WELSH sporting chiefs have joined forces to congratulate Dai Greene on his World Championship success.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Greek PM Papandreou rules out snap elections
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Saturday ruled out snap elections and said his government would succeed in bringing Greece out of the crisis by the end of his term in 2013. 
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/zaNS9G5URwk/us-greece-pm-idUSTRE7820T920110903
Tipsaveric advances after injured Berdych retires
NEW YORK (AP) -- Janko Tipsarevic advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open when ninth-seeded Tomas Berdych retired in the second set Saturday.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/si_tennis/~3/s3Uv2BttKRY/index.html
In throes of injury, Nadal weighed move to golf
Devastated and "without appetite for life," Rafael Nadal contemplated a move into professional golf after a career-threatening injury sidelined him, the 10-time Grand Slam champion writes in his autobiography.
Andy Murray plays Indian at US
Andy Murray will play India's Somdev Devvarman in the first round of the US Open, with Rafael Nadal again a potential semi-final opponent.
Jim Courier Blog: Training for the Champions Series
It?s a little over six weeks until we get started on the 2011 Champions Series, which means it is time for some serious training for yours truly. I just took a two-week vacation where I didn?t touch a racquet, and now I?m starting from ground zero to build my body and game back up again for the tournaments.
So how will I get ready? It's a question I get a lot, so I thought I?d answer it here in the hope that I don?t have to answer it elsewhere! I train in a similar fashion to how I trained when I was playing full-time on the ATP tour. I need to train for my worst case scenario for any given day, which used to be five-setters but is now a little over two sets (we will play a one-set semi-final and an eight-game pro-set at each of the one-night Champions Series tournaments this fall). So I basically do a pro-rata version of what I used to do, i.e. about 40 percent as much time and repetition. My body is not capable of taking the same type of pounding that it once did, but it can still do pretty well for a good amount of time, and I find that my body likes it when I push it to the limit every now and then.
Here?s what a typical week of training will look like for the next five weeks or so. I will taper off the last week as I get ready to play, losing the track work and focusing more on speed and agility.
1. Play tennis four times a week for 90 minutes each time (mostly playing sets/baseline games). I don?t do two-a-days anymore?
2. Hit the weight room (two to three times a week for one hour) to keep toned, not to bulk up
3. Hit the track for some sprint work (50?s, 100?s, 200?s) (once a week for about 20 minutes of intervals)
4. Do on-court foot drills for agility (once a week for about 20 minutes)
5. Stretch (daily)
6. Get massage once a week
While doing the prep work I?ll also be doing my other jobs, like my full-time day job at InsideOut Sports as well as a little U.S. Open TV for CBS, and of course watching the Americans closely at the Open in my role as Davis Cup Captain. It?s going to be a full plate but let it be said that I will not be bored!
Feel free to send in any questions about my training (or anything else) to our twitter page at @cs_tennis or via the Champions Series website in the fanzone Q&A section and I?ll be sure to answer them.
Source: http://feeds.tennis.com/~r/tenniscom-features/~3/NKSeGA29m7Q/
Friday, September 2, 2011
Nadal advances when injured Mahut stops (AP)
Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the U.S. Open's third round when Nicolas Mahut stopped playing because of an abdominal muscle injury while trailing 6-2, 6-2. After needing nearly three hours to get through his first match, Nadal dominated the 99th-ranked Mahut, a Frenchman best known for losing the longest match in tennis history, 70-68 in the fifth set.
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