bryan brother throwback

Just imagine that!!

Little girl in tennis

Madison Square Garden, NY, USA --- During a Men's exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro at the BNP Paribas Showdown 2013, Nadal invited Ben Stiller, a popular comedic actor, to be his doubles partner and play Tennis with them, so Del Potro came across with a little girl to be his doubles partner, no one expected the middle school girl to have some good skills in Tennis, surprising the crowd, both Nadal and Del Potro, and so did Ben Stiller, who was jokingly trash talking the little girl before the match and saying that "You will go down." A night filled with fun and entertainment, sure Ben Stiller had a great time with two of the best Tennis players in the world, not to forget the middle school little girl.

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the year that was in tennis 2012

Australian Open 2012

Men's singles champion

Photo by Lucas Dawson/Getty Images

Fact: The final lasted for 5 hours 53 minutes.

Women's Singles Champion

Picture courtesy of  Robert Prezioso/Getty Images

Fact: It's her first Grand Slam win.

French Open  2012 Singles Champion

Men's Single Champion

Rafael Nadal


Picture courtesy of AFP

Fact:  By winning the 2012 French Open, he becomes the second male player and is one of the three to win any Grand Slam tournament seven time, the other being Pete Sampras and Roger Federer winning seven Wimbledon titles apiece.

Women's Single Champion

Maria Sharapova


Picture courtesy of Reuters

Fact:

She completes a career Gland Slam by winning all four major tennis tournaments Wimbledon (2004), U.S Open (2006), Australian Open (2008) and the French Open ( 2012). She is only the 6th women in the Open Era to achieve that after the likes of Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Margaret Court, Christ Evert and Serena Williams.

Wimbledon 2012

Men's Singles Champion

Roger Federer

Picture courtesy of Action

Fact: This is his 17th Grand Slam tittle and seventh Wimbledon title.

Women's Singles Champion

Serena Williams

Picture courtesy of AFP

Fact: Serena Wins her fifth Wimbledon title, tied third most of the Open Era.

U.S Open 2012

Men's Singles Champion
Andy Murray

Picture courtesy of: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

Fact: At the U.S Open 2012, he became the first British player since 1977, and the first British man since 1936, to win a Grand Slam singles tournament. The title makes him the only British champion during the open era.

Women's Singles Champion

Serena Williams

Fact: It's her fourth U.S Open title and her 15th grand Slam overall.

Fed Cup

• More on the story: Czechs win Fed Cup as Safarova crushes Jankovic.

WTA Dubai Duty Free Season Ending Championshiop

Serena Williams

Fact: Capping a remarkable year where she  won Wimbledon, Olympic Gold medals for singles and Doubles(with sister Venus) and The U.S Open. A winner back in 2001 and 2009.

ATP Barclays Season Ending Championship 

Novak Djokovic.

Davis Cup

• More on the story: Arise the hero of 2012 (Davis Cup.com)

Fact: This caps a rare double for the Czech team as the women's team won the Fed Cup as well.

Other notable news articles and tennis related videos:

On the Australian Open leg:

• djokovic beats nadal longest grand slam final history.

• Djokovic and Nadal could barely stand during awards presentation.

• Djokovic beats Nadal longest grand slam final history.

On the U.S Open leg of the tennis tour.

• Andy Murray Journey to Grand Slam success (Murray Journey to success in pictures).

A round up of the Men's tennis circuit.

Best Grand Slam and Olympic matches of the Year 2012.

• (No 5 til 3).
• (No 2 til 1).

Best ATP World Tour Matches of the Year 2012.

• (No 5 til 3)
• (No 2 til 1).

Bob and Mike Bryan;

• New beginning, but no end.

A round up the Women's tour circuit.

• Season Review Part 1
• Season Review Part 2
• Season Review Part 3
• Season Review Part 4
• Season Review Part 5

Tennis tournament annoucement 2012

ORGANISER TENNISMATE

DATE 13 & 14 October 2012 - Saturday & Sunday

VENUE 

Shah Alam Community Tennis Court 

EVENTS Doubles Only 

28 September last date for registration

ENTRY FEE 

RM80.00 per entry 

PRIZES 

CHAMPION RM500.00

Runners Up RM200.00

ENTRIES TO Mohamad Afwan Ayob & Ghazali

Tel : 013 398 3916

Email : mdafwan@yahoo.com

U.S Open 2012

Mens Single Champion


Britain's Andy Murray receives the trophy after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 10, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Womens Single Champion


Serena Williams of the United States lifts the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the women's singles final match on Day Fourteen of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Mens Double Champion

Bob Bryan (USA)[2] and Mike Bryan (USA)[2] pose with the trophy after winning the Men's Doubles Finals. - Philip Hall/USTA

Women's Double Champion

Sara Errani (ITA)[2] and Roberta Vinci(ITA)[2] kiss the trophy after winning the Women's Doubles Final against Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)[3] and Lucie Hradecka(CZE)[3] at the 2012 US Open. - Philip Hall/USTA

Mix Doubles Champion.

Brazil's Bruno Soares, left, and Russia's Ekaterina Makarova hold up the championship trophy after winning the mixed doubles final of the 2012 US Open tennis tournament over Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Other related videos and articles:

The amazing first set from the men's final.

Olympic 2012 Highlights

Swimming and aquatics.

• katie ledecky youngest United States olympian wins gold

• Boudia's gold shows Chinese beatable
• David Boudia joins Greg Louganis

Micheal Phelps

• Micheal Phelps win gold, and grace and title of "Greatest Olympian of all time".
• The greatest Olympian bows Gold Michael Phelps wins 18th gold medal.

