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Kim Clijsters- US Open 2009 Comeback Story

Kim Clijsters 2009 US Open Comeback Story.

“Roger Federer” – Ending Story of Champion?

Starting from his loss in Wimbledon 2010, I think the greatest name of “Roger Federer” will only appeared in grand slam history and never shown in future grand slam again.
Can I say like that?

When Federer los tin early round of ATP1000, someone say that he can bounce back in major.
Now, he lost in his favourite grass tournament, so what do you say about him?

He is reaching 29, his performance is dropping like roller coaster…
How much can you expect from him?

After French Open, he drop to No2.
After Wimbledon Open, he drop to No 3.
After US Open, he will drop out of top 4.
At the year end, he will drop out of top 10.
In 2011, nobody will care about him.
In 2012, his name will disappear from tennis tournament.

My prediction is always correct.

The Bowes Museum – An Anglo-French Love Story

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The Bowes Museum – situated in the market town of Barnard Castle, in the beautiful area of Teesdale, County Durham lies only 20 minutes drive along the A66 from the Scotch corner junction of the A1. Its creation belies quite a romantic history.

John Bowes, born in 1811 was the son of the 10th Earl of Strathmore. Although they had lived together as man and wife for many years John’s parents only married 16 hours prior to the death of the Earl of Strathmore. Following a long legal battle where John Bowes was awarded the Durham Estates John was never recognised as the legitimate heir to the Strathmore title. Educated at Eton, John Bowes became a very successful businessman. From 1847 he divided his time between France and England.

John Bowes had a passion for the arts. John Bowes met his future wife in Paris during 1847 where he purchased a theatre – Parisian born actress Josephine Coffin-Chevallier. They married in 1852. Josephine, herself a talented amateur painter shared her husbands passion for the arts and art forms, including paintings, ceramics, furniture and textiles. With the idea of making the art they so loved accessible to “the people” John and Josephine decided to build a museum very close to Barnard Castle. As Josephine laid the foundation stone in 1869 she said: “I lay the bottom stone, and you, Mr. Bowes, will lay the top stone.”

Between them John and Josephine purchased 15,000 objects for the museum during the years between 1862 and 1874. It is tragic that Josephine died in 1874 and never saw the museum completed. Sadly John died in 1885 before the museums completion and so did not fulfil Josephine’s wish of “laying the top stone”. Undeterred by their passing the museum was seen through to completion by the museum trustees and opened it’s doors to the public for the first time on the 10th June 1892.

Although there are so many beautiful pieces of art to see in the museum one of the most famous and from which the museum takes it’s logo is the 230 year old life sized Silver Swan. The Swan is an English Silver automation which is still in working order and is operated daily at the museum. It is simply beautiful.

One can see in the building architecture of the museum the French influence – taking 23 years to build the museum is very similar to a French chateau. The museum gardens were designed by John and Josephine and comprise of formal gardens and parkland. The fountains are magnificent on the terrace at the front of the house.

With its beautiful architecture, fabulous grounds and mouth watering menus the Bowes Museum offers everything and more you could possibly wish for in a wedding venue, a special occasion or simply a brilliant day out with the family.

We are honoured to be the only officially recommended photographers of the Bowes Museum.

