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ROGER FEDERER a true champion in every sense of the word

Monday, May 18, 2009 1:53AM / Standard Entry / SPORTS

In the new Madrid tennis center today~ Magic Box, designed by French architect Dominique Perrault, mark of history happened.

In this court, I had watched many intensive games throughout the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament this week. There were two games which highlighted my nights and made me shouts in front of the TV.

One of which is the semi-final between Refael Nadal (ESP) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) .
The world No.1 for 39-consecutive weeks, Nadal has lost just one set in Madrid this week, against Novak Djokovic in their four-hour semifinal. The game was very intensive and a great watch as the players were enjoying their play. Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic 3 6, 7 6(5), 7 6(9)

In the final, Nadal takes on 2006 Madrid champion Roger Federer the tournament No.2 seed.

By winning through his fifth Madrid semifinal appearance, Federer broke a three-straight semifinal losing streak, earning the right to compete in the final of the tournament for the third time in four years.

Federer has compiled a 24-6 win-loss record for the season, winning seven of nine matches on clay, with five of this season’s losses coming in the deciding sets of matches against Nadal.

Ranked No.2 since Nadal took over the top spot in August 2008, Federer continues to hold the record for consecutive weeks at No.1 with 237 to his credit.

Nadal, the King of clay, holds a 13-6 head-to-head record over his rival for the Madrid title and has lost to the Swiss man just once in 10 meetings on clay – at the Hamburg Masters in 2007.

The final was the other hot-on-the-seat game that I wanna share with you.

World No.2 Roger Federer won his first title for 2009 at the Madrid Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open defeating Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 and breaking the Spaniard’s 33-consecutive clay court match-winning streak.

Federer served six aces and broke Rafa’s serve on both occasions when he had the opportunity, fought off four break points on his own serve and won 63 points to the world No.1’s 58 during the course of the one hour and 26-minute match.

Tournament top seed Nadal was gracious in defeat. “Roger was much better than me and deserved
to win today,” he said immediately after the match, “the surface was faster than the courts I’ve been playing on recently and suited him better.”

And the world No.1, who defeated Novak Djokovic in a marathon semifinal on Saturday, said that fatigue had not been a factor in the final.

“Playing four hours was not a problem for today,” he said.

Federer was delighted to have broken his 2009 title duck. "I thought that I played well - you have to play well against Rafa on clay - there are no easy ways and he's not going to hand it to you," said the world No.2.

"It's definitely good for my confidence, especially beating Rafa in the finals, I'm working hard and doing the right things and it gives me a lot of confidence going into the French Open which maybe wouldn't have been the case a couple of weeks ago."

The No.2 seed said he was pleased with the way he'd adapted his game to take the Madrid title.

"I served well, mixed it up well and took all the right decisions today. In the end it looked quite comfortable out there for me, it was a good win for me, so I'm very satisfied.

"I've had some bad losses this year in terms of the way I've played but I've felt this win coming for a few weeks so I am very pleased."

I'm a big fan of Roger and Nadal, but somehow my heart always fancies the former because his demeanor reminds me of someone I love. Who do you prefer??
Watching their battle on court is always a true pleasure to me. I come to know tennis through my Dad's influence. Thank you Dad for introducing me to such a great sport which I dont play but watch. Just wish I could be better at it! LOL~

Have an amazing week ~!!!

xxxRozy

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Do you watch Winbledon ???

Friday, Jul 4, 2008 8:15AM / Standard Entry / SPORTS

Do you watch Winbledon ???

ALL the HOTTIES are OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ana Ivanovic (world no.1)

Maria Sharapova (world no.2)

Elena Dementieva (world no.5)

BUT my BOY is IN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO~ Federer !!!!

TODAY 4th July 2008

Roger Federer took another huge step towards retaining his Wimbledon title when he defeated the unseeded Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 to reach Sunday's final.

