Vesti i aktuelnosti sa tour-a

[Liv]

Koliko je meni poznato nisu bile pretnje u pitanju, vec je britanska policija upozorila Novaka da postoji sumnja da ce pokushati neshto. To se bar pisalo ovde.

edit: ocu da kazhem nije Novak dobio pisamce

[Goca_64]

Daj Goco, pa nije Seles napadnuta jer je bila iz Jugoslavije, vec od idiota opsednutog Stefi.

Panto, po tome sta mislim o Wimbldonskom zrebu, i uopste o zrebovanju, mogao si videti da ja i te kako verujem u teorije zavere
Ne bi me zacudilo od onih lukavih Engleza ni da su smislili celu pricu, a da pretnje uopste nije ni bilo
A, sto se Monike tice, bilo kako bilo, nikada je nisu priznali upravo iz razloga koje je naveo Air.
A devojka osvojila 9 slemova.

[M.S.]

nisu bile pretnje, već dojava koja je došla MI5-u.

dodaću, navodna dojava. pa su oni dojavili Noletu.

taj detalj se potpuno prenebregava kad se razmatraju njegovi usponi i padovi, a mnogo je važan. da je ko Čakvetadze, puko bi skroz i trajno.

[Dejan]

Mouratoglou

Djokovic the favourite in open men's draw

The men's draw at Wimbledon looks one of the most exciting for a long time, with the top four players playing as well as they are. Each is maximising his abilities, while playing a different style of tennis from the others. The situation seems more open than ever before: Novak Djokovic is undeniably the best player in the world so far this season, but lacks success on grass; Federer is back in shape and rules the place with six previous titles; Nadal has just won the French Open and re-found his confidence; and finally Murray, who has overcome his Melbourne disappointment and will be more motivated than ever at home.

THE FAVOURITES

Novak, the big favourite

For me, the Serbian is the favourite. Ultra-dominating since the start of the season and the true No.1, he has only lost one match - in the Roland Garros semi-finals against Federer. During the first quarter of the season he proved he was the best player on hardcourts; during the second one, his wins in Madrid and Roma over Nadal, the boss on clay, demonstrated that he was a step ahead of the field. His loss in Paris can be explained by both Federer's comeback and him choosing the wrong strategy on the day. But he hasn't had one really bad day for seven months. To those who say he hasn't ever won anything on grass, I counter that today he is a new player. He owns all the abilities to shine on this surface: a good first serve, a top slice, perfect footwork, a huge ability to counterpunch and the way he takes the ball so early. If he reaches the final and is facing Rafa, he'd be in a great position against a player he has beaten four times in finals in the last four months.

Nadal, light-hearted

Nadal arrives at Wimbledon with a light heart. He has won the most important tournament of his season already in Roland Garros - he believed that the title was beyond him, but he was wrong. He went through four tough months mentally, facing a totally new situation: between January and March, he had to accept that Djokovic had become the boss as he won the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami. Those two Masters final losses hurt him but not as much as the two that followed, on the clay of Madrid and Rome - a surface that the Spaniard had dominated for so long. Nadal now faces a real issue: the Serbian has the tactics to beat him and the mental edge. Yet despite its stresses this Roland Garros triumph, Grand Slam number 10, will allow Rafa to breathe a little bit. Sure, he is also the Wimbledon title holder, but he will give himself a bigger margin for mistakes because he is fully aware of the Serbian's level of play at the moment and because he has fulfilled his contract by winning the French. So he should re-find his length of shot, mandatory for his game, and play freely. And he is once again on the opposite side of the draw of Federer - better for him that the Swiss and Serb battle it out before the final and not him.

Roger, back on top

The Swiss comes into this event looking better than he did last year, when he was struggling. He has arrived reassured having played some great tennis during Roland Garros on a surface that is not the best for his game style. Once more he is that great mover, and playing on a court which suits his game down to the ground. He is taking the ball early again and turning more often on his backhand to hit his big forehands. His serve seems to be back too after a few months where it suffered. What he did in Paris, with that key match against Djokovic - despite the loss in the final - should give him a lot of confidence at the tournament that suits him the most. The variety and the accuracy of his serve and groundstrokes, the way he can play with the ball heights and with his slice, added to the fact that this surface gives speed to low balls, will accentuate his natural abilities and his love of playing fast. He should face Nole in the semi-finals in a battle I'm already impatient to see.

Murray at home

Should I once again speak with regret that Murray is not taking full advantage of his potential - his unique talent, great hand, ability to speed up the ball, take it early, returning ability, serve and defence? Once again this year Andy has been through a small crisis, following his Australian Open loss, but it was shorter than last year because at Monte Carlo he was already back to a great level - reaching the semi-finals and going down fighting against Nadal. He then achieved his best result at Roland Garros with a semi-final appearance. He will arrive at Wimbledon with a title at Queen's in his pocket, confident in his game and motivated for 'his' Grand Slam. What are his chances against the top three? Andy is close to them but I don't think that, for now, he is able to beat them in a semi-final or final of a Grand Slam. He's still lacking that little something, an accurate gameplan for the whole year. He will have to take all his chances.

