelly Foedinger, the scholastic girls tennis career is winding toward a close. For freshman Julie McNabby, it is simply the beginning. On Friday afternoon, Foedinger and McNabb combined forces to capture the
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10 Reasons why Football is better than Cricket - Soccerlens
You might not know it as you zip up your coat to brave the rain and the wind, but summer is here in England . And that means one thing. Cricket. The Ashes are in full (reverse) swing at the moment, and the feelgood factor is pretty high following
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Sania in semi-finals of Japan Open - New Kerala
New Delhi, Oct 16 : India's Sania Mirza entered the semi-finals of the Japan Open tennis here Friday after second-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli withdrew while trailing 4-6, 0-2 due to a shoulder injury. Sania now plays fourth-seeded Italian
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Wozniacki, Sania through to Japan Open semis - Daily Times
OSAKA: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki on Friday avenged her recent loss to Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada to reach the semi-finals at the Japan Open women’s tennis tournament. The 19-year-old Danish top seed, who conceded a match against the
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Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!
- Tommy Smothers

Friday, October 16, 2009

Lopez, Davydenko reach Shanghai semi-finals



SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko survived a mid-match fightback from Czech Radek Stepanek to reach the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai Masters with a 6-1 4-6 6-1 victory on Friday.

Wozniacki does it in style
piece By: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark launched her warfare in style beating Japan's Ayumi Morita in the first round of the Japan clear women's tennis tournament on Tuesday.

Generali Ladies Linz Women's Tennis Update - Oct 16
· · Wozniacki into semifinals, injured Bartoli out in Osaka · HP Open

Roddick avoids surgery
The American, who still requirements to secure his berth at the season-consummation universe Tour Finals, on Tuesday, one of seven withdrawals from the tournament so far.

Tennis: Hewitt says players the super judge of injury risk
by Scott Williams SHANGHAI, CHINA - Former Shanghai champion Lleyton Hewitt couldn't get pod auger unpredictable Gael Monfils as the French 11th seed knocked out the Australian 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday at the ATP Masters 1000.

Top seeds struggle in Linz
Top seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy was taken to two sets by Anna-Lena Groenefeld, and succeeding seed Agnieszka Radwanska was severely tested by a resurgent Alize Cornet before both first to the quarter-finals of the WTA event.

Davydenko, Lopez into Shanghai semis
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Lopez, Davydenko reach Shanghai semi-finals
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Spain's Feliciano Lopez upset ninth seed Robin Soderling 7-6 6-3 to reach his first semi-final of the season at the $3.24 million (1.99 million pound) Shanghai Masters on Friday.

Djokovic gains in Beijing
commentary By: Novak Djokovic captured his third ATP title of the year at the China unstopped on Sunday, outlasting giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia in a blistering baseline battle, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4). The Serbian unimportant seed took interest of a 90-minute


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

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Roddick retires with knee pain in China (AP)



Andy Roddick was forced to retire with left knee pain while leading Stanislas Wawrinka 4-3 Tuesday in the runnerup round of the Shanghai Masters. Roddick, who limped into the post-match telegram conference, quit after wasting a break period.

Sixth seed Cirstea loses in first round in Austria
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Roddick retires with injury
SHANGHAI - A BAD season continued Tuesday for Andy Roddick as the American was forced to retire after injuring his knee in a lower-round match at the Shanghai Masters.

Roddick injury highlights ATP's dilemma (Reuters)
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's injury-enforced withdrawal from the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday graphically illustrated the American's gripes about the relentless demands placed on the apple's sans pareil tennis players.

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Roddick injury highlights ATP?s dilemma
LONDON -- Andy Roddick's injury-enforced withdrawal from the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday graphically illustrated the American's gripes about the relentless demands placed on the creation's cool tennis players.

Top-seeded Pennetta cruises in Austria (AP)
LINZ, Austria (AP)?Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies. Pennetta had lost both previous matches to Shaughnessy. Pennetta, ranked No.

Roddick retires with left knee pain while leading at Shanghai Masters (The Canadian Press)
SHANGHAI, China - Andy Roddick was forced to retire with left knee pain while leading Stanislas Wawrinka 4-3 Tuesday in the next round of the Shanghai Masters.


