Rafa Nadal – The wish moment. From Jett09. Thanks.

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Why is Federer’s sister not married yet?

How they relate to each other.

Ali is to Tyson what Kobe is to LeBron, what Federer is to Nadal?

I have a feeling that……….

Nadal’s dad can beat the crap out of Federer’s and Djokovic’s dads – together.

And Djokovic’s mom can beat the bejesus out of Federer’s and Nadal’s mom – together.

And Serena and her dog can evaporate Sharapova, her dog and her dad – together.

And …………..

What do you associate most vividly with each Slam?

AO: Extreme heat?

FO: ?

Wimbledon: Strawberries and cream?

USO: Celebrities?

Who did what at Doha last year.

Federer: Lost to Murray in quarters.

Nadal: Lost to Monfils in quarters.

Djokovic: Did not play.

Murray: Won the title beating Roddick in the finals.

What is Hopman Cup – underway now?

The championship is named in honour of Harry Hopman (1906-1985), an Australian tennis player and coach who guided the country to no less than 15 Davis Cup titles in the 1938-1969 period.

Since the Hopman Cup was founded in 1989, it has been attended every year by Harry Hopman’s widow, Lucy, who travels to the tournament annually from her home in the United States. Fans have warmly adopted her as the “Queen of the Cup”.

The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament founded by Paul McNamee and Charlie Fancutt, and held in Perth, Western Australia in early January (sometimes commencing in late December) each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis.

Unlike other major international team tennis tournaments like the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, which are strictly for men or women only, the Hopman Cup is a mixed competition where male and female players team up together on combined teams and represent their country. Players are invited to attend, national coaches not being involved in selecting teams.

Eight nations are selected annually to compete in the Hopman Cup. (The ‘last’ team may be decided by play-offs between several nations before competition begins. For Hopman Cup XIX however, this did not occur, due to the Asian Qualifying Tournament creating the eighth team. The official tournament website also has no qualifier listed in its schedule.)

Each team consists of one male player and one female player. Each match-up between two teams at the championships consists of:

• one women’s singles match
• one men’s singles match
• one mixed doubles match

Each year the eight competing teams are separated into two groups of four (with two teams being seeded) and face-off against each of the other three teams in their group in a round-robin format. These seedings ensure that each group has approximately similar strength. The top team in each group then meet in a final to decide the champions.

If a player is injured then a player of a lower ranking of that nation may be the substitute.

Draw possibilities: Doha.

Round	Federer	Nadal
1st	Rochus	Simone
2nd	Vassallo	Scarface
Quarter	Seppi	Guillermo
Semi	Davydenko	Youzhny
Final	Nadal	Federer

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