Rafael Nadal Australian Open 2012 Nike Outfit
Rafael Nadal is going to be a contender for the Australian Open 2012 title. Here is Rafael’s Nike outfit he will be wearing at the Australian Open 2012.
HEAD Celebrating 25th Anniversary with a Prestige Racquet Giveaway
HEAD are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a Prestige racquet giveaway. On the 25th of every month this year Head will be giving away a Free HEAD Prestige. To win a racquet all you need to do is go to the Head Facebook app: https://www.facebook.com/headtennis?sk=app_322073137816607
The Power of Prestige Teaser:
25 years of Prestige Film:
Vera Zvonareva Signs Sponsorship Deal with Fila
Vera Zvonareva is the latest player to switch sponsors, moving from K-Swiss to Fila. Fila already has some great players on their roster for 2012 including Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
I have admired the Fila brand since I was a young girl and I am thrilled to join the elite group of athletes that have worn Fila throughout the years. The Fila brand aligns so well with my personal style, and I look forward to wearing Fila’s tennis line in Australia.
Caroline Wozniacki Stella McCartney Australian Open 2012 Dress
Caroline Wozniacki will be looking stunning at the Australian Open 2012 in a Tomato Red Stella McCartney dress. I love this promotional photo because it makes her look like a million dollars.
Margaret Court has nothing against homosexuals
After the heated headlines of Margaret Court being against gay marriage and homosexual unions, the 24-time Grand Slam champion decided to set things straight about her beliefs concerning the gay community.
Court told the Reuters that she isn’t disinclined toward gay people, just the notion of same-sex marriage. She is a pastor at the Victory Life Center church in Perth and sternly follows the beliefs written in the bible.
“I actually love homosexual people,” stated the 69-year-old. “I do not have anything against them. It’s just my view (about gay marriage) and it’s in the scriptures … The bible will always be the TV guide to my life. I believe marriage is something between a man and a woman.”
Protesters have expressed their disappointment by arranging planned protests at the Margaret Court Arena which is in use for the Australian Open beginning on January 16th. Margaret Court hasn’t changed her mind about attending this year’s Slam in Melbourne despite the risks of protest. According to the bible, she believes that marriage is something between man and woman, and the union of two people of the same gender in marriage is “unhealthy” and “unnatural”.
It is probably understandable why the Australian is in a stance against same-sex marriage, and she has every right to her opinion. But beware Dame Court, for you may see rainbow flags flying high in all their splendor at this year’s Australian Open.
Tennis Racquets All Grown Up
It is a known fact that a tennis racquet is the most important piece of equipment to a tennis player. Nowadays we have tennis racquets made with innovative technology that promise to improve your game, but that wasn’t always the case.
The first tennis racquets were typically composed of laminated wood and string made from the natural fibre found in the walls of animal intestines known as catgut. The normal racquet size was restricted by the weight of the wood, which had to be sturdy in order to hold the strings and firm enough to actually hit the ball.
Over the years, tennis racquets have evolved, going from wooden racquets with animal intestine strings to that of Volkl`s Power Bridge 1 tennis racquet which uses Power Bridge technology, the Prince EXO3 Silver 115 made with an enhancing Energy Channel and many more racquets from top brands in the industry.
The Power Bridge 1 tennis racquet from Volkl is perfect for a player searching for the best racquet with a lightweight and powerful frame. It`s Power Arm technology offers punishing acceleration on the ball. The Power Bridge technology is implemented in two mechanisms; the DNX technology and the reduction of the cross-section of the bridge while maintaining stability.
The Prince EXO3 Silver 115 has reduced the head size to 115 square inches from the previous model and has shortened the length to 27.25 inches. Also included in this tennis racquet is the patented Thermocarbon string suspension inserts, resulting in a better feel and a larger sweet spot.
The EXO3 technology is an active technology that works to transfer a maximum of 26% more energy back into the ball on impact giving more spin and precision. The Energy Channel is a channel within the frame that promotes more strength, increased ball control and raises spin up to 25%. The Energy Bridge is an exo-skeletal configuration that hangs the string bed from the frame, thus making the head size for a sweet spot up to 83% larger.
Over the years tennis racquets have come quite a long way from the original wooden frame and catgut strings. Top tennis equipment brands have introduced technology into their racquet lines.
New racquets from industry tycoons like Wilson, Prince, Babolat, Volkl and many others now offer more stable racquets with larger sweet spot sizes, increased control, more power and many other benefits. The game of tennis has more or less remained the same, but the equipment has changed the sport for the better.
