Tennis Week Community: Unanswered Threads

Nishikori/Jankovic/Lisicki Official Facebook Fan Pages

tennisfan24 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:51:47 GMT

Just saw that Kei, JJ, and Sabine opened their Official Facebook Fan Pages on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/keinishikori

www.facebook.com/sabinelisicki

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jelena-Jankovic/174667687063

xiowa's mini contest 10-9-2009

xiowa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:34:52 GMT

1	NicoFan	M. Russell	USA	S	259	C	100	159
2	David_D	T. DeBakker	NED	S	250	C	98	152
3	Mason D	G. Zemlja	SLO	S	267	C	`154	113
4	Vinco	J. Isner	USA	S	145	C	35	110
5	garybru	D. Hrbaty	SVK	S	257	C	157	100
6	4kids	P. Cuevas	URU	S	132	C	48	84
7	Xiowa	S. Koubek	AUT	S	201	C	119	82
8	tennis.nut	K. Beck	SVK	S	160	C	78	82
9	Smoing Ace	S. Devvarman	IND	S	204	C	124	80
10	Peggye1	A. Beck	GER	S	110	C	34	76
11	RP	X. Malisse	BEL	S	162	C	95	67
12	Mason D	J. Ignacio Chela	ARG	S	143	C	77	66
13	garybru	O. Rochus	BEL	S	120	C	59	61
14	Ten_isse_fan	E. Korolev	RUS	S	113	C	52	61
15	NicoFan	N. Lindahl	AUS	S	282	C	260	53
16	misskimi	A. Ungar	ROU	S	238	C	185	53
17	Hitman*	L Mayer (ARG)	ARG	S	102	C	61	41
18	tennis.nut	J. Souza	BRA	S	206	C	165	41
19	Dobey	R. Sweeting	USA	S	214	C	175	39
20	Gma3	S. Decoud	ARG	S	180	C	141	39
21	a. hack	L. Recouderc	FRA	S	177	C	145	32
22	a. hack	P. Polansky	CAN	S	215	C	193	22
23	RP	F. Dancevic	CAN	S	139	C	123	16
24	UESNYNY	D. Istomin	UZB	S	103	C	89	14-Jan
25	gotroom	J. Levine	USA	S	129	C	117	12
26	Hairload	S. Bubka	UKR	S	271	C	270	1
27	David_D	A. Mannario	FRA	S	131	C	142	-11
28	Tommyboy	R. DeHeart	USA	S	237	C	252	-15
29	Redhead	K. Anderson	RSA	S	106	C	125	-19
3130	EricssonBallBoy	T. Alves (BRA)	BRA	S	114	C	148	-34
31	EricssonBallBoy	F. Cipolla (ITA)	ITA	S	126	C	163	-37
32	Xiowa	M. Fischer	AUT	S	218	C	267	-49
33	Vinco	P. Andujar	ESP	S	103	C	164	-61
34	Redhead	D. Young	USA	S	140	C	206	-66
35	Smoking Ace	J. Goodall	GBR	S	197	C	281	-84
36	misskimi	G. Moraru	ROU	S	286	C	377	-91
37	4kids	A. Peya	AUT	S	148	C	258	-110
38	UESNYNY	F. Volandri	ITA	S	104	C	217	-113
39	Ten_isse_fan	J. Huta Galung	NED	S	176	C	337	-161
40	Gma3	O. Patience	FRA	S	144	C	351	-207

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Anyone going to the Agassi Barnes & Noble Book Signing on 5th Ave this Thurs?

redhead — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:01 GMT

I'm going to try to make it. Be nice if some of us could get together, maybe pool in and buy a book (what does it cost $32?) and maybe see if Agassi wants to be a fourth in a Central Park doubles match.

Just saw this on ESPN

hairload — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:54:54 GMT

Agassi admits to crystal meth use in his new book....Wow

Tennis with beach vacation

wbedran — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:06:04 GMT

Hi everyone...

