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Sunday, February 01, 2009
How Fit is Rafael Nadal?
Fit enough to play a 5-hour, 14-minute match on Friday night, then a 4-hour, 23-minute match on Sunday night. Fit enough to do it in Australian summer heat.Fit enough to beat Roger Federer (again) and win the Australian Open for the first time.
It's the sixth major for the 22-year-old Nadal. Federer was denied his 14th major, which would have tied him with Pete Sampras for the all-time record.
Nadal has beaten Federer on the way to all six of his major wins: In the semifinals at the 2005 French Open, and then in five straight finals: At the French Open in 2006, 2007, 2008, at Wimbledon in 2008, and now at Australia 2009.
Often enough to give Federer fits.
Labels: Australian Open Tennis, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 6:03 AM 
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Serena Williams Conquers Australia Again
Serena Williams has won her fourth Austalian Open title. She walloped Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3.Williams wins Australia in odd-numbered years: 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. She and her sister Venus also won the Austrlian Open doubles title yesterday for the third time (2001, 2003, 2009).
With that victory she passed Annika Sorenstam as the top money-winner in all of women's sports history, with career earnings of more than $23 million.
This was Williams's 10th major title: Four in Australia, the French Open in 2003, the U.S. Open in 1999, 2002, and 2008, and Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003.
Labels: Australian Open Tennis, Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams
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