Sunday, January 30, 2011

Photo of the Day | Novak Djokovic


Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the trophy after victory in his mens singles match against Andy Murray of Britain on the final day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 30, 2011 (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)

評論 | Men’s Finals Preview: Murray vs. Djokovic

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, friends since junior days, face off in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open on Sunday. For Djokovic, this is his second straight trip to a Grand Slam final (he lost in four sets to Nadal at Flushing Meadows), while Murray again finds himself in the finals of the Australian. He lost last year in straight sets to Roger Federer. While the two know each other well, they have only met seven times on the tour. Djokovic holds a slight edge 4-3, but Murray has won their last three meetings.

Since leading Serbia to a Davis Cup victory, Djokovic has been playing at a different level. He seems to have tamed his demons at last, playing nearly flawless tennis in his march through the draw. Marian Vajda, Djokovic’s longtime coach, said that he had never seen his player perform at such a sustained high level as he did in his straight set dismantling of defending champion Roger Federer. His serve, which had an awkward hitch in the takeback throughout most of 2010, has become a fluid, lethal whip of a motion. He is striking the ball cleanly off of both sides, varying pace, height, and spin with an artist’s touch.

全文 Men’s Finals Preview: Murray vs. Djokovic By GEOFF MACDONALD

Friday, January 28, 2011

Youtube | Day eleven highlights: Australian Open 2011



Highlights from day eleven featuring Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki and Li Na.
clip by australianopentv

News | Na Li makes history, will face Clijsters



MELBOURNE, Australia -- Kim Clijsters cruised into the Australian Open final and will play for the title against Li Na, who overcame top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki to become the first Chinese player to reach the championship match at a Grand Slam.

Photo of the Day | Roger Federer

球王含淚出局後的24個小時,衛冕者費德勒也在4強戰打包回家,昨天由塞爾維亞名將約克維奇率先搶下澳網男單冠軍戰門票。

教學 | Tomas Berdych 發球慢動作解析



這是第一篇教網球教學文;會選擇Tomas Berdych,不但是因為他是頂尖球手,而是他雖然人高馬大,卻能有輕鬆的動作而強力的擊球;在實際練習時可以先忽略下半身動作,拉拍動作小一些,等習慣了節奏與拋球動作,再加入一些本篇文章提到的細節。

01/ 預備動作: Berdych用的是大陸式握拍,上半身稍微前傾球置於球拍(拍面向上)頸部;請注意站位方式

02/ 球拍開始向後拉,左手臂保持直線狀準備拋球,左腳跟亦準備踩地

03/ Berdych的高拋球讓他有充分時間作大揮拍動作,此時兩腳灣彎曲,左手舉直而視線專注於拋球位置

04/ 包含正手與雙腳皆為彎曲狀

05/ 蹬地前球拍拉到背部位置(注意右手應保持輕鬆),左手臂收回 

06/ 跳躍時身體保持正直,利用右手揮拍與蹬地的動能將重心由後相前帶

07/ 平擊壓球  擊球時身體騰空,左手收在腹部前以保持平衡

08/ 左腳先落地,注視球行徑路線,右腳隨後跟上

09/ 預測對手回發球路線並做好預備

Thursday, January 27, 2011

News | Federer floored by Djokovic in Melbourne


http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=reu-openfederer_pix_graphics

MELBOURNE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Third seed Novak Djokovic stunned defending champion Roger Federer 7-6 7-5 6-4 to reach his second Australian Open final on Thursday after a match of high emotion and drama.

YouTube | Federer vs Nadal - 2010 倫敦年終大賽精華



Federer vs Nadal - London Final 2010 WTF - Highlights [HD]

Photo of the Day | Caroline Wozniacki

Photo by Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images

相簿 | 沙芬 Marat Safin

新聞 | 納達爾腿傷出局 全滿貫夢碎


球王納達爾剛拋開病毒感染,無奈意外的左腿拉傷就爆發在昨晚澳網8強賽。他只能力保尊嚴,抵抗同胞好友費瑞爾的猛烈抽擊,然後直落3盤驚世落淚出局。納天王企圖連4大賽封王的「拉法全滿貫」也幻滅了。
from http://news.chinatimes.com/domestic/11050606/112011012700249.html



Jan 26 (Reuters) - The sight of a stricken Rafa Nadal being finished off by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer at the Australian Open on Wednesday was a stark reminder of the precipice he walks in search of sporting perfection.

Just three games into the contest, it was clear something had broken in the 24-year-old's highly-tuned body, depriving him of the athleticism and explosive power that had pushed him to the brink of completing one of the sport's rarest and most treasured collections.

His straight sets quarter-final loss, having playing most of the match in clear physical distress with an apparent hamstring injury, means there will be no 'Rafa Slam' and Rod Laver, back in 1969, is still the last man to hold all four majors at the same time.
from http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL3E7CQ1BH20110126

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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