Notícias/Artigos/Entrevistas Gerais

[Peplin]

Sim, o Hernandez era um desastre fora da terra batida.

[Rōnin]

Okay : (

 

Não ganho uma semana nos prognósticos há 12312412412 anos e ainda mando destas ao lado. Vou-me retirar do ténis.

Editado 23 Julho 2011 por R3d

[Peplin]

 

Kirilenko misses bouquet at Dementieva wedding

 

 

Maria Kirilenko said that last week’s wedding between former player Elena Dementieva and hockey's Maxim Afinogenov in Moscow was the best one she ever attended. Kirilenko went to the wedding with her long time boyfriend, fellow Russian player Igor Andreev. Other players to attend the Olympic gold medalist’s wedding were Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Vera Zvonareva, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Vesnina and Vera Dushevina, among others.

 

"Elena and her husband were always with the guests," Kirilenko told TENNIS.com at Stanford, where she will face Serena Williams in the second round. "They were sitting with us, talking on the microphone, they were dancing together. It was unbelievable. Normally when you go to wedding, you are sitting and watching and it’s kind of boring."

 

Kirilenko said that the newlyweds performed a duet, singing a love song to each other while dancing. "Elena told me they practiced a lot. I was surprised she sang well."

 

Kirilenko said that before Dementieva tossed the bouquet, that Dementieva winked at her to go to the middle of the pack and try to catch it. But she had no such luck.

 

"All the girls were trying to catch it and then suddenly from somewhere Dushevina came and sprinted and stole it from me," Kirilenko said with a laugh.

 

:mrgreen:

 

 

Kirilenko :heart: Andreev :cadeirada:

 

Btw, não consigo descortinar quem é esta gaja:

 

 

Se calhar nem é tenista. :lol:

[Rōnin]

Nunca percebi como é que aquele trambolho sacou a Kirilenko. :cadeirada:

[Visitante]

Esse bicho do mato anda com a Kirilenko? :espanto:

f*da-se lol

[Peplin]

Decision in the Case of Robert Kendrick

 

The International Tennis Federation announced today that Robert Kendrick has been found to have committed a Doping Offence under Article C.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in player’s sample).

 

Mr Kendrick, a 31-year-old tennis player from the United States, provided a sample on 22 May 2011 at the French Open held in Paris, France. That sample was sent to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Montreal, Canada for analysis, and was found to contain methylhexaneamine, a stimulant.

Methylhexaneamine is a Prohibited Substance under section S6 of the 2010 WADA List of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods, and is therefore also prohibited under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. Mr Kendrick was therefore charged with an anti-doping rule violation under Article C.1 of the Programme.

 

Mr Kendrick asserted that the methylhexaneamine had got into his system through his ingestion of a capsule of Zija XM3, which he took to combat jetlag. He denied any intent to enhance his performance as a result of taking this substance.

 

The ITF accepted Mr Kendrick’s account of the circumstances surrounding his ingestion of methylhexaneamine, and accepted that he did not intend to enhance his performance. Under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, however, it is a player’s strict personal duty to ensure that no Prohibited Substance enters his body, whether as a prescription medication or otherwise, unless he holds a valid therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for such substance. Mr Kendrick did not hold a valid TUE.

 

A tribunal therefore confirmed Mr Kendrick’s commission of a Doping Offence under Article C.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, and determined that he should be suspended from participation for a period of 12 months, commencing as from 22 May 2011 and so ending at midnight on 21 May 2012. The tribunal also determined that Mr Kendrick’s results at the 2011 French Open should be disqualified, with resulting forfeiture of the ranking points and prize money that he won at those events.

[Peplin]

 

Brasileiros na briga pela disputa do ATP Challenger Tour Finals em novembro

João Souza e Rogério Dutra da Silva são os dois brasileiros mais bem colocados no ranking do torneio

 

 

A três meses da disputa inédita do ATP Challenger Tour Finals, no Ginásio do Ibirapuera, de 14 a 20 de novembro, dois brasileiros estão na briga pela classificação para o torneio que acontece pela primeira vez em São Paulo. Destaques em torneios na semana passada, João Souza, o Feijão, semifinalista no ATP de Kitzbuhel, na Áustria, e Rogério Dutra da Silva, campeão do Challenger de Campos do Jordão, são os brasileiros mais bem colocados no ranking do ATP Challenger Tour desta semana.

