Thursday, September 24, 2009
Vintage Warriors
India's Leander Paes claimed his 10th Grand Slam title when he and Czech Republic's Lukas Dlouhy staged a remarkable turnaround to beat compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open men's doubles final here. The 36-year old Paes, who lost the mixed doubles final partnering Zimbabwean Cara Black, had hurt his elbow earlier in the tournament and was nursing a sore shoulder, arm and triceps Sept. 13.
"I'm a little numb at the moment because it's just been a mammoth effort over the past two weeks," Paes said. "Every time I touched the ball there was so much pain that I did not believe that I could actually go through the match and finish.
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"I'm a little numb at the moment because it's just been a mammoth effort over the past two weeks," Paes said. "Every time I touched the ball there was so much pain that I did not believe that I could actually go through the match and finish.
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Labels: 10th grand slam title, 11 grand slam, bhupathi and mark knowles, combination, efforts, mahesh bhupathi, mens doubles final, paes and bhupathi, sports arena, tennis, title, us open mens doubles
Friday, July 3, 2009
Cricket-loving Mirza glad to be back
Sania Mirza first picked up a tennis racket aged six but if she had been a boy she would probably have reached for a cricket bat instead.
"I always said maybe if I was a guy I would play cricket," Mirza told Reuters after a 6-2 2-6 6-2 first-round victory over AnnaLena Groenefeld at Wimbledon on June 22
"Cricket is like a religion in the country. Every second person plays cricket no matter what. If any boy is born, he is going to pick up a cricket bat," she added
But Mirza, 22, took up tennis instead and is thrilled to be playing again after eight months off last year with a wrist injury even if she is still some way from her highest ranking.
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"I always said maybe if I was a guy I would play cricket," Mirza told Reuters after a 6-2 2-6 6-2 first-round victory over AnnaLena Groenefeld at Wimbledon on June 22
"Cricket is like a religion in the country. Every second person plays cricket no matter what. If any boy is born, he is going to pick up a cricket bat," she added
But Mirza, 22, took up tennis instead and is thrilled to be playing again after eight months off last year with a wrist injury even if she is still some way from her highest ranking.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Nadal's foundation to launch tennis school in India
Spanish world number one Rafal Nadal will set up a tennis school n India through his foundation, local media reported on June 4.
The Nadal Tennis School (NTS) will take shape in September and be functional by June next year in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu newspaper reported.
The paper said NTS is a joint venture between the Rafael Nadal Foundation and Fundacion Vincente Ferrer, the Spanish arm of India based non-governmental organization Rural Development Trust (RDT).
"There have been 135 registrations so far for admission to the academy, which will be restricted to children above eight years," RDT's associate programmed director Moncho Ferrer told the paper.
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The Nadal Tennis School (NTS) will take shape in September and be functional by June next year in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu newspaper reported.
The paper said NTS is a joint venture between the Rafael Nadal Foundation and Fundacion Vincente Ferrer, the Spanish arm of India based non-governmental organization Rural Development Trust (RDT).
"There have been 135 registrations so far for admission to the academy, which will be restricted to children above eight years," RDT's associate programmed director Moncho Ferrer told the paper.
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Labels: admission, andhra pradesh, chennai, india, launch, nadal foundation, Spanish, tennis, tennis school
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