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More honestly vulgar about its use of ethnic collision, Stavros Kazantzidis's Russian Doll is the cheesy idiot-twin of Pawel Pawlikowski's superb Last Resort. Led by the prospect of marriage and materialism, a Russian maiden emigrates to the capitalist promised land (here, Australia), only to loiter on society's edges and become embroiled in subterfuge. When Katia (Natalia Novikova), a Russian tramp with big hair and a push-up bra, finds her prospective Aussie husband keeled over, she starts romancing a slick married man (David Wenham), who decides to keep his floozy in town by encouraging his broken-hearted buddy (Hugo Weaving) to marry her. Broad as a Nebraska barn and racked with zooms, campy music cues, beach-walking song interludes, and fast-motion comedy, Russian Doll nevertheless focuses on Weaving's lonely unease, lathering up audience sympathy like a Save the Children commercial. But unlike the matrioshka dolls that serve as the mushy farce's obligatory plot-arc portent, neither the characters nor the movie have any inner layers to reveal.
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One of the favourite things to do, when staying in Veli or Mali Losinj is to take a walk to get from Veli to Mali or the other way around. Why? Because it is not too far and you get to walk by the sea, enjoy sunset, a nice day, run, take a swimm if it gets too hot.
There is no lights in the night so take a torch or go back by bus, if you don't want to walk in the dark.
As you walk from Veli you pass Crna Uvala (the Black Bay) and Rovenska.
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Great place to eat in Suncana uvala (near Mali Losinj), there are nice beaches so after a nice long day on the beach you can just few steps up and eat delicious food.
They offer great fresh seafood, also good different meat dishes, they bake their own bread try not to eat it too much while waiting for the course. When ordering calamari ask for local calamari or Jadranske (Adriatic), those are a bit more expensive, but believe me worth every cent. It is a totally different and better taste then those cheap east ones.
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Favorite Dish: Fried calamari
Great restaurant in the center of Veli Losinj, with long tradition, great food and great view&position (just by the sea). It is not fancy decorated or anything, but service is top and so is the fresh food.
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A Look Back At The Tennis Career of Li Na
"Li Na has been a fun, powerful, and wonderful player on the WTA tour and, along with her fans, I am sad to hear that she has retired," said WTA Chairman & CEO Stacey Allaster on the announcement of the retirement of Li Na, the Chinese tennis trailblazer, winner of the 2014 Australian Open and the 2011 French Open. "In addition to her amazing tennis abilities and her warm and humorous personality, she is a pioneer who opened doors to tennis for hundreds of millions of people throughout China and Asia. It's hard to be a household name in a nation with 1.4 billion people, but that's what Li Na is. Thanks to all she has achieved and contributed, her legacy is immense and I have no doubt that her contributions to the WTA will be seen for decades to come in China, throughout Asia and the rest of the world. I wish her the best of luck in this next chapter in her life. I will miss her, and I know that while she may be retired from competition, she still will play a big role in the growth of our sport around the world."
Li Na's 15-year professional career featured nine WTA singles titles, two doubles titles and saw her become one of the very best and most popular players in the history of women's tennis.
Li, 32, etched her name in the history books at Roland Garros in 2011 when she became the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Top 10 rivals in each of her last four matches. Earlier in 2011 she was the first player from the region to reach a major final, finishing runner-up to Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open. After another run to the final at the Australian Open in 2013, when she was edged by Victoria Azarenka in a dramatic three-setter, Li captured her second Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park in January this year – just the second woman aged over 30 to win the title in the Open Era, after Margaret Court. The victory helped propel Li to World No.2 on February 17, 2014 – the highest ranking ever attained by an Asian player.
Over the course of her career, particularly in later years as her success reached its crescendo, Li's powerful game delivered against the very best. Her 21 wins over Top 5 opponents included two over reigning World No.1s – Serena Williams at Stuttgart in 2008 and Caroline Wozniacki at the 2011 Australian Open. In total she reached 21 WTA singles finals (going 9-12 in those) and in addition to her wins at the Australian Open and Roland Garros was a semifinalist at the US Open and quarterfinalist at Wimbledon.
Along the way, Li established a string of breakthroughs for Chinese tennis, alongside her Grand Slam title triumphs. She was the first to win a WTA singles title (2004 Guangzhou) and first to win a WTA Premier title (2011 Sydney); first to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal (2006 Wimbledon); first to compete in singles at the WTA Finals (2011-13, finishing runner-up to S.Williams on her most recent appearance); and first to crack the singles Top 20 (August 14, 2006), Top 10 (February 1, 2010) and Top 5 (June 6, 2011). As wfaell as representing her country in Fed Cup competition in eight different years she was a three-time Olympian for China (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and London 2012). She also played countrywoman Zheng Jie in the first All-Chinese WTA singles final at Estoril in 2006 (won by Zheng) and earlier this year won the second All-China final in WTA history at Shenzhen, defeating Peng Shuai for the title.
Li's career singles win-loss record was 503-188 with prize money earnings of $16,709,074. She exited the game with a rank of No.6.
Novak's "Djok-hold" on the U.S. Open
By David Cui
Following his thrilling Wimbledon victory over Roger Federer to clinch his seventh major singles title and return to the No. 1 ATP World Tour ranking, Novak Djokovic undoubtedly has great momentum going into the upcoming U.S. Open.
Since 2007, Djokovic has been a consistent powerhouse in the U.S. Open, qualifying for the finals in five of the past seven years and winning it all in 2011. Riding on this current streak, which is paired with his Wimbledon victory, a U.S. Open title for Djokovic seems almost imminent.