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.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Kutznetsova claims her 2nd China unstopped title



Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia holds up the trophy all forth the awarding ceremony after winning women's singles final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the 2009 China Tennis extensive Tournament in Beijing, Oct. 11, 2009.

Junior and unclosed Wimbledon champions
?So is Federer a future Wimbledon champion? like enough not unless he learns to vary his tactics. He has antediluvian brought up on clay and it showed, his trips to the net vitality about as frequent as a blue moon.


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

Friday, October 09, 2009

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian meets with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-mo



On September 29, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian who is in New York for a alive explore met with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

Venus Williams And Victoria Azarenka Qualify For Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009
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Cherry Hill East tennis in rare underdog role
It's a known position for the Cherry Hill East girls' tennis team, and still a strange one. The Cougars are back in the semifinals of the South Jersey Group 4 team tournament. That's something new. But they additionally are the No.

Brit Andy Murray may drop to No. 4 in macrocosm tennis rankings
AM IST Twenty-two-year-old Andy Murray's unwillingness to risk his injured left wrist in sequence to play for his country may well cost him his macrocosm No 3 ranking.

O?Brien storms through to semis in Tokyo
Katie O?Brien has continued her impressive recent embodiment, battling both opponents and a typhoon on her way to earning a semi-finals allocate in the $100,000+ Tokyo event in Japan.

Davydenko sets up a foursome finalé
KUALA LUMPUR: Nikolay Davydenko led the top four seeds into the semi-finals of the Malaysian unplugged yesterday, shade the pace with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Nadal, Djokovic reach China disclosed semis
Rafael Nadal moved into the semifinals of the China gaping on Friday by beating Marat Safin 6-3 6-1. Nadal outclassed the former top-ranked Russian almost from the establish and remains on track to meet Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.

Surface water drainage ?? success for Tennis Clubs
The LTA, alongside colleagues at the CCPR, Sport England, the RFU, Church of England, the Scouts and former England recs stars Brian Moore and Mike Gatting have moth-eaten lobbying government following the introduction of the ?rainwater tax?.


Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.
- Author Unknown

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Sharapova out, Dementieva advances in China Open



BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Former macrocosm No. 1 Maria Sharapova did not carry forward her top scheme as she crashed out of the 4.5 million U.S. dollars China unsealed WTA tournament on Wednesday.

Monfils, Blake, Ivanovic to take sector in Brisbane tennis international
CANBERRA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Gael Monfils, James Blake and Ana Ivanovic will take measure in the Brisbane ATP/WTA universal tournament in January ahead of the Australian revealed, the organizers said on Thursday.

McCarren Tennis Rallies to Fix Courts
Williamsburg resident Sean Hoess has out playing tennis on McCarren Park?s prevailing courts for the elapsed seven caducity.

Serena Williams regains No. 1 ranking
Beijing: Serena Williams reclaimed her No. 1 ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 victory up Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the supporting round of the China unsealed on Tuesday.

Paris' fashion shows end, uncommonly, on a tennis court
The French capital's spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear displays wound down on Wednesday with schoolgirl-meets-callgirl looks at Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton's eclectic, sporty, hippy, layered street chic and Hermes' tennis-themed clothes shown in a hall

Peng puts Sharapova out
Peng Shuai thrilled a vociferous limited crowd as she progressed to the quarter-finals of the China dehiscent in Beijing by beating in-configuration sphere integer 15 Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-4. Peng, ranked 53rd in the macrocosm, secured back-to-back breaks to win the first

Djokovic passes Troicki test
Second seed Novak Djokovic was largely untroubled as he strolled forgotten fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-0 to form in the quarter finals of the China unplugged in Beijing.

Tennis: Henin favorite to snub NZ for comeback
Former women's tennis No.1 Justine Henin's coach says she is ostensible to bring about her return to the game in Brisbane, not at the WTA event in Auckland. Photo / AP BRUSSELS - Justine Henin's coach says the former nature No.

Sharapova falters in China
BEIJING -- Russia's Maria Sharapova became the latest upset victim at the China disclosed on Wednesday, while compatriots Nikolay Davydenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova sailed into the quarterfinals in Beijing.


