Tipsarevic posted this pic on his blog with the words: "What would Nadal give . . . .[assuming this means for someone to take out Djokovic.] This is definitely not the image he wants for Serbia as there is already an unconscious prejudice about Serbs being thugs. But I guess he's into guns because he posted this second pic
as well. Don't know if the guns are real but they look real enough. At any rate he pulled the Novak pic quickly from his blog but not quick enough before it was circulated on the internet. What a fool.
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07/30/2011
07/25/2011
Elena Dimentieva Marriage Photos - Congrats Elena! We miss you on tour for sure!
Elena while still on tour! Beautiful on and off the court!
07/18/2011
07/17/2011
07/13/2011
Federer Launches New 3.3 Million Dollar Malawi Progect. By Betty Jane. Thanks!
Top tennis star Roger Federer on Tuesday launched a $3.3-million project that seeks to put 54 000 children in school in impoverished Malawi over the next 10 years.
"As the father of two little girls, I observe every day how incredibly fast children learn if their environment is a stimulating one," the 16-time Grand Slam winner said.
"It is a great privilege for me and my foundation to help give children in Malawi the chance to reach their full potential," the Swiss star added.
The programme, backed by the Roger Federer Foundation, will be implemented in collaboration with development organisation Action Aid Malawi, and will aim to build 80 community-based childcare centres in six of the country's 28 districts.
The centres, aimed at three- to five-year-olds, will be equipped with class rooms, education supplies and play areas, and also provide a "nutritious meal to every child in attendance," said Martha Khonje, country director of Action Aid.
"In a country where nearly half of all children under five are chronically malnourished and over three million children under eight are out of school, the initiative could not have come soon enough," Khonje said.
She said Federer's foundation had been "looking to work with organisations who specialise in early child development, and we fitted into their requirement after submitting a concept paper."
Khonje said every day her organisation "witnesses devastating impacts of children missing out on school, from low literacy rates to early pregnancy."
Malawi is one of Africa's poorest countries, with half its 13 million people living below the poverty line.
07/11/2011
07/10/2011
John Isner wins his second ATP Tour Title . . . Congrats Big John!
American John Isner became the first top seed to win the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships since its inauguration in 1976 when he defeated Olivier Rochus 6-3, 7-6(7) on Sunday in Newport.
The 26-year-old Isner won his first ATP World Tour title of the season and the second of his career, after lifting the trophy in Auckland (d. Clement) in January 2010; he has a 2-4 record in finals. Victory also marked Isner’s 100th tour-level win (100-80 record).
Isner took a late wild card into Newport, forcing him to miss his brother, Nathan’s wedding in Virginia on Saturday. "I told myself that I was going to take the wild card here and the only way I was going to miss the wedding was if I got to the semi-finals," he said. "But it definitely turned out to be a great decision and I owe a huge thanks to Mark Stenning for the wild card. It’s the perfect start to the summer and I really feel like my best surface is the hard courts in the U.S. so I’m going to have a lot of confidence from this."
In a match that featured the biggest-ever height differential in an ATP World Tour final, 6’9’’ Isner fired 22 aces as he dispatched 5’6’’ Rochus in one hour and 42 minutes. The right-hander converted his fifth break point to take a 5-3 lead in the first set and closed out his advantage. He squandered five further break points in the second set, but prevailed in the decisive tie-break.
"I don’t think I’ve ever had a better week serving," said Isner. "I just served excellently. I’m fortunate to have that weapon and I was in a groove for five matches. It carried me to the championship here. Thi
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