French Open Tennis 2008 Review – The Amazing Story Just Told

“Ivanovic fulfils grand slam destiny” and “Rafa the undisputed King of Roland Garros.” These were headlines that could have been written before the tournament and so the 2008 French Open transpired. This year was probably as predictable as the French Open can be, with all the favourites reaching the semi’s and the favourites winning the title.
Allez Justine! On the girls side the shock retirement of Justine Henin threw the draw wide open. Justine’s beautiful clay court game had dominated the French Open for many years her form and comments leading up to the French suggested something was amiss, but retirement just before her favourite tournament seemed unthinkable.
After her superb 2007 season it seemed the lonely lifestyle of the women’s tour was beginning to upset Henin and she becomes another young retiree of the circuit. Her game added flair to the women’s tour and she will be sorely missed by lovers of the game.
Russia vs Serbia! Maria Sharapova stepped into the #1 ranking following Henin’s retirement but the truth is that on clay she is not comfortable moving. Following two narrow victories she crashed out to fellow Russian and surprise finalist Dinara Safina. Like Sharapova, Serena Williams hoped to fill the void left by Henin but like Sharapova she isn’t comfortable with the vagaries of the clay. Ultimately it was a battle between the Russians and Serbians as the draw reached the second week.
Semi finalists Kutznezova and Jankovic are both very fine players and Jankovic could easily have won the tournament if given some extra luck and a favourable draw. She is a fine competitor and seemed to fight injuries, fluctuating emotions and her opponents as she pushed Ivanovic to 3 sets in the semi final. She needs desperately to improve the penetration on her serve if she is to take her game to the next level and become a grand slam champion
Ivanovic was peerless all tournament and she seemed a more mature and composed player to the one who lost her nerve in last years French Final. While occasionally inconsistent, there is no doubting the superb quality of her ground strokes when in the groove. She is the new #1 and will now be hunted by several contenders for the coveted year end top ranking.
Ivanovic’s forehand is elite and she made Jankovic pay for some weak 2nd serve, most notably on match point. She has a tendency to experience patches of high unforced errors, but this tournament she was mentally strong enough to get through these aberrations and steady her game. At the end of the semi she was going for her shots like champions do in close matches.
The Big 3! The big 3 men Federer, Nadal and Djokovic were all untroubled through to the semi finals, unlike the girls tour, these three appear clearly ahead of the rest of the field at this time. They three are unsurpassed all court players, equally strong on offence or defence, it is this that sets them apart from their competition. Ferrrer and Davedynko are both fantastic counter punchers but lack the attacking weapons while Blake and Roddick lack the defensive strength to cope under pressure against the top 3.
Despite the humiliation of the final, Federer is still a superb competitor and reached the final despite being well below his best all tournament. Whether he can regain his touch and win Wimbledon for a 6th time is questionable. To beat Nadal and Djokovic, even on his favourite court, he will need a surge of confidence and form in the next month. After Wimbledon he should take a long lay off, he seems to still be affected by the illness which struck him at the start of the year.
Djokovic is still player of the year winning on different surfaces at the Australian, Indian Wells and Rome. His game is so impressive, so intense from the baseline, but maintaining the level against Nadal over 5 sets on clay is almost impossible. He will be a chance at Wimbledon and should the favourite at the US at this stage.
The big 3 are all contenders for the end of year #1, it will be exciting to see it unfold.
The Greatest! Nadal has taken clay court tennis to an incredible level. His 2nd week opponents; Verdasco, Almagro, Djokovic and Federer are the very best clay court players in the world, yet they were all swept aside. You sensed a desperation in all of them, too scared to rally with Nadal, they resorted to playing low percentage shots to try and win points early.
The concerning thing for opponents is that Nadal is improving. His backhand, that was always more solid than spectacular, was superb during the French. Many times he swept hid double hander deep to the corner of the court to set up or win points. The backhand is becoming as damaging as the forehand, which is a very uncomfortable thought for opponents.
He has levelled Borg’s record of 4 consecutive French Open’s and must now be considered the great Swedes’ equal on clay. The way he moves on clay and the vicious spin of his shots is extraordinary. While Tsonga showed Nadal is vulnerable on hard courts in Australia, no-one is close to Rafa at Roland Garros and he seems set to continue frustrating Federer’s efforts at reaching a career grand slam and tennis immortality.
The Wildcards! The two wildcards in the semi final pack were Gael Monfils and Safina. Monfils announced himself as a talent by winning three junior grand slam events. His senior career has been plagued by injury and inconsistency, but supported by his home French crowd he produced the sublime tennis we have only seen in patches for almost two weeks.
Safina is a similar story, sister to the great Marat Safin, she has shown glimpses of great tennis, but reaching the final is her first major achievement. In defeating compatriots Sharapova, Dementiava and Kutznetzova she showed great mental resolve, previously this has been what she lacked. In two of those matches she found herself a set down and deep in trouble in the 2nd set, only to find a new level and crush her opponents in the 3rd set.
The packed European season moves to the grass courts and culminates at Wimbledon in June – July. Watch for Federer, the Williams Sisters and Sharapova to re-assert their authority. But the young guns will be determined to make their mark at the most prestigious of the grand slams. The grass seems to play slower every year, opening the tournament up to a wide variety of players

King Roger Federer 16 Grand Slam Titels! Story so far…

Highlights of the Grandslam Titels of Roger Federer 2003 – 2010