Furthermore, the U.S. Open is played on a hard surface. Out of his 14 Grand Slam finals and seven wins, Djokovic has played nine of them on hard surface, and won five of those nine. His ratio of Grand Slam titles won to Grand Slam titles played on hard surfaces exceeds that of Federer's and even that of Nadal's on clay, demonstrating his dominance among the world's best players.
Djokovic is also entering the U.S. Open with one more significant advantage over one of his fiercest competitors. For this year's tournament, many agree that Djokovic's greatest obstacle will be Federer, who currently possesses the No. 3 ranking.
At first glance, the two appear to have equal chances of beating each other, with a tied record (13-13) on hard courts and an extremely slim overall series (Federer currently leads 18-17). However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clearer that Djokovic will enter the tournament with the upper hand.
In their last ten match-ups, Djokovic holds a 6-4 series lead, as well as a 4-2 lead in their hard court matches. This current trend, along with Djokovic's most recent victory over Federer at Wimbledon, shows that if the two are pitted against each other in the U.S. Open, Djokovic will likely prevail.
Djokovic has once again risen to the top of the modern tennis world, and if all goes well, will exit the summer of 2014 with not one, but two additional Grand Slam titles to add to his collection.
Pro Tennis Right Now Is Boring – Bring On The U.S. Hard Court Season
By Thaddeus McCarthy
The tennis world at this time seems to be quite boring.
Some articles are still coming out concerning Novak Djokovic's epic win over Federer in the Wimbledon final, which is quite surprising seeing that it was over two weeks ago, an article that recently came out discussed how Boris Becker called Federer the Greatest of All Time (yawn). Another article was out recently concerning how Boris does not call himself a friend of Novak's. But rather than chattering about supposed coach/player relationships or the monotonous GOAT debate, what I will discuss today is the real business that should concern the tennis world right now, which is the upcoming American hard court swing.
Novak Djokovic has effectively lined himself up as the favourite to have the most successful US Open Series. Nadal is not going away any time soon, and will arguably be more of a threat on hard courts than he was through the short grass season. In terms of points to defend, Nadal has by far the most. There is a lot of doubt though, that he will be able to repeat his effort this year with what he did last year and win the US Open series (Cincinnati, Toronto and US Open). I would not put him as the second favourite this year, just because he has never traditionally performed well in the second half of the season. Last year was an odd occurrence in that respect.
The culprit for the second favouritism position this year could rest with Andy Murray, who has no points to defend and is coming under the radar. His performance at Wimbledon was encouraging after his long down period since his Wimbledon win last year. His strongest surface is perhaps hard courts, which is demonstrated by his 2012 US Open title and 3 Aussie Open final showings. Stan Wawrinka could perform well this summer, but since the Aussie Open has not looked like a Grand Slam winner. Jo Tsonga is another contender, but I think he will only do well enough through a week (or 2) to win one of the American summer tournaments, if any. I have always felt that Jo is the sort of player who is able to play lights out tennis for a period. And he could do this at any time.
The real second favourite though, should be Roger Federer, who has traditionally performed well on the American hard courts and is in resurgence this year. And the fact he lost the Wimbledon final could be good, because unlike in 2012, there will be a feeling this year that he still has something to prove. Last year he was having back problems, and so I think that it is not fair to compare his 2013 with 2014. The level he is playing at is similar to 2012, and the Wimbledon final in particular was reminiscent of Wimbledon 2009.
All things considered, Novak Djokovic should have the best period in the next couple of months. If all players are playing at their best on hard courts, I believe Novak is king. Unlike on clay, where I think Nadal still has the edge. Novak has only the one US Open title and will be hungry to grab another. However, the danger of the young up-and-comers will be more persistent this summer than any other time in recent memory. The showing of Nick Krygios (and Milos Raonic) at Wimbledon is a direct example of this.
But Novak and the rest of the tennis world should never count out Rafael Nadal, as he is the greatest competitor and most tenacious player in tennis history. And will be fighting hard to defend his titles. The field lining up against him is led by Novak, but is flanked by some notable old names and exciting new comers. It will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Tennis Musings From New Zealand
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By Thaddeus McCarthy
Dear Fans,
The NZ Festival of Tennis came to an end with John Isner prevailing in the Heineken Open final, 7-6, 7-6, over first time ATP finalist Yen-Hsun Lu. The first week of course finished with Ana Ivanovic overcoming Venus Williams. The Festival is my personal favourite of the NZ Summer of Sporting events. The weather certainly turned up for the 2 weeks, although I can remember one afternoon early on with the ASB Classic which wasn't that great. Nevertheless the play was uninterrupted and the tournament enjoyed sell-out crowds. This posting will review the second week's tournament and give a line-up and some predictions for the big one, the Aussie Open.
David Ferrer, the widely expected winner, bowed out in the semi-final to Yen-Hsun Yu. He said after that match that it was perhaps one of the worst performances of his career. You've got to think about comments in pressers like this that if they aren't just a bit derogatory of the other player. Federer has been criticised in the past as coming off as a bit arrogant in his pressers. In Ferrer's case at this time his error rate was very high, so this comment was probably justified. My golden boy from the last posting, Benoit Paire, bowed out in the second round. Arguably the match of the tournament was the Quarterfinal between Phillip Kohlschreiber and Isner, which had three tiebreaks and featured no breaks of serve. I have to say that Kohlschreiber was unlucky not to win that one, as his rallying was superior to Isner.