THE OUTSIDERS

Nowadays the top players in the world hugely dominate the rest of the field, meaning it seems more and more difficult for an outsider to reach the semi-finals of a major. Despite this I have picked three players who are the most able to prove me wrong on this point.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried is playing terrific tennis at the moment. At Roland Garros, despite his early exit, I really enjoyed his game and the desire you could see going with it. A five-setter on clay against a player like Wawrinka is still too hard for Jo to deal with physically but the grass should see him realise the potential in his game. Going forward and playing serve and volley, Jo is enjoying his tennis again.

Tomas Berdych

He is having a less successful year than last, when he played the best tennis of his career. Having reached the final at SW19, there will be the pressure of defending all those ranking points - and he went out early in France. However his game is suited to this surface: an excellent serve, a good return, flat and quick shots and strong footwork. So he'll try to repeat his performance of 2010 - but it seems that his chance to achieve it is tiny.

Robin Soderling

The Swede has struggled since the start of the year and already changed coaches twice. He has looked better since working with Frederik Rosengren right before the French Open. But he hasn't won enough matches to build his confidence again and, if his game can be adjusted to all surfaces, his lack of speed is a real issue against the top players. However his serve and heavy groundstrokes still make him a dangerous player.

[M.S.]

Je li on jedini koji Đokovića stavlja za prvog favorita?

Sviđa mi se kako razmišlja po tom pitanju. . I on misli da Marej tek toliko zaostaje za trojkom, da ne osvoji ovo.

[Dejan]

Muratoglu je izgleda stvarno jedini koji Noleta vidi kao favorita i zaista sam se iznenadio kad sam video tekst, a evo i deo njegovog teksta o Nadalu, gde

objašnjava zašto je Nole najteži protivnik za Nadala

Come Wimbledon, Nadal will find his aggression, his length, and his touch once again.

The only obstacle remaining for him is Novak Djokovic. I'm not talking in terms of the world ranking - the Spaniard is already convinced that he'll lose that top spot - and mathematically it's almost sure to happen in the next couple of months. The real issue is that despite the French Open win, he hasn't solved the issue of how to beat the Serb in a match.

The feeling of helplessness, the sense that he cannot find a way to victory - it's a problem Rafa has never had against any opponent before.

Djokovic has the answer to Nadal's best weapon - he can prevent Rafa from causing mayhem with the forehand. In contrast to Roger Federer, Nole is not troubled on the backhand when he has to play from above-shoulder height, and when Nadal is refusing to trade diagonally (his backhand against Djokovic's forehand) he goes for a neutral shot and more often than not Djokovic's power punishes him.

I've pointed it out before, but by taking balls so early Djokovic also doesn't suffer against Nadal's topspin, and because he's prepared to play a little further forward in the court he deprives Rafa of time. Novak's forehand is neutralising Rafa's forehand - and his backhand neturalises Nadal's.

That leaves Nadal at a tactical dead-end - and with Djokovic possessing very few flaws, Nadal's search for an answer is harder than ever.

But maybe the fact that Nadal already has the prize he wants - the French Open - he might just find that answer without the pressure on his shoulders

[Gama]

Anastasia's Wimbledon Blog: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Spoiler: pokaži

Hi guys, I'm glad to be doing this blog here at Wimbledon for you!

I remember I was the first one to start doing a blog on the junior circuit here at Wimbledon in 2006, wow I can't believe it was exactly five years ago! The time goes very fast! So yeah it's exciting and I have a lot of good memories of it.

Well, my match was moved from yesterday to today due to the rain delay, and I played first on at 12 against Lesia Tsurenko. It wasn't easy, but I'm happy I pulled it through at the end, 64 76. There was a bit of wind out there as well. It's never easy to start any tournament, but here especially, as grass is a special surface and it was my second official match on grass, so it took some time to get used to it, personally.

I had a chat with JJ (Jankovic) in the locker room before our matches about where we would like to go for some time off after Wimbledon. It was not a very good idea to speak about it before the match (very relaxing conversation to be honest!) As soon as we finished chatting, I ran out of the locker room to warm up - it took me away from some perfect, warm, fun places back to London and preparing myself for the match! Haha.

Also, fashion designer David Koma, who created the dress for me for the Pre-Wimbledon Party, came to cheer for me at my match today! I was happy to see him in my team out there. After, we had a nice chat and some laughs at lunch.

Ohh and of course, there was a lot of girly/fun chat in the locker room while I was with the physio between me, Aga Radwanska and Li Na. It was lots of laughs, really! It was about shopping, make-up and nails, nails, nails, nails! Aga and I are both crazy about nails!

Soooooo, you guys were trying to guess on Twitter and my Facebook page what my color is this time for Wimbledon, finally now I'm allowed to tell you. IT IS... Wimbledon colors (green and purple!) All prepared!


Im playing fourth match on Court 14 against Petrova tomorrow, but no doubles with my partner JJ...

Speak later, goodnight!

Nastia x

[M.S.]

Šta reći o čoveku koji je i prošle godine, dok je još uveliko bio otpisan, video Đokovića kao budućeg broja jedan. Vizionar .