It's hard to find a place to play when your on vacation so I just wanted to let you all know that I have a vacation rental unit in St. Augustine Beach, Florida that comes with a Tennis Membership to the Atlantic Beach and Tennis Club right next to the vacation condo.

If you're interested in a beach vacation but want to play every day and/or night, go to my website www.riverfrontresort.org and view the unit. Email me directly if you have any questions. Wendy

wozniacki to win

SmokingAce — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:03:46 GMT

she gets investigated because her dad tells her to pull out???

isn't it still her decision to play or pull?

bigger fix is the Limited Pro Tennis Coverage in the US

millions of channels, even a "dedicated" tennis channel and no coverage, what's a real fan on a budget to do???

not everyone can pay to watch live internet tennis, put the USTA up to the charge, yeah right they are concerned about grass roots

xiowa's mini contest 10-19-2009

xiowa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:53:39 GMT

Hairload S. Bubka should read -5. I can not get the program to do it. Sorry. xiowa

1	NicoFan	M. Russell	USA	S	259	C	100	159
2	David_D	T. DeBakker	NED	S	250	C	113	137
3	Mason D	G. Zemlja	SLO	S	267	C	154	113
4	Vinco	J. Isner	USA	S	145	C	42	103
5	garybru	D. Hrbaty	SVK	S	257	C	155	102
6	Xiowa	S. Koubek	AUT	S	201	C	116	85
7	Lendl Fan 1	S. Devvarman	IND	S	204	C	124	80
8	4kids	P. Cuevas	URU	S	132	C	57	75
9	tennis.nut	K. Beck	SVK	S	160	C	85	75
10	Peggye1	A. Beck	GER	S	110	C	37	73
11	Dobey	R. Sweeting	USA	S	214	C	145	69
12	Ten_isse_fan	E. Korolev	RUS	S	113	C	51	62
13	a. hack	L. Recouderc	FRA	S	177	C	126	51
14	Mason D	J. Ignacio Chela	ARG	S	143	C	94	49
15	misskimi	A. Ungar	ROU	S	238	C	194	44
16	a. hack	P. Polansky	CAN	S	215	C	172	43
17	NicoFan	N. Lindahl	AUS	S	282	C	239	43
18	garybru	O. Rochus	BEL	S	120	C	84	36
19	gotroom	J. Levine	USA	S	129	C	97	32
20	Hitman*	L Mayer (ARG)	ARG	S	102	C	71	31
21	Gma3	S. Decoud	ARG	S	180	C	150	30
22	RP	X. Malisse	BEL	S	162	C	132	30
23	tennis.nut	J. Souza	BRA	S	206	C	183	23
24	RP	F. Dancevic	CAN	S	139	C	130	9
26	UESNYNY	D. Istomin	UZB	S	103	C	101	2
25	Hairload	S. Bubka	UKR	S	271	C	276	#######
27	Redhead	K. Anderson	RSA	S	106	C	125	-19
28	Tommyboy	R. DeHeart	USA	S	237	C	257	-20
29	EricssonBallBoy	T. Alves (BRA)	BRA	S	114	C	149	-35
30	EricssonBallBoy	F. Cipolla (ITA)	ITA	S	126	C	169	-43
31	Lendl Fan 1	J. Goodall	GBR	S	197	C	242	-45
32	Xiowa	M. Fischer	AUT	S	218	C	268	-50
33	Vinco	P. Andujar	ESP	S	103	C	175	-72
34	misskimi	G. Moraru	ROU	S	286	C	360	-74
35	David_D	A. Mannario	FRA	S	131	C	148	-83
36	4kids	A. Peya	AUT	S	148	C	233	-85
37	Redhead	D. Young	USA	S	140	C	229	-89
38	Ten_isse_fan	J. Huta Galung	NED	S	176	C	290	-114
39	UESNYNY	F. Volandri	ITA	S	104	C	223	-119
40	Gma3	O. Patience	FRA	S	144	C	272	-128
2
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Got to thinking about this Chris/Greg business

