Summary of Roger Federer First Practice In Shanghai ATP Master 2010. From M. Thanks.

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Does brain size affect a person’s intelligence?

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City of Shanghai.

Did you know?

…………..that there’s a site called http://www.howstuffworks.com/ for all your questions?

Who do you think is winning Shanghai just based on the draw?

Round	Nadal	Djokovic	Federer	Murray
1st	Bye	Bye	Bye	Bye
2nd	Wawrinka/Simon	Ljubicic	Isner	Stepanek
3rd	Fish/Melzer	Monfils/Gulbis	Cilic	Baghdatis
Quarter	Verdasco/Davydenko	Berdych	Soderling/Ferrer	Youzhny/Querrey
Semi	Murray	Federer	Djokovic	Nadal
Final	Djokovic/Federer	Nadal/Murray	Nadal/Murray	Djokovic/Federer

 

Draw possibilities: Shanghai 2010.

Round	Nadal	Djokovic	Federer	Murray
1st	Bye	Bye	Bye	Bye
2nd	Wawrinka/Simon	Ljubicic	Isner	Stepanek
3rd	Fish/Melzer	Monfils/Gulbis	Cilic	Baghdatis
Quarter	Verdasco/Davydenko	Berdych	Soderling/Ferrer	Youzhny/Querrey
Semi	Murray	Federer	Djokovic	Nadal
Final	Djokovic/Federer	Nadal/Murray	Nadal/Murray	Djokovic/Federer

 

Shanghai draw.

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Is Nadal closing in on the dangerous ‘Seles’ proportion?

Seles ran into trouble ONLY when she had established beyond a shadow of doubt that she WILL not just stop Graf in her tracks but will also eclipse ALL of her records – before Graf retires. Did I give it away too early? What choice do I have dealing with toddlers?

So far Nadal had been just holding Federer back from gaining significant traction on a journey named ‘charmed’. That in itself aroused enough animosity worldwide to where fan hatred for everything Nadal reached a frenzy that needed a gathering of ultra professionals in Nadal’s camp to sail over with minimal damage.

But now Nadal is entering a phase where the ‘holding back’ episode is in storage and the ‘destruction of legacy’ mode is fully engaged – and closing in – fast. To not let anyone progress AND to obliterate what someone built up after nearly a decade of hard work cannot coexist without something give way.

Hope someone somewhere realizes the dynamic and establishes ample checks to eliminate the possibility as Nadal moves closer to the ‘Seles’ syndrome. This equation is very rare in not just tennis but in the history of the sport where the incumbent comes under fire even before he moves away from the sport. Add the epic popularity not witnessed through any other tennis player and you know there’s smoke there already.

Who I think are most to be watched? That Gavin guy, Wawrinka (given the right stimulation), that Vogue editor clown, Blake?, Mirka (in an effort to compensate for the ‘hit’)…………….

Which ‘sports’ shot makes you delirious?

Mine?

Tennis: The perfect lob that evokes an involuntary jerk from the opponent before being paralysed from the futility of even thinking of getting to it.

Boxing: Upper cut that wobbles everything from the chin up so crazily that anything below turns to jelly – instantfreakingly.

Basketball: The ‘impossible to defend’ fade away that swishes – from the corner of the court.

Cricket: The diving catch in the slips. Is that what it’s called?

Soccer: ‘Full stretch in the air parallel to the ground’ goalie deflecting a certain goal.

NFL: ‘The looong high in the air’ perfect touch down pass.

Baseball: ‘Climb on the wall’ catch.

How many titles will Nadal end the season with. Already has seven with just Shanghai, Paris and WTF to come on his schedule.

Nadal VS Monfils Tokyo – Japan.

Nadal wins 7th season title @ Japan – photos.

What’s that test called when you are not certain about someone’s gender anymore?

Where are the freaking kids? Trampled?

Photos.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic helps dry the court just before the China Open Tennis men’s final against David Ferrer of Spain was suspended in the first set due to rain on October 10, 2010 in Beijing. Djokovic was leading Ferrer 3-1 when the men’s final was suspended. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

Ferru’s Interview. From Jenny. Thanks.

JENNY

Ferru’s Interview

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Novak’s Interview. From Jenny. Thanks.

JENNY

Novak’s Interview

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Live match thread for Shanghai.

JENNY

Can we have a live match thread for Shanghai, TP? Thnx.