Injured Sharapova out of Olympics
World number three Maria Sharapova will miss the Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury.
The problem caused the 21-year-old Russian to withdraw from this week's WTA Rogers Open in Montreal.
She was in pain in her second-round 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland's Marta Domachowska and an MRI scan revealed two small tears.
"This is something that needs a lot of time to heal. It really hurts me to say I have to miss the Olympics," she said.
"After Wednesday's match I knew there was something seriously wrong with my shoulder," added Sharapova on her official website.
"After taking a few different exams and MRI's, the doctors found two small tears in the tendons of my shoulder.
"There are so many mixed feelings because on Wednesday night they were almost positive there was something wrong with my nerve, which could have ultimately been much more serious.
"But after Thursday morning's tests, for the first time in a while, they were able to give me a different answer and a different problem."
Sharapova is also a doubt for the US Open, which starts on 25 August in New York.

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/olympics/tennis/7536416.stm

haiz:crying::crying::crying::crying::o

who do u think will win the olyimpic gold medal in bejing olyimpic??

oh...sharapova...T.T...what a waste...hmm...nadal will win

Women's Singles - Anna Ivanovic
Gentlemen's Singles - Rafael Nadal

Women single: any of Williams
Women double: williams' sisters
Men Single" Nadal

This should be in the Chit Chat section not here. This has nothing to do with badminton

This should be in the Chit Chat section not here. This has nothing to do with badminton

This is the Beijing Olympics Non-Badminton Events forum isn't it? :confused:

Well, the glamorous Sharapova is still 21 y.o. so she may try again 4 years later in London...

Meanwhile tennis World #1 Roger Federer will become SUI flag-bearer for second time at Beijing Olympics after Athens 2004, here's the info (taken from AP through Yahoo!News) :

Federer to carry Switzerland’s flag

7 hours, 52 minutes ago
BERN, Switzerland (AP)—Roger Federer will carry the Swiss flag at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.
The top-ranked tennis player will celebrate his 27th birthday next Friday by being his country’s standard bearer for the second straight Olympics.
“It’s wonderful that I can carry the flag for the Swiss delegation on my birthday,” Federer said in a statement released Friday on the Swiss Olympic Web site.
Federer has struggled with his form this year, and was upset again on Thursday, losing to Ivo Karlovic in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
He now risks losing his No. 1 ranking after 235 weeks to Rafael Nadal if the Spaniard wins the Cincinnati tournament. Nadal beat Federer in both the French Open and Wimbledon finals this year.
Still, winning an Olympic gold medal could help salvage what has been a disappointing year for Federer, in which he has failed to add to his 12 Grand Slam singles titles.
“I still have a score to settle with the Olympics and being handed this honor for a second time will give me extra motivation,” he said.
Federer was the top seed at Athens four years ago but lost in the second round to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.

..Federer was a "nervous Nellie", 4 yrs ago, in Athens...that's almost as bad as LinDan's upset..;)

This should be in the Chit Chat section not here. This has nothing to do with badminton
tennis is also a sport in the OG08..so i think this thread shud remain at here because here is the BEIJING 2008 non-badminton events / discussion.. (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=215)
cheers.:)

men single: rafael nadal
women single: jelena jankovic..

Women single: Daniela Hantuchova... it's time for this lady to win something...GO GO Daniela!!

Wow..Rafael Nadal already sucessfully replacing Roger Federer as World No 1 after his win to advance to the semi final today in the Cincinnati tournament as Federer defeat earlier in the second round.Congrats to Nadal and hope he continue perform well in the coming Olympic game.He is just amazing and he is just 22 years old.

yeah..and i will be rooting for him to win the gold medal at beijing.:)

Based on current form, Rafael Nadal is the hot favourite win the Olympics gold medal.

what court is it in beijing? hard court, clay or grass?

its hard court
10 char

ohh. if hard court means advantage to novak djokovic... but i'm sure nadal can beat him...

where can we find the draw?

where can we find the draw?
The draw for Tennis will be on Aug 6

MS : NADAL...or NOVAK DJOKOVIC
WS : LI NA or PENG SHUAI ( or ZHENG JIE if she play single too)
MD : BOB and MIKE BRYAN
WD : ZHENG JIE / YAN ZHI or SUN TIANTIAN / SHUAI PENG

i hope federer wins

rafael nadal has arrived in beijing this morning.

MS: R Nadal, N Djokovic or A Murray
WS: V Williams or D Safina
MD: Bryan brothers
WD: Williams sisters

Btw, does anyone know where to watch Tennis live streaming?

I am lazy to search. :o:p

Thanks.:D

Still waiting for the draw...

