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Friday, August 5, 2011

Roger Federer to celebrate 30th Birthday

The Officials of the Rogers Cup, which is scheduled to be held form 8^th August, 2011 will be celebrating the birthday of the tow times champion at Montreal and 16 time grand slam winner, Roger Federer on the event’s opening date on Monday.

Federer while speaking ahead of 30^th Birthday stated that, Canadians always make a big deal about my birthday. It’s not going to be very different this time around. . Sometimes they start singing ‘Happy Birthday’ during a match. However, he added that, he is not going to play on Monday, but you never know if they’re going to do something crazy another day.

16 times grand slam winner in tennis, Federer has stated that, he still believes he can win major championships and said that, he is enjoying his tennis by contending with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

The Swiss has won the second of his two Canadian titles five years ago in Toronto, with Andy Murray lifting the trophy at the last two editions.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Stanford: S. Williams d. Bartoli

Comeback queen Serena Williams won her first tournament in more than a year when she overpowered third seed Marion Bartoli of France 7-5 6-1 in the Stanford Classic final Sunday.
American Williams came from 2-4 down in the opening set and then dominated the rest of the match with booming serves and hard groundstrokes to claim her first title since Wimbledon last year.
The 13-times grand slam champion, who returned to the tour in June after taking almost a year off due to injury and illness, triumphed for the first time on home soil since her victory at the 2008 U.S. Open.
After firing down a service winner to wrap up the match in one hour and 22 minutes, Williams skipped around the court in joyful celebration.
"I haven't won a tournament in forever that wasn't a grand slam so it's cool," said Williams, whose last non-major title was the 2009 WTA Championships in Doha.
"I put a lot of work into this week. I want to take this whole (hardcourt) swing serious. It's a good time for me."