Going back to the Heineken final, once again Isner's serve was on fire. At 2.06m tall he is known as having one of the best, if not the best serve on tour. Isner called the final match perhaps his best of the week (his serve was not broken once). First time finalist Yu played well, his one-handed backhand passing shot at the end of the second set (to save the second match point) was testament to that. He just played against a man in Isner who was really hitting his shots on the day. Isner did say after his semi-final, that without his serve he would not be ranked inside the top 500. His serve is just an example that to be ranked highly in this sport you do often need a big weapon. As mentioned in my last post, the winner of this fortnight's Australian Open will be a player who has a weapon, one which will turn an over wise even match in their favour.
In my first ever posting on here, I predicted that we would see a Del Potro/Nadal final. I will not stick with this, as they have been slated to meet in the Quarter-finals. I will have to go instead with a Del Potro/Djokovic final. Juan Martin Del Potro has just downed Bernard Tomic in straight sets in the Sydney International final, and appears to be in top form. He will not doubt be one dangerous hombre in the Open. Djokovic has been handed perhaps the easiest draw of anyone in the competition. His first real test will come in the Quarterfinals, where he is expected to face-off against Stanislas Wawrinka, who took him too 12-10 in the fifth set (fourth-round) last year. He should come out of this Wawrinka match to take down Ferrer in the semi-final. The Del Potro/Nadal Quarter-final will be a match to watch at the start of the second week. That is assuming Nadal can get past a dangerous Bernard Tomic in the first round. Tomic is a player I have mentioned before as being someone with the potential to win a Grand Slam one day. I just don't see it happening this year. Nadal I believe, will be too strong for him in the opening round.
On the women's side I can just not go past Serena Williams this year. Her form with age just appears to be getting better and better and there seems to be no stopping her. She is not a particularly liked player by the tennis public, but you just cannot help but admire the power game she has brought to women's' tennis. The two players who I think could create some difficulty for Serena could be Victoria Azarenka or Maria Sharapova. Azarenka was dispatched in straight sets in Brisbane last week, and lost in three tight sets to Serena at US Open 2013. But she can cause the upset on the day. With Sharapova, although she has a terrible record against Serena, on her day an upset could happen. We just have to think back to the 2004 Wimbledon for an example of that. Azarenka and Sharapova are expected to meet in the semi-final, and I would hope that it is not a slug fest, which will leave the winner exhausted for meeting a fit and hungry Serena in the final.
All us sports fans have pet wishes which we hope will happen, but sort of know that they never will. Well, my pet wish for this Open is that Lleyton Hewitt will finally come through to win his home countries slam. Australia has not had a winner on the men's side since Mark Edmondson won it in 1976; surprisingly with a world ranking of 212 (the lowest seed to ever win a Slam). Hewitt got close in 2005, when he reached the final, but other than that has not gone past the fourth round. The 05 Aussie had an incredible excitement about it, mainly thanks to Hewitt's run on one side, and the Marat Safin machine on the other. It is in fact my all-time favourite slam, and featured one of my all-time favourite matches, the Safin/Federer semi-final. Hewitt's win in last week's Brisbane final against Federer definitely gave some hope that another dream run may again be possible. For the women, Samantha Stousur is my pet wish to be the winner. The women similiary to the men have not have had a winner since Chris O' Neil in 1978. It would really generate some interest in the Open if we were having a couple of great local runs.
So there you have it. My predictions for the Aussie Open are for a men's final of Djokovic/Del Potro, and a women's final of Serena/ Azarenka. Although what I would like to happen is for a Hewitt/Del Potro final for the men and a Stosur/Williams final for the women. Having a surprising local run on one side, and a dangerous power player on the other would make this Open hugely memorable. Whatever happens though, this is a tournament I thoroughly look forward too every year, and it never disappoints in providing us with gripping moments. Watch this space.
Comings and Goings from Auckland, New Zealand
By Thaddeus McCarthy
Dear Fans,
As I have just returned home from covering the ASB Classic, and the Heineken Open is already underway, I thought that now would be a good time to give you a summary of the Classic and an intro to the Open.
The ASB Classic was a fantastic six day event played at the ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland. It was (pleasantly) sunny, even though the forecast had predicted rain. The play did not disappoint, and from a personal perspective, as it was my first time covering a tournament, it was brilliant, and the experience certainly lived up to expectations. It was also the dream final, the one everyone had wanted from the start, Venus Williams vs. Ana Ivanovic. Now sometimes these sort of the matches can be disappointments; like many of the long awaited finals in our sport e.g. any number of the Federer/Nadal French Open finals. But this was different; it was tight and the tennis was electrifying. In the first set, Ivanovic cruised to win 6-2. Venus saved a match point at 5-4 in the second set, and went on to win it 7-5. In the final set though Ivanovic's younger legs proved to be springier. She caught a break at the early stages of the set, and did not let go from there, eventually prevailing 6-4, and taking the title.
Both Venus and Ivanovic said in the post-match interviews, that this tournament was the perfect preparation for the Australian Open. I think after watching both players, I would expect at least one of them to go into the second week there. They are both on comeback trails right now, but I think that Ana is the more likely one to do so. She has the younger legs, still only being 26. And has a number of weapons on disposal, such as a blistering ground strokes and strong service game. Whereas with Venus you have to say that age is catching up with her. The other player that most impressed me from the tournament was American Jamie Hampton. I was at the press conference where she announced that she was pulling out of her semi-final with Venus, due to a hip injury. Something about her struck me. She seemed in a way similar to the Mighty Fed, in that she spoke almost in third person. She seemed very sure of herself, and I am certain that if she gets over her injury in time, by the Australian Open she will do well. In her quarterfinal against Lauren Davis, I was impressed by the all-round strength of her game.