Pandelela Rinong wins historic bronze for Malaysia's diving.

• Pandelela Rinong wins bronze for Malaysia.

Tennis

• Tsonga outduel Raonic to reach the last sixteen.

Photo By STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

• Serena defeats Sharapova, to gain career Golden slam

Track and field

 (Photo by Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)

• Oscar Pistorius steals Spotlight on Olympic debut.
• Oscar Pistorious: " I will cherish Olympic rest the rest of my life.
• Oscar Pistorious Olympic photos
• http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/oscar-pistorius-olympic-run-ends-sour-note-120422926--oly.html
• Oscar_Pistorius(wikipedia)

Usain Bolt

• Usain-Bolt-plays-adoring-crowd-winning-historic-200m-gold.

Liu Xiang falls again on hurdle race

• Liu Xiang injured again in olympic qualifying

• Great Britain Mohammed Farah rides to roar of the London crowd to win 5000m. (Calgary Herald)

Boxing

• Claressa Shields wins first u women boxing gold

Other notable Olympic news:

• Heathrow prepares for mass Olympic exodus

• Mo running away from things.

Wimbledon 2012

Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion

Roger Federer beats Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4  in the final to record a seventh Wimbledon win and 17th overall Grand Slam win.

Wimbledon Women's Champion

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images

Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title when she beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 on Centre Court. It was the American's 14th Grand Slam title

Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion

Jonny Marray and playing partner Freddie Nielsen beat fifth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7/5) 6-7 (7/5) 6-3 in the final.

Wimbledon Womens Champion

Serena and Venus William won their fifth Wimbledon Doubles title and 13th Grandslam Doubles overall together by beating Czech duo  of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets 7-5, 6-4

Wimbledon Mix Doubles Champion

Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond beat Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina,  6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

Related videos and articles:








The knitting lady of Wimby

• Rosol stuns Nadal( Yahoo Sports)
• The prize money debate( Yahoo Sports)
• Another marathon match at Wimbledon( Yahoo Sport)

French Open 2012

Men's Single Champion

Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the trophy after his win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic their Men's Singles final tennis match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 11, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIKPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages

Final scoreline: 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 

Women's Singles Champion

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after the women's singles final against Sara Errani of Italy during day 14 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Final scoreline: 6-3,6-2

Men's Doubles Champion

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Max Mirnyi (L) of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada pose with the winners trophy after defeating Bob and Mike Bryan of the USA in the men's doubles final during day 14 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Final scoreline: 6-4,6-4

Women's Doubles Champion

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova in a shade over two hours to secure their first ever Grand Slam title.

Final scoreline :4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Mix Doubles Champion

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi of India pose with the winners trophy after defeating Klaudia Jans-Ignacik of Poland and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico in the mixed doubles final during day 12 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 7, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Final scoreline: 7-6 (3), 6-1

Boys French Open Final

Belgium's Kimmer Coppejans holds his trophy after defeating Canada's Filip Peliwo in the Junior Boys final match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 10, 2012.

scoreline: 6-1, 6-3

Germany's Annika Beck holds the trophy after winning the junior girls final match against Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday June 10, 2012. Beck won in three sets

scoreline:  3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

tennis Canada

Blue clay court

In this photo released by the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday May 4, 2012 a blue tennis court is seen in this hand out photo taken on Nov. 29, 2011 during the official presentation.

The shadow of tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland is cast on blue clay during a training session at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid May 4, 2012. The traditional red clay surface will be replaced with a blue one for the first time in the tournament's history, according to the tournament organizers (REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

as opposed to the more traditional red clay

for tennis fans out there, what do you think of the blue clay versus the traditional red clay?

BMW Malaysia Open 2012

Date: 27th February - 4th March 2012

Venue: Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort

Winner of a complimentary season pass baby!! Wish it was a pair of ticket. Could bring a friend along.

the not so punctual shuttle bus service for Menara Maybank Bangsar.

the ball boys and ball girls had to manually dry the centre court.

and they did that for hours.

Finally the match starts. That is Eleni Daniilidou of Greece

That is Su Wei Hsieh from Taiwan

Su-Wei Hsieh won that match 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 when Daniilidou was clearly not in tip top form having played a quarterfinal match on the same day.

 fans waiting for the second semifinal.

Between Petra Martic of Croatia

and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia

to the fan dismay, the match was cancelled again because of rain. Meaning Petra and Jelena had to play the seminal during final's day. 

4th March 2012- Final's Day.

Women's doubles match between Chinese Taipei pair Chang Kai-Chen/Chuang Chia-Jung vs Chinese Taipei and Japan pairing of Chan Hao-Ching/Rika Fujiwara.

Looks like a spectator is feeling the heat too. Notice the white towel drape over the head? 

Fujiwara of Japan in action

Its the Chinese Taipei duo that won the match. Congratulations to the two.

After playing a three set match against Jelena Jankovic for almost 3 hours, Petra Martic had only a few hours to recuperate and continue on with the finals.

Petra on the left and Hsieh on the rain, waiting for the outcome of the coin toss from the umpire.

and sad to say Su-Wei Hsieh won(2-6,7-5,4-1) the whole damn tournament when Petra had to retired because of physical exhaustion. Can't blame her. She had to play two matches in one day.  Su-Wei Hsieh is one lucky B**cH*. If she and Petra had a re-matched, I think she will be floored by her.