Sydney International Tennis 2012 Players Party
Here is the players party at the Sydney International 2012. Its a shame it was a raining evening!
Serena Williams Australian Open 2012 Dress
Serena Williams will be wearing a very fetching blue Nike dress at the Australian Open 2012. Im just hoping her ankle injury holds up!
Maria Sharapova Australian Open 2012 Dress
Here is Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open 2012 Dress. It will be very interesting to see if she can perform well at the Australian Open 2012.
Andrea Petkovic Withdraws From Australian Open 2012
Andrea Petkovic has had to withdraw from the Australian Open 2012 with a stress fracture in her lower back. Petkovic has looking strong this year and im sure would have performed very well in the tournament, so its a shame she wont be there doing her traditional stupid dance!
‘‘I’ve been having some back problems for the last three or four months. I’ve been struggling with it, but I’ve always believed it was going to be fine and so I pushed through the pain.
‘‘The last two weeks in Australia I’ve been having bigger problems. I could only play for 30 to 45 minutes without pain.
‘‘After yesterday’s match against Agnieszka, I decided to have an MRI and a CT and the results showed a stress fracture in my lower back.
‘‘The only thing I can do right now is rest, not walking or sitting a lot, just lying down and hoping that the bone will heal as fast as possible.’’
Victoria Azarenka Signs with Wilson
Victoria Azarenka has just signed with Wilson. Azarenka seems very excited to be joining Wilson and Im sure she got a nice signing bonus to match.
I’m extremely excited to be changing to Wilson’s new Juice racket. The power and spin that I feel with this racket is insane and I look forward to seeing what I can do with it
Jelena Dokic Gets Nervous and Chokes at Sydney International
Jelena Dokic has had over 15 years on tour, but she has been struggling of late with her nerves. Dokic was hammered at the Sydney International yesterday with a 6-0 6-3 loss to Marion Bartoli of France.
I froze out there … It was not about tennis. It was not about her being the better player. I just really, really got nervous. Yeah, I really froze. My legs and my arms and everything just couldn’t move.
It seems like Jelena has a lot of work to do before the Australian Open 2012.
Venus Williams Will Return to WTA Tour in February
Venus Williams has announced that she wont be coming back onto the tour until February (after the Australian Open). Venus has been training and receiving treatment for several months, she has been getting a lot stronger, but just isnt going to be ready in time for the Australian Open.
A Player’s Look at why Babolat Pure Drive ‘Feels Good’
Anyone who is the least bit interested in tennis will surely confirm that Babolat products have a huge presence on the courts. From recreational and/or occasional participants to Professional players, one does not need to look far or hard to see Babolat’s logo all over the place!
Babolat’s Pure Drive racquets have been a consistent leader in sales volume and are recognized as appropriate sticks for a wide variety of skill levels. There must be a reason…
All Babolat Pure Drive racquets feature three main technologies:
1) Cortex System
2) GT
3) Woofer
Benefits of the Vibration Filter
The Cortex Dampening System (CDS) is an active vibration filter that enhances feel. “Feel” is tough to describe and may mean different things to different people. Babolat Pure Drive racquets, however, have had great success with the Pure Drive Series and one of the most common remarks heard is “it just feels great”! The CDS is an interface between the upper half (racquet face/frame) and the lower half (racquet handle). It interrupts, or “filters” unwanted vibrations from reaching the player’s hand. This, in turn, improves the player’s sensation of ball impact, i.e., ball “feel”. Not all vibrations are removed (players need to know what’s going on). Generally speaking, high-frequency vibrations are removed while useful low-frequency vibrations are retained. Any regular tennis player seems to know the difference between “good sound” and “bad sound” upon ball impact (I was SURE that ball was going to be IN—it sounded so GOOD!). Babolat says that Expert Players will benefit from the CDS because of its enhanced feel and that intermediate players will benefit from the additional comfort it provides.
Lighter Weight through Scientific Advancements
Babolat GT refers to the materials used to manufacture Pure Drive racquets: Graphite Tungsten. Used throughout the entire racquet, GT is a hybrid technology that combines braided carbon fibers with tungsten filaments added. Babolat states that GT technology improves racquet performance in the areas of “control” and “feel”. Babolat scientifically applies different concentrations of tungsten at strategic locations on each racquet to maximize its beneficial aspects. Babolat also states that GT technology results in a 10% increase in energy recovery which provides more power.
