[iH1wMOhE]

According to the german magazine Focus Tommy has fired his coach Thomas Hogstedt.

"Nach den US Open habe ich mich von Thomas Hogstedt getrennt, jetzt sondere ich den Markt nach einem neuen Trainer“, sagte Haas dem FOCUS. „Ich will noch drei, vier Jahre auf höchstem Niveau spielen, und es ist nach wie vor mein Ziel, ein Grand-Slam-Turnier zu gewinnen. Dafür will ich noch mal einen neuen Weg einschlagen, mit einem neuen Trainer“, erklärte die aktuelle Nummer zehn der Weltrangliste." source: http://www.focus.de/sport/tennis/tennis_aid_132991.html

quick translation:
"After the Us Open I have split up with Thomas Hogstedt, now I look for a new coach. I still want to compete at the highest level for another three or four years and it is still my goal to win a Grand Slam tournament. Therefore I want to go a new way together with a new coach".

[soprofaxelbis]

That's good to hear. I think Tommy has the game in him to be a grand slam winner.

[kubekniekubek]

That's good to hear. I think Tommy has the game in him to be a grand slam winner.

I just don't want Haas to do well next week during the Davis cup semis against Russia. I want the DAvis cup final in the USA!

[soprofaxelbis]

I just don't want Haas to do well next week during the Davis cup semis against Russia. I want the DAvis cup final in the USA!

LOL. There's that, too.

[kubekniekubek]

I just don't want Haas to do well next week during the Davis cup semis against Russia. I want the DAvis cup final in the USA!

LOL. There's that, too.

I probably would go to Germany for the final if it is US vs Germany, but really don't want to go there at the end of November...bbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I also would have to take a crash course in German.

[BaselBimbooooo]

That's good to hear. I think Tommy has the game in him to be a grand slam winner.

But he doesn't have the head.

[iH1wMOhE]

Roger now says he has nothing against Djokovic.
Roger Federer's exclusive interview for Serbian daily "Večernje novosti". The source is here

Partial translation:

Federer: You all watched the finals. I was on a brink of a defeat, but I was saved by my experience and his errors. I knew what I had to do in particular moments in order to win. But if it went the other way, it wouldn't be unjust, because Novak played excellent tennis. His problem were the ups and downs, but I suffered from those as well in my early career.
(...)

You mean, the impersonations?
I've heard he's impersonated me, but I haven't seen that yet. Whatever he's done, I'm not mad, I find it interesting.

There were various reports on your relationship with Djokovic, various interpretations of your comments on our No. 1 racquet...
I wish all the best to Novak! I never underestimated him, I hope he won't underestimate me either. My only message is what I've told him in Geneva: he must practice as hard and as serious as he can. Constant form will bring him the spot he deserves. I never speak against anyone, just as I'm not interested what others say about me. I care for success and I do everything I can to be valued by colleagues, press and public.

Who do you consider your greatest rival?
The list says it all. Nadal is the second, Djokovic the third. Both are young, but Rafa is currently my greatest rival. But, i still go into every match with desire to win, with the same motivation, be it against the 2nd or the 100th player in the world. I'm also very well aware that surprises are always possible in sports.

...
Let's be clear, my primary goal is not to win 14 Grand Slams and surpass Sampras. My goal are the Olympics and the gold medal for Switzerland! I'm not even interested in money anymore, I have it more than enough for myself and my family.

...
I don't have an entourage. I don't need it. Mum and dad, except when there's some important golf tournament, are always on the stands, and also my best friend and the buddies from the hood. And of course Mirka, who's everything to me - manager, media representative, stylist. That's how it is, I'm not joking! You're laughing, but it's true...

[BaselBimbooooo]

Didn't Raja just say as recently as last week that Novak was walking a tightrope with his impersonations?

Of course these are excerpts, so....

[iH1wMOhE]

Rafa on Djoke's imitation:

Preguntado por las imitaciones de Djokovic a sus compañeros antes de disputar la final del Us Open ante Roger Federer, el de Manacor no se ha mordido la lengua y las ha calificados de inoportunas. "No era el momento de ponerse a imitar". Machine translation:
Asked for the imitations of Djokovic in its companions before disputing the end of the U.S. Open before Roger Federer, the one of Manacor has not bitten the language and it has described them as inopportune. “It was not the moment for( him ) putting itself to (do imitations) imitate”. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2762...adal/enfadado/

[rowneigerie]

Rafa on Djoke's imitation:



Machine translation:


http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2762...adal/enfadado/

Basically, he said that it wasn't the appropriate moment to do the wrong time to be doing imitations.

[sttrqiss]

"the hood"??

i'm lost.

[apatteopipt]

...
I don't have an entourage. I don't need it. Mum and dad, except when there's some important golf tournament, are always on the stands, and also my best friend and the buddies from the hood. And of course Mirka, who's everything to me - manager, media representative, stylist. That's how it is, I'm not joking! You're laughing, but it's true...