 

Com o título de Campos do Jordão, Rogerinho saltou 21 posições e alcançou o melhor ranking de sua carreira - 111º colocado. Já Souza subiu 20 posições e entrou no Top 100, ocupando a 90º lugar. No ranking atualizado ATP Challenger Tour, os dois estão, respectivamente, na 20ª e 21ª posição.

 

Classificam-se para a primeira edição do ATP Challenger Tour Finals os sete melhores tenistas da temporada, contabilizando o número máximo de dez torneios da série Challenger, e mais um tenista convidado do país sede. O torneio distribuirá uma premiação total de US$ 220 mil e pontos para o ranking mundial. O ATP Challenger Tour Finals será o único evento do calendário da ATP nesta semana, em novembro, e antecede o ATP World Tour Finals, em Londres.

 

Entre os sete primeiros do ranking do ATP Challenger Tour desta semana, destaque para o alemão Matthias Bachinger, líder da classificação e que vive o melhor momento da carreira, ocupando a 87ª posição do ranking mundial; e o israelense Dudi Sela, que foi 29º em 2009, e que está na segunda colocação do ranking. Completam a lista dos sete primeiros: o tcheco Lukas Rosol, o francês Stephane Robert, o português Rui Machado, o francês Eric Prodon e o argentino Horacio Zeballos.

 

Com mais de 150 eventos pelo mundo o ATP Challenger Tour é o circuito que revela as grandes estrelas do ATP World Tour. Todos os melhores tenistas da atualidade, como Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Thomaz Bellucci, entre outros, jogaram torneios da série Challenger como forma de preparação para os maiores eventos do mundo.

 

Ranking desta semana do ATP Challenger Tour:

 

1º Matthias Bachinger (GER) - 389 pontos - 11 torneios

2º Dudi Sela (ISR) - 380 pontos - 8 torneios

3º Lukas Rosol (CZE) - 379 pontos - 12 torneios

4º Stephane Robert (FRA) - 374 pontos - 14 torneios

5º Rui Machado (POR) - 336 pontos - 9 torneios

6º Eric Prodon (FRA) - 331 pontos - 18 torneios

7º Horacio Zeballos (ARG) - 309 pontos - 13 torneios

8º Diego Junqueira (ARG) - 307 pontos - 14 torneios

9º Gilles Muller (LUX) - 297 pontos - 9 torneios

10º Tatsuma Ito (JPN) - 291 pontos - 13 torneios

11º Karol Beck (SVK) - 290 pontos - 12 torneios

12º Go Soeda (JPN) - 288 pontos - 12 torneios

13º Bobby Reynolds (USA) - 285 pontos - 10 torneios

14º Flavio Cipolla (ITA) - 280 pontos - 11 torneios

15º Wayne Odesnik (USA) - 279 pontos - 9 torneios

16º Thomas Schoorel (NED) - 271 pontos - 7 torneios

17º Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) - 268 pontos - 5 torneios

18º Andreas Beck (GER) - 268 pontos - 14 torneios

19º Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) - 261 pontos - 14 torneios

20º Rogério Dutra da Silva (BRA) - 257 pontos - 15 torneios

21º João Souza (BRA) - 247 pontos - 12 torneios

22º Steve Darcis (BEL) - 246 pontos - 10 torneios

23º Izak Van der Merwe (RSA) - 245 pontos - 11 torneios

24º Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - 236 pontos - 8 torneios

25º Ivo Minar (CZE) - 233 pontos - 18 torneios

 

 

ATP Challenger Tour Finals

Data: 14 a 20 de Novembro de 2011

Local: Ginásio do Ibirapuera

Horário dos Jogos: a partir das 17h

Critério de seleção dos jogadores: Os 7 jogadores com maior número de pontos no Circuito Challenger com o número máximo de 10 torneios. O oitavo jogador será um convidado do país local da organização. Também terão dois jogadores reservas.

[Rōnin]

O oitavo jogador será um WC? Que parvoíce.

[Peplin]

Também preferia que o 8º jogador fosse realmente o 8º melhor, mas se atribuírem o WC a um jovem que, não estando nos 10 melhores, destacou-se num ou noutro Challenger, não fico escandalizado.