The NZ Festival of Tennis continues this week, with the Heineken Open. David Ferrer is the defending champion here, and has come back (now as the World No. 3) to defend his title. The other headline acts will be Tommy Haas and John Isner. Gael Monfils, the flamboyant Frenchman unfortunately pulled out this week citing fatigue. Being the first month of the year this is pretty doubtful, but understandable that if he is not feeling totally right, he doesn't want to ruin himself for the coming Slam. The tournament organisers were in talks with Andy Murray's manager about potentially getting him in on a wild card, after his early exit from the Qatar Open. Unfortunately though, this was not to be the case. In reality it was too much of a rush for Murray to suddenly come down here to play a tournament after his Qatar loss. Tournament Director Karl Budge insisted after the Murray and Monfils announcements that the tournament does still have some exciting talent, such as young American Jack Sock, not to mention Marcos Baghdadis, Benoit Paire and Phillip Kohlschreiber. Ferrer's path to the title, will no doubt still be a difficult one, even without a Murray in his way.
As the Classic proved for the ladies, the Heineken Open will serve as a good preparation for the Australian Open, as that Slam begins on the 15th. If I were to predict a player from this tournament who has the potential to win it though, it would not be David Ferrer. Although he has a very high likelihood of winning the Heineken again, I just don't think that he has enough firepower to win a Slam. Yes, he did reach the French final last year (where he was dually shellacked in straight sets by Nadal), but Slam winners traditionally need to have a weapon arsenal at their disposal. It is very uncommon for journeyman (such as Ferrer) to win Slams. One-Slam-Wonder Journeyman who immediately come to mind include Andrei Gomez (1990 French) and Thomas Johanseen (2002 Aussie). Now in both these cases they were lucky; in Gomez's case, Agassi was more worried about his hair piece falling out than winning the final. In Johanseen's case, he had a very favourable draw that year, and played the volatile and unstable Marat Safin in the final.
My pick for the surprise run of the tournament is Benoit Paire. He is a tall man, with surprising balance, and of course has a booming serve. Although he has not yet gone beyond the third round of a Slam, the Australian as we all know is notorious for unexpected runs. Marcos Baghdadis, 2006 anyone? Or how about Fernando Gonzalez, 2007, or Tsonga, 2008. All of those players had weapon arsenals; the Gonzalez forehand was, is still is legendary. Whatever the case though, surprise run or not, for all of the players involved in this lead-up tournament, the Heineken will be great preparation for the Aussie Open.
You will hear from me again at the completion of the tournament. So for now, keep well.
Running Commentary In A Moment In Time At The ASB Classic In Auckland
By Thaddeus McCarthy
By Dear Fans,
As I am sitting right now in the media box at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, I thought that now would be a good time to do some running commentary. Now obviously this article will come out after these matches have been completed, so this is out-of-date technically. But I feel that right at this moment this is a useful conversation to have.
As I write this, the match-up between Ana Ivanovic and Kurumi Nara, the world no. 16 vs no. 81, has just ended. Ana Ivanovic has taken the match 6-2, 6-3. The crowd seated, of which there is about 1,300, got to enjoy some wonderful rallies at the end of the match. A favourite of mine was one where Nara finished the point with a backhand drop volley. The match currently under way is between Lauren Davis and Jamie Hampton. Hampton would have to be the favoured one of these two, as she is about 40 ranks above her. Hampton has just broken Davis's serve for the 2nd time, and the match stands at 5-1. The next match coming up is Garbine Muguruza vs. Venus Williams. No doubt who the crowd favourite will be in this one.
I think it is the common consensus with fans is that they do want to see a Williams/Ivanovic final, as these are the tournaments two biggest drawcards. There are many players who will be doing their best to stop that happening, Muguruza will be no exception. The top seed, Roberta Vinci was knocked out in the opening round by a largely unheard of player, Ana Konjuh. Seeing the form that Ana displayed in the last match I would highly expect her to reach the final stage. In the Hampton match currently into the second set, and with Hampton the superior player at this stage, I will assume that she comes out on top here. She will move on from this to face Venus in the semi-finals. Venus will find it tough going against Hampton, and I think we can look forward to a very good match tomorrow. In the other semi-final we will see Ivanovic face off against Kirsten Flipkens. My expectation for this match is that Ivanovic will come out ahead, watching the Flipkens quarter-final I noticed that she does not have a top spin backhand shot. I would think that this weakness could leave her open. Time will tell.
In the doubles, we are seeing a similar pattern emerging, although somewhat more pronounced. The top seeds, Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Safarova were knocked out in the quarter-finals. The only one's of the top four seeds remaining are the fourth seeds, Mona Barthel and Megan Moulton-Levy. Again, time will tell whether the top seeds can make it through to the final and become champions. Although I think that is good to have diversity when it comes to tournament winners on the ATP and WTA, I think it is also good to have a strong bunch of players at the top. Much of the hype around the men's game currently has been to do with having the 'Big Four' rivalry. The problem with the women's game worldwide currently has been that there is not really a strong group of players at the top. Lets hope that the womens game in 2014 will see a very strong bunch of players emerging at the top.
