Cincinnati Masters 2009

Roger Federer in action

Roger Federer has once again live up to his billing as the World Number 1 to reach the Cincinnati Masters final after defeating newly crowned World Number 2, Andy Murray. He will face Novak Djokovic, who had brilliantly overcome his fear of facing top players, beating Rafael Nadal in straight sets. This sets up a final date with the World Number 1. Rafael Nadal is only playing his second tournament after recovering from injury since last May 2009.

Hail the great Federer again. Federer broke his 4-times losing streaks against Murray before going into the semi-final match up.

Game on! Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic

Wimbledon 2009

Hi guys and gals, the Wimbledon Open 2009 begins today! Rafael Nadal drop a bombshell saying that he won't be defending his title this year due to injury to his knee. Roger Federer will have his chance to claw back to the top of the ATP rankings. Local favourite, Andy Murray will also seek this opportunity to win his first major and also the first Britist man to win the Wimbledon crown since Fred Perry. It is an uphill task for Murray still as he could meet Roger Federer in the final. It would be an interesting match to watch after an epic final in last year's Wimbledon.

Roger Federer is ready to roar!


Andy Murray in action.


Ana Ivanovic

Great week ahead. Hope to see surprises here in the Wimbledon!

Finally, it's done for now!

Grueling months of assignments, projects, and exams! It's finally done and dusted for the moment! Can't be bothered to talk about the last one but to enjoy the moment of temporary freedom.

Take a breather!

What to do now?!

Rome, Madrid and Barcelona coming up this Thursday till the following Friday.

That's all I can say for the moment. Plans will just flow as it goes.

and TENNIS!!!

The Great Roger Federer!

Yes! FINALLY!!

Well done, Federer! Finally, he has achieved a career grand slam of 14, equaling Pete Sampras' record. From his first title, the 2003 Wimbledon Open to the now 14th grand slam, the 2009 French Open (which is his first one). Congratulation on the winning and hail the great!

Next stop, the Wimbledon!

Roland Garros Final

Roland Garros 2009 a.k.a The French Open is drawing close this Sunday with the Men's Singles Final. The final will be 2nd seeded Roger Federer and Robin Sordeling who knocked out a host of top seeds in the tournament, namely Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Fernando Gonzalez. Kudos to this Swedish player who is seeded out of the top 20 and he would be playing the great FedEx.

Federer started the match not too well. The lanky del Potro serves his way out with multiple of Aces. It took Federer about 2 hours plus to break the Argentine. Then, the final spot came calling in his 4th set, by trashing him 6-1. In his final set, Federer lost his break advantage but regain it back after he broke del Potro's serve right after. At the end, Federer's stamina champion his opponent as del Potro looked exhausted. Well done to Federer!

Captions from Federer's semi-final match yesterday.

Try again next year, it's mine NOW!!

I can see the finishing line...

at 11.45am today, I walked out of The Academy and YES! It's almost the end of my engineering education which span for 3 years long. I am glad that I have been through thick and thin and survive with what I can say it was very satisfying! I am very fortunate to have helpful and kind friends who are willing to help. I might have fallen into the right path at the right time. I am glad and there's no complaints! There's ups and downs which I believe that could help me throughout my journey here so far.

There's one more to go and it will not be taken for granted. Tools and Techniques for Enterprise which is the final paper on the coming Tuesday. I am willing to work hard even I know essay would be a predicament which I could face in the future. This is the first step towards greater challenge!

Apart from myself on my coming-to-an-end undergraduate journey, Roger Federer had came through even more difficult challenges before today. In his last 16 match in the French Open, he overcame a 2-0 deficit to come back 3-2 winning his final 3 sets to secure a place in the quarter-final.

Monfils hails the Champion!

His quarter-final opponent, frenchman Gael Monfils who is the local favourite made Federer work hard for his win. At the end, Federer was the victor. The result, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. now Roger Federer will face Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Looking forward for the match between FedEx a.ka. Federer and lanky Argentinian, del Potro.

The shot!


Getting over to the ball!

Astonishing - Soderling, Dethroned - Nadal

Gone in the wind!

Well done Soderling! You have done us good! Nadal is unstoppable before but now he is STOPPED! The World Number 1, Rafael Nadal has been beaten by Swedish Robin Soderling. The result was 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6. Great match!

Now, Federer has the chance to clinch his first French Grand Slam which the only one eluded from his trophy cabinet!

More agony! Adios!

Roland Garros - Day 7 (30/5/2009)

Roger Federer survived an early scared. Losing his first set 4-6 in the match against Frenchman Paul-Henri Matheu. However, he made a comeback by winning the match impressively 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Federer returning with a backhand shot.



Staring point blank! *Maybe not! He's checking out on the French chick!

Roland Garros - Day 5 (28/5/2009)

Roger Federer played his 2nd Round match on Day 5. Amazing victory for the 2nd seed. A win over Argentine Jose Acasuso after both rallied to win the 2nd round encounter which saw Federer came out top. The result was 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2.

In the next round, Federer will face France Paul-Henri Mathieu on course to win his first French Open Grand Slam.

Quoted from the great Swiss;

“Of course, I’m thrilled to be through,” said Federer, who saved four set points in the first tiebreaker. “It was sort of a fun match to be part of with so many ups and downs."

On th women's court now 29/5/2009, Ana Ivanovic is playing now! (10.26am of GMT+0). She's leading 4-0 in her first set against Iveta Besenova. :D

Roland Garros - Day 2 (25/5/2009)

The usual suspects, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer won their respective matches. It was an initial difficult route for Nadal as his opponent, Marcos Daniel gave him a tough time in his first set. At the end, it was Nadal's win by 7-5, 6-4, 6-3.