Peggye1 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:33 GMT

Far be it for me to assume the role of moralizer here but it is somewhat odd that two people that age would embark on an affair (that's not so odd I suppose) but pay out enormous sums in a divorce and hold a huge wedding which in the circumstances should at the least a far more low keyed affair given that children were involved. And neither of these AGING sports celebrities took the time to sort out the possible hindrances to a successful marriage? At least they have have managed to keep a tight lid on the fallout but marriage is a two way street but they seemed have managed a car wreck in an amazingly short time. Chris has (for all her very nicely mannered way) chose husbands who were not alpha males while Greg (someone I never liked and often rooted against) is most defintely not that type and I always thought him not only predatory but ruthless.They both come from sports where you are have to summon the will to win so the ego factor enters into it as well as someone noted.I know this was raised before but Chris has a radio commercail and her voice floats into the house every morning.

Best All Court Game?

KingArthurUK — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:39:01 GMT

Excluding Federer and Nadal who has the best all-court game? Not who is the best player, but who can play best from baseline and net of these players:

1. Del Potro

2. Tsonga

3. Murray

4. Djokovic

5. Roddick

6. Gonzo

7. Wawrinka

8. Monfils

9. Cilic

10. Gasquet

KingArthurUK

NYC Posters - Play In Central Park Tomorrow

RP — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:52:17 GMT

To all NYC-area posters (particularly Tommyboy, Skeptic, Dobey, Vinko, BronxBoy, Miss Kimmi if you are in NYC):

A group of people from the board are getting together to hit tomorrow (Friday) at noon in Central Park. They need a fourth to hit. If any of you are interested please post here or meet Redhead, Scoop, HL at the Central Park Courts tomorrow at noon. Have fun!

Rich Janes, Recalling Greats

KINGARTHURUSA — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:50:42 GMT

Rich James IMO has written a good sensible article 'Recalling Greats'

http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6640743

He is spot on with the backhand and volley of Federer. A good volleyer want come in on the back hand. Also look at the return of serve, blocked back, east pickings for the volleyer. IMO Connors and Mac at the US Open would have got into Federer's mind , especially after seeing him cry and break his racket. There is a fuse ready to be lit in Federer's head. Look at the US Open when he complained about the slowness of Del Potro.

Mac and Connors for me at the US Open, ( Even the ice man Borg could never win there)

This era lacks volleys and variety

great tennis match on youtube

Dobey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:45:56 GMT

I just found the 1975 Australian Open finals match on youtube. Most of the match is there in about 4 different videos. It pits Connors versus Newcombe and I think it is the last time Newk defeated Connors and I am pretty sure it is Newk's last win at a major. The match is really exciting and dramatic. It does not reach the level of skill and ingenious shotmaking of a Federer-Nadal match but it makes up for it in sheer drama. And the stadium where they played (it has a funny name, hard to pronounce) is sort of like a bandbox in contrast to today's monstrosities and the fans are right on top of the action, making it much more dramatic. Bud Collins has pointed out that in matches where the fans are right on top of the action, you get alot more drama. This is a match worth checking out on youtube.

TV schedules don't match right

Iceman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:34:09 GMT

here's the tennis channel website schedule:

Current Tournaments

View Scores >>Toray Pan Pacific Open (WTA) - September 27-October 3

	Day	Time (EST)
Women's Semifinal 1 (LIVE)	Thursday	11:00 PM
Women's Semifinal 2 (LIVE)	Friday	1:00 AM
Women's Semifinal 1	Friday	8:00 PM

Nine of the top-10 players in the latest WTA rankings, including Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, will play at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, organizers said Thursday.

Upcoming Tournaments

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is all they have at tennis dot com:

Tuesday, September 22

Tuesday, September 22

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Davis Cup Semifinals (M): Spain-Israel

Tennis Channel - REPEAT

Wednesday, September 23

Wednesday, September 23

2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Davis Cup Semifinals (M): Spain-Israel

Tennis Channel - REPEAT

Thursday, September 24

Thursday, September 24

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Davis Cup Semifinals (M): Spain-Israel

Tennis Channel - REPEAT

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here is what THIS website has:

TENNIS WEEK'S MUSTS:

Sunday, October 11, 12:30 a.m.
Tennis Channel: Tokyo Final

Sunday, October 11, 7 a.m.

