End of Federer Era

After playing unbelieveable tennis for over 8 years, now the question comes to all tennis lovers and experts that is this the end of the legendary Roger Federer who is considered to be the greatest tennis players?
Well recent results shows that now age is catching him up and he now plays tennis only to a limited quality.

His sudden loss to some players whom he can beat with closed eyes in his days now makes him pack up either in the quarter final or in the semi final with some exception in the finals.
His consecutive exit in the quarter finals in Wimbledon where is is considered to be undisputed king till the last decade supports the fact. Similiar is the case in the Australian open 2011 and French Open 2011.
His lost to US open to Del Porto is no exception to the story.

Federer needs to regain his old touch and form specialy his movements on the court to be faster to beat the current players like T songa, soderling, Novak Djkovic not to mention Nadal to whom he lost more than he won. His lost to Nadal in French open shows he is no match on the clay court.
Further one should not forget that Nadal had won 10 Grand Slams only during the reign of Federer

Indian monopoly in World Cricket UDRS system modified

India once again exhibit its monopoly in the world of cricket in the recently concluded ICC annual meetng in Hong Kong. So long India was opposing the UDRS ( umpire Decision review system ) stating that it was not error free. But with the other test playing nations insisting to apply the UDRS in all the tests matches India had no option but to accept it but with cerating changes and modifications.

India agreed on the condition the the Hawk eye technology cannot be applied and should be made compulsory if the two countries agree. On the otherhand the HoT Spot technology should be included in the URDS. The ICC knowing very well that India is the source of money and being the power house of the modern cricket had no option but to accept the conditions laid out by India.

The million dollar question is that how can UDRS be successful without Hawk Eye technology ? addition of Hot spot is no doubt a welcome step to make decisions more error free but Hawk Eye technology is now indespensable for certain decisions like LBW. without this technology it seems UDRS cant be applicable in case of LBW Decisions. This is all nonsense modifications.

India did it for its own benwfit as in subcontinent spinners play a vital part and major part of out is the LBW. So indian batsman who uses pads against spinners randomly will definately be benefitted from this .

Rogeerer loses in quarterfinals to Tsonga at Wimbledon 2011

Roger Federer loses in quarterfinals to Tsonga at Wimbledon

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face second-seeded Novak Djokovic, who defeated 18-year-old Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Roger Federer couldn’t hang on to a two-set lead at a Grand Slam tournament. Tsonga will now take on Novak Djokovic for a place in the final. Rafael Nadal beat Mardy Fish to set up a semifinal clash with Andy Murray. Nadal will face fourth-seeded Andy Murray while Tsonga meets Novak Djokovic.

Nadal is 11-4 against Murray, including a victory in last year’s Wimbledon semifinals and in this year’s French Open semifinals.

Federer said:“I was controlling the match. Next thing you know, he just continued serving great.” Federer was seeking to equal Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon singles titles.Federer lost to Nadal in the 2008 final.

Tsonga said:"I just played unbelievable, served unbelievable and now I'm here, I'm in semifinal and I can't believe it." Murray beat Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4—the only straight-set result in the men’s quarterfinals—while Djokovic defeated 18-year-old Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

AT&T National golf tournament 2011 PGA Tour Preview

AT&T National is a professional golf tournament held in the Washington D.C. area during the Fourth of July weekend. The PGA Tour event is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Tiger Woods had to make his comeback in time to compete in AT&T National but it now looks like he might not even be ready for the British Open on July 14. Woods said:"I'm just going to learn my lesson from what I did at The Players,". While Moore said: “For me, it’s winning, I need to win more golf tournaments,” he made final preparations for the 2011 AT&T National.

Justin Rose is the defending champion, winning in 2010 with a score of -10.This year Rose has made $1.3 million, has eight top-25 finishes and is 37th in the FedexCup standings. He'll tee off at 12:55 p.m. on Thursday. CBS and the Golf Channel carry the AT&T National, which is the third event on the PGA Tour to be sponsored by the telecommunications giant.

