ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Robin Soderling shrugged off a slow start, firing 26 races as he lifted his game to earn a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Frenchman Florent Serra Monday and reach the second round of the Rotterdam Open. Full Article at China Post
San Antonio Spurs guard George Hill is apologizing for nude pictures of himself that were recently posted online. In a statement issued by the team Tuesday, Hill said: "A year ago I made a mistake and take full responsibility for my actions. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman
I see that the news out of the Rafael Nadal camp, via uncle Toni, is good; Rafa is getting insoles to wear, which is a good thing. Full Article at Peter Bodo's TennisWorld
ROTTERDAM: Novak Djokovic began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury. Full Article at Times of India
I got the win I needed badly because I have had some rather bad losses this year ... It is the right time to get a victory like this.
There's no real or imagined asterisk alongside that one, as there is beside Federer's Roland Garros triumph.
I'm excited about life, and there is not only tennis
It’s good for me, a good feeling. I have no pressure, because everybody, press, fans, everybody, concentrates on Nadal and Federer winning everything