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2009 US Open Press Conferences: Kim Clijsters (Second Round)

9-2-2009 Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. Marion Bartoli (FRA); 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 WATCH THE 2009 US OPEN LIVE NOW! For live streaming, previews, results, recaps & more, go to: www.usopen.org Broadcasted also on CBS, espn2, & The Tennis Channel For more information, go to www.usopen.org © United States Tennis Association 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Kvitova vs Flipkens (second set, part 3)

fed cup 2011, world group A, semifinal Czech Republic-Belgium 3-2, Kvitova won this match 7-6 6-2

Nadal v Djokovic – second set highlights

Novak Djokovic races through the second set of the Wimbledon 2011 men’s final, breaking the serve of Rafael Nadal twice.

Rafael Nadal vs Horacio Zeballos — French Open Second Round

Rafael Nadal faces Horacio Zeballos in the second round of the 2010 French Open. Nadal beat Gianni Mina in straight sets in the first round while Zeballos snuck by Martin Fischer in five sets. In this video we also touch on Roger Federer’s convincing win over Alejandro Falla and the strange match between Gael Monfils and Fabio Fognini. Monfils and Fognini finish their darkness-delayed match tomorrow. Nadal said he played poorly in the opening round so we’ll be looking for signs of improvement… crazy to think, considering he won 2 2 and 2!

Tseng wins LPGA Thailand; Wie second

Tseng wins LPGA Thailand; Wie second
Tseng Yani of Taiwan tees off from the 9th hole during the final round of the LPGA Thailand golf tournament in Pattaya, southern Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.

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Roger Federer blasts into second round

Roger Federer blasts into second round
Stirred by the batting heroics of Shane Watson, defending champion Roger Federer has blasted his way into the second round of the Australian Open.

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My (second) WTA Quiz — (Answers of the first one inside)?

Hi! Here’s my second WTA Quiz!
Sorry about the last time, I forgot to post the answers before I chose the best answer! (Answers at the bottom)….

Here are the Questions:
1. What was Ana Ivanovic’s highest Year-End Ranking?

2. In which tournament did Maria Sharapova beat a Swedish player (in the finals) to win her first title of 2010?

3. Who will Australia have to face first in the first tie of Fed Cup?

4. Who am I? I am older then 25. I have made the finals (in doubles) of all Grand Slams. I have won two Mixed Doubles Titles. I achieved my career-high ranking in singles in 2010 (this year).

5. What is Elena Vesnina’s current win-loss record in Career WTA Finals?

6. In which Grand Slam did Jelana Jankovic make her only final? Who was her opponent and what was the final score?

7. How many doubles titles has Vera Zvonareva won?

8. Who am I? I am a European tennis player under the age of 25. I turned pro in 2003 and have made the Quarter-Finals of all Grand Slams except the US Open. I have also made the doubles finals in the Australian Open and French Open?

9. Which two players does Elena Dementieva have a 6-5 (win-loss) record against?

10. Who am I? I am the top seed in tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. I haven’t won a WTA title but I have won 8 ITF Titles. I made the finals in Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 2003.

I feel this is slightly harder!! Hope you like it!

Answers for previous quiz:
1. Jelena Dokic
2. Kaia Kanepi, Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva, Venus Williams
3. Australia beat Ukraine
4. Auckland, Sydney, Toronto
5. Warsaw Open
6. Caroline Wozniacki
7. Elena Vesnina
8. Elena Dementieva (1st), Dinara Safina (2nd), Vera Zvonareva (3rd), Li Na (4th)
9. Ava Ivanovic
10. Victoria Azarenka, Marion Bartoli, Svetlana Kuznetsova

GOOD LUCK!
Ashley
Xoxo
I would just like to thank everyone for all their answers!!!!

In the end: we had a tie between:
Kevin Mc
James Blake for President
M.Valentine

(James Blake for President, you ended up getting Q10 correct but that was after an edit so I couldn’t let you have it! So sorry !)

Each of you guys got 7/10 correct!

However, I had to give it to Kevin Mc because he answered it before the others!!

