hasn’t made it to the semifinals at the French Open since 2003. Sam Stosur made it last year. Serena Williams had played seven clay court matches this season prior to the French and sported a pedestrian (for her) 5-2 record. She won neither of the two tournaments she entered. Sam Stosur came into Roland Garros sporting a 14-2 record with one tournament win on the surface. She had beaten tournament favorite Justine Henin in the previous round. Serena Williams losing on clay often feels like
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Why I See Tennis as a Lifelong Sport For me‚ I do see tennis as a lifelong sport that I will always like to play. I have enjoyed playing tennis since the age of 11 when my father took me out to my neighborhood court and taught me to play. Ever since then I decided that tennis would be my sport of choice. Tennis is a sport that only requires one other person to play‚ it is fairly easy to play for fun‚ and tennis requires you to use your entire body and stay in shape. Those are my reasons for keeping
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Socratic Seminar Paper Sixteen years after his graduation from Brandeis‚ Mitch is feeling frustrated with the life he has chosen to live. After his uncle dies of pancreatic cancer‚ Mitch abandons his failing career as a musician to become a well-paid journalist for a Detroit newspaper. Mitch promises his wife Janine that they will have children eventually‚ though he spends all of his time at work‚ away on reporting assignments. One night‚ Mitch is flipping the channels on his television and recognizes
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Malcolm Gladwell’s 10‚000 Hour Rule Many people in our society are familiar with the saying “Practice makes perfect‚” and according to neurologist Daniel Levitin‚ “‘...ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert—in anything’” (Gladwell 13). Some parents push their children at a young age to participate in activities so they may succeed through these ten thousand hours of practice‚ but where is the line between helping children
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YEAR 10 SKILLS RELATED FITNESS PROJECT-BEN PEARCE 10D For this project I have decided to describe each aspect of skill related fitness in relation to tennis. Tennis has always been one of my most enjoyable physical activities. AGILITY Agility is probably one of the best skills any tennis player can hone. I am also talking about any racket game especially squash. Agility helps performance in activities that require you to change direction quickly whilst keeping balance‚ strength‚ speed and
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Physical Education (Badminton) Web Resource Report (10%) Introduce TWO badminton tournaments (one held locally and one overseas) of your choice. Local Badminton Tournaments Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships The Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships are being held annually since the 1950s by the Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd. This game is currently the highest level and the largest local badminton individual championships. The number of applicants is over a thousand of
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Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. I have been to many places like Paris‚ France‚ and many other places‚ but one of my favorite places to go to is to Atlanta‚ Georgia. In Atlanta‚ there are many places to go and sights to see. For example‚ Six Flags‚ Stone mountain Park‚ and the Atlanta Braves Stadium‚ are all in or near the city of Atlanta. These places are family oriented and are easy to get to by a car‚ or a bus. Six Flags is a theme park that has anything from sweet treats to fun
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The Different Styles of Playing Badminton * In badminton‚ there are three main types of games. There are Singles‚ Doubles and Mixed Doubles. * A singles match in badminton features one player on each side of the net. You’ll get more of a cardiovascular workout in a singles game than in a game of doubles‚ because you are responsible for the entire side of your court. * A typical singles badminton match consists of a best two-out-of-three game series. Play each game to 21 points unless
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Open The astounding novel Open authored by Andre Agassi‚ tells the life story of one of the best tennis players of his era. Although Andre was a tennis legend himself‚ he surprisingly never enjoyed it. Before Andre was born‚ his dad had decided that he was going to be a professional tennis player. Andre was forced to play for hours and hours everyday. When Andre was eighteen years old‚ he officially became a professional tennis player. This book was very well written because Andre shares so many
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DOUBLES’ DELIGHTS Stacy smilingly approached the podium for her turn to speak at our annual tennis banquet. The team with families‚ and fans had gathered to celebrate the end of tennis season. After thanking her family‚ and the coaches‚ Stacy turned towards me‚ and with her voice quivering said‚ “You pulled me through.” There were tears in her eyes. “You were the best partner I could have‚ you lifted me up. I learnt to hold myself up. During the worst of times‚ you brought out the best in me. You
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