[Peplin]

 

Katie O'Brien, former British No 1, retires from tennis aged 25

 

 

Katie O’Brien, the former British No1, has revealed that her decision to retire from tennis was based on the belief that she had maximised her potential on the court.

 

“There are so many bits about tennis that I love, but the day-in day-out grind got to me a little bit,” O’Brien explained.

 

“A lot of people see the end product, when you’re on the big stage at the grand slams, and it all looks so luxurious.

 

"But the path to get there takes years and years of dedication. I did really well to break into the top 100, that was my lifelong ambition, but I sacrificed everything to get there.”

 

The 25 year-old reached a career-high ranking of No 84 in the world in September 2010, but has since slipped down the rankings to 281 and the lower echelons of professional tennis.

 

“The Challenger circuit can be a pretty depressing place at times, especially when you’re travelling many weeks on your own, which is what I have been doing,” she said.

[Descartes]

Tênis brasileiro deve ter um calendário único na próxima temporada

 

A Confederação Brasileira de Tênis (CBT) recebeu, no início desta semana, as empresas promotoras de torneios da série Challenger da ATP na sede da entidade máxima do tênis brasileiro, em São Paulo. Na reunião, a CBT apresentou a intenção de criar um calendário único dividido em dois circuitos, um no primeiro semestre e outro no segundo, com a possibilidade da realização de mais de 15 Challenger’s no próximo ano.

 

Além do presidente da CBT, Jorge Lacerda, também estiveram presentes na reunião representantes da Koch Tavares, Quadra, Pro Tenis, Zenith Sports, Federação Baiana e STC Eventos.

 

A intenção da entidade é de fortalecer a estrutura do esporte com um circuito nacional e assim ajudar a geração que está entrando no profissionalismo, passando dos torneios Future para os Challengers.

 

“Atualmente o Brasil já é o país com maior número de torneios future na América do Sul, com um calendário centralizado vamos fortalecer ainda mais a estrutura do tênis brasileiro”, avaliou Jorge Lacerda.

 

A valorização da base do tênis brasileiro tem grande influência na transição para a categoria profissional. Hoje, cerca de 20 atletas recebem até R$ 20 mil semestrais, conforme desempenho e colocação no ranking, estimulando constantemente o crescimento de cada um para estar entre os melhores do mundo. A CBT também trabalha desde 2010 coletando dados para construir um banco de dados para traçar o perfil do atleta brasileiro de alto rendimento, tudo isso para ajudar no processo de formação dos jogadores, direcionando o trabalho de acordo com os resultados das informações obtidas.

 

O Programa Tênis Profissional da CBT oferece apoio aos jogadores ranqueados de alto rendimento através de créditos em passagens aéreas e uma série de contrapartidas que envolvem competições internacionais representando o Brasil, o Brasil Masters Cup, que encerra o calendário de eventos oficiais da entidade, e ações de marketing junto aos patrocinadores da entidade. Já na categoria infanto-juvenil, 36 atletas são atendidos pela entidade máxima do tênis brasileiro com avaliações físicas, psicológicas, nutricionais e médica.

 

O Brasil vai dando passos seguros com vista ao crescimento da modalidade. E os resultados já se começam a notar. A presença de brasileiros no topo do ranking de juniores e o número de jogadores jovens que vão engrossando as listas no ranking ATP já começam a poder ser comparadas com os argentinos...

[Descartes]

O Frederico Gil voltou a separar-se do João Cunha e Silva. No US Open vai ser orientado, à experiência, pelo António Van Grinchen.

 

Vamos lá ver no que isto dá...

[Peplin]

Por acaso estou com curiosidade para ver o que o Van Grinchen poderá fazer no ténis masculino. Parece-me uma escolha acertada por parte do Gil.

[Peplin]

Citação do jornal "Record" online

Suspensão de Kendrick reduzida para 8 meses
norte-americano acusou a substância interdita MHA


O Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto reduziu de 12 para 8 meses a suspensão por doping ao tenista Robert Kendrick.

O norte-americano acusou a substância interdita MHA em maio, mas alega que só tomou um medicamento para atenuar os efeitos do jet-lag.

A MJK teve a infelicidade de ser assaltada à porta do hotel.

[Peplin]

Drysdale: Flat hitting reason for Djokovic's rise

 

 

ESPN analyst Cliff Drysdale calls world No. 1 Novak Djokovic the clear favorite to win the U.S. Open and says that one of the primary reasons why the Serbian has dominated Rafael Nadal this season is because he doesn’t play with as much spin as he used to.