It is my hope that the ASB Classic will set the tone for a great year of women's tennis in 2014!
What's In Store For ASB Classic In New Zealand
By Thaddeus McCarthy
Dear Fans,
As I will be covering the ASB Classic in New Zealand for you all , I thought that now would be a good time to give you a rundown of what's in store.
The tournament will run from the 30th of December, and the final will be played on the 4th of January. Current world no. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska is the reigning champion, but unfortunately will not be defending her title this year. The two big names that will grace the first event of our 11 month season will be Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams, both former number 1's and Grand Slam winners. Venus is undoubtedly the bigger name of these two. Sister of Serena, 7-time Grand Slam Winner, 44 career titles and arguably the main reason why women get equal pay today. It is for this last reason that I have requested an interview with her. If I manage to get one, I will be sure to let you all know how it goes. Ana Ivanovic won the 2008 French title, and 11 career titles. She has had many struggles since then, dropping to No. 65, but she has since gone back up to No. 16. It will be one of the main interests of the tournament will be to see if she can regain some of her No. 1 form. Ana will arguably be the most keenly watched player, particularly amongst the boys, as she is definitely one of the better looking females' on tour.
Some other very recognizable names include young Laura Robson from Great Britain, Yanina Wickmayer, Lucie Safarova, and Julia Georges. The latter three are all former top 20 players, and are seeking to regain some of their earlier form. Laura Robson is a promising teenager, and did reach a WTA final in 2012 in China. The expectations for her, mostly as she is the top ranked British female, are very high. Personally I like her playing style, and being a similarly tall individual, I hope she does well. Julia Georges is another tall player, who's a big hitter and uses lots of top spin. Along with Ana she is another popular player on tour.
Players who I have requested interviews with, include (obviously) Venus, Yanina, New Zealander Marina Erakovic, and Spaniard Garbine Muguruza. With Venus I will talk about gender equality in tennis, and by extension, in sports in general. She was instrumental in getting equal pay for women at the French and Wimbledon, as it was her essay which eventually swayed the debate. With Garbine I will (hopefully) discuss with her about the development of younger players in Spain, and how they are working to continue producing quality. Following on from this I will talk with Marina about the development of the game in New Zealand, and how we can start to emulate countries (such as Spain) in producing some more tennis stars. My talk with Yanina will be about how she plans to return to (near) the top of the game. If I manage to get an interview with Ana, my chat would be on the same topic.
Well, that's the end of my discussion today; I would appreciate any suggestions you guys may have in regard to interview topics.
Agassi, McEnroe, Hingis Highlight July's World Team Tennis Action at New York's Randall's Island
The Sportimes schedule is highlighted by the July 19 matchup with the Boston Lobsters, in which Sportimes captain and Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe will battle Andre Agassi, in a match that also serves as a benefit for the Johnny Mac Tennis Project, McEnroe's not-for-profit foundation. McEnroe will compete on two other Sportimes home dates, July 24 vs. Boston in Troy and July 25 in the regular season finale vs. Washington at Randall's Island.
The complete Sportimes schedule at Randall's Island is as follows (all matches begin 7 p.m.):
July 10 Springfield Lasers (Sportimes – Martina Hingis)
July 13 Philadelphia Freedoms (Sportimes – Martina Hingis)
July 18 Philadelphia Freedoms (Sportimes – Martina Hingis)
July 19 Boston Lobsters (Sportimes – Hingis, McEnroe; Boston – Andre Agassi)
July 25 Washington Kastles (Sportimes – Hingis, McEnroe)
Home matches in Troy, N.Y., include (all matches begin 7:30 p.m.):
July 23 Washington Kastles (Sportimes – Hingis; Washington – Venus Williams)
July 24 Boston Lobsters (Sportimes – Hingis, McEnroe)
Special events on home dates include a pre-match and halftime "Glee" tribute concert by Class Act on July 10; pre-event attempt to set a Guinness World Record for most people bouncing a ball on their rackets on July 18; Niall O'Leary's Professional Dance Troupe on July 25; and on each home date, nightly promotions such as Shoot Out (Win What You Hit), Clock Your Serve and a bouncy house for kids.
Additionally, on all Randall's Island home match nights, the Sportimes will provide free bus service from Manhattan to the stadium. Pickups will begin at 4:15 p.m., from 86th & 3rd Avenue and 126th & Lexington, between 4:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. A Sportimes staff member will be on each corner to assist. Buses will also provide return service to both locations after the match ends.
In addition to marquee players Hingis and McEnroe, the Sportimes roster includes veterans Robert Kendrick, Jesse Witten and Ashley Harkleroad. Returning for his fifth year as coach is Chuck Adams.
Tickets for Sportimes matches are available by calling 888-WTT-NYC1 or by visiting www.nysportimes.com. For more information on matches in Troy, N.Y., visit www.NYSportimes.com/Albany or call 518-393-0440.
The 2012 WTT regular season runs from July 9-28, with the top two teams from both the Western and Eastern Conference advancing to the WTT Finals Weekend presented by GEICO, September 14-16, at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C.
2012 Sportimes' partners include USTA Eastern Section, GEICO, USTA, Wilson, DecoTurf, Principal Funds, SPORTIME Clubs, Tennis.com, Arizon Tennis Domes, NY Orthopedics, and Randall's Island Park Alliance.
Waiting for Murray to finish the unfinished in 2013
By Ritesh Gupta
Tennis is in me. It reflects. It invigorates me, strengthens me and keeps me going. It appeases me when things aren't going my way. I want more of it, always. More on the court, more of it on my mobile, PC, tablet…it has to be in my thoughts. Yes, it's a way of life.
