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“Being able to represent France is a dream come true”
Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will make his Davis Cup debut for France in a first-round tie against Romania next month. via Eurosport

Ukrainian sisters Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko finally stopped their on-court squabbling. via PR-inside.com

“He doesn’t try to make himself somewhat unknown or mysterious to the rest of us”
BRING IT ON: Roger Federer does not seemed phased by claims that he may be on the downward slope of his career - and his opponents still regard him as a true champion. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“With this big, fat check, I’m going to send you a bunch of roses”
When Maria Sharapova walked on to Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. via Charlotte Observer

“What I like to have are people who are positive around me and who can help push me”
Keothavong’s run to her first WTA semi-final was a breakthrough The big story for British tennis in the coming season will no doubt surround Andy Murray, yet a small but significant step could also occur in the […]

“That’s OK, it’s all right. I still love you guys, don’t worry. I’m very, very happy that I won my first Grand Slam here, so hopefully we’ll see you here on this stage a lot more often in the future.”
Posted: Monday January 28, 2008 9:34AM; Updated: Monday January 28, 2008 9:34AM Djokovic wins Australian […]

“I am playing badly, that it is the main thing”
Coria, Gaudio Oddities This Week at ATP Vina del Mar Guillermo Coria, who finished in the Top 10 for three consecutive years between 2003-05, ends a 17-month ATP-level absence this week at the Movistar Open in … via Tennis Articles

“I would have loved to have been given the information I know now when I was younger”
Monday, 28 January 2008, 06:44 GMT British women finally on the up By Alistair Magowan The big story for British tennis in the coming season will no doubt surround Andy Murray, yet a small but significant step … […]

“Now, we’re seeing north of 525 legs a month from Europe alone”
An American broker of luxury private jets is set to boost its presence in Europe on the back of a sharp upturn in demand from passengers from the UK and the rest of the Continent. via Telegraph.co.uk

“I am very happy, I think this is the first time I have become Asian No. 1, so it’s an honour”
Agencies Posted online: Monday , January 28, 2008 at 1317 hrs IST New Delhi, January 28: Controversies, injuries and inconsistent form have threatened to derail Sania Mirza’s career time and again but the … […]

“They pick it up so quickly and they get these wonderful friends. … And how could you beat this setting? I played in a dungeon of a court.”
WAIKOLOA, Hawai’i - For a week in January, this is the only place on the planet where a happy mob of Hawai’i kids with a newfound passion […]

Maria Sharapova alienates the tennis world in a way few players have. Yet, the 20-year-old Russian beauty can play the game of tennis better than any other woman in the world right now - even Justine Henin and … via The Post and Courier

“They’re a very good team, even though they may not be perceived as the strongest team the U.S. could field. “However, I think when you look at what the Williams sisters were enduring in Australia, it’s not surprising they’re not playing.”
When Zina Garrison discussed a potential lineup for next weekend’s Fed Cup match against […]

The NHL and Versus have agreed to extend their contract by three years, the cable network confirmed Tuesday. via Ohio.com

“She was amazing, always smiling and very positive”
Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjic needed four match points Fifth seeds Sun Tiantian of China and Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic beat India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to win the Australian Open mixed doubles. via BBC News

“Everyone has dreams in their life to become something special, reaching No. 1 in the world. “I would love to play Davis Cup for Australia at the youngest age and be up there with those guys one day and competing against them.”
AUSTRALIAN tennis is less than three years into Craig Tiley’s age of reformation. […]

Novak Djokovic broke through for his first grand-slam triumph with a dramatic four-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Australian Open on Sunday. via Times Online

“Not everybody can beat the players I beat”
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s surprising run at the Australian Open will carry him to the top 20 for the first time when the new rankings are released Monday. via CBS SportsLine

“I not believe it, but I’m here and I have to do it”
Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiled, gave a typically Gallic shrug of the shoulders and considered his answer. via Reuters

Mahesh Bhupathi is eyeing his seventh mixed doubles and 11th Grand Slam title when he and his protA©gA© Sania Mirza take on Serbian Nenad Zimonojic and his Chinese partner Tiantian Sun in the … via Hindustan Times

Maria Sharapova could be the last Australian Open women’s champion crowned in daylight hours. via PR-inside.com

The unseeded pair of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi have kept Indian hopes alive in the Australian Open by easing into the mixed doubles final, which will be played here Sunday. via Australian News

“I want the serve of Goran Ivanisevic, the heart of Lleyton Hewitt, the mind of Pete Sampras and the groundstrokes of Roger Federer and I want to be No.1 in the world and win all the grand slam tournaments”
Reports of the death of Australian tennis as we know it have been greatly exaggerated. via […]

“Pavel and Victor Hanescu will play the singles matches against France, while Romania’s doubles players will be Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau”
Andrei Pavel will lead Romania in next month’s Davis Cup world group first-round tie against France, the team captain said on Saturday. via Independent Online

Maria Sharapova got high marks for the eloquence of her victory speech after winning the Australian Open on Saturday. via Tennis

“It’s an easy wakeup call right there, isn’t it - seeing someone pick themselves up off the ice.”
Former Wings goaltender Manny Legace will appear in either the second or third period Sunday for the Western Conference . via Detroit Free Press

“I not believe it, but I’m here and I have to do it”
Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiled, gave a typically Gallic shrug of the shoulders and considered his answer. via Reuters

“He spoke a few words to Federer during a match, so he was pretty stoked.”It will probably take a little while to sink in - the enormity of mixing around with those guys. “He’ll certainly reflect in time to come when he gets home and thinks about it.”
WIMMERA ballkids Lori Andressen and Jarryd Newcombe […]

“Congratulations. You did great.”
MARVELOUS MARIA: Both players showed some nerves, but Maria Sharapova was more consistent, making less unforced errors than her Serbian opponent Ana Ivanova AP, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Sunday, Jan 27, 2008, Page … via The Taipei Times

“Tennis is the best sport to fix, because one guy controls the action. Lower-seeded guys might make as little as five grand, and you tell them you’ll give them $20,000 to throw a match?”
For pure unadulterated fun, you cannot beat the Australian Open. The age of the average fan in the stands is half […]