“I never try to find any excuses, just totally blame myself after each (loss)…I have to accept (losing), its very tough, but makes me stronger!”
- second seed Anastasia “Nastia” Pavlyuchenkova via her official Twitter, after losing a quarterfinal-round match to Galina Voskoboeva in Baku
On a more positive note I got to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today.
I was fairly tight as I’d just come off court was sweaty and disheveled. (I) couldn’t have looked less presentable- would have at least had a shave if I’d known they were coming! Got rid of the fluff!
- World No. [...]
“I’m working out. I’m working hard. I will make you all happy. Ill be back soon. ”
- former World No. 1 Serena Williams, via her official Twitter
Former World No. 5 Fernando Gonzalez poses with a new pal from the Belgrade zoo.
Former World No. 1 Serena Williams returned to the court after a serious health scare. The 29-year-old superstar tweeted the following to her 2,000,000+ followers:
“Look who I spotted on the court. Her first day back …”
Williams has not played a competitive match since mid-2010, when she won the championship title at Wimbledon.
“Hey guys! I am better each day. I’m so in love with my fans and friends! My family too! I’m beyond blessed to have so much love around me!”
- tennis icon Serena Williams, on her condition via Twitter
The former World No. 1 is currently on the mend after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove [...]
Andy Murray via Twitter -
“Just saw I have over 300 thousand followers! Thanks for following hope my tweets rnt as boring as my personality.”
There is really nothing to say to that which isn’t utterly rude, so we will practice the ‘if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all’ rule.
“I skipped a few days on twitter due to some issues over some of my posts but am starting to realize that it won’t solve any issues and it isn’t fair to my followers. I also would like to take time to acknowledge the fact that I am not attempting to be insulting by any [...]
“Me quedan dos o tres años de carrera y no quiero retirarme sin ganar la Copa Davis. Es mi obsesión.”
(I have two or three more years of my career and I don’t want to retire without winning the Davis Cup. It’s my obsession.”
- former World No. 3 David Nalbandian on a top prize that has [...]
“What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger”. Really? Go jump off a building, survive, & you’ll end up a vegetable. Still feel strong?
- ATP World Tour journeyman and faux-philosopher, Janko Tipsarevic, in response to Seth MacFarlane’s cartoon creation, Peter Griffin