But somehow I wanted all of it to stop on Sunday for Andy Murray.
I wobbled much before Murray lost the battle against now seven-time Wimbledon singles winner, Roger Federer.
It was a moment where I felt what if Murray falters in the final of Wimbledon 2012. At that point of time, I just hoped everything to get blown away as if nothing existed. Yes for Murray, not to go through what he eventually did after losing in four sets to Federer.
May be we can ask Andy Roddick what all Murray felt as he survived that half-hour or so after he shook hands with Federer to wrap up his loss at the net. But Murray, too, gave ample signs of the fact he was trodden from within, only to get crushed slowly. And when he was asked to express at the ceremony, he almost collapsed. He couldn't look at the player's box, which is a definite source of strength for all the professionals.
Ah, I couldn't go on and on.
I rather go back and relive those moments where Murray just fought and fought.
So when did I feel it should stop? It was much before that spell of rain in the third set that forced Federer and Murray to stop their battle.
To be precise, it was at 15-40, 2-2 in the second set when Murray was about to break Federer's serve and raised hopes of 2-0 lead. It didn't happen.
Then, in the middle of the third set, Murray led 40-0 and he was all set to hold serve to square the match. It didn't happen. In fact, in the same game, Murray slipped when he couldn't kill a high volley and Federer's lob winner landed on the baseline. Murray challenged the call only to lose it. Yes, all of this did happen!
From there on, it was as if whatever Murray could hurl as a boxer, the punch just wouldn't land on Federer.
And yes, Federer looked every bit of the champion he was and is again.
That nonchalant toss of serve, that characteristic brushing aside of his hair falling over his bandana, that finesse associated with his majestic backhand…it was Federer at his best. Would it matter if I say the champion played like this when he is about to turn 31 next month. It won't as Federer, with his larger than life persona, stands out for whatever he does at Wimbledon.
On a parting note, I wonder when Murray's mother, Judy, and his girlfriend, Kim Sears, cried, was it enough for the Scot's steely coach Ivan Lendl to melt for one fleeting moment at least.
I wish Lendl didn't.
He has to push Murray to achieve what he couldn't on Sunday and what Lendl himself couldn't do in his career- holding that mesmerizing Wimbledon trophy at least once as a singles professional.
I wish Murray plays in the final again in 2013. And that too with the roof open. And for those raindrops, they should come down. They should fall for Murray to look into the sky and move his fingers up and down – just the way he did after each of his six victories in 2012 – only to say: "I am not closer anymore, rather I am right up there."
For a recap of the final, please read this article on our sister site: http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/7195
An Estoril Open preview: Milos Raonic, Juan Martin Del Potro and Alisa Kleybanova compete
By Luís Santos
The mens draw
The main draws for the upcoming Estoril Open have been announced. Some exciting match-ups have emerged, especially if you are Portuguese!
Top four seeds in the men's side got byes, so Soderling, Verdasco, Tsonga and Simon are only second round sightings. Special attention to Fernando Verdasco whose second round opponent may well be Portuguese best Frederico Gil. Verdasco is the clear favorite but Gil was a finalist at the Estoril Open 2010 and is a crowd favorite.
Of his return to the Estoril Open Gil said: "I love to play this tournament so much in front of my friends and family, it is a big motivation and I always try to do my best. I grew up playing here when I was younger, so I know the conditions. I know the pressure and expectation of playing at my home tournament."
Second man of the Portuguese armada is Rui Machado, who starts against veteran Victor Hanescu.
But for most of us Portuguese tennis fans, all eyes will be on the all-portuguese first round match between Gastão Elias and João Sousa, the hopes of the Portugal tennis scene. No matter what the result will be, we are assured of a Portuguese in the second round.
Other big names to watch at the Estoril this week will be former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and fast rising star Milos Raonic.
The womens draw
On the women's side, the field is lead by Russian Alisa Kleybanova who will have a first round tussle with big-hitting Olga Govortsova. Jarmila Gajdosova is the number two seed and starts against Renata Voracova. Rouding out the top four seeds are Klara Zakopalova and Anastasjia Sevastova.
Two former champions grace the draw this year with Jie Zheng and Great Arn both making returns to the Portuguese venue. Arn will open against home hope Maria João Koehler, the number two for Portugal. Koehler has expressed her determination to do well on her home turf so Arn may well have her hands full with the Portuguese wildcard.
Also on the list to watch are Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Elena Vesnina, the number five and six seeds, respectively. Also making a comeback is Casey Dellacqua from Australia.
Be sure to to visit TennisGrandstand daily as Luís Santos brings you the headlines of both men's and women's action at the 2011 Estoril Open.


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Michael Gehlken of North County Times takes a look at the 25 Chargers players who are set to become free agents in the coming months. Their offensive line figures to see a complete makeover next season with guards Louis Vasquez and Tyronne Green set to become free agents, as well as OT Jared Gaither. Gehlken notes that it will not be easy for San Diego to get out from under Gaither's four-year, $24.5 million contract that he signed last year because he still has $6 million his prorated signing bonus remaining. Gehlken sees the Chargers placing a first-round tender on Danario Alexander, which would practically guarantee that he's back with the team next season and DT Antonio Garay could be released while LB Takeo Spikes will probably be allowed to leave. There's no question that it's about time for this team to get a makeover. Multiple years of limited production and obvious holes on both sides of their roster is more than enough to warrant significant change for San Diego. Norv Turner and A.J. Smith figure to be replaced on Monday, so the Chargers look to be in for a very interesting offseason. The post Chargers Expected To Make Several Changes To Their Roster? appeared first on NFL Trade Rumors -.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. The top of the New York Mets' rotation is in good hands again, with Johan Santana looking healthy this spring after season-ending elbow surgery last year.