 

"I've been saying all along since Nadal made his move, two or three years ago and dominated the scene, that it was going to be a flat ball hitter, somebody who could hit the ball flat consistently," Drysdale said in a conference call. "And we haven't found that person until Djokovic, because he's a flat ball hitter. He keeps it wide and he can do it consistently now like nobody else has done really that I can identify in history. Nadal has over the years adapted his game to his competition, there's no question about that. But Federer doesn't have the flat ball hit particularly off the backhand side, so that was a vulnerable side for him, and that's how Nadal was able to get the better of him. But he cannot do that against Djokovic. He wants to. He wants to figure him out. But it's going to be very difficult for him to do that as long as Djokovic stays healthy because this kid has got the flat ball."

[Joao Pereira]

Flat? Qualquer dia o Djoko é um ballbasher :lol:

[Rōnin]

Djokovic e flat na mesma frase? Não concordo.

[Peplin]

 

Roger Federer: The Road Ahead

At 30 years of age, Roger Federer's love for the sport has not dimmed. The great champion is convinced he can lift more major trophies.

 

At the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Roger Federer and Peter Lundgren are going at it in the hotel room. What is happening?

 

“It is about 12:30 and he is going on at 1 p.m.,” remembers Lundgren. “I am telling him that we need to go and warm up for the match against Patrick Rafter and he says, ‘No I don’t want warm up.’ And I said 'why not?' And he says, ‘Because I don’t want to.’ And I am like, 'we need to warm up before the match, right?’ And he says, ‘Yes, but I want to warm up with you.’ And then he jumps on top of me and we start wrestling. After three or four minutes he jumps off me and says, ‘See, now I am ready.'”

 

That was 10 years ago, and today Roger Federer is wrestling something a little different - a legacy that is steeped with such high expectations that nothing short of winning every match he plays will satisfy the critics.

 

That Federer likes a challenge is a good thing, because there is plenty of that to go around these days. As Novak Djokovic tightens his grip on the top spot in tennis, those that know Federer best believe that the Swiss thrives on challenges.

 

“One of the great things about Roger is his big-picture perspective,” claims Federer’s coach Paul Annacone. “People may not realise just how competitive that the great ones tend to be. Roger’s competitive fire is still at the highest possible level. His steadfast ability to compete over such a long period of time is pretty impressive. Pete (Sampras) was like that.”

 

Federer’s career could be set to a Shakespearean drama. His rise to prominence on the world’s stage did not come all at once, but rather in acts.

 

Federer, July 2003“We could see the potential, but his body was not ready yet,” remembers Lundgren of Federer’s transition from juniors to professional. “His movement and endurance had to be improved. And during the point he had so many tools in the box, so many ways to win. It was like too many choices. He would make it complicated because he could do so many things. Then he beat Sampras (2003 Wimbledon) and it was like a new opening. Still it was a long way to winning a Slam.”

 

Actually, it was not too long. Two years to be exact.

 

“Winning Wimbledon changed everything,” says Lundgren.

 

From 2004 until 2007, Roger Federer started climbing high into thin air. Here are his numbers; 74-6, 81-4, 92-5, and 76-9. Three hundred and twenty three wins out of 347 matches. An incredible 93 per cent win to loss percentage.

 

“When he had this streak of making every single final, or 20 consecutive Grand Slam championship semi-finals it was shocking,” says former Wimbledon finalist MaliVai Washington. “No one in the history of tennis has done that. Agassi, Sampras, they had great runs and great years, but to reach the semi-finals of 20 consecutive majors is one of those records that will probably never be broken.” (Federer reached 23 successive major semi-finals).

 

Despite what it may seem at times, Federer is only human after all.

 

“You know, I think it is always the same for those guys at the very top,” says Annacone. “The expectations are so high, basically, they are pretty unrealistic. I mean to stay in ‘forever’. That is sort of how the media works. It makes for provocative conversation and debate as careers change and other players come on the horizon. That is sort of nature of the beast kind of thing. I think Pete (Sampras) knew how to handle it, he just got tired of it. Everybody gets tired of speculative, negatively connotated questions. This is only human nature. However, Roger’s level of enthusiasm for playing tennis is not that of a normal 30 year old. He loves playing the game. I think his emotional freshness is way different.”