So after six matches in this year’s Championships, the five-time champion was able to celebrate 18 successive sets won and another brilliant performance that blew away an opponent who had moved through the draw with increasing menace. The Russian had beaten Federer in 2005 on the way to winning the Australian Open but there was little likelihood of that achievement being repeated here.

However, once the Russian settled down after a nervous and wayward start his savvy ensured that Federer was stretched more than in any other match so far.

Federer, who had dropped only 10 points on serve in his quarter-final win over Mario Ancic, came out of the starting stalls like the thoroughbred he is. He was 3-0 up after eight minutes, mainly thanks to some over-hitting from Safin, which led to angry bouncing of the racquet.

Though he eventually settled, Safin was able to make no impact on the Federer serve. The five-time champion closed out the opening set in 24 minutes, having dropped a mere four points on serve.

Safin, serving with more depth and accuracy in the second set, held serve regularly and began to make inroads on the Federer delivery. In the fourth game Safin engineered his first break points but Federer averted both with forehand winners of power and depth.

With both men dominant on serve, a tie-break was the inevitable outcome of the second set, and here it was Safin who cracked when his backhand, the strong point of his game, let him down on three big points, permitting Federer to go two sets up with the match 68 minutes old.

Still Safin plugged away determinedly and to such effect that for the first time in the Championships Federer was flat out to keep his nose in front in the third set.

But the tension eventually proved too much for the suspect Safin temperament. At the 5-4 changeover, having bounced his racquet angrily, the Russian then smashed it as he made his way back to his chair, collecting a code of conduct violation from umpire Lars Graff.

Safin’s concentration had been fatally fractured and he fell match point down in the next game after one hour 42 minutes. Federer immediately pounced, striking a gorgeous backhand cross-court winner off a net cord to seal his 65th consecutive victory on grass.

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THE WOMAN's CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

WILLIAMS VS WILLIAMS

5th July 2008

Venus Williams says she and Serena often reminisce about their tennis careers. "We do sometimes talk about the things in the past, just some of the things that have happened have been so amazing and we definitely draw a lot of energy and inspiration from it," Venus said after her 7-5, 6-4 win over her sister.

One day when Venus and Serena sit down to discuss the 2008 Wimbledon final, Venus will tell her younger sister what it meant to her to be a five-time champion that day.

"[It] puts you in the stratosphere, just because of what this tournament means," Venus says. "I think had I had this achievement at any other tournament it would have been awesome but not nearly the same meaning at Wimbledon."

Venus will ask Serena if she remembers their breakfast on the day of the match, "just choking it down" and "encouraging each other".

Then they will talk about the windy conditions on Centre Court that day. "The wind kept blowing and swirling. The longer the match went on, it kept changing directions. At first, it was only windy on one side then it was windy on both. I could see the wind blowing on her side, but it wasn't windy on mine."

When talk turns to the match itself, the back-to-back champion will tell Serena that her serve aimed at the body was a key weapon in victory. "I never felt very happy about my ground strokes here. But my serve, I felt like any time I needed it, it was pulling me out of any bind."

In a moment of honesty, Venus may tell her sister that she thought she was not doing enough to stay competitive. "I felt like, I'm not running fast enough. I should be hitting more of an offensive shot. Why am I hitting this shot. You can do better. That's mostly what I'm thinking. The funny part is when I see the tape. I'm like, Wow, how did I do that? How did I cover that shot? So when I do see the film, then I do have to give myself a little credit. But when I'm out there I'm like, This is not good enough. It's funny."

She and her sister will discuss the power inherent in their games and the quality of some of the exchanges in the final. "I think the level of play was really high. I think a lot of the times one of us was overpowering the other. So I hit a hard ball on the line, she can't get it back. Or I tried to go for too much because I'm anticipating that she's gonna run my shot down. Or I hit a huge serve, she hits one I can't return. So in between us overpowering each other we had, I think, some really competitive rallies and intense points, you know, where one player would come back and take the point, when it looked like the other player was gonna win."