After Santana, well, there's a lot of ifs, maybes and question marks.
Mike Pelfrey regressed last year after a promising 2008 season. John Maine has struggled to stay on the field. Oliver Perez was so disappointing last season he was sent to the bullpen for a stretch. The top candidate for the final spot in the rotation is coming off surgery to repair a torn right hamstring.
And the consensus is this group could be the biggest key to New York's season.
"The other four of us need to step it up," Maine said before the Mets worked out Saturday. "We all need to go out there, we need to be healthy, we need to be consistent."
Health was a big issue last year, when 11 pitchers started at least five games. Maine missed much of the year with a balky right shoulder. Santana finished the season on the DL after undergoing an operation to remove bone chips from his left elbow. Perez was shelved following right knee surgery September 1.
Pelfrey made 31 starts, but slipped to 10-12 with a 5.03 ERA after winning 13 games with a 3.72 ERA in 2008. The 6-foot-7 right-hander acknowledged all the injuries played a part in him trying to do too much.
"You felt like you need to do more, you need to pick it up," he said. "I think I did that, tried to go out there and do more than I was capable of at times. You know, it didn't work out, it didn't work out that way. Having everybody healthy, ready to go, we're going to be fine."
The biggest enigma is Perez, who has dominant stuff when he's on but has struggled to find the plate throughout his career. The 6-3 lefty averages 4.95 walks per nine innings - the worst rate for an active pitcher with at least 1,000 innings.
Perez agreed to a $36 million, three-year contract after he closed 2008 with a flourish under new pitching coach Dan Warthen, going 5-3 with a 3.77 ERA in his last 20 starts. But last season was a disaster from start to finish.
He left Mets camp during spring training to compete for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, but didn't get much work and was way behind when he returned. He struggled with his motion because of knee problems, finishing with a 3-4 record and a 6.82 ERA in 14 starts.
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ALBANY -- The Albany Motor Speedway had its second race of the season Saturday night.
More than 1,500 race fans made their way to the track as fans would not be disappointed as each class had side-by-side racing throughout the whole race.
Posting one of the more high-profile victories amid perfect spring weather was Jason Price, driving the No. 24 car into Victory Lane. He placed first ahead of runner-up Randy Woodard, followed by Pratt Cooper, Cody Simons and Wayne Bradley.
In the Mini-Stock class, it was Chris Henry taking the checkered flag, followed by Lane Grice.
Tommy Skinner also had an impressive night in the Enduro class, driving past the field that included runner-up Brian Taylor.
Travis Williams won the Pure Stock race, followed by Milton Posey; and Evan Becton won the Late Model race, followed by Cale Simons.
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Two marriages were taking place in the same banquet hall
NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was killed and two of his friends were injured when a group of men attacked them at a marriage venue in Rohini in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the police, the incident took place at Maharaja Agrasen Bhavan marriage hall at Sector-8 in Rohini. Recounting the incident, Naresh Kumar, father of the deceased Anil Kumar, said his son and five of his friends had gone to attend the wedding of his friend Pankaj's sister.
The marriage of Pankaj's sister was taking place on the upper floor of the marriage hall while another marriage ceremony was on at the ground floor.
Mr. Kumar, a businessman living in Trinagar, said Anil and his friends decided to return home only after the rituals were over a couple of hours past midnight.
In the meantime, a dispute broke out between the two parties in the marriage being held on the ground floor. It took a violent turn and the `halwai' was reportedly beaten up.
"Anil and his friends were on their way home when they realised that their vehicle was running low on fuel. They checked out a couple of petrol pumps but they were closed. They then returned to the marriage venue," said Mr. Kumar.
By then, the situation in the other wedding function had worsened with a group of young men, armed with sticks and sharp-edged weapons, reaching there to "sort out the matter". They caught hold of Anil and his friends and asked them whether they were from the groom's side or the bride's side.
As soon as Anil and his friends told them that they were from the bride's side, the armed young men began thrashing them. Anil and two of his friends, Aman Sharma and Rohit, got caught while other three went upstairs to seek help.
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Upon arrival we found that it was the last sunday of the farmers market and availed ourselves of some fresh veggies . Also, the waterford Police Dept. and Fire Dept was having a cookout w/ hotdogs,popcorn,ice cream,soda , pumpkin csrving ,a clown doing face painting and a hay ride (the crew went twice !).
Docking is free for 48 hours and electricity is available for $10 and showers for $5 , you get a key to the shoers and can use at your liesure.
A great place and real nice people. It seems everytime we pass through here they have a festival of some sort. The first time it was a steamboat festival, the second a tugboat roundup and toady he pumpkinfest. what luck.
Also I got to talk to a few of the other boaters docked and met a couple from canada on their way to Alaska via Bermuda-puerto rico-panama canal route. aboard there 40' catamaran. They have already circumnavigated 20 years ago when their children were young on a 30' steel sailboat. Now there on there own and enjoying themselves.They had passed up in Sylvan but didn't stop.
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S.African Woman in Quest to Wipe Out Green Aliens
By Alistair Thomson
JOHANNESBURG — Wendy Carstens' wide-brimmed hat ducks into the long grass, a squirt from her spray gun exterminating another alien in her quest for botanical purity.
