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Roger Federer Suffers Surprise Loss to Gilles Simon at Maste
telegraph.co.uk — Although Gilles Simon may have been wearing a pair of baggy, luminous yellow shorts that Bart Simpson would have turned his nose up at, the Frenchman's tennis looked slick and smart at Shanghai's Qi Zhong Stadium as he defeated Roger Federer, the defending champion, in the first of the Red Group round-robin matches at the Masters Cup. More… (Tennis)
Anyone for desert island tennis?
dailymail.co.uk — Fancy watching a tennis match on a desert island? Fans from around the world arrived in the bay of Doha in Qatar to mark the start of the Sony Ericsson Championships. Top players including number-one-ranked Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Elena Dementieva of Russia are scheduled to appear in the tournament, which begins on November 4.More… (Tennis)
Awesome tennis shots & tricks
youtube.com — Cool selection of best tennis shots and tricks.More… (Tennis)
Out of 4000 Tennis Points 80% of Umpire 'Out' Calls Are In
dailymail.co.uk — John McEnroe may have been right after all. Scientists have shown that tennis umpires are vulnerable to an optical illusion that makes balls appear to be out, when they actually land just inside the court. The discovery - based on a careful analysis of more than 4,000 Wimbledon tennis points - comes nearly three decades after McEnroe entertained...More… (Tennis)
In tennis, seeing isn't always believing
physorg.com — A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them "in".More… (Tennis)
Two-handled tennis racquet developed in US
telegraph.co.uk — A bizarre two-handled racquet with a fork-like grip has been developed for tennis.More… (Tennis)