[Liv]

Kako se prave loptice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13812037

[alcesta]

Šta reći o čoveku koji je i prošle godine, dok je još uveliko bio otpisan, video Đokovića kao budućeg broja jedan. Vizionar .

Nezavisno od njegove vizije favorita, meni se dopada što je on izgleda jedini koji nije zaboravio da je Novak i dalje najbolji igrač ove sezone. Pošto je Rafa osvojio RG kao da su svi na to zaboravili.

[Gama]

Bas ga gotivi i vidi nesto kod Noleta sto ostali ili ne vide ili ne zele. Super je .

[Kido]

Evo ga jedan 'cudan' intervju sa Rafom, gde je dosta izgubljeno verovatno u prevodu
sa spanskog

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... l-nadal.do

Rafael Nadal believes previous tennis eras cannot match the excitement generated by the current stars of the sport and dismisses the idea that slower courts have allowed him to triumph at Wimbledon.

.....

The Spaniard's view on the type of tennis that allowed Pete Sampras to win seven Wimbledon titles will spark a lengthy debate. He said: "Personally, to watch a Pete Sampras versus Goran Ivanisevic match, or one between those kind of players, is not enjoyable. It's not really tennis, it is a few swings of the racquet.

"It was less eye-catching than what we do now. Everyone enjoys the tennis we play much more. I am not saying we are playing better tennis, just more enjoyable tennis. For me, in the past it was just serve, serve, serve.

"I started playing at Wimbledon in 2002 and since then the court has been exactly the same. Before then, I can't make a comment. But to say it has been getting slower since then is wrong.

"Before my time, perhaps the conditions were faster. But, for me, the difference now is that the best players in the world will strike the ball past you if you go to the net. If people see a player practicing serve-and-volley tactics, they say it is fast and if they see baseline play, they think it is slow.

"The truth is that now the players are so good that if it is a fast court, then when you serve and go to the net the ball flies past you even quicker."

[Gama]

Interesantan tekst, kako i zasto se trava promenila, odskok loptice, ..

Wimbledon's proud tradition starts beneath the player's feet. The living, breathing grass. Meet Eddie Seaward, the man who ensures that it's fit to play.
When a new generation of hard-hitting big servers reduced grass-court tennis to ace-a-thons in the early '90s, Seaward was paying attention.
"Everybody was saying grass courts are dead because they're too fast and it just favors the player who's got a hard serve," Seaward says. "I spoke to the coaches at the time and said, 'Well, OK, what do you want?' And so they told me."

Due to the 100% perennial ryegrass seed that has been in use at Wimbledon since 2001, the soil is drier, thus harder beneath the feet. This makes balls bounce higher, and the perceived speed of the court slower.
"If we can get the right sort of players, the clay-court players, the Agassis and the Nadals to come here, then that's going to be better for tennis and much better for the spectators, because they're seeing all the stars."

The previous mix (70% rye and 30% creeping red fescue) had become vulnerable to wear, and the switch was made by Seaward and his crew in order to ensure the playing surface could withstand the increased foot traffic of the modern game without splintering into patches that would cause unplayable bounces.
"The grass itself is slightly better wearing than a lot of the fescues were, so you get a little better grass coverage on the court at the end of the day," Seaward says. "It also creates a slightly thinner soil, so there's a little bit air movement between the leaf, which then dries the soil and makes it harder."
"The hardness rating that we used to achieve on Day 13, we're now seeing on Day 1," Seaward says. "And that gives the players a split second more to play the ball."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-06-24-wimbledon-groundskeeper-eddie-seaward_n.htm

[Sony]

Ne znam gdje da okacim ovo, pa neka AirBall prenese gdje treba, ako treba:

http://sport.blic.rs/Tenis/199452/Nadal ... -protivnik

[Maki]

Henman: Mariju tako malo fali da se umeša u 'veliku trojku'


Nekadašnji britanski teniser Tim Henman izjavio je engleskim medijima da Endiju Mariju malo fali da se umeša u "veliku trojku" svetskog tenisa, Rafaela Nadala, Rodžera Federera i Novaka Đokovića.

Iako se Nadal, Federer i Đoković tretiraju kao apsolutni favoriti za osvajanje Vimbldona, ostrvska javnost velike nade polaže u Endija Marija, koji bi mogao da postane prvi Britanac koji je osvojio Vimbldon nakon daleke 1936. godine.

"Mari je i dalje iza 'velike trojke', ali moram da kažem da mu jako malo fali da se umeša među njih. Oni su međusobno osvojili 28 gren slem titula, dok Mari i dalje nema veliki trofej. Ipak, mislim da je najzad sazreo da konačno uradi nešto veliko", rekao je Henman.

On nije želeo da precizira ko je istinski favorit ovogodišnjeg Vimbldona.

"Iskreno govoreći, ne bih mogao da se odlučim. Mislim da Nadal, Federer i Đoković imaju podjednake šanse, sitnice će odlučivati o tome ko će biti konačni pobednik", zaključio je Britanac.

Slazem se od prve do poslednje reci.