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Yes, Nole has an easy draw.
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Men's Singles Novak Djokovic Women's Singles Naomi Osaka Men's Doubles Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek Women's Doubles Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka Mixed Doubles Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram Live scores here. Completed matches here. Schedule of play here...
Happy belated Birthday Chieko san!
Happy Birthday to Chieko: July 17.
Hi TP san!
Could you please post your aritcles also on Twitter? Would be great to have Tennisplanet.me as a Freaking TwitterBlog Of Tennis Freaking Fans Worldwide! :-) Maybe by using #tpme or better by setting up a proper TP Twitter account? Thanks and regards @TPSchop ;-)
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Btw I guess that the commentator is Heinz Günthardt former professional atp player (best #8, RG double winner) and also former coach of Steffi Graf....
Roger Federer v Ilija Bozoljac | Davis Cup 2014 - Serbia vs Switzerland FULL MATCH.
I'm almost sure (...) that he said that he doesen't want to be his daughters (baby) tennis coach...
What the heck is he talking about? And shouldn't there be some translation for the 'baby tennis coach' too - if this is not English, that is?
Oh that's for my neighbour he speaks Chinese... geeezzz.
The 'REAL' 2014 Australian Open final: 2014 Australian Open MEN 1/4 Novak DJOKOVIC vs Stanislas WAWRINKA [HD]. Wonder what Djokovic's body language looked like when he realized he is getting eliminated - without a doubt. Score? 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7.
Happy belated Anniversary Stella and Jim!
We had our 25th Anniversary on October 21st last year. My parents made it to 62 years. Both died almost two years ago. My father at 93 and my mother 5 month later at 91. The End.
Happy 41st Wedding Anniversary to Stella and Jim: January 6.
Good luck Gary! I hope you can enjoy it & take care!
Gary Moser running a marathon in Minnesota this Sunday, January 12. Good luck. Hope most will be running in one direction!!!!!
GARY MOSER This Sunday, I will be running another marathon. In MINNESOTA, where the wind-chill was about 60 below zero last night. Fear not.....it's an INDOOR marathon called the Zoom! Yah! Yah! 150 laps on a college fieldhouse track. Perfectly measured distance. No tailwind. Yet, the BAA ...
At 2:23 Federer sends a kiss to Andy or does he roll over his false teeth?
Wall Of Fame contest.
Something Federer does at the award ceremony after winning the title that no other player does in that exact situation. What is it? Hint: No hint. OK here: It's during the speech. Whose speech? Figure freaking out. Geeeezzzz!!!!! You give a millimeter and freaks want an inch!!!!! OK here's an in...
Hi Gary! You are a very tough guy! All the best for your MARATHON of today! Hey, I can barely walk 10 yards! :-( BTW I was rooting for Santos Saúl Álvarez (great Mexican Guy WOW!!! and better looking than his sick opponent, I'd like to know how to you see it?) and not for the Motherfucker (sorry, lol) "MONEY" Maywhatsoever (IMO OTRO "correlon") retarded Bieber sucker.
Gary Moser will be running a full-marathon race on September 22, 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska. Good luck.
GARY MOSER This coming Sunday, in Omaha Nebraska, I'm doing a full-marathon race, which will be only my 2nd in the last 8 years, so I really don't know just what to expect. I'm not quite in the hard condition that I had hoped to be in, but I'm not too far off. The weather is supposed to be O...
I love you Andy Roddick!
Roddick drunk and dancing.
WTF isnt's the guy kissing Shrek a tennis player called Lleyton Hewitt?
Clijsters gives birth to a boy. Return to tour within a week?
Kim Clijsters Jack Leon Lynch is born! Born at 7.06 pm tonight and we are both doing well... His big sister , ***** and daddy are very proud and happy!
Congrats DEAR M from the Great City of New York! No? Pues a ver como Rafa defiende sus puntos en el 2014! Hehe. All the best M!
Happy Birthday to M: September 19.