If it all gets too much for Serena, Venus will be magnanimous and point out that her sister is "the ultimate sportsperson" who had still won more Grand Slam titles and a better head-to-head record: "I wanted to try to improve that record and I didn't want the same trend to keep happening and then it be like 6-1 [Grand Slam finals in Serena’s favour].

"So I climbed a tiny little notch up, so it's 2-5. Still behind, but I’m working on it."

I'm so much respect for Venus William. Those words she said had projected so much love and care for her sister's emotion being the loser. Way to go Venus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We 2R has so much to learn from these remarkable sisters

DOUBLE VICTORY

The Williams sisters parade their prizes after a straight sets victory in the ladies' doubles final against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

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THE EXPECTED BUT MUCH ANTICIPATED MAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Roger Federer (world no.1)

VS

Rafael Nadal (world no.2)

OH MY GOD I'm so lucky to witness such dramatic tennis match in this century !!!!!!!!!!

The match was mind-blowing and breathtaking !!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no other game like this in history !!!

These TWO admirable, world class players who played with passion, grace, great tenacity and great determination !!

They are both truly CREAM OF THE CREAM !!!!

However there is ONLY one winner in any competition.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

RAFAEL NADAL ~ the deserving CHAMPION

AND ROGER FEDERER !!!!!!!!!!

Destiny awaits

Fed star jump

Rafa lets rip

Fed on fire

Rafa determined

Fed pushed to the limited

Fed roars

Rafa is high

Rafa down

It's RAFAEL

Fed up~

Trophies presented

Wimbledon has a new king. Rafael Nadal dethroned Roger Federer after a five-year reign by winning the longest-ever Wimbledon men's final.

The consistently heartstopping 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 classic began at 2.35pm and thanks to a couple of breaks for rain (surely necessary for the spectators to catch their breath), it ended at 9.15pm with the 22-year-old from Mallorca dropping to the ground with his arms outstretched in celebration.

Watching the four hours and 48 minutes on-court action, from the vantage point of the royal box, was Centre Court legend Bjorn Borg. Nadal had matched the Swede's fantastic feat of winning the Grand Slams of Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back and had also prevented Federer surpassing the five titles in a row he collected between 1976 and 1980.

Conditions for the latest duel between tennis's two finest players could not have been more demanding. The rain, which delayed the start for 27 minutes, eventually cleared but the chill, gusting wind which accompanied it persisted throughout the match, blowing winning shots off course and making life even more difficult for the two competitors. That they coped so well spoke volumes for their skill and adaptability.

With the five-time champion looking less than his authoritative best, it was Nadal who struck the first heavy blow, capitalising on successive Federer errors to break for a 2-1 lead.

From the start Nadal concentrated his battering-ram attack on the Federer backhand, aiming every serve and looping forehand in that direction and it kept the champion in an unaccustomed position - on the back foot. Federer prospered more when he switched to net-rushing but he could not block Nadal's inexorable advance towards the first set.

The Spaniard managed to fight off a break point to stay 3-1 ahead and he needed to avert two more as he served for the set, which he clinched on his third set point after 48 minutes, courtesy of another brace of ground stroke errors from Federer.

It was the first set Federer had dropped since the final of the French Open, when he was routed by the same Nadal.

Federer's counter-attack was immediate and it rushed him into a three-game lead which he extended to an apparently commanding 4-1 with his sixth and seventh aces, only for the irrepressible Nadal to bounce back with some thrilling, all-action stuff.

To Federer's visible anger, his serve was broken as a stretched volley flew out of play and Nadal pulled level at 4-4 as Federer squandered yet another break point.

Now Nadal was in full, thrilling flow, breaking Federer again to lead 5-4 with another huge forehand and celebrating with pumped fists. As he was serving for the second set, Nadal received a warning from umpire Pascal Maria of France for taking too long between serves.