"My husband calls me a plant fascist. I call myself a purist," she said of her crusade to rid the Melville Koppies nature reserve in one of Johannesburg's oldest suburbs of alien plants she says could upset the ecological balance.
"We've got the reserve under control now and I know the big (non-indigenous) trees by name — and their days are numbered."
Carstens, a retired history and English teacher, is the advance guard of a growing movement to control the spread of non-indigenous plants in South Africa.
In October, National Weed Buster week implored South Africans to "stop the invasion, plant indigenous."
Environmentalists say alien plants and trees displace native species, intensify flooding and fires and can cause watercourses and dams to silt up or dry out entirely.
"Alien plants waste about 7 percent of our water resources," said Rand Water, which supplies water to many South Africans and operates schemes that pay unemployed people to remove alien plants from water catchment areas.
"Tree invaders of river courses and catchments drastically reduce the volume of water that reaches rivers and dams, and can even cause streams to stop flowing or wetlands to dry up."
In a country with large areas of arid semi-desert which relies on seasonal rains to top up its numerous dams for agricultural, industrial and domestic water supplies, such a threat is of serious concern.
"Invasive alien plants are a massive threat to the ecological functioning of natural systems and to the productive use of land," Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza wrote in a foreword to "Alien Weeds and Invasive Plants," the bible for weed busters like Carstens.
An alien A-Z, it explains, for example, that the downy thorn apple or Datura Innoxia from North and Central America with its large tubular flowers is poisonous and irritant, classed "Category 1: prohibited on any land or water surface in South Africa, must be controlled, or eradicated where possible."
Thanks to its geographical location and settler history, South Africa has plants from all over Europe, the Americas and Asia and Australia.
Some were brought deliberately for settlers' gardens, others by accident.
One example is the cosmos, a flower that covers corn fields and rough ground in rippling seas of pink and white each autumn.
Carstens says it was introduced with imported fodder for British cavalry horses during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902.
For some people unaware of its foreign origins, the cosmos is as South African as biltong or boerewors — the dried meat and sausages eaten every weekend around the braai, or barbecue.
Weed-killing cosmos sometimes threatens to bring Carstens and her team of environmental workers into conflict with locals who cannot see the problem with leaving pretty flowers alone.
Some residents also resent branding jacarandas "declared invaders" — meaning the trees, whose magnificent October blooms turn avenues in Johannesburg and Pretoria into floral avenues of lilac snow drifts, may eventually die out as no further planting is allowed without special permission.
But Carstens says she avoids confrontation with owners of prohibited plants, turning a blind eye to the towering 16 ft queen of the night cactus flourishing in a garden behind the reserve's fence, its mass of large yellow flowers promising a teeming new generation of alien offspring.
The plant — of American origin like all cacti — has large spines which act as an irritant, making it a popular fencing plant among residents of the crime-ridden city.
Carstens says she is reluctant to take residents to task over plants in their private gardens while public council-maintained land is rife with invasive alien species.
"There's no control," she said.
Some say South Africa's authorities, battling to cope with the world's biggest HIV/AIDS caseload and racing to improve the lives of tens of millions of poor blacks repressed for decades under apartheid, have more important things to worry about.
Carstens concedes that support for her work, financed entirely from donations, has traditionally come from the "higher socio-economic bracket" — shorthand for white middle classes.
"But things are changing, because the whole environment is part of health education…It's actually part of the whole healing process," she said.
The workers who help her pull and spray weeds, cut down and burn alien trees, are members of church groups whose members meet to worship on the Koppies on Sunday.
The different church cells, or circles, even compete to see which can keep their meeting area free from alien species.
"Part of our constitution says that we deserve a good environment — and this is a good, healthy environment," Carstens said.


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Announcing Power BI for Office 365
Today, at the Worldwide Partner Conference, we announced a new offering–Power BI for Office 365. Power BI for Office 365 is a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) solution that enables our customers to easily gain insights from their data, working within Excel to analyze and visualize the data in a self-service way. It works with Office 365 to help customers share insights, find answers and stay connected to their data from…
What powers Power BI in Office 365?
Power BI for Office 365 is a new self-service business intelligence (BI) offering enabling businesses to gain insights from their data in powerful new ways within Excel and Office 365. Customers now have the ability to easily search, discover and access data inside and outside of their organization and, with just a few clicks, shape and transform that data. They can also analyze and create stunning interactive visualizations that uncover…
Every web developer is now an Office and SharePoint developer
Check out the new OneNote for iPad, iPhone and Android
Today we've released a major update to OneNote for iPhone, iPad and Android. These apps are based on an almost entirely new code base that delivers a full-powered OneNote experience across each device with more reliable sync that "just works." Our re-engineering investment also enables us to continue making improvements more quickly moving forward. Read on to learn more about the new capabilities and why we think you'll love them.
Plug in to unplug
Information overload is real, and it's important to #unplug for creativity and sanity. We also realize most people don't always have the luxury of doing so, and that includes most of us at Microsoft. One of our dev teams even built an internal app, called Focus Time, to shut off electronic distractions. The app, which was downloaded internally thousands of times, switches Outlook to offline mode and sets Lync to "Do Not…


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Not only celebrities get signature scents -- hotels have created specific aromas as a way to stand out and stay remembered. Many not only let the scent waft through the lobby or spa, but create products with the scent that guests can purchase and take home.
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