I've added the Yahoo Tennis Site to the links section a great source for tennis scores and news:).
Also some interesting developments at the French Open so far, Nadia Petrova is out as of yesterday. Someone who everyone expected to be a big contender in the second week and perhaps the final.
Sharapova and Mauresmo moved on today to the 3rd round, I'm hoping one of these two will get knocked out soon. Justine Henin as of yesterday has moved on to 2nd round, now she'll be a tough opponent for anyone really. Things are going to get very interesting in the second week.
Another interesting development I just found out about apparently, Martina has chosen to play mixed doubles she drew Mahesh Bhupathi again. Who she won the Australian mixed doubles with earlier this year.
I guess Martina is trying to stay sharp by continuing to play more matches, I think it might be quite beneficial for her.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Hingis triumphant in first round return at Roland Garros
Well, Roland Garros has began and as expected Martina moved on to her second round today defeating Lisa Raymond pretty easily 6/2 6/2.
This is her first French Open since 2001. Previous to 2001 she was also at the French in 1997 and 1999. Reached the finals in both but lost to Eva Majoli in '97 and Steffi Graf in '99 and she lost to Jennifer Capriati in the semi's of 2001. As I've mentioned before this is the only grand slam title that eludes her.
As for this first match Martina seemed to have a lot of trouble with her serve, and didn't get a lot of first serves in. But the rest of her game was spot on.
Raymond really wasn't much of a threat, I didn't expect her to be. Martina seemed so relaxed out there, it was nice to see especially since I'm sure she had a lot of mixed emotions playing in the French.
Where she doesn't have good memories. If she was nervous or anything she certainly didn't show it and seemed very much in control. And the French crowds were curtious for once.
Martina seemed to have a good number of fans as well which was great to see.
A little funny thing that happened was apparently just after Martina came on court the wardrobe officials had a problem with a piece of apparel or logo or something on Martina's clothing, and she had to go and remove it.
I think maybe the French have regulations as to the size of the logo. I'm still unclear on what that was about, but it made the commentators Mary Carrillo, Dick Enberg and myself laugh. French officials are so darn picky lol.
So a fairly easy first round for Hingis, she made a few errors here and there but that's the thing with Martina her level of game rises with the opponent that she's playing so if she's playing someone who's giving her a challenge you hardly see her make any mistakes.
And that is what I'm hoping will happen as she goes on and the draw gets tougher. Next Hingis is playing some player named Zuzana Ondraskova whom I've never heard of I expect her to get through with no problems.
Things will start getting tough for her once she gets to quarter finals where she might have to face Kim Clijsters, after that might be Dementieva, Justine or Mauresmo.
There's also Venus Williams if she sticks around. But as in any tournament there are always upsets where the seeded players get knocked out by non-seeded ones so who knows. I will be very interested to see how it all plays out.
Here is a great article regarding the match from Yahoo Tennis
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AkT7ikdXtO1SH5mRapkkDEM4v7YF?slug=ap-frenchopen&prov=ap&type=lgns
Above pics belong to the Martina Hingis Message board.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Terrible pickup lines
Man: "So what do you do for a living?"
Woman: "I'm a female impersonator."
Man: "Haven't we met before?"
Woman: "Yes, I'm the receptionist at the Venereal Disease Clinic."
Man: "Haven't I seen you someplace before?"
Woman: "Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore."
Man: "Is this seat empty?"
Woman: "Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down."
Man: "So, wanna go back to my place?"
Woman: "Well, I don't know. Will two people fit under a rock?"
Man: "Your place or mine?"
Woman: "Both. You go to yours and I'll go to mine."
Man: "I'd like to call you. What's your number?"
Woman: "It's in the phone book."
Man: "But I don't know your name."
Woman: "That's in the phone book too."
Man: "What sign were you born under?"
Woman: "No Parking."
Man: "Hey, baby, what's your sign?"
Woman: "Do Not Enter."
Man: "How do you like your eggs in the morning?"
Woman: "Unfertilized!"
Man: "Hey, come on, we're both here at this bar for the same reason."
Woman: "Yeah! Let's pick up some chicks!"
Man: "I can tell that you want me."
Woman: "Ohhhh. You're so right. I want you to leave."
Man: "Hey cutie, how 'bout you and I hitting the hot spots?"
Woman: "Sorry, I don't date outside my species."
Man: "May I see you pretty soon?"
Woman: "Why? Don't you think I'm pretty now?"
Man: "Your hair color is fabulous."
Woman: "Thank you. It's in aisle three at the corner drug store."
Man: "Your body is like a temple."
Woman: "Sorry, there are no services today."
Man: "I'd go through anything for you."
Woman: "Good! Let's start with your bank account."
Woman: "I'm a female impersonator."
Man: "Haven't we met before?"
Woman: "Yes, I'm the receptionist at the Venereal Disease Clinic."
Man: "Haven't I seen you someplace before?"
Woman: "Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore."
Man: "Is this seat empty?"
Woman: "Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down."
Man: "So, wanna go back to my place?"
Woman: "Well, I don't know. Will two people fit under a rock?"
Man: "Your place or mine?"
Woman: "Both. You go to yours and I'll go to mine."
Man: "I'd like to call you. What's your number?"
Woman: "It's in the phone book."
Man: "But I don't know your name."
Woman: "That's in the phone book too."
Man: "What sign were you born under?"
Woman: "No Parking."
Man: "Hey, baby, what's your sign?"
Woman: "Do Not Enter."
Man: "How do you like your eggs in the morning?"
Woman: "Unfertilized!"
Man: "Hey, come on, we're both here at this bar for the same reason."
Woman: "Yeah! Let's pick up some chicks!"
Man: "I can tell that you want me."
Woman: "Ohhhh. You're so right. I want you to leave."
