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[Gama]

Raonic Out of Davis Cup Against Ecuador
(June 30, 2011 – Toronto)

Tennis Canada announced today that Milos Raonic (Thornhill, Ont.) will not be participating in Canada’s Davis Cup tie against Ecuador, scheduled for July 8-10 in Guayaquil. Canada’s four-person roster will be Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC), Daniel Nestor (Toronto), Peter Polansky (Thornhill, Ont.) and Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, BC).
“There was always a five-player contingency travelling to Ecuador,” said team captain, Martin Laurendeau. “Now with Milos out, Bester, Nestor, Polansky and Pospisil will represent our country. Just like any other tie in South America that we’ve played, we know this will be a challenge but the guys are all ready to do their best to help us win.”
Raonic is unable to compete due to a hip injury sustained on June 22 during his second round match at Wimbledon. He is still undergoing medical examinations to determine the severity of the injury.
“No decisions have been made with regard to Milos’ treatment,” said Michael Downey, President and CEO of Tennis Canada. “As we head into Canada Day weekend, we encourage tennis fans from coast to coast to rally behind our country’s Davis Cup team as they prepare to compete for a chance to advance to the World Group playoffs.”
This tie will mark the seventh meeting between the two countries. Ecuador has won five ties compared to Canada’s one. The last tie between the teams finished 3-2 in Ecuador’s favour in 2009 at Rexall Centre in Toronto. The winning team this time around will play for a spot in the World Group in September in a playoff tie. Tom Tebbutt will be on location in Ecuador and will serve as official blogger for the tie. Fans can read his analysis and follow the tie on Tennis Canada’s official website: http://www.LoveMeansNothing.ca.

[Dejan]

LaRosa's 2011 Wimbledon Blog

June 30 - Your new #1?

In Friday’s semifinals, only one of two scenarios needs to happen for Novak Djokovic to become the No 1 player in the world. Either the Serb has to beat Federer-slayer Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, or Andy Murray has to beat Rafael Nadal. I’m no math wiz but those are some damn good odds. Made greater still by the fact that, should neither of those scenarios happen, Rafa will still need to win the whole shebang to stay No 1. Add to THAT the fact that the two men are separated by a mere 65 points in the rankings and Rafa’s told the BBC that he’s going to take off 5 weeks post-Wimbledon to recover (he’s currently injecting painkillers into his foot to play), and those odds increase exponentially.

More bluntly: this is happening people.

This upsets the hell out of Rafa fans (of which I am one), and it thrills the hell out of Novak fans (of which I am also one). All this to say, I’m in hell.

Your new #1?

To that part of me that struggles with it (and to those of you who struggle as well), it’s vital to consider one fact and one fact alone:

Novak Djokovic has earned it.

Particularly if his inevitable coronation doesn’t come at the hands of his own win but because of a Nadal loss, it’s important to embrace what this man has done over the last six months. He helped net Serbia its first ever Davis Cup title in 2010, and thanks to the fuse that lit he utterly dominated 2011, taking the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid and Rome. It took the very best of Roger Federer to stop Djokovic in Paris, and he’s right back in the semis of Wimbledon. The guy is 48-1 in 2011. One loss. One. Respecting that is respecting all the guys he took out along the way. I don’t know much, but I can tell you this: Rafa and Roger don’t lose to no chumps.

Imagine the joy and satisfaction Novak will experience the moment his headline-making efforts are rewarded with that No 1 ranking. And how amazing for Serbia? Can you imagine the joy for a country that’s been through actual hell, to be able to claim their first No 1 men’s tennis player, ascending not because of a weak field (men’s tennis these days is SPECTACULAR) but on the strength of huge talent and near-flawless play? You don’t have to imagine it. By manning up, we can experience it too.

And when Novak Djokovic becomes the new No 1, you can bet your ample rump that no one will congratulate him more graciously and heartfelt than the guy he’s replacing.

Or should I say timesharing with.

Because let’s be honest: No 1 rankings don’t last forever. The hunter becomes the hunted, and no one hunts with more feral viciousness than Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. They’ll congratulate you. They’ll mean it. And then they’ll come after you. Game on.