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova Fan No. 1, you answered 6/10 questions right! Congratulatios!

The answers:
1. 4

4/4 correct

2. Memphis/Cellular South Cup

4/4 correct

3. Italy

0/4 Correct!

4. Samantha Stosur

4/4 Correct!

5. 0-4

4/4 Correct!

6. US Open, Serena Williams, 6-4 7-5

4/4 Correct!

7. 5

1/4 correct!

8. Victoria Azarenka

2/4 Correct!

9. Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone

1/4 Correct!

10. Anastasia Rodionova

2/4 correct!

German and Italian Festival Classic Kitchen & Bath opened the second

April 12, 2010, “German and Italian kitchen brand released the classic German, Italian kitchen & the Second Culture Festival launched the General Assembly” held in Hangzhou. From Hangzhou Xiaoshan district government, the Chinese

Hardware

Products Association and other sector leaders, and with over 100 media, a total of more than 500 people attended the meeting. At the meeting, German, Italian group to show a new listing

Gas Water Heater

, Embedded microwave, embedded oven, the whole four series of new cabinets; Germany, Italy, high-Tak Hong, chairman of two companies to carry appliances and cabinets, top leaders, told the media that the second German, Italian kitchen and Cultural Festival was officially launched.

Moderator: Tigers & Dragons, the Chinese lion dance, we have seen on the stage lion eager to bring what they bring to our surprise it, then we have requested the China National Hardware Association Meng Bo Deputy Secretary-General, German, Italian holding group co-chairman and president of the high Dekang cut the ribbon for the lion, has requested the two!

(Ribbon)

Moderator: As you can see out from the mouth of the lion boom AM, German, Italian and classic kitchen and the forthcoming opening of the second festival, has invited the following

Zhejiang

German and Italian Kitchen & Bath Co., Ltd. General Manager Mr. Gao Lijian festival ideas for kitchen set, a high total please!

Zhejiang Gregory, general manager of German and Italian kitchen see

Gregory See: Distinguished guests, from all over the media sector, friends, good afternoon!

With the rapid economic development, consumer market has undergone enormous changes, Kitchen & Bath culture has become the trend. Consumer products for the kitchen and no longer needs this function alone, while the kitchen and the room has no trouble, so in this context, for example in a long time ago, in the past the criteria for a good man , a good man as long as the honest, honest he is a good man, good woman is virtuous, of course, is good, a good tradition. Now, to have a car, have a house, not enough to have tickets, but also a pleasing sense of a man, what is a human woman? Is no longer virtuous, and also have temperament, what is humor? What is the temperament it? Actually, that is a human quality, a quality is a culture, a culture of performance. We are kitchen and this product should also give it a spice of life, should give it into a kind of cultural content, so this is the culture of Germany and Italy in the kitchen.

Look at the first point below the highest state of industrial operations is the cultural operations. First we look at several development stages of industrial operations: first, product management. It is surrounded by some of the products of business activities, not to pursue the value of product management, to kitchen and bathroom products, for example, a

Hood

Cost is 1000, and many OEM manufacturers ex-factory price is 1100, earned profits of the factory should be basic, it is a far the most basic of product management. Among the economic crisis in 2008, Lang often talk about 6 +1 supply chain value chain, in fact, operating the most basic products is 6 + 1 of them earned a 1, this is the product business.

Second is brand management. Is built on the basis of high quality products, through

Marketing

Means, through packaging, to give a higher added value products. Haining many bags factory, 200,300,500 yuan, a French brand Louis Vuitton international, LV’s bags, it’s price is 20000, 30000, or 50000, or even higher, can it products really do have so many differences, I think not a difference of 200-100 times the cost of it, this is the value of the brand.

Germany, Italy and the products may change a brand, for a

Guangdong

A certain third-rate brand, 3000 the value of a product may be two thousand, or even 1000, this is the brand value.

Third operation is the highest stage of our industry is a cultural operation, is in the process of product brand management, a value to consumers and a consumer concept, and this concept of continuous consumption of continuous precipitation, the formation of a Such enterprises a unique differentiated product competitiveness.

