Ana Ivanovic not only going to be crowned as the new world no. 1 by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on Monday, June 9, she made it at the final and taking home her first Grand Slam!
Ivanovic beats Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3, in the women's final at the French Open. I'm so glad I made the decision to miss The Click Five concert, save petrol and watch this match from the comfort of my living room.
Now, a top ranked WTA player with the prestigious Grand Slam title under her belt, I'm pretty sure this Serbian beauty will have more sponsors knocking on her door with lucrative endorsements soon.
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After 17 years, tennis is now back as Australia's favourite sport.
According to the latest '07/08 edition of the Sweeney Sports Report, 57% of Australians in the major capital cities are interested in tennis, followed by swimming (55%) and cricket (53%).
Sweeney general manager Todd Deacon said tennis has become more popular despite the lack of any Australians in the top 10 largely due to savvy marketing by local administrators and because spectators often followed the fortunes of a favourite player regardless of nationality.
"They attract the world's top players to the lead-up events to the Australian Open; the likes of the Sydney International and the Kooyong Classic; and people want to see them," he said.
Deacon said tennis was also popular with women; 60 percent were interested in the sport compared to 40 percent for cricket.
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"To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit."~ Andy Murray
Andy Murray addresses his aversion to bananas, a fruit favoured by many tennis players in his autobiography, Hitting Hard.
"Players sit there and eat them at changeovers but it can't be to give them energy because they take ages to digest," he says.
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Andy Murray's autobiography is published by Random House.
In the 1996 shooting, Hamilton burst into the gym and opened fire. 16 of Andy's classmates and a teacher were murdered.
On that fateful day, Andy, 8, and his older brother Jamie (also a professional tennis player), who was 10, were on their way to the gym. They hid under a desk in the headmaster's study.
The Dunblane killer committed suicide after the shootings.
Andy admits he has struggled to cope with the thought that he could easily have been one of Hamilton's victim.
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