Happy belated Birthday Raj! I hope I can make it to 75!
Raj turns 75 today. Congratulations. We are honored to have you.
RAJ Today I reached the ripe old age of 75. It is very possible that I am the oldest member on the forum. The way I feel now I can go for another 20 or at the very least until Roger hangs up his raquet and I am hoping for a long career ahead for him!
Awesome fighter Ken Norton! RIP
Ken Norton, a Championship Fighter Who Broke Ali’s Jaw, Is Dead at 70. From Gary Moser. Thanks.
GARY MOSER Ken Norton in Las Vegas in 2012 for the 70th birthday celebration for Muhammad Ali. Ken Norton, who fought three memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in winning their first bout, then losing twice, and who went on to become the World Boxing Council heavywei...
On the left : Mutant Alien Rafa aka Resident Evil. No words. Somewhat shocking. The Joker looks really great even in defeat. He looks like the real winner to me.
Nadal caught mocking Djokovic @ 2013 US Open. Just winning the final wasn't enough. What's next?
Just learnt that the shop assistant was Italian and not Swiss! LOL. In 2008 Oprah Winfrey was named PETA person of the year http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/peta-gives-oprah-award-year PETA is an animal rights organisation and five years later Oprah-di Oprah-da wants to buy a croc-bag! Shame on you Oprah! LOL. ;-) The shop assistant did a great job in not showing her the $38'000 bag! :-) A perfect bag for Oprah Winfrey would be this one: http://www.blender01.com/en/all-items/brands/souve/souve-cotton-is-the-new-croco.html;jsessionid=192229C6EDF11A9D1AAB62FF23BC3C46
A shop assistant in Zurich refused to show Oprah a black handbag priced at $38,000 because "you will not be able to afford that." OOOUCH!!!!! Federer HAS to be involved. I'm still investigating. After all he lives in that country. That's a start.
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Viktor Troicki banned for 18 months for failing to provide blood sample
• Serbian violated tennis anti-doping programme
• Troicki asked to be excused test as he felt unwell
The Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki has been banned for 18 months for a violation of the tennis anti-doping programme, the International Tennis Federation has announced.
Troicki, 27, failed to provide a blood sample when requested during in-competition testing at the Monte Carlo Masters on 15 April.
He said he had asked permission to be excused the blood test due to feeling unwell but that explanation was rejected by the governing body.
His suspension begins immediately and will end on 24 January 2015. Troicki must also forfeit all prize money and ranking points earned at the Monte Carlo Masters.
He told a news conference on Thursday that "this is the toughest moment of my career and of my life" and added: "I am innocent. I have never ever taken any prohibited substance or ever thought of doing so. I did not lie and this really hurts."
An ITF statement read: "Viktor Troicki has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation under article 2.3 of the tennis anti-doping programme (refusing or failing without compelling justification to submit to sample collection).
"Mr Troicki, a 27-year-old player from Serbia, was notified on 15 April 2013 that he had been selected to provide a urine sample and a blood sample in association with his participation at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters event.
"Mr Troicki provided a urine sample but did not provide a blood sample.
"He asserted to an independent tribunal that he was assured by the doping control officer (DCO) that it would be acceptable not to provide a sample on account of him feeling unwell that day.
"However, the tribunal concluded that the DCO told Mr Troicki that she could not advise him as to whether his reason for not providing a blood sample was valid, and that no such assurances were given by her.
"Accordingly the tribunal determined that Mr Troicki's actions constituted a failure and a refusal to provide a blood sample, and that his explanation for not doing so did not constitute compelling justification under article 2.3.
"However, the tribunal accepted that the stress that Mr Troicki was under at the time entitled him to mitigation under article 10.5.2."
Troicki has the right to appeal against the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to the ITF.
Troicki, ranked 53 in the world, was in action hours before the ITF announcement, losing 6-0, 6-4 to Spain's Tommy Robredo in the second round of the Croatia Open in Umag.