FEDERER Roger (1) SUI v TURSUNOV Dmitry RUS
LEE Hyung-Taik KOR v AREVALO Rafael (INV) ESA
ROBREDO Tommy ESP v SEPPI Andreas ITA
BERDYCH Tomas CZE v KARLOVIC Ivo (14) CRO
SIMON Gilles (10) FRA v SODERLING Robin SWE
NIEMEYER Frederic (A) CAN v CANAS Guillermo ARG
BELLUCCI Thomaz BRA v HRBATY Dominik SVK
GUCCIONE Chris AUS v BLAKE James (8) USA

DAVYDENKO Nikolay (4) RUS v GULBIS Ernests LAT
MATHIEU Paul-Henri FRA v LAPENTTI Nicolas ECU
LOGLO Komlavi (INV) TOG v ANDERSON Kevin (IP) RSA
MIRNYI Max (IP) BLR v KIEFER Nicolas (15) GER
GONZALEZ Fernando (12) CHI v SUN Peng (IP) CHN
CILIC Marin CRO v MONACO Juan ARG
ROCHUS Olivier BEL v MINAR Ivo CZE
TIPSAREVIC Janko SRB v FERRER David (5) ESP

NALBANDIAN David (7) ARG v ZENG Shaoxuan (A) CHN
MASSU Nicolas (IP) CHI v DARCIS Steve BEL
BOLELLI Simone ITA v HANESCU Victor ROU
MONFILS Gael FRA v ALMAGRO Nicolas (11) ESP
YOUZHNY Mikhail (13) RUS v VANEK Jiri CZE
NIEMINEN Jarkko FIN v JOHANSSON Thomas SWE
SCHUETTLER Rainer GER v NISHIKORI Kei (IP) JPN
GINEPRI Robby USA v DJOKOVIC Novak (3) SRB

MURRAY Andy (6) GBR v LU Yen-Hsun TPE
CALLERI Agustin ARG v LJUBICIC Ivan CRO
DANIEL Marcos BRA v MELZER Jurgen AUT
DANCEVIC Frank CAN v WAWRINKA Stanislas (9) SUI
STEPANEK Radek (16) CZE v LLODRA Michael FRA
QUERREY Sam USA v ANDREEV Igor RUS
HEWITT Lleyton AUS v BJORKMAN Jonas (IP) SWE
STARACE Potito ITA v NADAL Rafael (2) ESP

http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_35058_original.PDF

It's definitely tough draw for current world #1 Rafael Nadal with Murray and Djokovic are possible opponent at quarter and semifinal respectively.

rafael nadal world number 1 dy? r u sure? i thought havent? still with roger federer?

The current world number 1 is Federer, not Nadal.
However come 18 Aug, Nadal will be the world #1.

you guys know that federer was the best when he was just 23 also right? Federer was at his peak 4 years ago,the fact that he's still dominating at his age is amazing.Nadals only beating him because his game revolves around running around and power, 4 years later nadals isnt gonna be number 1, his power is gonna decrece his speed is gonna go down, and by that point, i doubt hes gonna have won as many titles as federer has won.

We can't foresee what is gonna happen next year, let alone 4 years. Many thought Federer will surpass Sampras' 14 GS titles when Federer won his 12th GS at USO last year.

I guess Nadal will change his playing style when he gets older. It is still too early to talk about it now...

haiya...ana ivanovic had also withdrew from the beijing olyimpic:(

:eek: Andy Murray out!! Against Lu of Taiwan ...

=O you dont think federer can win more than 14 GS? Take tiger woods for example, currently he is called the best of this time, and one of the best ever. But for one year, he didnt win a single big tournament, people had thought that his play was on the decline, but then the next year he went on a tear winning many tournaments. Federer is allowed to have 1 bad year, people cant start counting him out already. And i know we cant start guessing whats going to happen in 4 years, but if you watch nadals playing style, its all physical, his physique cant stay like that forever. And in the match im watching now, nadals having trouble beating the itilan.

:eek: Andy Murray out!! Against Lu of Taiwan ...
Unexpected but good news to Nadal. Ferrer out too.

Did anyone watch Serena W's match against Stosur?
Holy molly. She played really well, like in 01/02.

Federer is on the verge of losing his QF against Blake.

Blake upset Federer 64 76(2).

Bill Gates is applauding for Blake.

Federer is out of Olympic.

OMG, Li Na's backhand down the line was clearly wide but called good. But Venus didn't challenge and handed Li Na the 1st game.

Venus is an error machine right now. How many double faults does she have?
And the crowd cracked me up. They cheered on errors and even double faults.

Injured Sharapova out of Olympics
World number three Maria Sharapova will miss the Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury.
The problem caused the 21-year-old Russian to withdraw from this week's WTA Rogers Open in Montreal.
She was in pain in her second-round 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland's Marta Domachowska and an MRI scan revealed two small tears.
"This is something that needs a lot of time to heal. It really hurts me to say I have to miss the Olympics," she said.
"After Wednesday's match I knew there was something seriously wrong with my shoulder," added Sharapova on her official website.
"After taking a few different exams and MRI's, the doctors found two small tears in the tendons of my shoulder.
"There are so many mixed feelings because on Wednesday night they were almost positive there was something wrong with my nerve, which could have ultimately been much more serious.
"But after Thursday morning's tests, for the first time in a while, they were able to give me a different answer and a different problem."
Sharapova is also a doubt for the US Open, which starts on 25 August in New York.

