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I was quite annoyed about that too. The "expert" commentary was all about what was wrong with Murray. It was quite disgusting. They used to do that during Federer-Rafa matches too.. This year, I see the tide turning on that count with all the praise for how Refa handled the press conference...

In Doha's case, it is all purely financial. But if enough fan base ( say 50M to 60M ) develops in China, that is a totally different vibe from Doha.. No comparison.

SStrikerR, true currently and definitely outside of China. But we are talking about 10 years from now. If 50 million more Chinese care about it for whatever reason, now we are talking about a different scenario, a 5th slam or not.

>BTW, it's running out of rare earth metal too. No, not at all. There is so much abundance of it, the price has crashed. China is doing those shenanigans ( export controls ) to prop up the price.

Alright everyone, the skepticism is well taken. The outsourcing comment is quite funny!! Think about this. Till 1989, Grand Slam was just a concept in people's minds, a powerful and extraordinarily significant one but just a concept. "In 1989, the Grand Slam tournaments joined forces for the...

Here is a speculation on my part In the next 5 to 10 years, we may see a 5th slam getting added, Beijing Open. With Li Na's achievements, I think conservatively at least 30 to 40 million new Chinese fans will come on the scene over the next 2-4 years. As with other things Chinese in the...

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I heard back from LeslieAnne Wade as well by email. She said the same thing. It is a form letter response to all the people who sent her email. I sent her a polite response stating that I do not buy the 'fixed window excuse' since they could not have predicted the end of the match. What if...

Congratuations to the OP NamRanger and those who agreed with NamRanger on logical grounds ( and not based on anti-federer sentiments ) for a great prediction.

Her verbal apology is much better. I wish she did not say anything about the previously issued statements etc. and also this business of thanking her fans for their support etc. Keep it a clean apology girl! I also wish Venus did not butt in. That closes the chapter for me. I do not hold...

I am a big Federer fan and I was disappointed at his loss. But I am glad he lost to a classy, up and coming player. I am quite happy for Delpo. On the analysis side, Federer does not deserve to win today. He won the first set and led in the second set mainly due to bad plays by Delpo. When...

These statements from the Serena camp are next to useless. She is trying to intellectualize the apology. Apologies should come from the heart and not the mind. She should say it in person "I feel terrible for my outburst. I apologize to the lineswoman. There is no excuse for it and I am very...

Some more Kim pictures A few more Kim C. pictures after the win With the trophy A close up With her baby

If any such negotiation happens, that would be an extremely sad day for Tennis. I think you are way exaggerating the hold the Williams sisters have on National Level Tennis associations. In fact, it is in Serena's interest to resolve this cleanly. Even if she does not care about winning...

Steady Eddy: Hope you are saying that in jest. No one is campaigning for 'over punishing' Serena. If they go light, it will set a very bad precedent for a game that is still a class game ( in spite of McEnroe's antics ). They have changed the rules since McEnroe's times, precisely to avoid such...

Right, Serena clarified about that 'I will call you' mis-hearing. What did Serena actually say? Also, if it is a disallowed profanity, CBS may be in trouble with the FCC. I think they let it go live on the air.

That is a bit of a misleading title...It got me worried when I saw that.

But then, just a point before, she won a 30+ shot rally. After everything is said and done, it looks like she should have played on even if she had lost 6-0. Yeah, it would have been one sided and not a great match to watch. But then people are used to seeing bad finals ( Serena vs Venus...

Brad Gilbert may have a good tennis mind, but he can not speak a few sentences without fumbling for words. Also, he comes off as a bit uncultured. But the fellow with him, Chris is it, is really bad. He is quick on trash talking or high praise even before information is fully known. I am...

Thanks 35ft6. I appreciate the link. I also happen to read the Hinghis, Bhupathi interview. What a class act both are.

This is really not about Federer's tears... it looks like all of us what to know immediately what other think about that. We have our own immediate reactions... Right away, we want immediate validation on what we think is shared by others. So, we latch on to what the commentators say about that...

Is the press conference of Federer and Bagdadis available on line? I am curious to hear Federer's views on what went through his mind during the first two sets.

hopefully no clothing advice :p

I think that means he is second to Federer but third to noone...

Good job Talent. With all the helpful comments and critique incorporated, your article will sound as professional as it can get. For the next one, in addition to waiting and writing about the next big event, think about 'concept' articles. Meaning, about 'Tennis', 'state of female players'...

It was strange.

Yeah, that is interesting. Last week, Agassi did not play, did he? For Federer it says '0' which is correct.

Oh, come on. That is very mean.

Shameful, but I don't get any magazine... I get my fill online. May be at a Doctor's office, if they have a Tennis magazine, I get to browse it. And.. I thought I am a major tennis fan myself.... :(

Thanks. I will check out livescore often.