Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
James Blake
Country :United States
Residence:Saddlebrook, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Date of birth:December 28, 1979 (1979-12-28) (age 28)
Place of birth:Yonkers, NY
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg/13.1 st)
Turned pro:1999
Plays:Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money:US$5,987,441
Singles
Career record:286–171
Career titles:10
Highest ranking:No. 4 (November 20, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open QF (2008)
French Open 3R (2006)
Wimbledon 3R (2006, 2007)
US Open QF (2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record:89–88
Career titles:5
Highest ranking:No. 31 (March 31, 2003)
James Riley Blake[1] (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers, New York, United States) is an American professional tennis player and is currently the 11th ranked player in the world. Blake is known for his speed and powerful forehands. In 2006 he reached the final of the Tennis Masters Cup but lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets, 6–0, 6–3, 6–4. On July 3, 2007, Blake's book, Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, discussing his comeback after his unlucky 2004 season, was released and debuted at #22 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He wrote this book along with Andrew Friedman
Friday, October 17, 2008
Novaj Djokovic
Novak Djokovic born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time), is a Serbian professional tennis player and current World No. 3.
In January 2008, he won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. After a straight sets win over World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic won the final in four sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He thereby became the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semifinals.
Djokovic was the runner-up at the 2007 US Open and has reached six Masters Series finals, winning four of them. He also reached the semifinals of the 2007 and 2008 French Opens and the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. On his debut appearance at the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008), Djokovic defeated James Blake of the United States to win a bronze medal.
In January 2008, he won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. After a straight sets win over World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic won the final in four sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He thereby became the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semifinals.
Djokovic was the runner-up at the 2007 US Open and has reached six Masters Series finals, winning four of them. He also reached the semifinals of the 2007 and 2008 French Opens and the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. On his debut appearance at the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008), Djokovic defeated James Blake of the United States to win a bronze medal.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Yuki Bhambri
Yuki Bhambri (born April, 1992, in New Delhi) is the top ranked junior tennis player from India.
He has a current junior ranking of 15 in the world as of the September 01, 2008 but was ranked as high as 8th in April of 2008.
He has competed in all the Junior Grand Slam Tournaments for the 2008 year with his best finish coming at the Australian Open in Boys' Singles where he lost in the Semi-finals to eventual junior champion Bernard Tomic.
He lost in the first round of the French Open Boys' Singles and Wimbledon Boys' Singles. He made it to the second round of U.S. Open Boys' Singles losing to his doubles partner Filip Krajinovic.
He played in three Junior Grand Slam Doubles tournaments partnering with Karunuday Singh at the Australian Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round, Ilija Vujic at the French Open Boys' Doubles losing in the second round, and Filip Krajinovic at the U.S. Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round.
He has a current junior ranking of 15 in the world as of the September 01, 2008 but was ranked as high as 8th in April of 2008.
He has competed in all the Junior Grand Slam Tournaments for the 2008 year with his best finish coming at the Australian Open in Boys' Singles where he lost in the Semi-finals to eventual junior champion Bernard Tomic.
He lost in the first round of the French Open Boys' Singles and Wimbledon Boys' Singles. He made it to the second round of U.S. Open Boys' Singles losing to his doubles partner Filip Krajinovic.
He played in three Junior Grand Slam Doubles tournaments partnering with Karunuday Singh at the Australian Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round, Ilija Vujic at the French Open Boys' Doubles losing in the second round, and Filip Krajinovic at the U.S. Open Boys' Doubles losing in the first round.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Bugati Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005. It is currently the fastest accelerating and decelerating production car in the world. It is currently also the most expensive production car available at a price of 1.1 million Euro. It is able to achieve the second highest top speed for a production car, behind the SSC Ultimate Aero TT
Friday, October 10, 2008
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafaˈel naˈðal]) (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 since August 18, 2008.
Nadal has won five Grand Slam singles titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal. He has so far captured four consecutive French Opens from 2005 through 2008 and Wimbledon in 2008. As only the second Spaniard to have won Wimbledon, he is also the only man other than Björn Borg to have won four consecutive French Open titles. Adding to this, Nadal is the only tennis player in the history of the modern game to win the French Open, The Queen's Club Championships on grass (beginning the next day), and Wimbledon. He is currently the only winner of an Olympic Gold medal in the men's tennis singles, while being a top-five men's tennis player.
For much of his career, Nadal has had a rivalry with Roger Federer. He was ranked World No. 2 behind Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot. Nadal has won 12 of their 18 singles matches, including four of their six Grand Slam finals.
Nadal has been especially successful on clay courts. He has a 22–1 record in clay court tournament finalsand is undefeated in 43 best-of-five-set matches on clay. In each of the last four years, he has won both the French Open and two clay court Masters Series tournaments. He also owns the longest single-surface winning streak in the open era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007. As a result, some tennis critics and top players already regard him as the greatest clay-court player of all time.
In 2008, he was given the Prince of Asturias Award for sportsthe longest single-surface winning streak in the open era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007.As a result, some tennis critics and top players already regard him as the greatest clay-court player of all time.
In 2008, he was given the Prince of Asturias Award for sports
Nadal has won five Grand Slam singles titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal. He has so far captured four consecutive French Opens from 2005 through 2008 and Wimbledon in 2008. As only the second Spaniard to have won Wimbledon, he is also the only man other than Björn Borg to have won four consecutive French Open titles. Adding to this, Nadal is the only tennis player in the history of the modern game to win the French Open, The Queen's Club Championships on grass (beginning the next day), and Wimbledon. He is currently the only winner of an Olympic Gold medal in the men's tennis singles, while being a top-five men's tennis player.
For much of his career, Nadal has had a rivalry with Roger Federer. He was ranked World No. 2 behind Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot. Nadal has won 12 of their 18 singles matches, including four of their six Grand Slam finals.
Nadal has been especially successful on clay courts. He has a 22–1 record in clay court tournament finalsand is undefeated in 43 best-of-five-set matches on clay. In each of the last four years, he has won both the French Open and two clay court Masters Series tournaments. He also owns the longest single-surface winning streak in the open era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007. As a result, some tennis critics and top players already regard him as the greatest clay-court player of all time.
In 2008, he was given the Prince of Asturias Award for sportsthe longest single-surface winning streak in the open era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007.As a result, some tennis critics and top players already regard him as the greatest clay-court player of all time.
In 2008, he was given the Prince of Asturias Award for sports
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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