2009 US Open Press Conferences: Rafael Nadal (Second Round)

9-4-2009 Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Nicolas Keifer (GER); 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 WATCH THE 2009 US OPEN LIVE NOW! For live streaming, previews, results, recaps & more, go to: www.usopen.org Broadcasted also on CBS, espn2, & The Tennis Channel For more information, go to www.usopen.org © United States Tennis Association 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Atp Tennis – Nadal Beats Berrer In Second Round At Indian Wells

The Spaniard of 22-years-old and No.1 of the world, Rafael Nadal had a great performance in the second round of Indian Wells by beating the German Michael Berrer 6-2, 6-1. The game was well-played by the Spaniard, who did not have any difficulties at it since the German didn’t challenge Nadal in any way. The No.1 of the world will face the Russian Dmitry Tursunov in the third round, which will be his second match on the tournament, since he received a bye in the first round.  Tursunov defeated the American Michael Russell in a tough game 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the early morning of Sunday.

During the game, Rafael Nadal was always in control, winning 16 of the last 19 points in the match.  The Spaniard broke the world No.112 Berrer in the first game of each set and it took him one hour, six minutes to take apart another adversary. Moreover, the Spaniard had 24 winners, while he made only 45 percent of his first serves; he lost only five points on serves.

With this triumph, Nadal expressed his confidence in his game and his satisfaction of his performance at his first game at Indian Wells.  “For me, it was perfect. I played a very comfortable match. I had the break in the first game in both sets, so that’s really important. I felt well on court, playing good,” said the top seed of the tournament.

Now, Rafa Nadal will focus on his next game against the Russian, who could be a good contender for the Spaniard. Moreover it has to be mentioned that the Spaniard is considered at the top of his game and his professional career. Many consider that he is a great player and even “the strongest player on the tour”, as the No.3 Djokovic has said, but he has also added that Nadal is not invincible, especially on hard courts. For his part, Nadal says he never focuses on his rivals; he is just focusing on improving his game at each match his playing at every tournament.

Nadal won the Indian Wells in 2007 and he hopes to repeat the title this year, however it is going to be tough as players like Federer are looking to recover their confidence and add titles to their careers. Djokovic for his part is the defender champion of the event and he is also aiming to repeat the achievement of last year’s. Murray, Roddick, Simon and other great players are also trying to improve their games at important events like Indian Wells.

Some analysts think that Nadal could be a stronger contender to win the Indian Wells title this year than in past. The Spaniard has improved his performance at hard courts and that was proved by winning this year’s Australian Open against the Swiss Roger Federer. Also his determination and focus at every minute of every match is amazing. Nadal just has a strong mind set, as he has demonstrated several times; even when he is not playing his best tennis he never lose his concentration, no matter what Nadal always stays focused, which is incredible to see in a tennis player.

We wish the Spaniard the best of luck on his next match and in the whole tournament and we hope to see him in the finals showing his best tennis.

Does anyone when is the second round US OPEN match Francesca Schiavone vs Sania Mirza ?

I m planning to visit Flushing Meadows to see it, but not even the US OPEN official site has the details about which court, what date and time it is, If you know then let me know the source where i can know the schedule for a particular player (if he / she survives for the next round).

Second round of International Rider Grants now open

Second round of International Rider Grants now open
Applications for the second round of Motorcycling Australias (MA) International Competition Riders Grants are now open for riders to apply for financial assistance, up to $5000, to compete in international competition/s in 2010. Riders from all disciplines who are interested in applying for the grants must be competing in events from 1 July 2010 – 31 December 2010, and grant…

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Atp Tennis- Djokovic Won Dubai Title For Second Consecutive Year

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won his first title of the season and his second consecutive title in Dubai after beating the Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. The final match was suspended on Saturday due to heavy rain with the score in favor of the Serb, 7-5, 2-0. The game was resumed on Sunday and Djokovic managed an uncomfortable victory in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship.

During the game, the defending champion and second seed in the tournament reached only 52% effectiveness in service and added 5 aces. Youzhny broke Djokovic’s service five times.

