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Roger Federer announces his intentions!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by susan

Roger Federer has announced his intentions after the disappointing second round loss at Wimbledon, and the message is loud and clear!  He will play a clay court tournament in Gstaad, the site in Switzerland of his first top-tier match as … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 8, women’s quarterfinals!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by susan

Oh my, in the Wimbledon that was, Wimbledon 2013.  What can you say?  It is just pure madness!  The ladies took the court today under cloudy skies and sure enough, there was a rain delay.  Anyhow, this Wimbledon has me … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday at Wimbldeon, Serena stunned!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by susan

Manic Monday at Wimbledon.  Coverage on both ESPN and ESPN2.  The carnage continues as the #1 seed and overwhelming favorite on the women’s side, Serena Williams fell to S. Lisicki of Germany, 2 – 6, 6 – 1, 4 – … Continue reading →

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Manic Wimbledon at Saturday, no wait that is not until Monday!

Posted on June 29, 2013 by susan

It was a manic day of action at Wimbledon on Saturday.  That is not supposed to happen until Monday.  No play on the middle Sunday of Wimbledon, that is tradition.  So manic Monday involves coverage of Centre Court action on … Continue reading →

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Murray and Ferrer advance at Wimbledon on Friday

Posted on June 28, 2013 by susan

Rain delayed and ultimately suspended play today at The Championships (Wimbledon).  #2 seed Andy Murray played on Centre Court with the roof closed and defeated T. Robredo 6 – 2, 6 – 4, 7 – 5.  He certainly appears to … Continue reading →

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Still reeling from Wacky Wednesday at Wimbledon and Surviving “Paradise”

Posted on June 27, 2013 by susan

Well, I am still reeling from wacky Wednesday at Wimbledon yesterday, especially the shocking exit of my beloved Roger Federer in the second round (gosh, the earth just tilted on its axis!).  Interestingly, due to some really stressful and painful … Continue reading →

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Black Wednesday at Wimbledon, Federer out in second round

Posted on June 26, 2013 by susan

There are simply no words.  Roger Federer, defending Wimbledon champion, holder of 7 Wimbledon titles, 17 Grand Slams, and so on and on, was sent packing today in the second round by the 116th ranked player in the world, Sergiy … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 2 – Djokovic advances as does Serena Williams

Posted on June 25, 2013 by susan

Day 2 at Wimbledon and the two favorites, or at least the number one players in the world and the #1 seeds were both in action.  On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic had a solid first outing defeating F. Mayer … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 1 – Nadal goes out to a guy named Steve!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan

Wimbledon day one shocker, Rafael Nadal (after all the controversy over him being seeded so low at #5) goes out in the first round to a guy named Steve, Steve Darcis from Belgium (ranked 135th in the world), 6 – … Continue reading →

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Heat “repeat”, win 2nd NBA title in two years with victory over Spurs, 95 – 88

Posted on June 21, 2013 by susan

Not one, not two, not three, not four…and so on, you all remember the speech.  Well, let’s give it up for Lebron and the Miami Heat who defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night, 95 – 88 to win their … Continue reading →

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