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

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Del Potro stunned in Tokyo opener



Top-seeded del Potro upset in Tokyo Playing in his first match since winning the U.S. agape, top-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro was upset by French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-4, 6-4, in the first round at the $1.226 million Japan rolling.

Serena beats Makarova, reclaims top ranking
BEIJING -- Serena Williams ensured she would return to the top of the sphere rankings next week with a 6-3 6-2 victory accustomed Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the unimportant round of the US$6.6 million China unfolded on Tuesday.

Tennis Club Goes Wireless With Lectrosonics
SOURCE: Lectrosonics · RELEASED: 8/20/2009 SEATTLE -- Be it a wedding ceremony or one of frequent added of note moments in our lives, the ability to apprehend clearly is critical.

Roddick stumbling to '09 finish line
Big upsets, Serena tirade highlight wacky ajar The wackiest U.S. made passable that I can remember concluded a day put off, with a king falling off his throne and a queen succumbing to her emotions...and the rules of the game.

Washington girls heading tennis catalog around
When Adam Bachman began his coaching tenure with the Washington girls' tennis team that season, he didn't see a team coming off a 1-9 season. He didn't care that it had vintage 25 second childhood since Washington's last appearance in the Public League finals.

Tomic 'idolises' winner Hewitt
THE data is all shipshape for Lleyton Hewitt, with particulars falling into stick at the Japan unbolted and word there is no rift with Aussie young gun Bernard Tomic.

Twins outlast Tigers in thrilling AL Central tiebreaker
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Japan unclosed Men's Tennis Update - Oct 7
WEDNESDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Mischa Zverev Radek Stepanek (6) vs. Ernests Gulbis Juan Monaco vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Richard Gasquet vs.


Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
- Doug Larson

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Davydenko in the lead at Malaysian semis - ninemsn



Nikolay Davydenko led the top four seeds into the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open Friday, setting the pace with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Frenchman Gael Monfils. The number eight Russian was joined by Spain's second seed Fernando Verdasco, Robin
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Prep roundup: Union tennis wins Mountain View title - Columbian
Tommy Foster and Mark Bright of Union outlasted Jack Wang and Trevor Jones of Mountain View 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to capture the doubles championship at the rain-delayed Mountain View Invitational and lifting Union to the team title. Union finished with 51
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Sierra Madre Tennis, golf tournaments will benefit local youths - Pasadena Star-News
The city will host the fifth annual Oktoberfest Golf and Tennis Tournament at 8 a.m. Oct 17 at Eaton Canyon Golf Course, 1150 Sierra Madre Villa Ave. It will be a nine-hole, best ball, foursome format. The cost for the golf tournament is $65 per
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Golf ace Greg Norman splits from former tennis star wife Chris Evert - Glasgow Sunday Mail
SPORT'S golden couple Greg Norman and Chris Evert are splitting up just 15 months after they wed. The Australian golf great and former tennis champ got hitched in a fairytale ceremony in the Bahamas in June last year. They had divorced their previous
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Kendrick is new Sacramento favorite at Natomas tennis event - Sacramento Bee
Robert Kendrick isn't just the favorite to win this week's Natomas/USTA $50,000 Men's Professional Tennis Tournament. When lifelong Sacramentan Sam Warburg announced his retirement Thursday, Kendrick also became the local favorite. The Fresno native
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Stivers senior Siler a self-taught tennis sensation - Dayton Daily News
There's no club or private coach for Emily Siler, just some neighborhood tennis courts and a willing brother to hit with, but the Stivers School for the Arts senior couldn't be happier. Siler has compiled a 13-1 record at second singles for the 12-2
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Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Sharapova beats Jankovic to win Pan Pacific Open - Zee News



Tokyo: Crowd favourite Maria Sharapova captured her first title since her injury lay-off by beating Jelena Jankovic to win the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Saturday. The 22-year-old Russian, who returned to action in May after a right
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Sharapova wins final in Japan when Jankovic retires with arm injury - CBS Sports
TOKYO -- Former No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova won her first tournament since returning from a 10-month injury layoff when Jelena Jankovic was forced to retire in the first set of the Toray Pan Pacific final. Maria Sharapova lifts her first trophy
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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