Clearly unsettled by the timing of that censure, the Spaniard permitted Federer another break point on a wind-caused error, but in typical fashion dug deep and clinched the set when Federer once more mistimed a backhand into the netting. So, having swept five games, Nadal was in the driving set, two sets ahead.

Nadal's authority suffered a scare in the third game of the third set when he slipped in making a sudden change of direction and called in the trainer to check on his right knee. No time-out was requested by Nadal, though his speed around court appeared to be affected for a while.

He was at full stretch in the next game, fighting off two Federer break points and, as dark clouds began to mass over Centre Court, the champion went flat out to recover a set and get back into the match. But four more break points went begging as Nadal held for 3-3 before wasting three break points of his own which would have put him 4-3 ahead and perfectly positioned to win.

Instead, with Federer leading 5-4, the expected downpour set in and play was held up for one hour 20 minutes. On the resumption it was Federer who dominated when a tie-break was needed to resolve the set, hammering four aces to take it by seven points to five.

The fourth set did not contain a single break point for either man and when the second tie-break of the match arrived it was a sensation, with Nadal first leading by five points to two and then reaching, and missing, two Championship points before Federer levelled at two sets all when a Nadal backhand error left him the winner by 10 points to eight.

Another downpour drove the players off court for half an hour with the score at 2-2 in the final set and when they returned the light was fading. But the spirit of both finalists burned bright as they hammered the ball at each other just as eagerly as they had done when this marathon first began.

At 3-4 Nadal saved a break point which would have left Federer serving for the title. At 6-6 Federer saved a couple of break points. Finally, in the gloom, the Spaniard broke to lead 8-7 when Federer struck a forehand too long.

So Nadal served for the match again, getting to his third Championship point only for Federer to hit an incredible backhand service return. Deuce once again, but Nadal moved to his fourth match point with a big serve and, with the crowd going wild, Federer finally cracked, dumping a forehand in the net.

It was late, very late, but not too late for the coronation of a new king to begin.

Centre Count - Men's SIngles Final Score

  Roger  Federer SUI (1) 4 4 7⁷ 7
¹⁰
7

  Rafael Nada ESP (2) 6 6 6⁵ 6⁸ 9



See you Champions next year

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SPORTS what are you into????????? | 你對什麽運動感興趣??????

Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 11:02PM / Information / SPORTS

England won a dramatic semi-final match yesterday and prooved everybody wrong. They dug deep showed a lot of physical strength and character. Amazing game of rugby.

Johnny Wilkinson: England rugby player
Probably the best kicker of the game, but what is more admirable is his calmness, confidence and humility.

| 英格蘭昨天又漂亮的贏了一場半決賽，證明了其他人是錯的。他們展示了身體力量及性格，很棒的足球比賽。

Johnny Wilkinson：英格蘭球員
可能是踢得最好的球員，但更令人崇拜的是他的冷靜、自信和謙卑。

| 英格兰昨天又漂亮的赢了一场半决赛，证明了其他人是错的。他们展示了身体力量及性格，很棒的足球比赛。

Johnny Wilkinson：英格兰球员
可能是踢得最好的球员，但更令人崇拜的是他的冷静、自信和谦卑。

Roger Federer:
A true champion in every respect of the word. I love u Roger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

| Roger Federer:
從任何方面來看都是真正的冠軍。我愛你，Roger!!!!!!

| Roger Federer:
从任何方面来看都是真正的冠军。我爱你，Roger!!!!!!

Steven Gerrard:
Classy footballer, I respect the loyalty with his childhood club- Liverpool

| Steven Gerrard:
優雅的足球隊員，我尊敬他對少年俱樂部—利物浦的忠誠。

| Steven Gerrard:
优雅的足球队员，我尊敬他对少年俱乐部—利物浦的忠诚。

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Rosanne Wong

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Rosanne Wong is one of the most versatile and dynamic young artistes to emerge from Asia in recent years. Known for her exciting yet sensitive acting and singing performances on stage, film and television, Rosanne can brighten up any occasion with her exuberance and charm, and is in regular demand for guest appearances at gala functions and on television and radio.