 

“When you are a player at the top there is so much tension and expectation,” says Washington. “You want to perform well for your family, friends, fans and sponsors and there is just a lot going on around you at every tournament. And each player has to figure out how to perform with that. Roger and Pete have done that as about as well as anyone I have ever seen.”

 

Federer, Nadal, July 2008This must seem a little like Groundhog Day for Federer. It was only a couple of years back that Rafael Nadal yanked the No. 1 South African Airways ATP Ranking from the Swiss star’s grasp and his demise was widely reported. We all know how Federer responded to that challenge. Will Federer ever dominate tennis again the way he did from 2004 to 2007? Most likely no. What is it inside of us that likes to build up and then tear down our sporting idols?

 

Federer does not grunt and he rarely groans. His sportsmanship and class are what people will remember most. Then there are the little things he does that mean so much to other people around the world.

 

In the champions' locker room at Wimbledon in June 2010, Federer has just finished a post-match press conference following his semi-final round loss to Tomas Berdych. Obviously, he is gutted. Upon entering the locker room he is handed an express mail letter. The letter reads:

 

“Dear Mr. Federer,

On behalf of the Tennis Federation of Cambodia, we would like to express our most heartfelt appreciation for the autographed shirt that you sent to us in support of Our Killing Fields To Tennis Courts program. Due to the genocide of the Khmer Rouge thirty-five years ago, life as we knew it in Cambodia stopped. Tennis was no exception. Our determination to be part of other tennis nations and have our kids enjoying the sport is our main objective. Just knowing that you thought of us gives our kids inspiration for the future.

With Great Respect and Appreciation,

Rithivet Tep, Secretary General, Tennis Federation of Cambodia."

 

Whether he wins or loses, Roger Federer is in demand. And all you need to do is sit through a few of his press conferences to observe how politely he answers each and every question.

 

“It is difficult to give you a number of requests per tournament, there are so many, but it is safe to say that Federer spends at least 30 minutes with the press after each match he plays, often close to one hour,” reports Nicola Arzani, ATP Senior Vice President, PR & Marketing. “I am sure there is no other sportsman in the world who is doing as much as him. Obviously the three languages keep him longer.”

 

“In so many ways, Roger Federer has honoured the game,” claims coach Chuck Kriese. “And in return the game has honoured him.”

 

Roger knows that wherever he goes and whatever he does everyone is watching. Even the players and coaches on the ATP World Tour keep tabs on each of his matches. And the locker room talk is not about his 16 Grand Slams so much as what shot he hit in practice or which match was special.

 

If Federer were a painter his Mona Lisa would be the match he played in the Tennis Masters Cup final at Shanghai in 2007 versus David Ferrer. It was a near perfect match.

 

Ferrer, Federer, November 2006.“That match was the one of the best if not the best I have ever seen,” says one long-time veteran coach who prefers to remain anonymous. “That match just might have changed the way players play the game in regards to court positioning."

 

“I remember the match very well. It was one of the best matches I have ever played,” Federer tells DEUCE. “It was at the end of the season, and to crown it when I had already had a wonderful season was really nice. I was able to hit backhands down the line whenever I wanted and move almost like I was gliding around the court. It was one of the great matches.

 

“I hope I played some part in inspiring this generation or the one coming up now,” continues Federer. “Pete kind of started hitting huge second serves, and people did not think it was possible to hit 110 or 120 miles per hour second serves. And then Goran [ivanisevic], [Richard] Krajicek, [Marc] Rosset and [Mark] Philippoussis started doing it. I hope that I was able to create something else as well. What, I don’t know. That is up to others to judge.”

 

Just last year at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris-Bercy, Federer went to the canvas once more, granting all those present a brief glimpse of greatness in his match versus Jurgen Melzer. In less than 19 minutes, Federer was up five games to love.

 

“Sometimes when he gets going he is on another level of tennis,” says Joakim Nystrom, Melzer’s coach. “But that first set at Bercy, he was in another stratosphere.”

 

Federer tells DEUCE, “You are always trying to prove to yourself that you can be the best tennis player you can be. I learned a lot since I started the game more seriously at the age of 14. The last 15 years have been an eye opener in every way of life. It has been fun being a part of the dream that I created of becoming a tennis player.”