So that's why Federer hangs out with Tiger. To impress his parents.

[daasayse]

Sharapova and Serena Williams are expected to get wildcards into the Kremlin Cup, according to the tournament's official site.

It's going to be a really nice women's field


Maria withdrew from Stuttgart, which is the week before.

[BaselBimbooooo]

Sharapova and Serena Williams are expected to get wildcards into the Kremlin Cup, according to the tournament's official site.

It's going to be a really nice women's field


Maria withdrew from Stuttgart, which is the week before.

Serena is on the list for Stuttgart. Wonder if she'll play two weeks in a row.

[iH1wMOhE]

So the TMC will become WTF.

What's in a name?

by: James Martin, TENNIS.com
posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | Feedback | Print Entry
filed under: Tennis

(...)Earlier this summer, the ATP also renamed its season-ending event. No longer the Masters Cup, in 2009 it will be called the ATP World Tour Finals -- otherwise known as W.T.F. Which is also short for What the … ? One of pro tennis' greatest struggles is to help fans understand which tournaments, out of the gazillionplayed each year, matter most. The women's tour has done a terrible job at this. Yes, they have Tier I events, but can you tell me which ones are designated as Tier I? Or how many there are? Thought not.
The branding of the Masters Series was simple. "Masters" signifies importance. And before it was called the Masters Series it was dubbed the "Super Nine," another basic, intuitive branding. But 1000? It's relatively meaningless. How will fans know there's not a 2000 level event? Or a 1,000,000-level event?
Leave it to tennis to mess up one of the few things that actually works. I liked the Masters Series as a name. As for the TMC becoming the World Tour Finals don't tell me someone at the ATP didn't realize what the abbreviation would be. Don't they pay these people good money? GVGirl?

[daasayse]

yeah, I read that a while ago. If "Brave New World" didn't sum up ATP changes for some people, this should

[kubekniekubek]

So the TMC will become WTF.

What's in a name?

by: James Martin, TENNIS.com
posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | Feedback | Print Entry
filed under: Tennis



I liked the Masters Series as a name. As for the TMC becoming the World Tour Finals don't tell me someone at the ATP didn't realize what the abbreviation would be. Don't they pay these people good money? GVGirl?

Please leave it as TMC!
As soon as someone in Marketing who is on vacation until next week gets back and gets the word on this, it will still be WTF! Marketing people please step in! OK I guess I'll be e-mailing the ATP media people with this one. I'm sure that they will get a ton of them. Someone at the USTA will mention this to them.

Heck the initials could stand for:

What The Federer (he's going to win again)
Whoa That Ferrer (is loved by the Hotel Room keys TATeurs)
WTF (the new ATP slogan)
OK, I'll stop now. LOL

[daasayse]

If we are still giving out awards for best injuries.


Anastasia Myskina received a serious injury earlier this week during the training for her "Stars on Ice" performance that has actually caused her to forfeit the contest show.

She fell on her knee during a move. Then, trying to bear the pain, she sat on her skate. And made a cut in her backside. It was pretty deep apparently, and the doctors couldn't even put stitches in because it was in such an "intimate" area.

I wouldn't have laughed, but she seems ok now, doing TV work for Davis Cup




Salmon, this might explain why she didn't look elated to be interviewing Haas.

[iH1wMOhE]

If we are still giving out awards for best injuries.


Anastasia Myskina received a serious injury earlier this week during the training for her "Stars on Ice" performance that has actually caused her to forfeit the contest show.

She fell on her knee during a move. Then, trying to bear the pain, she sat on her skate. And made a cut in her backside. It was pretty deep apparently, and the doctors couldn't even put stitches in because it was in such an "intimate" area.

I wouldn't have laughed, but she seems ok now, doing TV work for Davis Cup




Salmon, this might explain why she didn't look elated to be interviewing Haas.

[iH1wMOhE]

And this gem from Mr. Noam Okun:

Except for the truly surprising success in the Davis Cup, men's tennis in Israel is in a deep recession. The players bounce around in the second 100 of the singles rankings and there are no young players tapped as future talent. The focus has been stolen by the women, which really upsets Okun.

"There is too much noise about women's tennis being made here," he says. "It is clear that we have a top-15 women's player. I am sure that if there were a top-15 men's player, they would not even be discussing Shahar.

"If Dudi was No. 50 in the world, they would be discussing him more and writing more about him than Peer. I don't have any desire to talk about women's tennis, because men's tennis is more attractive. It is easy to be successful in the women's, and you can't even compare the two. It is like soccer and women's soccer - there isn't even such a thing as women's soccer. They just invented a sport that didn't even exist.

"To play for an hour and earn the same amount of money that the men earn after we sweat for five hours is a joke and irrational." http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/905570.html

This is near the end of the article.