“I knew (Ana) had some problems to find a ticket to Miami, she was on a waiting list, and we had room left, so I thought I could ask them to join us”
Miami, March 31 : Kind-hearted Spaniard Rafael Nadal hooked up Indian Wells winner Ana Ivanovic with three spare seats on a private jet so that the women’s champion could get from the California to the Miami … via Newkerala.com
“I know he’s playing well. He’s doing well. He won against Moya today.”
Rafael Nadal moved a step closer toward his first title of the season by defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-4 in the third round at the Sony Ericsson Open. via RTE.ie
“She played like a top 10 player easily today”
When an infant in the stadium stands began to cry during a rally Sunday, Lindsay Davenport won the point anyway. Motherhood hasn’t diminished her focus at work.
Still gaining momentum in her career comeback after becoming a parent, Davenport upset second-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2 in the third round at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Davenport left the women’s tour in late 2006 to have her first child, then came back last summer. The three-time Grand Slam champion is 17-3 this year with two titles, and she rated the win over Ivanovic as her best since returning. Read more
“The same thing was said about me. That my style of play led to injuries, but I love his tennis. It’s clear that he has to take care, not play too much. But he is young and he has a great future ahead of him”
MADRID: Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg has tipped Spain’s Rafael Nadal to replace Switzerland’s Roger Federer as the world number one player in a newspaper interview published on Friday. via Newindpress
“I feel much better physically today than I did a few weeks ago - that’s for sure”
Djokovic has been the form player on the men’s tour in 2008 Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by South African qualifier Kevin Anderson at the Sony Ericsson Open. via BBC News
GRAND PRAIRIE — Like tennis champ Rafael Nadal delivering a blistering backhand or chef Eric Ripert proffering a decadent meal, Chris Rock performing restless, raunchy comedy is generally accepted as the epitome of effortless excellence.
Rock’s Thursday night performance at Nokia Theatre was something of a master class in cutting up, even if the professor didn’t show quite the edge that he did a decade ago. He still slings one-liners as merciless as concertina wire, but he seems to have forgone aiming at the jugular for simply making the masses laugh. His jab at Dallas? ‘You’ve got more strip clubs than Starbucks here.’ Ho hum. Read more
“And it was a new challenge to play against Rafael. Especially since he volunteered to play at the deep end!”
Ever heard of an aquatic ace? How about a tennis match on the water? That sounds impossible, but it’s not, as these images and video of Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams prove. via Trend Hunter Magazine
Image courtesy of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open As the only active player to accomplish the career Grand Slam, Serena Williams is comfortable playing on a variety of tennis surfaces. via On the Baseline
Serbian Novak Djokovic is making up ground on the leading Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings released Monday after winning the Indian Wells Masters on the weekend. via Bangkok Post
“I’m lucky enough to have a lot of important tournaments on this surface, which suits me the best. “I’ll try to keep going in Miami and coming from Indian Wells as tournament winner, it’s much easier to play.”
INDIAN WELLS, California: Steadily growing in self-belief, Serb Novak Djokovic has made a dream start to the year but refuses to accept he is the game’s top player on current form. via People’s Daily
“They’re proud to be Serbians, like I think everyone is in their own country.”
Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic have given their home country reason to be proud. via Peninsula Clarion
“We’ve all gotten walkovers and we’ve all been sick and we’ve all pulled out. But hopefully he’ll be a little too rested tomorrow.”
By Mark Lamport-Stokes Indian Wells - Unfancied American Mardy Fish joined elite company by upsetting seventh-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Pacific Life Open quarter-finals on Friday. via The Star
“I was playing my best tennis of the season, and was looking forward to playing Roger this afternoon”
Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Maria Sharapova’s winning streak at 18 matches Friday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory in the Pacific Life Open semifinals. via The Florida Times-Union
“The thing is not beating James, the thing is being in the semifinal and beating two big players like (Jo-Wilfried) Tsonga and Blake”
INDIAN WELLS, California - Reuters Defending champion Rafael Nadal held his nerve to reach the last four at the Pacific Life Open by beating American James Blake for the first time 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the … via Turkish Daily News
The quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open Tennis Masters Series event at Indian Wells , California, features five players in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings, led by the Top 3 of World No. via Tennis Articles
