Tennis Bytes: Of Grand Slam Rivalry, Aces for Charity and Indian Hopes

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Published: January 3, 2011

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Will 2011 see more head-to-head matches between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal?

The man from Mallorca certainly hopes so.

“I would love to play against Roger Federer this year a few more times because when we play each other it’s in the final, so that’s already a very good result for both of us to be in the final of important tournaments,” said Nadal.

Federer seconded the motion: “We only played twice last year in Madrid and the [Barclays] ATP World Tour Finals in London, which was a great end for both of us.There’ll be huge hype going into the new season with him going for his fourth Grand Slam in a row and me trying to defend the Australian Open title. So right off the bat we’ll have some excitement.”

The recent invitational Abu Dhabi tourney finished with Nadal edging out Federer in two sets 7-6, 7-6.

Here’s a toast to the New Year and more exciting tennis and finals between the supremoes of the sport.

Sania Mirza failed to qualify for the ASB classic in Auckland, New Zealand but barely. She lost 1-6, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5) to Germany’s Sabine Lisicki in the final qualifying round. Mirza is striving to get back into the top echelon of women’s players after her ranking hit rock-bottom; she is currently 141, down from a career-high 27.

Samantha Stosur will be serving aces for charity this week. She has promised $100 for every ace she unleashes at the Brisbane International to victims of the floods in Queensland, her home state.

The all-court player’s family was affected by similar floods in 1987.

“We lost everything: photos, furniture, all our possessions apart from what we were wearing. It could have been a lot worse, as my younger brother’s cot was completely submerged in water but he was in my parents’ bed that night.

"I also remember my other brother Daniel di...
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