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[robbie]

Read this article a wee while back but didn't know how to post it.
Astonished that the major company's only need to give monies to the top 4 players in the world but the rest according to this article have the pleasure of wearing their clothing but yet don't get paid for it.....cant be totally true .

[Aileen]

Found this interview quite interesting and very touching at the same time.

http://letsecondserve.blogspot.com/2012/04/translated-interview-with-sergiy.html

Thanks EJ - very interesting.  But "the grass in Wimbledon grows the wrong way in order to slow the game down"?  I'm no horticulturist, but this seems to be stretching things a bit - every source I've looked at says grass grows only one way, and that is straight UP!

If this article really is the unvarnished truth, then I do feel sorry for the lower ranked players.  They get such a raw deal that I can only think the reason the majority of them carry on playing is because they love the sport.  Meanwhile, although he can afford it, I hate to think what it must cost Andy to pay for his little retinue by way of salaries, travelling and living expenses - coach (and I bet Lendl doesn't come cheap!), two fitness trainers, a physio, and his hitting partner, Dani.

[Aileen]

This is quite clever!

Rafael Nadal resembles a South American rodent

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bg4cW?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=tennis




Ryan Harrison Q&A: 'I play to win'

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120413/ryan-harrison/

[blueberryhill]

  I see. Actually I've been doing that for myself for ages with mixed success - never knew it was an organised activity!  Another pearl of wisdom from MW. 

Well, come on over and join in You have to register, give yourself a username and a password and off you go!
Andy's team of supporters is huge.

[TheMadHatter]

If players like Stakhovsky who's been in the top 100 for the last few years now are struggling, I can't really understand how players ranked 150-500 (etc) in the world struggle. I wonder where line is where players only play part-time, or have other jobs.

[scotnadian]

I may look foolish later, but willing to risk it..... I actually believe the wolf is not crying this time.
Rafa is an outstanding tennis player and athlete, and I like the guy (except when he's playing Andy.) If his body is saying "no", then maybe it's time for him to listen to it. There's a whole other life out there for him, and his name is already deeply carved in the Stone Of Tennis.

[Grabcopy]

^ Did you spot all the errors, BTW? Like missing out the 4th round? Playing the semi on an outside court? The courts also had brown patches on the baseline on Day 1. Oh, and the players played like mechanised gnomes.