Category: "Tennis"
Maria Sharapova climbs to Australian Open semis
Maria Sharapova climbs to Australian Open semis
Maria Sharapova hit a perfect run in the Australian Open quarterfinals by winning a game against Russian compatriot Ekaterina Makarova.
Serena Williams lands ‘Golden Slam’ in London Olympics 2012
Serena Williams lands ‘Golden Slam’ in London Olympics 2012
Serena Williams is the first player to win all four Grand Slams and an Olympic title in singles and doubles. Serena earned the title after winning her Olympic tennis singles gold on Saturday.
Serena William demolished No. 3 seed Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in just over an hour to complete her “Golden Slam”. She utterly could not contain her joy and excitement as she waited to step on to the podium to collect her medal.
“I didn’t think I would be this happy. I’m so pumped,” the 30-year-old said, laughing off a mishap which saw the US flag whipped off the rail by a gust of wind half way through the national anthem. “I never thought I would have a gold medal in singles.”
Williams, who already had two doubles gold medals with sister Venus, has surpassed the rare singles Golden Slam, a feat only achieved by Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal.
“It’s a great feeling. I never thought that it would happen to me. Steffi Graf was such an inspiration,” she said. “I always thought the one person I wouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as was Steffi Graf.”
Olympic Fact: Dark Secret of the Olympic Village
Dark Secret of the Olympic Village
I was searching for some unusual Olympic information and I got something that you should know. Let's try to sneak into the Olympic Village and check the dark side of it.
Remember whatever you read here, leave it here. (LoL)
When people meets new faces, something will definitely ignite their senses. The excitement to know them and the thrill to be with other races who can't speak your own language gives you more interest. This is the typical feeling of any athlete who joins the Olympic event.
Now, to what extent are you going to socialize if you are going to be part of the Olympic squad of the Philippines? I will leave that question to you. My main purpose of this article is to show the dark side of the Olympic Village. (Isn't that obvious? That's the title of my article, LOL)
If we talk sports it's just like we are referring to ESPN. And that's where I got the next series of information which I call the "Dark Secret of the Olympic Village".
TAKE YOUR MARK
Home to more than 10,000 athletes at the Summer Games and 2,700 at the Winter, the Olympic Village is one of the world's most exclusive clubs. To join, prospective members need only have spectacular talent and -- we long assumed -- a chaste devotion to the most intense competition of their lives.
