Showing posts with label Safina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safina. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2010

Isner Wins

In the match that wouldn't end, John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68. The match lasted 11 hours and five minutes and spanned three days; the last set alone lasted 8:11. Isner will now play Thiemo de Bakker in the second round. who was pushed to the usually grueling score of 16-14 in his final set. In another interesting side note, Mahut won his second round qualifying match by a score of 24-22. Isner even found time to look like the late Touchdown Jesus after winning.

In other Wimbledon news, according to an article written by Kamakshi Tandon, leggy blonds are more likely to play Centre Court matches than Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Many seemed perplexed that third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was scheduled to play on Centre Court today for the Queen over Williams. While they both seem equally deserving this time around, if the most attractive players on the tour are really given court preference, the All-England Club might want to encourage their spokespeople not to mention it.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Quick Update




Just a quick post before I head out of town yet again.


Chinese gymnastics nationals are going on now. Check out Komova's Youtube Channel for videos. Canadian nationals are going on as well. Blythe at the Gymnastics Examiner is liveblogging the event.


Former USA Swimming national team director Everett Uchiyama was those named a list of lifetime bans. Uchiyama was banned for inappropriate sexual behavior.


Dinara Safina lost in the first round of the French Open to Kimiko Date Krumm who turns 40 this fall.


Caster Semenya's return to competition was delayed after the meet in which she was supposed to run was canceled.


TJ Lanning will skip the 2011 skiing world cup circuit as he recovers from a fractured neck suffered last November.


A good read on Jesse Owens being awesome can be found here.