Roger Federer gives away the secret about playing on grass
After winning the Halle tournament for the record breaking eigth time Roger Federer revealed his secret about playing on grass:
“I think one big secret on grass is when to hit which shot and playing the score the right way,” Federer said. “You might be playing perfect but then you take a wrong decision and grass makes you pay for it all.”
Federer defeated Italy’s Andreas Seppi 7-6, 6-4 and looks to be ready for Wimbledon.
Angelique Kerber looks to be ready for Wimbledon as well by beating Karolina Pliskova for the Aegon Classic title three sets 6-7, 6-3, 7-6. (Bonus: See Karolina Pliskova’s tattoo)
“It was an amazing match, and perfect for a final,”the fourth-seeded Kerber said. “It will have given great confidence in my preparation (for Wimbledon).”
Andy Murray, proved that he is the king of Queens by winning the tournament for the fourth time in his career. Murray defeated South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. We would like to see that confidence go all the way to Wimbledon.
“I played better as the week went on. I came up with some great shots today and I had to play that way if I wanted to win,” Murray said. “You want to go into Wimbledon with grass matches under your belt. I’m playing better than I did in 2013 but it’s extremely difficult to win these events.”
Related: Eugenie Bouchard and Victoria Azarenka are moonlighters
Serena Williams cheerfully dubsmashes for Wimbledon preparation
Serena Williams is preparing for Wimbledon and she does it in a very special way. While she is off to a cheerful start of her preparation, we at TSF wonder if any of you guys have a special rite before you start a tennis match. If yes, please record it and send it over. We will put it up on the site.
Pre Wimbledon training pic.twitter.com/m4rqZGB4KI
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 20, 2015
Serena Williams has come to terms with her body
More news about Serena Williams. In an interview with Huffington Post she admitted that she has come to terms with her body:
“Most women athletes are pretty thin. I didn’t really know how to deal with it. I had to come to terms — as every teen and young adult does — with loving myself. I had to find different role models. But my body type is in style now, so I’m loving it!”
Noone ever told her that she has a great looking body?
Jose Mourinho shed tear for Andy Murray Wimbledon triumph
In an exchange of niceties Jose Mourinho admitted that he shed a tear when Andy Murray won Wimbledon.
“I have to say I had a couple of tears for Andy when he won Wimbledon,” Mourinho told the Aegon Championships’ tennis podcast.
“It was something that obviously meant more than anything in his career. I could imagine it was something from another world.”
You can listen to the whole interview down below:
Follow Stan “the man” Wawrinka on Twitter
Stanislas Wawrinka wants you to follow him on Twitter. In a shoutout to reach his goal he even offered a pair of his lovely lucky shorts for a lucky winner if he reaches 500k followers. So please help Stan out and retweet the tweet.
Sabine Lisicki keeps setting records
Sabine Lisicki hit 27 aces in a singles match versus Belinda Bencic at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham earlier this week. Lisicki is known for her amazing serve and this isn’t the first time her serve hit the news. Lisicki hit a 131 mph (210 kmph)serve versus Ana Ivanovic at the Bank of the West Classic in Charleston.
This is the current leaderboard for most aces in a singles match:
27 – Sabine Lisicki
[d. Belinda Bencic in 2015 Birmingham second round, 6-1, 7-6(4)]
24 – Serena Williams
[d. Victoria Azarenka in 2012 Wimbledon semifinals, 6-3, 7-6(6)]
24 – Kaia Kanepi
[d. Lucie Safarova in 2008 Tokyo [Japan Open] first round, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4]
23 – Serena Williams
[d. Zheng Jie in 2012 Wimbledon third round, 6-7(5), 6-2, 9-7]
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