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/olympics/tennis/7536416.stm

haiz:crying::crying::crying::crying::o
hello?R u really lee chong wei?Pls reply this.Well,(if u r chong wei)i think u have the chance 2 win a gold medal.

hello?R u really lee chong wei?Pls reply this.Well,(if u r chong wei)i think u have the chance 2 win a gold medal.

he is not lcw.

....

Go Li Na!!

Go Li Na!!

Venus finally plays like how she is capable of. Come on, Vee.

On side note, Djokovic is losing.

hello?R u really lee chong wei?Pls reply this.Well,(if u r chong wei)i think u have the chance 2 win a gold medal.
im obviously not lee chong wei though:D
if lee hcong wei, he where got the time to post at bc forum..
oops, sorry off topic.

wow, really shock that federer lost!!:(

Li Na is serving for the match @ 7-5 6-5...

LOL @ the Chinese crowd making noise after the announcement.

Li Na @ match pt 40-30...

Li Na ! Jia You!

Li Na ! Jia You!

Local favorite Li Na upset Venus Williams 75 75 for a place in the SF.

and she wins!!!!!!

very sportwoman of Venus to give Li a handshake and a smile.

The crowd erupted and my cat got shocked by the sudden noise LOL.

Venus :(

wow, really shock that federer lost!!:(

Local favorite Li Na upset Venus 75 75 for a place in the SF.
well, not really unexpected. didn't see any dollar signs next to the medals.

I'm still banking on Dinara Safina to take the gold.

MS semifinal line-up :

James Blake (USA) vs Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)

WS semifinal line-up :

Vera Zvonareva (RUS) >< Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Li Na (CHN) >< ...? (winner of Dinara Safina vs Jelena Jankovic)

Nadal has good prospect to win gold here, Russia WS is so powerful...

What a miss @ the net by Djokovic handed Nadal the match.

Nadal prevailed 64 16 64 and will take on Gonzalez in the finals.

MS gold medal match:
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)

MS bronze medal match:
James Blake (USA) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)

WS semi-finals:
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Li Na (CHN) vs Dinara Safina (RUS)

And Roger Federer has chance to win gold in MD...

MD Gold Medal Match :
Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) >< Thomas Johansson/Simon Aspelin (SWE)

MD Bronze Medal Match :
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) >< Michael Llodra/Arnaud Clement (FRA)

WD Semifinal :
- Yan Zi/Zheng Jie (CHN) >< Virginia Ruano Pascual/Anabel Madina Garrigues (ESP)
- Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) >< Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA)

Dinara Safina was forced to play until 4 AM yesterday and today she'd have to play Na Li at 4 PM. LOL. You know the Chinese will do anything to let their player win.

LOL @ the Chinese linesman. He has called the shots quite a few times already.

Dinara breaks 5-4.
C'mon Dina. Show them you are da ****!

Unlike Venus, Dinara is not scared of the crowd and keeps on shouting Come-On. :D

Dinara wins the first set 7-6(3).

Dinara wins 7-6(3) 7-5 to face Elena Dementieva in the final.

Roger Federer is on course to get himself a gold medal.............:D:D:D

RF almost get his 1st olympic gold medal......!! :D

at last............
after long wait, Roger Federer gets the Olympic Gold Medal in his collection. :)

now, just left French Open title.....:p:D:p:D

its nice and fun to see roger federer plays mens double:p

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/84/fullj.1686b005b1c5279b963949646a72cf20/1686b005b1c5279b963949646a72cf20-getty-oly-2008-tennis-esp-chi-final-podium.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/28/fullj.9349fd220e19d7e6ed285c9521314a8a/9349fd220e19d7e6ed285c9521314a8a-getty-oly-2008-tennis-podium.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.021e41fc9ddd4c32a693464184f235f1.beijing_olym pics_tennis_womens_singles_oly154.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.ae1ad06fec714114ab632df171abb1fc.beijing_olym pics_tennis_womens_doubles_oly1856.jpg

unbelievable Nadal... He has completed another Grand Slam... just like Lin Dan... Btw, who is No.1 now? Nadal or Fedex? :confused:

so as expected, rafale nadal takes the gold medal.:)

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080817/capt.021e41fc9ddd4c32a693464184f235f1.beijing_olym pics_tennis_womens_singles_oly154.jpg


this is what we call, clean sweep....................

its nice and fun to see roger federer plays mens double:p

yes it was very interesting to watch him play doubles... very unusual for doubles players to stay at the baseline