A few days back, Roger Federer unveiled the Roger Federer Allee, a street named after him in Halle. Federer has a huge fan base in Germany and that has become very evident with this move. Federer, after officially opening the street, said “It is a great honour for me that a street is named after me”. Federer also has a postal stamp in Switzerland and Austria.
Rafael Nadal wore a watch when he received his 7th French Open Title. Are you asking me so what? Well, the thing is that watch cost $370,000. And wait, that’s not the only thing. Nadal lost the watch in his room after the ceremony. Well, the good news is that Rafa got his watch back. It was stolen by a hotel employee and after investigation, the police found the watch hidden in a metro station!
Maria Sharapova winning Grand Slams is a really good thing. Well, good thing for her because she wins and good for us because we get to watch her play and celebrate. One thing that hasn’t changed with the Russian beauty is how she celebrates. She has won four majors in eight years and every single time she has celebrated the same way! Kneeling, with her face buried in her palms. Freakishly coincidental or well planned? Hmm!
There will be many familiar faces in the Olympics parade in London in a month. Novak Djokovic will be carrying the flag for Serbia, Rafael Nadal will be carrying it for Spain and Maria Sharapova will carry the Russian national flag. These are the confirmed ones – there are many others who might get the honor of leading their nation into the Olympics.
Venus Williams has lost in the first round of Wimbledon for the first time in 15 years! Last month, her sister Serena had her very first first round defeat. It gets you thinking! Who are the top players who have never lost at the first round of a major? The answer – Rafael Nadal, Chris Evert and Bjorn Borg. Roger Federer surprisingly had lost six first round matches!
The ATP has banned the dreaded blue clay courts of Madrid Open. Although the color improved user visibility, it was a new thing for the players to get adjusted to and you cannot simply ask more from these players. On a similar topic, there was pink clay in the French Open. To honor women, the authorities decided to use it and it was quite frankly an eyesore!
The official gap between French Open and Wimbledon as we know is only two weeks. The transition from clay to grass is one of the hardest things to do in pro tennis and it is quite hard on players. So the officials at Wimbledon are considering moving the tournament a week back from next year.
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