Man: "Hey cutie, how 'bout you and I hitting the hot spots?"
Woman: "Sorry, I don't date outside my species."
Man: "May I see you pretty soon?"
Woman: "Why? Don't you think I'm pretty now?"
Man: "Your hair color is fabulous."
Woman: "Thank you. It's in aisle three at the corner drug store."
Man: "Your body is like a temple."
Woman: "Sorry, there are no services today."
Man: "I'd go through anything for you."
Woman: "Good! Let's start with your bank account."
More humor:)
Just for fun here are some more funny jokes albeit a bit corny but, still an entertaining read. Found once again on the Xena Message board.
Everybody who has a dog calls him Rover or Boy.
I call mine Sex. Now Sex has been embarrassing to me.
One day I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began he ran away.
Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there, looking around.
I told him that I had planned to have Sex in the contest.
He told me I should have sold my own tickets.
"But you don't understand" I said, "I had planned to have Sex on T.V." He called me a show off.
When my husband and I separated we went to court to fight for custody of the dog.
I said,"Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married!!"The Judge said, "Me too".
Then I told him that after I was married that Sex had left me.
He said "Me too".
Last night Sex ran off again.
I spent hours looking around town for him.
A cop came over to me and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 O'clock in the morning.
I said looking for Sex.
My case comes up Monday...
Everybody who has a dog calls him Rover or Boy.
I call mine Sex. Now Sex has been embarrassing to me.
One day I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began he ran away.
Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there, looking around.
I told him that I had planned to have Sex in the contest.
He told me I should have sold my own tickets.
"But you don't understand" I said, "I had planned to have Sex on T.V." He called me a show off.
When my husband and I separated we went to court to fight for custody of the dog.
I said,"Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married!!"The Judge said, "Me too".
Then I told him that after I was married that Sex had left me.
He said "Me too".
Last night Sex ran off again.
I spent hours looking around town for him.
A cop came over to me and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 O'clock in the morning.
I said looking for Sex.
My case comes up Monday...
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Life before computers
This is also from the Xena Message board, life really was simpler back in the day lol. And it does seem to ring true even now.
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
And a keyboard was on a piano!
Memory was something that you lost with age
And a CD was a bank account
And if you had a corrupted disk
It would hurt when you found out!
Compress was what you did to garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for a while!
Log on was adding wood to a fire
A hard drive was a trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a backup happened to the commode!
Cutting, you did with a pocket
knife,
Pasting, you did with glue.
The Web was where a spider lived
And a virus was the flu!
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
And a keyboard was on a piano!
Memory was something that you lost with age
And a CD was a bank account
And if you had a corrupted disk
It would hurt when you found out!
Compress was what you did to garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for a while!
Log on was adding wood to a fire
A hard drive was a trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a backup happened to the commode!
Cutting, you did with a pocket
knife,
Pasting, you did with glue.
The Web was where a spider lived
And a virus was the flu!
Funny product labels....
Found this on the Xena Message board:) love the Superman and iron one lol.
On A Hair Dryer from Sears:
Do Not Use While Sleeping
On A Bar Of Dove Soap:
Directions- Use Like Regular Soap
On Swann Frozen Foods:
Serving Suggestion- Defrost Before Eating
On A Shower Cap:
Fits One Head
On The BOTTOM of a Tesco Tiramisu Dessert:
Warning! Do Not Turn Upside Down!
On M&S Bread and Butter Pudding:
Warning! May Be Hot After Heating!
On A Rowenta Iron:
Do Not Iron Clothes On Body
On Infant's Cough Medicine:
Warning! Do Not Drive Car Immediately After Consuming!
On Nytol Sleeping Pills:
Warning! May Cause Drowsiness!
On Christmas Lights:
For Indoor and Outdoor use ONLY!
On A Superman Costume:
The Wearing of this Garment does not enable one to fly
On a bottle of ALL laundry detergent:
Remove clothing before distributing in washing machine.
On an American Airlines Packet Of Nuts:
Directions-Open Packet, Eat Nuts
On A Hair Dryer from Sears:
Do Not Use While Sleeping
On A Bar Of Dove Soap:
Directions- Use Like Regular Soap
On Swann Frozen Foods:
Serving Suggestion- Defrost Before Eating
On A Shower Cap:
Fits One Head
On The BOTTOM of a Tesco Tiramisu Dessert:
Warning! Do Not Turn Upside Down!
On M&S Bread and Butter Pudding:
Warning! May Be Hot After Heating!
On A Rowenta Iron:
Do Not Iron Clothes On Body
On Infant's Cough Medicine:
Warning! Do Not Drive Car Immediately After Consuming!
On Nytol Sleeping Pills:
Warning! May Cause Drowsiness!
On Christmas Lights:
For Indoor and Outdoor use ONLY!
On A Superman Costume:
The Wearing of this Garment does not enable one to fly
On a bottle of ALL laundry detergent:
Remove clothing before distributing in washing machine.
On an American Airlines Packet Of Nuts:
Directions-Open Packet, Eat Nuts
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Williams and Pierce out of Roland Garros
Well, looks like it's more good news for Martina Hingis besides Serena Williams pulling out of the French Open with a chronic knee injury.
It seems that Mary Pierce has pulled out as well due to a groin injury. But I have to say I'm a little disappointed I was looking forward to seeing her play. I haven't seen her play in a while. Hopefully she'll be back for Wimbledon.
Serena has already announced that she's out of the Wimbledon grand slam as well. I really think this could be Martina's year, this could be the year she finally wins that illusive French Open title fingers crossed:).
Here are articles from TSN Canada confirming the news.
http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/news_story/?ID=166998&hubname=tennis
http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/news_story/?ID=167020&hubname=tennis
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