Tennis Channel: Beijing Final

Monday, October 12, 4 p.m.

Tennis Channel: Shanghai

Tuesday, October 13, 2 a.m.

Tennis Channel: Shanghai

xiowa's mini contest 9-21-2009

xiowa — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:22:17 GMT

1	NicoFan	M. Russell	USA	S	259	C	99	160
2	David_D	T. DeBakker	NED	S	250	C	119	131
3	Vinco	J. Isner	USA	S	145	C	41	104
4	garybru	D. Hrbaty	SVK	S	257	C	154	103
5	Mason D	G. Zemlja	SLO	S	267	C	180	87
6	Xiowa	S. Koubek	AUT	S	201	C	128	75
7	4kids	P. Cuevas	URU	S	132	C	59	73
8	Lendl Fan 1	S. Devvarman	IND	S	204	C	131	73
9	tennis.nut	K. Beck	SVK	S	160	C	90	70
10	Dobey	R. Sweeting	USA	S	214	C	147	67
11	Peggye1	A. Beck	GER	S	110	C	44	66
12	a. hack	L. Recouderc	FRA	S	177	C	132	45
13	David_D	A. Mannario	FRA	S	131	C	89	42
14	Ten_isse_fan	E. Korolev	RUS	S	113	C	73	40
15	Hitman*	L Mayer (ARG)	ARG	S	102	C	65	37
16	garybru	O. Rochus	BEL	S	120	C	83	37
17	RP	F. Dancevic	CAN	S	139	C	104	35
18	Mason D	J. Ignacio Chela	ARG	S	143	C	111	32
19	tennis.nut	J. Souza	BRA	S	206	C	175	31
20	a. hack	P. Polansky	CAN	S	215	C	188	27
21	Xiowa	M. Fischer	AUT	S	218	C	195	23
22	NicoFan	N. Lindahl	AUS	S	282	C	260	22
23	gotroom	J. Levine	USA	S	129	C	110	19
24	Gma3	S. Decoud	ARG	S	180	C	165	15
25	RP	X. Malisse	BEL	S	162	C	152	10
26	UESNYNY	D. Istomin	UZB	S	107	C	100	7
27	EricssonBallBoy	T. Alves (BRA)	BRA	S	114	C	116	-2
28	Hairload	S. Bubka	UKR	S	271	C	281	-10
29	Hitman*	R Hocevar (BRA)	BRA	S	164	C	176	-12
30	Redhead	D. Young	USA	S	140	C	158	-18
31	Redhead	K. Anderson	RSA	S	106	C	135	-29
32	Tommyboy	R. DeHeart	USA	S	237	C	270	-33
33	EricssonBallBoy	F. Cipolla (ITA)	ITA	S	126	C	161	-35
34	Lendl Fan 1	J. Goodall	GBR	S	197	C	235	-38
35	Gma3	O. Patience	FRA	S	144	C	210	-66
36	misskimi	A. Ungar	ROU	S	238	C	305	-67
37	Vinco	P. Andujar	ESP	S	103	C	187	-84
38	misskimi	G. Moraru	ROU	S	286	C	371	-85
39	Ten_isse_fan	J. Huta Galung	NED	S	176	C	268	-92
40	4kids	A. Peya	AUT	S	148	C	244	-96
41	UESNYNY	F. Volandri	ITA	S	104	C	227	-123
42	Tommyboy	R. Hasse***	NED	S	115	C	633	-518
43	Hairload	E.Aynaoui ***	MOR	S	202	C	937	-735

xiowa's mini contest 9-14-2009

xiowa — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:53:32 GMT

There some big moves up and down this week. Be sure to ceck your players.

I could not find a ranking for Robin Hasse. He had been 633. Did he retire?

