[rowneigerie]

And you just KNOW Venus will be getting Pennetta.

I called it

[seooptiman]

I called it

Italian black magic.

[Gastonleruanich]

I called it

Bitch.

[rostpribru]

Flavia will not get that far (according to my crystal ball)

[Elelaytet]

Flavia will not get that far (according to my crystal ball)

Santangelo? I don't really see anyone to beat her. Julie Coin?

[rostpribru]

Santangelo? I don't really see anyone to beat her. Julie Coin?

She will find a way. Vesnina or AMG perhaps...

[peemovvie]

This was already posted in the "Not Faux" thread and there were a couple of comments.

A Tomic blast for Rasheed as fallout builds over comments

David Lewis
January 14th, 2009

ANGRY John Tomic, father of Gold Coast star in the making Bernard Tomic, has launched a blistering attack on Lleyton Hewitt's former mentor Roger Rasheed, claiming he is a fitness conditioner masquerading as a coach.

Stung by remarks from Rasheed questioning the awarding of a wildcard to his 16-year-old son at next week's Australian Open, Tomic Sr belittled the record of Rasheed, who he claimed was largely responsible for Hewitt's spectacular fall down the world rankings.

Speaking from Melbourne yesterday where reigning national junior champion Tomic Jr is preparing for next week's Open, Tomic Sr said: "Roger Rasheed is not a coach, he's a fitness conditioner.

"He took Lleyton Hewitt from No.2 in the world to No.60 and I think that (Frenchman) Gael Monfils (Rasheed's latest protege) should be very careful because he could find himself struggling too pretty soon."

Monfils, who is to contest the Australian Open, has an ATP ranking of 18.

Rasheed coached Hewitt for nearly five years before the pair parted company just over 12 months ago.

Rasheed and Tomic Sr have been at loggerheads since Rasheed urged Tennis Australia to sanction both father and son after Tomic Sr ordered his boy to walk off court in Perth last month after being enraged by an umpire not punishing an opponent's foot faults.

Rasheed further infuriated Tomic Sr when he said his behaviour in Perth was 'not on' and that Tennis Australia should take a 'firm hand because the situation with Bernard and his father is out of control'.

Tomic Sr said that the weight of expectation on his son did not weigh heavily on the boy.

"He just has to go and enjoy the ball, hit the ball with freedom and he will fulfil his potential as a top 10 player."

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ast-sport.html

This boy needs to emancipate himself from his father immediately, if not sooner. This has a real Dokic feel to it.

[catermos]

Volandri is out due to a doping suspension. A LL will take his place.

http://www.itftennis.com/antidoping/...rticleid=19623

[zlopikanikanz]

Volandri is out due to a doping suspension. A LL will take his place.

http://www.itftennis.com/antidoping/...rticleid=19623

Oh Pipo

The Tribunal accepted that Mr Volandri had not taken salbutamol with intent to enhance his sporting performance; rather, he had taken salbutamol to treat his asthma. However, it found that his ATUE only permitted him to use asthma medication in line with generally accepted asthma treatment guidelines, and that the amount of salbutamol he inhaled was not consistent with such use, and so could not be said to be proper therapeutic use in accordance with his ATUE. The Tribunal therefore found that a Doping Offence had been committed. I really have doubts about this. If an extra puff here and there caused this, it would be really unfair.

[Imampaictjg]

That's cold. Being an asthmatic, I can't imagine not being able to use my inhaler when needed.