 

The parity in men’s tennis has never been stronger, still, only a handful of tennis players have won Grand Slams in the past eight years. What does Federer think about that?

 

“I have my doubts sometimes what guys outside the Top 50 do with their schedules,” says Federer. “I feel like sometimes it is important to prepare their schedule in such a way that they peak at the right tournaments. If you look around at the top players they know when they want to peak. And it does not always have to be a Grand Slam, it can be something personal like their hometown tournament. I sometimes miss that in the lower-ranked players. I don’t think that they take enough weeks off. Because they feel that next week is the breakthrough week. Something is going happen.

 

"I know it is tricky for some because you've got to play when you get in, and I know that, but I am a big believer that you need to take breaks for recuperation, going on vacation, going away and putting the racquet in the closet and just lying on the beach trying to get inspired for when you come back and practise extremely hard when you come back. Then you can really play. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the tour is from January to November, so you can either always play or you can take rest and you can still play again. I think that, in the big scheme of things, that might be a bit of a twisted situation for many coaches and players at that level.”

 

FedererFor Federer, he has repeatedly said that he continues to enjoy playing as much now as ever.

 

“What I find most amazing is that at this stage of his career he loves the game so much,” says Annacone. “And to me that is paramount and when you enjoy the game so much it makes it easier to play. Roger is very, very clear and robust in his approach to tennis. He is very fresh and energetic.”

 

“If you asked Roger if he feels like he can win majors he would say 'yes',” suggests Washington. “He was in the final of Roland Garros this year. Yes, he has gotten older, but I think he is every bit as good as he was a couple of years ago.”

 

Sow does Federer handle disappointments?

 

“I think one of the great things for guys like Roger, or great athletes who maintain a high level for a long period of time, is that they generally maintain a healthy perspective and Pete was great like this,” says Annacone. “They are very secure in who they are as players and people and I don’t want to say that it makes it easier to accept, but it does make it easier to comprehend.”

 

“My attitude has changed a lot towards the matches as the years have gone by,” says Federer. “The love for the game has always been there. I would not change it for the world and I would do it all over again; I am very happy where I am at right now. I do take losses a bit easier, but that does not mean I did not try my best. What is nice about tennis is that you can play qualifying and can have the opportunity of winning the tournament even though it is tough, you do have a chance to win a tournament. The dream always looms.”

 

For the fans of Federer, the fact that he continues to be a threat at the majors is also a dream. And one that could very well come true soon.

[Peplin]

Citação do jornal "A Bola" online

Robin Soderling sofre de mononucleose

O sueco Robin Soderling anunciou, esta quinta-feira, que sofre de mononucleose, também conhecida por doença do beijo, que explica a sua extrema fadiga e que o afastou da disputa do Open dos Estados Unidos. «Os médicos confirmaram que sofro de ‘mono’ há algum tempo e que isso explica a minha falta de energia», revelou Soderling, através da rede social Twitter. Actual sexto classificado do ranking mundial, o sueco, de 27 anos, garantiu ainda que espera regressar aos courts o mais rapidamente possível.

[Descartes]

Já faltou mais para que a mononucleose passe a ser conhecida como a "Doença do Tenista".

 

Depois do Federer e do Ancic agora foi a vez do Soderling. E penso que ainda houve mais um ou dois com a maleita...

[Lleyton]

Já faltou mais para que a mononucleose passe a ser conhecida como a "Doença do Tenista".

 

Depois do Federer e do Ancic agora foi a vez do Soderling. E penso que ainda houve mais um ou dois com a maleita...

O Roddick não teve também? :-k

[Descartes]

Estive para referir o Roddick mas não tinha a certeza...

 

http://www.record.xl.pt/Modalidades/tenis/interior.aspx?content_id=457330

 

 

Confirma-se que o Roddick também teve no ano passado.

 

Uma rápida consulta no google deu também como afectados pela doença o Isner e a Jelena Dokic. E suspeitas quanto ao Fish e à Henin.

[Rōnin]

O mais surpreendente é o facto de o Federer ter ainda conseguido conquistar um GS em 2008. Não é humano o suíço.

[Peplin]

A bem da verdade, ele nessa altura já estava praticamente recuperado, se já não estava mesmo. Surpreende mais, apesar de tudo, ter chegado à final de Roland Garros e Wimbledon.

[Rōnin]

Não inclui essas finais por razões óbvias. :(