AT&T National Tee Time

(Jun 30 - Jul 3)

Newtown Square, PA

Name Time (ET)
Blake Adams 7:20 am
Ricky Barnes 7:20 am
Bobby Gates 7:20 am
D.J. Trahan 7:20 am
Charlie Wi 7:20 am
Dean Wilson 7:20 am
Joe Durant 7:31 am
Tommy Gainey 7:31 am
J.B. Holmes 7:31 am
Kevin Na 7:31 am
Boo Weekley 7:31 am
Brendon de Jonge 7:31 am
Kent Jones 7:42 am
Marc Leishman 7:42 am
Shaun Micheel 7:42 am


Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_National
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US Open Golf Final Round - US Open Golf 2011 Winner

Rory McIlroy Carries 8-Shot Lead Into Final Round at U.S. Open Tournament. Rory McIlroy, who will arrive at Congressional Country Club on Sunday with the promised land of a US Open victory in sight.McIlroy is 14-under par after following up his rounds of 65 and 66 with a 3-under 68 yesterday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Y.E. Yang of South Korea, the 2009 PGA Championship winner, is second at 6 under, one ahead of Lee Westwood, Jason Day and Robert Garrigus.

Rory watched his countryman, Graeme McDowell, win the U.S. Open last year at Pebble Beach and hug his father, Kenny, near the 18th green. Now he is just 18 holes away from doing the same with his father, a moment that could be the first step toward greatness.

1 Rory McIlroy -6 F -6
T2 Y.E. Yang -3 F -3
T2 Charl Schwartzel -3 F -3
T4 Louis Oosthuizen -2 F -2
T4 Ryan Palmer -2 F -2
T4 Alexandre Rocha -2 F -2
T4 Scott Hend -2 F -2
T4 Kyung-Tae Kim -2 F -2
T4 Sergio Garcia -2 F -2
T10 Chez Reavie -1 F -1

US Open Championship 2011 Leaderboard

Rory McIlroy golfing great Jack Nicklaus had some words of wisdom for the Northern Irishman. McIlroy’s first major round since he blew his four-shot lead on the last day at Augusta in April.No. 1 Luke Donald (74), No. 2 Lee Westwood (75) and No. 3 Martin Kaymer (74) combined for 17 bogeys and one double.

U.S. Open Championship

(Jun 16 - 19)

Bethesda, MD

Currently: 64° F
Pos Name Today Thru Total
(+/- par)
1 Rory McIlroy -6 F -6
T2 Y.E. Yang -3 F -3
T2 Charl Schwartzel -3 F -3
T4 Louis Oosthuizen -2 F -2
T4 Ryan Palmer -2 F -2
T4 Alexandre Rocha -2 F -2
T4 Scott Hend -2 F -2
T4 Kyung-Tae Kim -2 F -2
T4 Sergio Garcia -2 F -2
T10 Chez Reavie -1 F -1

US Open Golf 2011 Preview

2011 United States Open Championship, the 111th U.S. Open, will begin on June 16 and end on June 19.

2011 will be the third time the U.S. Open will have been played at Congressional Country Club. The last time was in 1997 when Ernie Els won his second major championship, finishing at −4, a stroke clear of Colin Montgomerie. Absent Tiger Woods, the field will ready itself for battle with a 7,300-yard golfing behemoth that, incidentally, doubled as a military training ground during WWII.The players who have qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open are listed below.

Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.


U.S. Open
Congressional Country Club,Bethesda,MD
Date and Time: Jun 16 – Jun 19
Venue:Congressional Country Club,Bethesda,Maryland,MD,USA
Dates: June 16-19, 2011
Location: Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland

2011 US Open Golf Tournament on ESPN

United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. 2011 United States Open Championship, the 111th U.S. Open, will begin on June 16 and end on June 19.


2011 will be the third time the U.S. Open will have been played at Congressional Country Club. The last time was in 1997 when Ernie Els won his second major championship, finishing at −4, a stroke clear of Colin Montgomerie. Absent Tiger Woods, the field will ready itself for battle with a 7,300-yard golfing behemoth that, incidentally, doubled as a military training ground during WWII.The players who have qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.

Dates: June 16-19, 2011
Location: Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland