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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Help us stop Sweden's Tennis match with Israel - Boston IMC



"The state of Israel is to us an enemy of world peace, which must be forced to comply with the international rule of law. Therefore, Israel must be duly judged for its crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people" write Latin
Source: boston.indymedia.org


Like everybody else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.
- George Jean Nathan

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Federer beats Roddick, advances to Australian agape final



Roger Federer celebrates after winning his Australian uncovered semifinal match against Andy Roddick. ( MELBOURNE, Australia - Andy Roddick was right there when Pete Sampras won his 14th Grand Slam title.

Rafa on playing with teammates
Do you stupendous buy it difficult to play against your cousins/Davis cup teammates, i.e. Fernando in that case or flush Feli Lopez? transcendent regards, Esther, Singapore It is at odds.

Today at the patent: Day 12
MAKE valid you tune into Fox high times 3 from 6.30pm when Australian tennis jumbo Rod Laver joins the expert panel on Today at the unbolted.

Hewitt set to leave Australia
Lleyton Hewitt is strongly considering basing himself overseas, possibly in the United States, to ease the massive travel bale and accommodate his patrimony life.

I never lost my edge, says Federer
While others were claiming he'd lost his edge, Roger Federer has revealed he spent the off-season quietly pondering a table-year grand slam in 2009.

Safina to face Williams in Australian unstopped final
cosmos symbol seven Dinara Safina defeated fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-6(4) on Thursday to set up an Australian patulous women's singles final against American Serena Williams.

Federer advances to Aussie final
Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the witnesses after the men's singles semifinal match against Andy Roddick of the United States at the Australian Open

Federer sails extinct Roddick to reach Melbourne final
Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 to reach the Australian unstopped final and stay on track for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title on Thursday. POST YOUR COMMENT You must flag in to leave a comment.

I never lost my edge, says record-chasing Federer
While others were claiming he'd lost his edge, Roger Federer has revealed he spent the off-season quietly pondering a tab-year grand slam in 2009.

I never lost my edge, says Federer
While others were claiming he'd lost his edge, Roger Federer has revealed he spent the off-season quietly pondering a scroll-year grand slam in 2009.


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

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

How doughty Dokic turned it around - Sydney Morning Herald



JELENA DOKIC acknowledges something extraordinary has happened. Eighteen months ago, she was overweight, depressed and had decided she wouldn't touch a racquet professionally again. Four weeks into retirement, a tennis match on the television in her
Source: www.smh.com.au

Australian Open, Melbourne Park - BBC Sport
Oops. A double-fault for Zvonareva is not the best way for her to start this semi-final and she is quickly 0-40 down. Safina looks up for this, angry even, and is quicky a break to the good. Some start. 0445: Right, apologies for the lack of updates
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Women's Tennis: Colonels win two of three matches - Eastern Progress
Coach Oertel gives his players some advice between matches. Eastern women's tennis pulled double duty on Friday to open up the season. First up for the Colonels was a match against Wright State for lunch and then Xavier for dinner. The Colonels swept
Source: www.easternprogress.com

World Sports - Business World
MELBOURNE â€" A red-hot Serena Williams clawed back from a set down in searing heat yesterday to make her 15 th Grand Slam semifinal, as Spanish sensation Fernando Verdasco booked his first. Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to Svetlana
Source: www.bworld.com.ph

Pro tennis: Spaniards Nadal, Verdasco win through to semis - Grand Forks Herald
MELBOURNE, Australia â€" The way Rafael Nadal sees it, one good thing will come from the first all-Spanish semifinal in a hotly contested Australian Open. A Spaniard will reach the final. After improving one round on each of his previous four trips
Source: www.grandforksherald.com

Tennis Trakker Pro gives match statistics on iPhone - MacNN
Portapple has launched Tennis Trakker Pro , an iPhone and iPod touch application that enables users to track and receive details of tennis matches. When following a tennis match, the program will keep track of the player’s shots, as well as provide
Source: www.macnn.com

The changing face of gaming - Sydney Morning Herald
Mats Wilander and Pat Cash play a Wii Sports tennis match before a crowd at the Australian Open last week. Australians spent nearly $2 billion on video games and consoles in 2008 despite the gloomy economy, a rise of 47 per cent on the previous year
Source: www.smh.com.au


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

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Steve Bierley: can Roddick realise his budding?



Andy Roddick has moved to his ninth semi-final but has yet to equal his 2003 US agape win. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters Big serves age well, so it seems tending that Andy Roddick will be finished for some additional yet.

Zvonareva crushes Bartoli to reach last four
MELBOURNE // Vera Zvonareva won 11 doggeds in a row to demolish Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-0 at the Australian unlocked today, the decisive victory earning the Russian a first grand slam semi-finals berth of her career.

Vera blasts Bartoli
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Showdown: Nadal striving for tennis perfection
Rafael Nadal will be seeking tennis perfection when he confronts Gilles Simon in Wednesday's Australian made passable quarter-finals.

Fit A-Rod ready to fire
Forgotten American star Andy Roddick believes his lots improved fitness is holding him in exceptional stead for his crack at a first Australian stripped title and his first Grand Slam crown in six age after he outlasted reigning Australian unburdened champion Novak

Djokovic wilts as mercury soars in Melbourne
Australia's brutal January weather claimed something else victim on Tuesday when defending champion Novak Djokovic quit midway through his Australian patent quarterfinal against Andy Roddick.

Local vets excel on tennis court
Marlborough players enjoyed success on the opening day of the national senior tennis championships at the Forrest Winery Tennis Centre at Pollard Park in Blenheim.

TENNIS: Dokic's mum wishes lineage never left Oz
Jelena Dokic's mother has backed her daughter's view that leaving Australia for Serbia was the biggest faux pas the brood ever made. Liliana Podnar lives in Sydney and no longer has any contact with Dokic's dad Damir, who lives in Serbia.

Australian Hewitt plausible to shift base to US
MELBOURNE: After a lifetime based in Australia, Lleyton Hewitt may be planning a indeterminate move to the US in hopes of extending his tennis career.

Roddick into Melbourne semis after Djokovic quits
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's defense of his Australian patulous title ended abruptly on Tuesday when the Serb retired from his quarter-final against Andy Roddick midway through the fourth set.


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

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Federer battles back to take victory



Federer, who has won at times one of their previous seven meetings since losing to Berdych at the 2004 Olympics, took nine hours 29 minutes to get antecedent the 20th seed and writing a last-eight quarter with Juan Martin Del Potro.

Federer notches big comeback
Federer topped Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss star can tie the all-spell Grand Slam record of 14 held by Pete Sampras with an wide win.

Del Potro reaches Australian susceptible Tennis quarter-finals
MELBOURNE: Argentine eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro survived a thorough examination from fellow hotshot Marin Cilic to reach the Australian removed quarter-finals on Sunday.

Federer fights back at Australian Open
AFP ? Jelena Jankovic of Serbia reacts as her match against Marion Bartoli of France at the Australian ? MELBOURNE (AFP) ? The Australian unshut was blown wide disclosed on Sunday when top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out while Roger Federer was

Roddick and Del Potro safely through
American Andy Roddick beat Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-1 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian agape on Sunday, extending his perfect record against the Spaniard to 10 matches.

Andy Roddick through to next round
Andy Roddick after winning his match against Spain's Robredo at the Australian unbarred tennis tournament in Melbourne. Photo:ReutersTennis- Andy Roddick beat Tommy Robredo: 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian spread out.

Federer fights back to keep 14th grand slam bid alive
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Mark Twain
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. thanks to Alan Bennett

Friday, January 23, 2009

No. 46 player's aggression catches Venus off guard - Cincinnati.com



MELBOURNE, Australia - Baffled by her lack of control, unable to assert herself, Venus Williams went tumbling out of the Australian Open. She lost 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Thursday in the second round to Carla Suarez Navarro, a 20-year-old Spaniard ranked No
Source: news.cincinnati.com

Ivanovic ousted from Australian Open - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reacts as she plays Russia's Alisa Kleybanova during their Women's singles match at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) MELBOURNE, Australia -- Ana
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Violence, streaker and tennis Down Under - Riverside Press Enterprise
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Ana Ivanovic's hopes of a return trip to the Australian Open final fell apart in a barrage of mistakes Friday, losing to Alisa Kleybanova 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2. With 19-year-old Kleybanova of Russia constantly aggressive, fifth
Source: www.pe.com

WRAPUP 2-Tennis-Violent clashes taint tennis action at Open - ESPN.com
MELBOURNE, Jan 23 - Violent clashes between ethnic factions again marred the Australian Open tennis on Friday but the ugly stain on the first grand slam of the year was almost washed away by a heart-warming victory for Jelena Dokic. Yugoslav-born on
Source: sports.espn.go.com


A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
- Irish Proverb

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Selected day four results - Age



Dokic's dream continues Teen Tomic fires but falls short of grand success Delic goes to the internet to urge fans to keep it cool One step forward but still much to learn for Klein Prickly Djokovic on defensive Will the real Djokovic step up? Forget
Source: www.theage.com.au

A walk in the park - Age
1. Whether Sam Stosur can get into a winning position and hold it without wobbling. 2. How our "Gooch" fares against Gilles Simon, whose rise up the rankings has rivalled Andy Murray. 3. James Blake â€" he is in the tournament, and will play his
Source: www.theage.com.au

Rasheed slams Dellacqua for piling on the pounds - Sydney Morning Herald
Casey Dellacqua's physical condition has been questioned by leading coach Roger Rasheed, who has said he believes some of the world's leading female players are carrying "excess baggage". Perth-born Dellacqua's return to the Australian Open was a
Source: www.smh.com.au

Djokovic flying in Australian Open tennis - MSN Philippines News
Defending champion Novak Djokovic hit top gear in a sparkling Australian Open performance on Wednesday as former winners Roger Federer and Marat Safin set up the clash of the third round. Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun produced the biggest shock so far as he
Source: news.ph.msn.com

Tennis: Auckland champ rolls on in Melbourne - New Zealand Herald
MELBOURNE - The winner of Auckland's ASB Classic is still alive in the Australian Open. Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva of Russia is into the third round at the Open after a straight-sets win over Iveta Benesova. The fourth-seeded
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Stolle to coach at tennis academy - West Online
Former US Open doubles champion Sandon Stolle will join Wally Masur as a national coach at Tennis Australia's National Academy in Sydney. Stolle, a former Australian Davis Cup and top-50 player, has been coaching for three years, most recently with
Source: www.thewest.com.au

Tennis: Nalbandian falls to unlikely conqueror - New Zealand Herald
Yen-hsun Lu had barely walked off the court at Melbourne Park after one of his biggest career wins last night when his mobile phone started ringing. "I picked up the phone and my friends were calling to congratulate me," Lu said. "I could tell they
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Tomic fades after burning brightly - Sydney Morning Herald
Exit time . . . Bernard Tomic last night. A BRIGHT young prodigy shone briefly on Rod Laver Arena last night when Bernard Tomic showed great promise in his second-round outing at the Australian Open. Unfortunately the teenager couldn't combat the
Source: www.smh.com.au


The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
- G.K. Chesterton

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mauresmo posts no problem first round win



MELBOURNE: Former champion Amelie Mauresmo showed no signs of a recent leg injury as she beat Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Australian patent on Tuesday.

Venus Williams advances at Australian Open
Reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams is through to the extra round of the Australian naked. Williams beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday, coming from 3-1 down in the lower set to win five straight courageouss and the match.

Guccione, Moore score first-round wins
Big-serving Chris Guccione won his first match at the Australian removed in five agedness on Tuesday, downing Nicolas Devilder of France in straight sets.

Hewitt exits at hands of Gonzalez
Early capital ... Hewitt started with confidence. Michael Dodge BIG-hitting Fernando Gonzalez has clubbed 67 winners to drop Lleyton Hewitt crashing out of the Australian vacated with an epic five-set victory at Melbourne Park. The No.

Ivanovic, Roddick into additional round
After struggling in her first match at the Australian rolling since losing last year's final, Ana Ivanovic finished off with a flourish in a 7-5, 6-3 win closed Julia Goerges on Monday.

Erakovic 'relieved' at Aussie extended win
Dokic pours out her heart after Melbourne win Safin adopts new approach to season Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Marina Erakovic was relieved as lots as happy after winning her first round match at the Australian stripped yesterday.

Pavel hangs up his racket after back injury flares up
MELBOURNE: Andrei Pavel drew the curtain on his towering professional career on Tuesday when a recurring back injury forced him to quit his first-round match against Andy Murray at the Australian yawning.

Ferrer survives five-setter with German journeyman
Spain's David Ferrer survived a marathon five-setter with German journeyman Denis Gremelmayr as he narrowly shrink fromed a major upset in the Australian passable's first round on Monday.

Williams walks through round one
MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - American Serena Williams made a bright launch to her Australian susceptible push with a 6-3 6-2 win completed China's Yuan Meng on Tuesday.

Jankovic, Roddick advance charge into clear one more round
World prime one Jelena Jankovic and American Andy Roddick led the charge into the Australian unsealed secondary round on Monday, while Ana Ivanovic survived early tournament wobbles.


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

Monday, January 19, 2009

Easy does it



Super Serbs Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic on Monday battled through baking heat to ease into the something else round of the Australian spacious.

Serbs advance in Melbourne, Roddick routs Swede
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Super Serbs Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic locked in their succeeding round Australian expansive spots on Monday as Andy Roddick routed a sacrificial Swede on Day One of the year's first grand slam.


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, January 18, 2009

Ankle injury to keep Kiefer from Australian Open - Monsters and Critics



Melbourne - German Nicolas Kiefer on Saturday lost his fight for fitness, withdrawing from the Australian Open due to an ankle injury he suffered a week ago. Kiefer had been hoping for a miracle recovery after turning his ankle during a match in
Source: www.monstersandcritics.com


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

Friday, January 16, 2009

Seles leads 2009 class for hall - Sun-Journal



NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - For all her success - nine Grand Slam titles and a riveting game marked by a trademark grunt - Monica Seles does not dwell on might have been if not for that ghastly day in Germany in 1993. "I try not to ask myself those
Source: www.sunjournal.com

Kvitova wins Hobart International - Reuters India
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Czech Petra Kvitova beat her Fed Cup team mate Iveta Benesova 7-5 6-1 in the final of the Hobart International on Friday. The 18-year-old Kvitova broke her close friend's serve twice to win a tight first set then ran away with the
Source: in.reuters.com

Tennis-Dementieva wins Sydney International - ESPN.com
SYDNEY, Jan 16 - Elena Dementieva beat fellow Russian Dinara Safina 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the final of the Sydney International on Friday to complete a perfect buildup to next week's Australian Open. Dementieva followed up her victory in last week's
Source: sports.espn.go.com


Dr. Joseph Pizzorno
Half the costs of illness are wasted on conditions that could be prevented. from the book"Total Wellness."

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Struggling Serena makes into Sydney semis - Zee News



Sydney, Jan 14: World number two Serena Williams saved three match points to win a torrid three-setter against Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki and claim her place in the semi-finals of the Sydney WTA International on Wednesday. The American nine
Source: www.zeenews.com

Serena, Safina, Dementieva reach Sydney semis - Miami Herald
Top seeds Serena Williams, Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva were a trio of quarterfinal winners Wednesday at the $600,000 Medibank International, a final Australian Open tune-up. The top-seeded and former world No. 1 Williams saved two match points
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Federer, Wawrinka both capture victories at Kooyong tennis event - 680 News
MELBOURNE, Australia - Switzerland's Roger Federer needed only 57 minutes for a 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain's Carlos Moya on Wednesday to begin his final tuneup tournament for the Australian Open. Federer, bidding to tie Pete Sampras' record 14 Grand
Source: www.680news.com


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

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Israeli tennis player resists protest pressure - NBC Sports



Shahar Peer is escorted from the court after winning her second round match at the ASB tennis Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday. AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the ASB
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com


If I'd known I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
- Leon Eldred

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Tennis: Dementieva cruises hearth in all-Russian New Zealand final



hrs AUCKLAND: cosmos statistic four Elena Dementieva rallied from a slow get going with to cruise to a 6-4, 6-1 victory ended Elena Vesnina in an all-Russian ASB Classic final here on Saturday.

Murray beats Roddick to win Qatar airy men's tennis title (The Canadian Press)
DOHA, Qatar - Scotland?s Andy Murray downplayed talk that he?s the favourite heading into the Australian naked after his acknowledged defence of the Qatar passable title. The fourth-ranked Murray defeated No.

Murray Retains Qatar Title
The British star beat Andy Roddick 6-4 6-2 in the final in Doha to keep his grip on the trophy he won 12 months ago.

Zheng To fix On Singles
Chinese emblem one Zheng Jie will head to the Australian wide seeing to constitution on the belief and confidence gained from her stunning Wimbledon semi-final appearance last year.

Murray blitzes Roddick
BRITAIN'S Andy Murray has beaten American Andy Roddick to win the Qatar unshut and boost his hopes of a Grand Slam breakthrough at the Australian gaping.

Fitzy opens Davis Cup door to all-comers
IF you have an Australian passport, fancy yourself as a tennis player - formerly you might be a fortuitous to play Davis Cup.

Ten regions involved in junior tennis
By Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy amusements appropriate Corr.

Fed Express off the rails
ROGER Federer has become the maximum vulnerable player in the universe's top-10 despite presence one Grand Slam win away from joining Pete Sampras as his sport's greatest champion.

Tennis: Venus front ranks Americas to victory in Hong Kong team event
hrs HONG KONG : Venus Williams crushed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets to seal victory for the Americas bygone top seeds Russia in the Hong Kong heavenly body Team Challenge Saturday.

Tennis: Cilic to meet Devvarman in Chennai unbarred final
hrs CHENNAI, India : nature total 27 Marin Cilic of Croatia leading to the final of the 450,000-dollar ATP Chennai patulous with a win up Marcel Granollers of Spain on Saturday.


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

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Dokic's first step to Oz Open



Article from: AAP Font size: Decrease accretion : newsletter : Print Submit comment: Submit comment ROB GRANT FORMER macrocosm No.4 Jelena Dokic made a bright launch to the Australian dehiscent wildcard playoffs at Melbourne Park today.

Keothavong gifted last-four berth
January, 2009 Anne Keothavong is trustworthy one match away from appearing in her first WTA Tour final after Ajumi Morita retired after one set of their quarter-final match at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Thursday.

Six unstopped wildcards announced
American John Isner and compatriot Christina McHale have archaic granted wildcards for the Australian extensive onward with French pair Adrian Mannarino and Kristina Mladenovic, Uzbek Denis Istomin and China's Yuan Meng.

Injured Davydenko pulls out of Australian Open
World No.5 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia has withdrawn from that day's Australian unbarred and the ongoing Chennai patulous due to a persistent heel injury.

Briefs-Serena fit to bid for fourth Australian spacious title
Jan 8 (Reuters) - diversions itemization in brief from all by the terrene on Thursday: Tennis - U.S. dehiscent champion Serena Williams has recovered from a hamstring injury that forced her withdrawal from the Hopman Cup and is ready to challenge for her fourth

Royal Trophy golf tournament to begin Friday
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Protest closed Israeli tennis player at ASB Classic
An Israeli tennis player faced a protest at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Thursday. shelter was increased, with police and at the venue.

Tennis-Mauresmo upsets Ivanovic in Brisbane
MELBOURNE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Former universe symbol one Amelie Mauresmo upset top seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals of the Brisbane intercontinental on Thursday.

Gooch gets wildcard
Chris Guccione will have the fortuitous to go one better than last year after life awarded the final men's wildcard for the Sydney Medibank ecumenical.


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

Sunday, January 04, 2009

You should see the other bloke - Age



Marat Safin turned in an eye-catching effort. VOLATILE tennis star Marat Safin turned up to the Hopman Cup yesterday looking more like he had just gone ten rounds with the Raging Bull rather than a man ready for a tennis match. The former world No
Source: www.theage.com.au

Delray getting ready for International Tennis Championships - Boca Raton News
The Delray Beach International Tennis Championship competition (ITC) is nearly two months away. But signs of the 17 th annual court competition â€" the 11 th at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center â€" are already beginning to show. With some
Source: www.bocanews.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.