“I will take it slowly. I am not going to think about achieving even higher goals. I am in no hurry, you know. I want to enjoy this success and celebrate it with the people who are important to me. We will see what I will do after that.”
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open on Sunday, becoming Serbia’s first tennis player to win a grand slam tournament. via SETimes news
“Not everybody can beat the players I beat”
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s surprising run at the Australian Open will carry him to the top 20 for the first time on Monday. via CCTV
“If our team works really well and we take every chance we get, maybe we can cause an upset”
The United States named the same team that won the Davis Cup last month for this year’s opening World Group match against Austria. via CBS SportsLine
When Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga battled in the Australian Open Final on Sunday, it was the first time in three years that neither Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal had made it to a Grand Slam decider. via Bangkok Post
“I think she’s a very strong female”
It was the morning after at Melbourne Park. The players’ lounge was empty of players. via New York Times
Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could join several other French tennis players by moving to Switzerland. via CBS SportsLine
“The difficult thing for him about this tie is that he has been training on hard surfaces for the last four months and playing on clay for two weeks and then going back to hard courts would require a great effort”
Rafael Nadal’s decision to opt out of Spain’s Davis Cup tie against Peru is understandable given the physical problems the world number two has experienced in recent seasons, captain Emilio Sanchez-Vicario … via Reuters
“It’s still open with Mark. We haven’t actually talked about working this season, but everything is possible - maybe in Indian Wells because he lives there”
Novak Djokovic is considering renewing his 2007 coaching relationship with Australian Mark Woodforde in the wake of Australian Open title success. via Bangkok Post
1. Which two U.S. presidents were born in North Carolina? 2. Who was ‘the man’ on the television show ‘Chico and the Man’? 3. Michael Nutter is the mayor of what city? 4. True or false: Bases on a baseball field are 100 feet apart. 5. What group had a No. 1 hit with ‘Best of My Love’? 6. ‘Don’t Do Me Like That’ was the first top-10 hit for what group? 7. Who wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’? 8. The sinking of what U.S. battleship precipitated the Spanish-American War? 9. The Tapajos is a river in what country? 10. In tennis, Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Who won in 2004? ANSWERS 1. James Polk and Andrew Johnson. 2. Ed Brown, portrayed by Jack Albertson. 3. Philadelphia. 4. False, bases are 90 feet apart. 5. The Emotions. 6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. 7. Ernest Hemingway. 8. USS Maine. 9. Brazil. 10. Gaston Gaudio. via Courier News Online
British number one Andy Murray drops three places to 12th in the latest ATP world rankings after his first-round loss to eventual Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Melbourne France’s Tsonga, who … via Eurosport
Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) to win the Australian Open Sunday night, earning his first Grand Slam title.
The third-ranked Djokovic’s win broke a sequence of 11 straight majors won by either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal since Marat Safin’s triumph at the 2005 Australian championship.
Djokovic had not lost a set in six matches leading into the final, including his semifinal win over the two-time defending champion Federer.
But with Muhammad Ali lookalike Tsonga coming out swinging like he did in his straight-sets upset over No. 2 Nadal in the semifinals, that streak came to a sudden end. Read more
1. Which two U.S. presidents were born in North Carolina? 2. Who was ‘the man’ on the television show ‘Chico and the Man’? 3. Michael Nutter is the mayor of what city? 4. True or false: Bases on a baseball field are 100 feet apart. 5. What group had a No. 1 hit with ‘Best of My Love’? 6. ‘Don’t Do Me Like That’ was the first top-10 hit for what group? 7. Who wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’? 8. The sinking of what U.S. battleship precipitated the Spanish-American War? 9. The Tapajos is a river in what country? 10. In tennis, Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Who won in 2004? ANSWERS 1. James Polk and Andrew Johnson. 2. Ed Brown, portrayed by Jack Albertson. 3. Philadelphia. 4. False, bases are 90 feet apart. 5. The Emotions. 6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. 7. Ernest Hemingway. 8. USS Maine. 9. Brazil. 10. Gaston Gaudio. via Courier News Online
“Maybe his personality on the court (is the same)”
MELBOURNE, Australia : Instead of champagne at a post final victory party, Ana Ivanovic plans spending Saturday night tossing some shrimp on an Australia Day barbecue. via International Herald Tribune
“I not believe it, but I’m here and I have to do it”
Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiled, gave a typically Gallic shrug of the shoulders and considered his answer. via Reuters UK
French Open champion Rafael Nadal has turned down the chance to represent Spain in next month’s Davis Cup meeting with Peru in Lima, the team said Friday. via Fijilive