1	NicoFan	M. Russell	USA	S	259	C	98	161
2	David_D	T. DeBakker	NED	S	250	C	122	128
3	Vinco	J. Isner	USA	S	145	C	39	106
4	garybru	D. Hrbaty	SVK	S	257	C	154	103
5	Mason D	G. Zemlja	SLO	S	267	C	185	82
6	Xiowa	S. Koubek	AUT	S	201	C	127	74
7	4kids	P. Cuevas	URU	S	132	C	60	72
8	tennis.nut	K. Beck	SVK	S	160	C	89	71
9	Lendl Fan 1	S. Devvarman	IND	S	204	C	133	71
10	Dobey	R. Sweeting	USA	S	214	C	145	69
11	Peggye1	A. Beck	GER	S	110	C	44	66
12	NicoFan	N. Lindahl	AUS	S	282	C	229	53
13	a. hack	L. Recouderc	FRA	S	177	C	125	52
14	Hitman*	L Mayer (ARG)	ARG	S	102	C	54	48
15	David_D	A. Mannario	FRA	S	131	C	88	43
16	RP	F. Dancevic	CAN	S	139	C	104	35
17	garybru	O. Rochus	BEL	S	120	C	87	33
18	a. hack	P. Polansky	CAN	S	215	C	184	31
19	Xiowa	M. Fischer	AUT	S	218	C	188	30
20	Mason D	J. Ignacio Chela	ARG	S	143	C	113	30
21	tennis.nut	J. Souza	BRA	S	206	C	181	25
22	Ten_isse_fan	E. Korolev	RUS	S	113	C	92	21
23	gotroom	J. Levine	USA	S	129	C	111	18
24	Gma3	S. Decoud	ARG	S	180	C	167	13
25	RP	X. Malisse	BEL	S	162	C	152	10
26	UESNYNY	D. Istomin	UZB	S	107	C	99	8
27	EricssonBallBoy	T. Alves (BRA)	BRA	S	114	C	116	-2
28	Hitman*	R Hocevar (BRA)	BRA	S	164	C	170	-6
29	Hairload	S. Bubka	UKR	S	271	C	286	-15
30	Redhead	D. Young	USA	S	140	C	162	-22
31	Redhead	K. Anderson	RSA	S	106	C	137	-31
32	Tommyboy	R. DeHeart	USA	S	237	C	274	-37
33	EricssonBallBoy	F. Cipolla (ITA)	ITA	S	126	C	166	-40
34	Lendl Fan 1	J. Goodall	GBR	S	197	C	239	-42
35	Gma3	O. Patience	FRA	S	144	C	212	-68
36	misskimi	G. Moraru	ROU	S	286	C	374	-88
37	Vinco	P. Andujar	ESP	S	103	C	192	-89
36	4kids	A. Peya	AUT	S	148	C	247	-99
39	Ten_isse_fan	J. Huta Galung	NED	S	176	C	293	-117
40	UESNYNY	F. Volandri	ITA	S	104	C	231	-127
41	misskimi	A. Ungar	ROU	S	238	C	382	-144
42	Tommyboy	R. Hasse***	NED	S	115	C	633	-518
43	Hairload	E.Aynaoui ***	MOR	S	202	C	937	-735

So happy for Del Potro

littleone — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:07:19 GMT

I am very happy for him. Wow, when he went to the net I was amazed at how small Roger looked. I mean, I know he is tall, but it never hit me until then. I thought he was going to contend last year, but after the disappointment at the French I was hoping he'd pull it out. I got nervous for a minute, but he dug deep and pulled it out.

As happy as I am for him, I can't help but feel sorry for David sitting at home in Argentina recovering and watching a fellow countryman win on the very court where he came so close in 2003......then they had to keep showing the stat that only 3 men have beaten both Rafa and Roger in a tournament.....ND, JM Del Porto and David Nalbandian - TWICE!

