Monday 6 June 2011

30 - French Open Winners

Post no. 30 here:
French Open Winners!

Men's Singles:
The match-up we wanted: Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer
Rafael equaled the world record of French Open titles with 6.
It was a match that exceeded expectations with Nadal winning 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1. It was close throughout the match except for the last set where Nadal out-ran Federer to win his 6th title.

Finally!
Nadal after his championship win



Women's Singles:
China's Li Na vs Last year's winners Francesca Schiavone!
Li Na became the first ever Asian Woman to win a Grand Slam.

Even though the match only lasted two sets, it was an even match and the 6-4, 7-6 scoreline proves that. Li Na led 3-1 in the opening set before Schiavone fought back to equalize at 4-4, before Na finished the set off. The 2nd set started with Na leading but it was an equal battle and the tie-breaker was forced. Na won the tie-breaker convincingly with a 7-0 win.

Joke of the Day:
Q. What does a fish say when it runs into a wall?
A. DAMN!

56 comments:

  1. I was so tense not watching this game due to better things to do. Tennis is so interesting and fun to watch!
    Keep up the great blogging!

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  2. I wonder if we'll see more and more Chinese athletes winning international competitions in the next few years.

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  3. Rafael Nadal is the best!

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  4. Yeah, I haven't watched a Tennis match in ages, but I really enjoyed watching today's match because I picked Nadal in 3 or 4 sets on ESPN's streak for the cash.

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  5. I knew the chinese were good at table-tennis, never actually seen them playing "normal" tennis. To be honest, I don't watch sports too much :)

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  6. I watched some of this, was an intense game

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  7. I was really hoping for a win by Roger Federer, really like this dude, but nice match anyway!
    Nadal deserved the victory!

    great work, keep it up buddy!

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  8. nice win looks like he just gave up at the end

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  9. yeah It was interesting to say the least :D

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  10. I thought Djokovic would win. Lost me some money...

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  11. Nadal is unbeattable in Paris..

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  12. I was really hoping for Murray but this was still a well deserved win.

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  13. Seems like hes i praying to the lord of underground :D

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  14. i love tennis!

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  15. i dont understand why people hates nadal and loves federer

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  16. Nadal is a boss, that was a good match.

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  17. close games are always great

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  18. Hehe... Damn... That one was actually pretty funny.

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  19. I <3 Tennis
    Great sport and that was a nice game.

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  20. Eh, Not many sports catch my attention. But interesting.

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  21. It was some amazing tennis

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  22. That Nadal is something else. Me? I'm lucky to make it over the net.

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  23. It's been a while since I followed tennis, I didn't know there were Chinese players doing well.

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  24. I watched the highlights of that game.

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  25. NADAAAL!!!! also Great joke dude hahahha

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  26. Incredible game, was cheering for Federer, but Nadal is still a worthy champion

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  27. ahh was rooting for Federer but Nadal was the better tennis player

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  28. I'm not a huge fan of sports, but your writing style is perfect!

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  29. Excellent win

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  30. Yay Nadal! I was rooting for him!

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  31. looks like he is crying instead of that he won

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  32. I don't really watch tennis, I actually find it boring, but great post

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  33. Was really hoping Federer would win :/

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  34. Nadal is the best!

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  35. that joke made me laugh so hard, i inhaled my coffee and now its all over my pants :(

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  36. Nadal is the best but federer was great too

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  37. My Gpa loves tennis. I use to play when I was younger, didn't really develop into anything.

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  38. Great game. Roger unfortunatelly couldn't fight back after the way he lost the first 2 sets :|

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  39. Nadal is hands down the greatest. I've always been a fan.

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  40. Don't watch much tennis.. probably should. I've always like it. Nice post!

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  41. The joke cracked me up. Thank you!

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  42. i was kinda sad roger didnt win it...

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  43. I watched this and I could see the intensity. It was a great match up.

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