During the first part of the final on Saturday, Djokovic played with consistency and his service was very effective. He won the first set 7-5. In the second set, Djokovic continued his game, making several great strokes and getting ahead 2-0. But heavy rain forced the match to an end, to be continued the next day.

In the resumed game on Sunday, Djokovic looked nervous and struggled to maintain his service. Youzhny, on the other hand, began by winning a wild second set, breaking Djokovic’s serve five times in that set alone. The Serb suffered, trying to maintain his serve, and on Sunday alone made 12 double faults. Youzhny took the second set 7-5.

In the third, Djokovic’s nightmare looked about to repeat itself when the Russian, ranked 15th in the world and seventh favorite, recovered with 3-3 after initially losing 0-3. But this time Djokovic responded, winning the next three games to close out the match with a 6-3.

The final, which between the two days lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes, illustrated the irregularity of Djokovic’s game. The fluctuations were present throughout the tournament, but they didn’t prevent the Serb from winning the seventeenth title of his career and the first of the year.

This triumph also allowed him to defend a title for the first time.

“This title means the whole world to me. Of course there are always people who are saying I can’t do it. But I’m playing for myself, and this is another success in my career that I wasn’t able to make in the last two years. But now, finally, I did it, and it’s a big relief. So in the future I just hope I’ll make a couple more of those,” stated Djokovic.

The loss in the final was Youzhny’s second in Dubai; in 2007, he lost against Federer. It’s also his second tournament final of the year that ended in defeat, as in Rotterdam he was beat by the Swede, Robin Soderling.

Youzhny couldn’t hide his frustration but maintained his composure.

“I’m disappointed because I lost, but I’m happy because it was a good level of game,” Youzhny said. 

Australian Open – Serena Williams Advanced to Second Round at Melbourne

The American tennis player of 27 years old, Serena Williams, was very successful in her first game of the Australian Open by beating the Chinese Yuan Meng 6-3, 6-2 this Tuesday at the Rod Laver Arena. Her game performance was slower than usual due to the heated weather conditions of the early afternoon, but she did really well even with the high temperatures of this summer at Melbourne. The American played conservatively and took her time to control the tempo of the game, even though she made 31 unforced errors in attempts to shorten the points.

It took Serena 75 minutes to defeat the Chinese, since she took her time between points to grasp her breath and focus on the win. Yuan Meng was restricted to only five winners; even when she was trying to play back to Serena, Williams was too much for Meng.

With this win the American Serena Williams will be playing the second round of the Australian Open against the winner between Anastasiya Yakimova and Gisela Dulko. On the other hand, her sister Venus Williams also got her victory in the first round by defeating Angelique Kerber with an score of 6-3,6-3. So, if the Williams keep their pace as it is, it’s possible that they face each other in the quarterfinals of the tournament. However, there still a long way to go before that can happen.

It has to be mentioned that this could be Serena’s fourth title at the Australian Open and maybe the 10th Grand Slam title of her career. Serena Williams won the Aussie Open in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Now after a year it is expected for some people that she wins the Melbourne title in another odd year.

When asked about this, she said that she will try to give her best this year and focus on the title. “I am superstitious but is there anything to the odd theory? No. One year I wasn’t able to come back and defend my title. One year I went crazy. A couple years I went completely crazy. So hopefully I’ll be able to stay focused this year,” stated the American tennis player.

Serena also said about her first game of the tournament that it was a really hot day (reaching 104 degrees), but that she was able to control her emotions and aggressiveness to try to conserve some of her energy for the next matches coming up.

On the other hand, some media that has noticed that she is now more slender than she used to, have made some questions about if it is easier for her to handle hot days like this now, but as a professional tennis player, Serena Williams expressed smiling that it didn’t bother her and she is just focusing on playing at her best at the tournament.

We hope the best for this great female player, who has gain reputation over the years and has become one of the best tennis players in the WTA history. We also hope that she can keep winning and to obtain with her efforts the Australian Open title for a fourth time.