Tennis

[robson ponte]

Yeah I've been playing tennis for years too, and was quite good. But I quit last year, same reason as yours.
Tennis is a wonderful sport when you play it, but boring when watching. Exept ofcourse when the ladies play..

About Sharapova, I just don't like her, in my opinion she's overrated.
My favourite is Dementieva.

 

[K.I.]

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[Frisko]

well as i said i will start playing seriously very soon,about watching it,as i said i enjoyed watching rafter and kavlnikov but now i only enjoy safin,as u said to me watching other players bores me,and lol ofcourse watching girls isnt boring but anyway Dementieva isnt a bad player at all.

Mate you're still not doing punctuation/paragraphs

 

[K.I.]

lol sorry man,i wil try to do,you can see in other posts that i started to.

 

[Frisko]

Lol good cause that was your last warning, next time I'll get Han to sort you out

Seriously mate you post some good stuff I just want to be able to read it properly.

 

[K.I.]

Thanks Man,Well if it will let people read my posts better then i will do it,also coming from a poster as good and important as you then i will try to do it,it's not a big problem for me to start writing better Frisko.

 

[Handoyo]

Thanks Man,Well if it will let people read my posts better then i will do it,also coming from a poster as good and important as you then i will try to do it,it's not a big problem for me to start writing better Frisko.

Check out my signature, Khaled. (The link: Importance of writing style)


Handyo

 

[1919]

Really sad to see one of the greats of the game in such financial woes that he has to sell trophies he won.

Hard-up Borg to sell trophies

Bjorn Borg will part with his five replica Wimbledon trophies and the two tennis racquets he used during the 1976 and 1980 finals, auction firm Bonhams said on its website on Friday.

"Obviously it is not easy to part with the trophies that symbolise all the tremendous effort, both physically and emotionally that it took to win Wimbledon on five occasions," the Swede said in a statement.

"However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me and now believe that the time is right for the trophies and rackets to pass to either a tennis collector or a suitable institution where they can be appreciated by a wider number of people."

The five silver gilt trophies will be sold on June 21 at Bonham's salerooms in London and are collectively expected to bring in between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds ($525,400).

The rackets, signed by Borg, are expected to fetch between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds each.

Borg used the first racket to defeat Romanian Ilie Nastase in 1976 and the second when he won his fifth in 1980 at the All-England Club beating John McEnroe in a dramatic five-setter, ranked as one of the best tennis matches ever.

"Even though the symbols of my victories are being sold, what I will always retain the knowledge that for such a long period I was the supreme world tennis champion," Borg added.

The financial situation of Borg, who turns 50 this year, is unclear.

After racking up $3.7 million worth of prize money and playing his last professional match in 1984, Borg entered the fashion industry.

His company Bjorn Borg Design Group crashed in 1989 and he is being sued for 11 million crowns by an old business associate, designer Lars Modin. They will go to court next month.

Borg still makes money off the branding of his name, most notably on a successful underwear line.

 

[Michal]

Roland Garros 2006

So big competition started and there are some results:

men:
Federer - Hartfield 3:0
Zib - Robredo 0:3
Nalbandian - Wawrinka 3:0
Carlsen - :star: Henman :star: 1:3

women:
Mauresmo - Shaugnessy 2:0
Zvonareva - Safina 0:2
Vedy - Bartoli 0:2
Sugiyama - Daniilidou 2:1
Benesova - Parmentier 2:0

Slovakians on Roland Garros 2006:

man:
Dominik Hrbatý vs. Roitman

women:
Jarmila Gajdošová vs. Cohen-Aloro
Martina Suchá vs. Dementieva
:heart: Danielka Hantuchová :heart: vs. Dominguez-Lino

Good luck Tim and Daniela

 

[Michal]

Jarmila Gajdošová is in 2nd round and will face Patty Schnyder

 

[Michal]

:heart: Daniela :heart: is in 2nd round and will face Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)

hm, 2 slovakian girls in 2nd round and both vs. swiss girls

Andy RodDICK is out...

 

[K.I.]

Is safin playing in roland garros?i havent heard of him yet.

I am a fan of roddick,he used to be a great player in 2003,but he isnt as good as he used to be,he needs to work more on his gameplay,serving wont win you matches roddick,and lol it seems you new signature babolat roddick isnt doing you any good either.

Yesterday there was a grreat match between masu and Xavier malisse,i have been a fan of malisse for years and he played a great match,it was very intertaining.

On another note,i actually purchased 2 Babolat Pure Team Drive Raquets recently,i seriously recommend it to anyone who wants to play tennis or try a new good raquet,i have stuck with it since the year 2000 and its the best raquet i have ever played with.

 

[Michal]

safin played it - I watched a part of his game and I am not sure, but I think he lost it

:heart: Daniela :heart: and Dominik are both in 3rd round. Dominik will face Hewitt. It will be interesting game...

 

[K.I.]

Yah safin is out,to bad,but i still love the player,he is the only player who one his day can beat ANY PLAYER including federer.

 

[Michal]

:heart: Daniela :heart: is in 4th round after manificent victory over french Dechy. Dominik is out (he will countinue in doubles)...

 

[robson ponte]

Watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search=ancic+capdeville&search_type=search_videos

First recorded fight on the tour after Wheaton and Gilbert (well almost, shame they had to separate them ). Funny shit.

Anyway Ančić has just beaten Robredo to clinch the QF, and now plays Roger.:crazy:

 

[Michal]

:heart: Daniela :heart: is out

 

[Interforeva]

It is the French open final today between Federer and Nadal. I hope Nadal can do it, but it is bound to be a tough match. If Fed wins then he holds all the grand slams and if Nadal wins then he retains his title. It should be good but it clashes with the Holland game :frustrat:

 

[Razvano]

Congratulations 2 Nadal!!! Once again he proved 2 be 1 real champ!:thumbsup:

 

[Adriano@10]

Ahh nadal this sucker !!!
Why the hell did federer play that crepyy after the first set ??
but anyway congrats to nadal