But for now, when that No 1 is slapped next to Novak’s name, all we should be hearing is thunderous applause. Which the Novak fan in me will be joining in on with wild abandon.

Sometimes in tennis, like it or not, you just have to say too good.

Bring on Friday.

[Dejan]

Da li im verovati?

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Hairline fracture may sideline Nadal for six weeks

Rafael Nadal may be out for six weeks with a hairline fracture in his left foot, the London Times reports. Nadal hurt his foot in the fourth round of Wimbledon against Juan Martin del Potro and used an anesthetic to dull the pain for the rest of the tournament. If he is out for six weeks, it would mean that he would miss the Masters Series tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati. Nadal said in Spanish after his loss to Novak Djokovic in the final that he would not return to the practice courts until he was completely healed physically and mentally.

[Liv]

Pa rekao je on lichno na BBCju da uzima 5 nedelja posle Wimblija. Nije nova informacija

[Dejan]

Pa da, to sam čuo kad je rekao ,ali ovi su dodali još jednu nedelju i to "začinili" sa propuštanjem Montreala i Sinsija...

[alcesta]

Sad pre nego što krenu tumačenja da se vadi na povredu za poraz u finalu, Toni je rekao španskim medijima da Rafa nema nikakvih problema, jedini problem mu je Novak.

[Dejan]

Ja sam onu izjavu o 5 nedelja odmora shvatio kao to da neće ništa igrati do Montreala

[Goca_64]

Sad pre nego što krenu tumačenja da se vadi na povredu za poraz u finalu, Toni je rekao španskim medijima da Rafa nema nikakvih problema, jedini problem mu je Novak.

Necu da se hvalim, ali to sam ja mogla da im kazem jos onomad , ali niko nije dosao da me intervjuise , bas se pitam zasto...

[Dejan]

Toni Nadal, tío y entrenador de Rafa Nadal, aseguró que el tenista balear no sufre ninguna fractura en su pie izquierdo, en contra de lo que publica el rotativo británico 'The Times'. Nadal estará en el torneo de Montreal, como tenía previsto, que se juega dentro de poco más de un mes.

b1: nema nikvakog preloma u levom stopalu
b2: igraće Montreal

Tako da izgleda ne treba verovati onima

[Maki]

Kad bese pocinje Montreal?

[Dejan]

@Maki
Montreal počinje 8. avgusta.

[Milutinov Tata]

Direktor Rogers cupa ima svoj blog pa evo jednog zanimljivog dela

I found out some cool stuff about the actual courts at Wimbledon. Because the 2012 Olympics are being played at Wimbledon just weeks after the Grand Slam ends, they are growing genetically modified grass so that it is easier to "refurbish" the courts in between the two events. Usually they seed and grow the grass but they need the courts ready faster next year.

[Diktator]

Kad ste vec kod OI..kakav je tamo sistem takmicenja(koliko traje takmicenje,koliko kola,jel na 3 seta,itd)?
I ko uopste ima pravo nastupa?

[Starsica]

Mislim da takmicenje traje nedelju dana, i da se igra u best of 3 formatu. Za ostalo ne znam zaista.

[Unexpected]

Kad ste vec kod OI..kakav je tamo sistem takmicenja(koliko traje takmicenje,koliko kola,jel na 3 seta,itd)?
I ko uopste ima pravo nastupa?

The four Olympic tennis events will each be standard single-elimination draws. Men's and women's singles will each have 64 players, and men's and women's doubles will each have 32 teams. The singles draws will each have 16 seeds, the doubles 8. If two players from the same nation are competing, then they will be drawn in different halves of the draw; if three or four, then different quarters. All matches will be played to the best of three sets, except the men's singles and doubles finals, which will be best-of-five. All third or fifth sets will be played out (until a player wins six or more games by a margin of two or more), and all other sets will be decided by tie-breaks if they reach 6-6.
The winners of the finals in each event will receive the gold medal; the runners-up, the silver. The losers of the semifinals will play for the bronze