Born in a small fishing village in the state of Terengganu, along the north east coast of Malaysia, Rosanne had a simple childhood, where community gatherings and views of the sea and unspoiled stretches of sand took the place of television, cinema and playstations. Such humble beginnings have given Rosanne a deep appreciation for nature and friendships, themes that often inspire her song writing today.

At the age of 10, Rosanne moved to Singapore with her family, and she still calls the city home, even after moving to Australia for her undergraduate degree in Commerce at The University of Curtin, Perth, and having lived in Hong Kong for the past 6 years.

It was during her university life that Rosanne first took to the stage and found a natural talent in acting and singing. Thirsting for a greater adventure and challenge after graduation, Rosanne embarked on a career in entertainment with her younger sister, Race, in Hong Kong. Soon after their arrival, in 2002, they formed the pop group “2R”, which immediately took the local music industry by storm.

In their first year, 2R racked up numerous awards, including the prestigious TVB Most Popular Group Gold Award, TVB Top 10 Songs of the Year Awards, TVB Award for The Best Newcomer. Best New Group Bronze Award - Hong Kong Commercial Radio Music Awards', Most Promising Newcomer (Group) - 26th Annual Top 10 Song of the Year Awards' and Most Explosive Newcomer (Group) - Metro Broadcasting Music Awards'. 2R has recorded many albums including-

2R New + Best Selection (2006),
2R Revolution (2005),
United 2R (2004) and
Two of Us AVEP (2003)

2R has altogether recorded four albums with pop songs and ballads in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and the sisters continue to win critical acclaim and enjoy a busy schedule of engagements, performances and concerts.

Such recognition so early on in Rosanne’s career encouraged her to pursue her keen interest in acting. Rosanne’s captivating Asian features, coupled with her ability to speak four languages fluently (English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkian), have given her the platform to excel on both the stage and the silver screen. Rosanne has played different characters in both TV and movies. TV appearances include-

“Feel 100%” Now.com Online Series (HK, 2002),
“If The Moon Has Eyes” TV Series(China, 2005),
“The Rainbow Connection” (Singapore, 2005),
“2R Blog” (CETV TV Show, 2006).

She starred in the award-winning movie
“Ab-Normal Beauty” (2004),
“The Next Top Queen” (2005) and the popular
“Love is Many Stupid Thing”(2003),
which allowed her to work with renowned actors.

Most recently, spurred on by her eagerness to explore new challenges, Rosanne appeared bald as the lead actress in the award-winning dance musical The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jing Yong (Louis Cha) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2006-2007. Albeit her first time in a musical, Rosanne gave an inspiring and confident performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and her convincing and moving rendition of the song The Smiling Proud Wanderer won international rave reviews.

By popular demand, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre hosted extra performances and they were invited to perform at the world-renowned Shanghai Grand Theatre in 2007, where Rosanne had to perform in Mandarin as well as Cantonese, an achievement by no means easy for any established actress. Her flawless and critically acclaimed performance confirmed her position as a prominent young star with both artistic and technical versatility.

Rosanne’s heartwarming personality, multifaceted talents and cosmopolitan background have also given her the opportunity to star in recent advertisement campaigns of major international companies like Biotherm, IBM, Carlsberg, SAFA MP3 and Microworks.

In addition to contributing to the continued success of 2R, Rosanne plans to develop her acting repertoire in the near future, concentrating on television dramas. Planned ventures include developing her dancing in Korea as well as acting in a television series in Shanghai.

In her spare time, Rosanne enjoys cooking, traveling, and sports. A proud supporter of ORBIS and UNICEF, she dedicates time to help strive to eliminate avoidable blindness in mainland China as well as promoting child survival and development in the Tsunami struck areas of Asia.

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