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Notable results:
Thurs:
Brisbane: Jelena Jankovic d. Angelique Kerber, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-1
Brisbane: Marius Copil d. Gilles Simon, 7-5, 6-3
Fri:
Brisbane: Serena Williams d. Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 7-6(7)
Doha: Rafael Nadal d. Peter Gojowczyk, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Chennai: Marcel Granollers d. Benoit Paire, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
News and Links:
Congrats to Stan Wawrinka, who won his 300th ATP match, and got this amazing cake for his efforts:
.@stanwawrinka records his 300th match win at the @chennaiopen. Enjoy the cake! http://t.co/4kymG2wF78 #atp #tennis pic.twitter.com/EI4D1Ihugs
— ATP Tour (@atptour) January 3, 2014
The ATP is offering free live streaming of the Sao Paolo Challenger tournament on their website.
The ATP has partnered with IBM, and the WTA has partnered with SAP to supposedly provide fans and media with better tennis stats. But what is the tennis community really getting out of those partnerships?
Here’s a clip of defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic’s first practice session at Rod Laver Arena:
In Federer and Mahut’s doubles match, Federer hit this bizarre shanked overhead that seemed to defy the laws of physics:
Non-tennis: This piece by NFL punter Chris Kluwe on Deadspin details some disturbing incidents from his time playing for the Minnesota Vikings.
Non-tennis: Ice hockey played outdoors is really visually appealing.
Tennis on Twitter:
Myla Rose and Charlene Riva watching her dad play against Matosevic #federer #BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/k287LI4JaB
— LetsTalkTennis (@letstalktennis1) January 3, 2014
“@tiebreak_30 http://t.co/y39AYeHyu6” Wow, i agree! Plus I really meant business there 😉 haha
— Ana Ivanovic (@anaivanovic) January 3, 2014
Got to feed adorable kangaroos today #australia pic.twitter.com/NuC5cnkIwB
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) January 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/verazvonareva/status/418711527487578112
Bernard is a magician. @hopmancup
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) January 2, 2014