Federer slips as Del Potro Rocks & Rolls

KINGARTHURUSA — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:50:43 GMT

Federer let slip a sixth USO one det up and 2 points from a second set. Del Petro blugeon his way to a US win. Not the most elegant, not the most subtle but a win.The swearing of Federer ' I don't care a s*** and don't tell me to keep quiet I don't care a F***' This brought back memories of the 70s with McEnroe and Connors. No one is Mr Cool. Mac and Connors would have got into to these young buck's mind. It is far too much of niceities today.

Let's have some more spice .

The atmosphere at the Arthur Ashe stadium was on fire, New York you did the last slam of the year proud

The people's tournament that is what the US Open is. Rock and Roll to a win

I think Del Potro is winning this tournament

krajicek — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:10:24 GMT

My head obviously still tells me to pick Federer, but I really wanna see DelPo step up. How great would it be to have a twenty year old win his first slam by beating Rafa and Roger (I'm clearly not giving Djokovic a chance at all)!!

Jack Kramer and The All England Club

KINGARTHURUSA — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:10:06 GMT

Jack Kramer influenced my tennis life listening to him commentating on BBC television in the 1960s

'The All England Club forced the BBC to drop him after 1974, perhaps wrongly holding him responsible for the 1973 players' boycott, a complex affair that began when the International Tennis Federation asked the Grand Slam tournaments to ban Nikki Pili´c for dropping out of a Davis Cup tie for Yugoslavia, and Wimbledon (alone) complied. Kramer had a hand in what happened. He had helped form the Association of Tennis Professionals in 1972 and was its first executive director - and it was the ATP that called the boycott, which the Romanian Ilie Nastase and Britain's Roger Taylor were the only ATP players to break' ( Guardian)

Forward thinking by the All England Club , Mr Richard Evans

Jack you made one small boy a tennis fan for life, God Bless you.

Serena's Killer Instinct

Breezy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:21:41 GMT

Serena's killer instinct has always been evident on the court. It is exactly that which kills her opponents, whether she is dominant early or manages to survive trouble late in a match. The noises she makes with certain strokes at certain times have sounded like those of a vicious animal in the midst of a kill and leave little to the imagination about her intentions. When she smashes a racquet, it is her opponent she prefers to smash, if not the weaker parts of herself. As she was near death in her match against Clijsters, this instinct was released in full force in the hopes that it would preserve her life on court. Unfortunately, the lineswoman (hopefully trying to do her job correctly) put herself in the line of fire at a most stressful moment - just when Serena was having trouble controlling the aim of her instinct. Her words, "I'll shove this f-ing ball down your f-ing throat . . ." were exactly what she always hopes to do to her opponents in matches, but using her racquet. Since Clijsters wouldn't die, the nearest and easiest prey was the lineswoman. After the match, Serena could admit to her misfire, but I guess she doesn't have to do it in public.

yahoo article speculates about the 'Madden Curse'

Iceman — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:20:01 GMT

Beware the Curse of Madden

by Mike Krumboltz

Sports curses (aside from the one that looms over the Chicago Cubs) aren't real. But try telling that to the football players who have graced the cover of John Madden's videogame only to suffer injuries shortly thereafter.

Troy Polamalu is the latest star to experience the so-called "Madden curse." The all-pro safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers sprained his medial collateral ligament during Thursday night's game against the Tennessee Titans.

Sports Illustrated reports that Polamalu could be out anywhere from three to six weeks. Not as bad as initially feared, but still rough enough to inspire a lot of lookups on "madden curse."

Indeed, almost immediately after Polumalu left the field, folks at home began dialing up searches on past victims of the Madden curse. The list is long but distinguished. And while there are a few holes (Favre escaped '09 without injury), we imagine that Larry Fitzgerald, who shared the 2010 cover honors with Polamalu, might want to wear a little extra padding this season...