We’re Not Making Music Here
Woofer is Babolat’s invention and is designed to increase the interaction between the frame and the strings. Part of thePure Driveracquet’s grommet system, it consists of raised areas between the grommet holes which act as cushions for the strings. When a ball hits the stringbed this allows 25% more contact time of the ball on the strings. The result is more control and a very comfortable feel.
As you can now tell, there is more to selecting a racquet than a pretty paint job. Tennis companies spend a great deal of money designing features that will give their products an edge over the competition. Babolat has been, and remains, a leader in the industry. Their racquet technology has surely been instrumental in their success—many racquets are purchased because they “feel good”. And why not?
John McEnroe States Bernard Tomic Could Win a Major: Now He Has No Chance!
John McEnroe has publicly stated that he thinks Bernard Tomic will have opportunities in his career to win a major.
Bernard has got more upside than any young guy I see out there, McEnroe told reporters in Adelaide on Monday, mirroring comments made by world No.11 Juan Martin del Potro.
He’s going to get stronger – that will help him. He is right there with the young guys as one who can make the breakthrough and win some majors.
Now.. if McEnroe says it .. you know it isnt going to happen!
Zheng Jie Should Be Know as Jay-Z: Rap Included
Zheng Jie has a lot of fans and players on tour pronounce her name in many different ways. Interviewer suggests she uses her initials and becomes JZ or Jay-Z.
Serena Williams Practicing in Melbourne Ready for Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams is already on the practice court ready for the Australian Open 2012. It seemed like her injury was over exaggerated and she will definitely be playing in Melbourne.
Australian Open 2012 Seeds
Here are the seeds for the Australian Open 2012.
Men’s Seeds
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB)
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP)
3 Federer, Roger (SUI)
4 Murray, Andy (GBR)
5 Ferrer, David (ESP)
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA)
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)
8 Fish, Mardy (USA)
9 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB)
10 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)
11 Del Potro, Juan Martin(ARG)
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA)
13 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR)
14 Monfils, Gael (FRA)
15 Roddick, Andy (USA)
16 Isner, John (USA)
17 Gasquet, Richard (FRA)
18 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP)
19 Troicki, Viktor (SRB)
20 Mayer, Florian (GER)
21 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI)
22 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP)
23 Raonic, Milos (CAN)
24 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)
25 Monaco, Juan (ARG)
26 Granollers, Marcel (ESP)
27 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG)
28 Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO)
29 Stepanek, Radek (CZE)
30 Anderson, Kevin (RSA)
31 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)
32 Bogomolov Jr., Alex (RUS)
Women’s Seeds
1 Wozniacki, Caroline (DEN)
2 Kvitova, Petra (CZE)
3 Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)
4 Sharapova, Maria (RUS)
5 Li, Na (CHN)
6 Stosur, Samantha (AUS)
7 Zvonareva, Vera (RUS)
8 Radwanska, Agnieszka (POL)
9 Bartoli, Marion (FRA)
10 Petkovic, Andrea (GER)
11 Schiavone, Francesca (ITA)
12 Clijsters, Kim (BEL)
13 Williams, Serena (USA)
14 Jankovic, Jelena (SRB)
15 Lisicki, Sabine (GER)
16 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia (RUS)
17 Peng, Shuai (CHN)
18 Cibulkova, Dominika (SVK)
19 Kuznetsova, Svetlana (RUS)
20 Pennetta, Flavia (ITA)
21 Hantuchova, Daniela (SVK)
22 Ivanovic, Ana (SRB)
23 Goerges, Julia (GER)
24 Vinci, Roberta (ITA)
25 Safarova, Lucie (CZE)
26 Kanepi, Kaia (EST)
27 Medina Garrigues, Anabel (ESP)
28 Kirilenko, Maria (RUS)
29 Wickmayer, Yanina (BEL)
30 Petrova, Nadezda (RUS)
31 Kerber, Angelique (GER)
32 Niculescu, Monica (ROU)
Andy Murray Performs Roger Federers Serve Trick Shot Viral Ad on Live TV
Andy Murray was on a recent sports show here in the UK where he tried to recreate Roger Federer’s serve trick shot from the viral ad that has over 8 million hits on YouTube. Enjoy!
Serena Williams Will Play Australian Open 2012
Serena Williams has confirmed she will play the Australian Open through Twitter. After looking at the replay of her twisting her ankle it really wasnt that bad and there seemed to be a lot of stress over nothing. Especially considering Serena played on after the incident and still won the match.
It will be interesting to see how she performs at the Australian Open 2012.
That pic is a bit over the top.. just makes me laugh!