The powerful right-hander from Belgrade is a one-time winner on the ATP Tour, in Moscow's Kremlin Cup in 2010, and was a key part of Serbia's victorious Davis Cup team in the same year, winning the fifth and decisive rubber over France's Michaël Llodra.
He has not reached an ATP final since October 2011, when he lost in Moscow against Janko Tipsarevic.
Troicki becomes the fifth professional to serve a doping suspension in 2013 after Filippo Calorosi, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Dimitar Kutrovsky and Fernando Romboli.
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/25/viktor-troicki-banned-18-months
Does anybody know how many milliliters of blood is necessary for a blood test? I guess not more than 5ml? Isn't that a stupid excuse. In a car accident the police doesn't ask if you feel unwell... No sample was taken and we will never know if he was on drugs.
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Dear TP! Could you please post another freaking video on your freaking blog?
"Teenage Roger Federer on Trans World Sport"
http://youtu.be/pjROEZpnXoQ
Thanks! :-)
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Sorry chipnputt, TP started his site in February (?) 2006! :-) More than seven freaking years ago. BTW I see Nadal's chances at 25% and if the courts would be faster at 0%. RG stays at 80%. He almost lost this year in the SF.
Possible reasons Nadal may not win another Slam.
Your first thought on above is 'How about another Roland Garros', right? Wrong. For starters, Nadal achieved a few unceremonious firsts at his latest win @ the FO. This was the 'first' time Nadal was extended to a five setter (He had a five setter against Isner in the opening round in 2011 but t...
Poor guy can't personally speak with Federer! LOL. Look TD: RF is very focused & Kindergarten stuff is directed to Godsick. Without RF your tournament is crap. It's up to you, no? LOL.
Federer getting pay back for his narcissistic arrogance @ his own home called Basel?
Basel tournament director Roger Brennwald, after being humiliated twice, has decided to throw something at Federer he has no answer for. It's called Nadal. Timing couldn't have been any better given the bottled up emotions Nadal is currently loaded with. That's like unleashing a wild raging bull...
No big surprise he's struggling after a couple of beers! ;-) I'm in that state when HE is playing! LOL. OTOH how bad must Rafa have felt after Barcelona and his favorite team (Real Madrid) got spanked by Bayern München (0:4) and BSV Dortmund (1:4)! Geezzzz.
Most coordinated athlete? Not so much - in hibernation? Retirement? Scary too?
At least in his home country he drives at 120 km/h (74.56 mph). In Germany which is not that far away from his home tome he can drive it as fast as he can. RS4 only makes 250km/h (155.34 mph) which imo is not really fast.
Wawrinka launches campaign for safer driving. Shouldn't he be campaigning for parking? Isn't driving Federer's?
Stanislas Wawrinka launched a campaign Tuesday for safer streets in his home canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The slogans on 1,700 posters across the region read, “The street is not my circuit” and “200 km/h only at serve!” Wawrinka, who is working in conjunction with regional police and Touring...
Yes I posted this a long time ago and it's still OK. There is no freaking god. Stupid idea. There is only birth and death! That what goes in between is merely hopeless unless your name is i.e. Roger Federer! LOL At least we can enjoy him! He he.
Annoying words and phrases.
The words you choose reflect who you are. Freshen-up your conversation by eliminating these stale words and phrases TODAY!!! -This or that will not happen 'Anytime soon'. -You know what. -Guess what. -Honestly. -To be honest with you. -Frankly. -You know what I mean. -Exactly. -No question abou...
What? Stan owns a Audi RS4!!!
Wawrinka launches campaign for safer driving. Shouldn't he be campaigning for parking? Isn't driving Federer's?
Stanislas Wawrinka launched a campaign Tuesday for safer streets in his home canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The slogans on 1,700 posters across the region read, “The street is not my circuit” and “200 km/h only at serve!” Wawrinka, who is working in conjunction with regional police and Touring...
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