2010: Troy Polalmalu -- injured for three to six weeks.
2009: Brett Favre -- no injury, but as Yahoo! Sports points out, he did "become insufferable."
2008: Vince Young -- injured one game and played poorly.
2007: Shaun Alexander -- injured for six games due to broken foot.
2006: Donovan McNabb -- injured for seven games.
2005: Ray Lewis -- missed one game.
2004: Michael Vick -- injured for 11 games due to broken leg.
2003: Marshall Faulk -- out for six games.
2002: Daunte Culpepper -- missed five games.

The above article is nothing but yellow journalism because it does NOT EXPLAIN that there is no such thing as a curse! Those players were injured by COICIDENCE. A seemingly deliberate series of events that ended in misfortune, the same way that 'luck' is a seemingly fortunate event or series of events. The key word is SEEMINGLY. This type of thinking has invaded our beatuiful sport as well at times; remember the so called Hingis curse? Where her former boyfriends seemingly got injured later on? The author who proposed such a lunatic idea actually thought he was presenting something worth considering! We need to be educating our athletes in every sport that there are no magical explanations for the realities of life. No one can lay a curse on you. No one can jinx you. There is no such thing as a curse? There is no such thing as a jinx! There is no such thing as LUCK! Luck is merely your perception and your reaction to a fortunate event, and to assign some ridiculous causation FOR that event's occurence is inSANE! Some dorky construction worker buries a different team's jersey in cement during the construction of a stadium, amd these dolts in charge then spend 10 thousand dollars to go DIG IT UP! This is the same kind of thinking that went on in the dark ages, when people truly felt that a black cat was bad luck... that walking under a ladder would cause harm to you!

I beg the sports journalists of the world to have some credibility and address this ridiculous paradigm of a curse.

Curses are CONCEPTS of man. There is no basis in science and reality for that concept; it is a simplistic attempt at explaining the occurence of bad events.

"Roof Raising Up In The Air" Article

NicoFan1 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:09:29 GMT

Excellent article by RP on the possibilities (or lack thereof) of someday getting a roof on Ashe. And kudos to RP for criticizing the USTA and standing up for the fans.

Sadly, the USTA does not have the capabilities to run this sport or an event as big as the US Open. Maybe they should consider spending of the extra cash from this year's Open in hiring a consulting firm to make some of these decisions - people who really understand the business side of sport. And preferably a firm that understands that in the end, a business is only as successful in relationship to how well they treat their clients (in this case, this means the fans). Or call on Wimbledon for some tips - they seem to know what they are doing across the pond.

2009 US Open photos

MochaJava — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:55:38 GMT

Thought I would post the link to my flickr account with some of my photos of the players. Somehow I did get some good shots and even Rafa at practice. Enjoy !!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shooz13/sets/72157622260348298/

Smell the Coffee Mr Richard Evans

KINGARTHURUSA — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:18:32 GMT

Mr Richard Evans has his opinion but it was from the comfort and luxury of the media centre at Wimbledon He views it through rose-tinted glasses

Ask Fred Perry what he thought of the class riddled system when he was never accepted as a champion
'On this occasion the best man lost' he was to hear after winning his third Wimbledon.
John McEnroe not being made a member of the All England Club when he won his first Wimbledon.

On his last ever appearance the All England Club put Pete Sampras on an outside court, He was defeated……..
The biggest tragedy of all is that of a very generous 75 years old lady who has worked tirelessly in tennis since her enforced retirement of tennis in 1956. She helped Althea Gibbon to break down the racist barriers, sacrificed her own match at the French semi final to help Althea Gibson repair her dress.
This British lady raise one million dollars for Althea Gibbon in her hour of need 20 years later, when Althea was destitute

This lady is Angela Buxton a former singles finalist and doubled champion of Wimbledon 1956. To this day she has not been made a member of the ALL England Club.

Is that forward thinking Mr Evans. They certainly know how to treat champions of their own country, don’t they?

Peggye's post

elkay239 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:27:15 GMT

Hear! Hear!. I could have written that article except for the Welby Van Horn part. The female tennis pros need to cut their

hair to look a little different from each other, find a coach who can teach them how to serve...not to mention volley, and

get some personality!