Spotting a pink outfit?

Roger Federer won his match by 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 against Alberto Martin from Spain. He will meet Argentine Jose Acasuso in the next round.

Running for the ball!

Forehand serve from Federer

For the women's, Ana Ivanovic did not play today but her next opponent is from Thailand, Tamarine Tanasugarn. Interesting! :D

Updates around the sporting world

Formula One

Jenson Button has once again clinched the vital victory at Monaco GP. Starting from pole, he had all his chances to seal the 10 points. Yet, again Brawn 1-2 with Rubens Barrichello coming 2nd.

Another torrid day for the McLarens. Lewis Hamilton, the defending champion finished 12th after starting from the back of the grid. Teammate Heikki Kovalainen had an accident which forced him to retire. Well, we need more consistency and power to win! Where's the spirit, boys?!

Lewis Hamilton from the pits at Monaco GP.

English Premier League

It's the end of the 2008/09 season. Manchester United capped a wonderful ending by Darron Gibson scoring a wonderful goal. Spectacular! Hope to see him next season as regular. The end it was 1-0 to United. However, Hull was lucky to survive the relegation battle despite losing to United. They were lucky as Newcastle and Middlesborough were the unlucky sides who lost their crucial last day match, which they badly needed 3 full points to survive. Darn unlucky! Goodbye Newcastle. From the wonderful years of Sir Bobby Robson's boys who had beaten Barcelona in the Champions League to the fall-out of the Newcastle owner, Mike Ashley, it seems all good things must come to an end. Big names clearout is expected and Championship football for a year then.

Till death do them apart from the Premier League

Roland Garros 2009 - Day 1 (24/5/2009)

No big names were playing on Day 1. Apart from that, only Andy Murray and Ana Ivanovic were the notable ones who are playing. Both got off with a good start by winning impressively.

Andy Murray beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

Anna Ivanovic beat Sara Errani 7-6, 6-3

That's all for the update for the weekend!

Roland Garros 2009

Roland Garros 2009 is back in Paris. Will Nadal go on to win again? Will Federer be ending his barren run here? The only Grand Slam eluded from his glorious career and 1 more to match the great Pete Sampras. A week ago, Federer reduces the odd to win against Nadal on clay by beating Nadal at the Madrid Masters (Clay court). Does this mean Nadal is going weaker? (I hope so) Anyways, Federer is my bet to clinch the Roland Garros this year!

Federer in action!

Nadal with his forceful forehand return!

Great rivalries between 2 great champions!

The Roland Garros starts on the 24th of May till the Final on the 7th of June 2009. Looking forward to the finals.

Anyways, Ana Ivanovic is hot!

Ana Ivanovic showing off!

Ooh La La!

Federer v. Nadal - Madrid Masters

Federer vs. Nadal

Showdown of the top 2 players in the world. Yesterday, Nadal hard-fought to win the match against Djokovic. Thrilling match which lasted for more than 4 hours. Sad for Djokovic but it was an undeserving win for Nadal. Home ground (Madrid though he's born in Majorca). Anyways, clay king vs the great Federer today, would it be Federer's shot to kill off Nadal's clay streak?

Federer a.k.a. FedEx

Nadal

Nadal has been playing and 3 consecutive titles in the bag. HE is no doubt tired. But his physical fitness is awesome. Shots after shots, he's like beyond god like. Today, I hope for Federer's greatness to surpress the clay champion of the world!

Guess who's here! and Did you know?

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, let the tide not sweep you away. And look what has arrive!

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Tah Dah!!!!!

the Wilson K-Pro Open

with the bag

Man, I can't wait to finish all the papers soon!

P/S: Did you know? This is the 100th post of the Prez[dot]Blog.

Hooray!

Wimbledon Final 2008 - Amazing!

Wimbledon Final 2008 Nadal Vs. Federer from Whizkid One on Vimeo.

Look, who's going to Rome!

OOh yeah! Well done, United! Bravo for making it thru to the Finals in Rome again, but not against Chelsea (last year) but Barcelona (nemesis of the last year's semi-final). Gave Arsenal a thrashing of 3-0 ( 4-0 on aggregate). Look who's coming Pep!

Anyways, I will be going to Rome as well as my 1st destination after exams. The list of places is virtually (maybe realistically) infinite. Sorry to all readers for not updating much.

Jailed for assignments, final year project, and EXAMS! The sentence was harsh but forgiven.

Knowing that time really flies if you don't appreciate every single second, I was able to carve out some time for tennis over the last week (not this week). Decided to make a deal with my dad for a new racket (for me Birthday) Hehe.. At last, I have got one through the web. (Milletsports.co.uk). View below for the full snapshot of the racket. (Courtesy of Tennis-Warehouse.com)

Wilson K Factor KPro Open Racquets

Pretty much of what I have done the last few weeks. Revised deadlines as follows:
1)Viva Voce (Project Presentation) - 8 May 2009
2) Final year project report - 14 May 2009

I need the luck, all the perseverance I had put in should be included into the equation!! (Hopeful)

something new

ah! My previous post was to channel my anger to.

Anyway, I have found something new to do!

TENNIS

Why haven't my dad taught me tennis since young. I find it much more fun now! I missed out a lot on what I could do when I was young. I could have been playing tennis every day with my dad. But now, this what I am picking up from scratch (I guess, it's still not too late).

Played a couple of times in Sportcity Manchester, getting hold on the racket, movement, etc etc.. It's hard though as I played badminton my whole life. wrist movement is wrong in tennis. Swing your arms! Oh my, that's got to be tough for a amateur like me. Very well, it's not too old to do something new!

Can I be like him?

Haha, thats a joke! Nah, I would be satisfied if I could play a decent tennis game.