Courageous Naomi Osaka Withdraws From The French Open To Curtail Any Distraction And Take Some Time Away From The Court -  "...Love You Guys, I'll See You When I See You"

 

 WTF?????? 

As with many other episodes, this is yet another episode of life that is absolutely amazing.  In agreement with Naomi Osaka, "Anger is a lack of understanding, change makes people uncomfortable."

After posting a statement on Twitter May 26th stating her desire to not partake in press conferences during the 2021 French Open, from criticism to being fined, to being threatened to be kicked out of future grand slam tournaments, Naomi took it upon herself to curtail all of the bull and withdraw from the tournament.

Because of addressing issues that she has dealt with mentally based upon past tournament and media dealings, her withdrawal has hoards of individuals commenting as if she is truly mentally ill!!  Human mentality is where we all primarily deal with life issues, but sense we don't have to discuss it in press conferences, we are not labeled mentally ill.

The grand slam tournaments collectively addressing Naomi's sincere and honest desire to not deal with press conferences at this time by slamming her with potential future penalties was so unnecessary.  Get a damn grip!

Naomi, over the past year your constant development in being supportive of any societal issues or individuals that you stand by has been admirable.  You now have that very same support and more from many that return the same love.  

Your life, Your decisions, Your path forward... Stay Strong... YOU'VE GOT THE POWER!! 

 

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Serena Williams has been voted the AP Female Athlete of the Decade. Williams won 12 of her professional-era record 23 Grand Slam singles titles over the past 10 years. No other woman won more than three in that span. https://t.co/UROapQ1hFk

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2019

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A post shared by Sloane Stephens (@sloanestephens) on Aug 22, 2019 at 7:24pm PDT

After a very quick departure from her now former coach, Sven Groeneveld, earlier this week, Stephens announced that she was "Happy to be back with Kamau."

Stephens has not been able to maintain the winning standard that she previously enjoyed with Murray, who coached Stephens from 2015 to 2018, during which time she won the U.S. Open in 2017.

Here's to forward movement - Go Sloane!!

Happy to be back with Kamau - excited for the next couple weeks @usopen 💫

— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) August 21, 2019

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It's official.

After much anticipation, @Andy_Murray will team up with @SerenaWilliams for Wimbledon Mixed Doubles: https://t.co/f0bfSVqmLe

Can you say dream team?? 😍

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 2, 2019

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Félix Auger-Aliassime’s desert days come to a end in three epic sets in the third round of the #BNPPO19, 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-6(5) to Nishioka.
It was a brilliant run and surely just another step on the road to the top for the 18 year old. 👊#FélixRising pic.twitter.com/N4GFMbXDzo

— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) March 12, 2019

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Welcome to the Top 100, @felixtennis! After his thrilling run at the #RioOpen, the teenager soars up the ATP Tour rankings to No. 60 (!!) in the world. #FélixRising

Canada now has the two youngest players in the Top 100 in Félix and @denis_shapo. The future is NOW. pic.twitter.com/rgFuuNuvck

— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) February 25, 2019

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Felix’s #FridayFeeling 🙌

Felix Auger-Aliassime dispatches of Jaume Munar 6-4 6-3 to reach his first career ATP semi-finals! pic.twitter.com/MNKbEm0LLy

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 23, 2019

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The WTA salutes African American pioneers in women’s tennis. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/lr6Tb0ZLmT

— WTA (@WTA) February 19, 2019

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Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe didn’t just change the sport of tennis. They changed the world.

‘Althea and Arthur’ explores their stories and lives, which ended in dramatically different circumstances, on Monday on CBS Sports Network. pic.twitter.com/Qmd0vAs4L9

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) February 12, 2019

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. @chris_eubanks96 secures a spot in the #NYOpen19 main draw, coming through 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 over @netoescobedo #ATPTour 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/UCdtTlXlX2

— New York Open (@NewYorkOpen) February 11, 2019

Second Time’s a Charm as @Chris_Eubanks96 Qualifies for @NewYorkOpen Main Draw https://t.co/Xl0zKu9cEs pic.twitter.com/rfNuOUDf9G

— TennisAtlantic (@TennisAtlantic) February 11, 2019

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Serena Williams is an American Tennis Player and arguably one of the best athletes in the world. Throughout her 20 plus year career, Serena has overcome accusations, personal attacks, and criticism and continues to achieve success on and off the court. pic.twitter.com/CzR3GNfbEQ

— Princeton African American Studies (@PrincetonAAS) February 3, 2019

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A message from our 🇨🇦 @DavisCup heroes, @denis_shapo & @felixtennis : 👇 pic.twitter.com/M5ey6fqqmV

— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) February 2, 2019

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Day 1. Just getting started... #usopen pic.twitter.com/DdI0RKPHbb

— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) August 27, 2018

On Monday afternoon, Sloane Stephens began her US Open defense with an almost-routine win over Evgeniya Rodina, 6-1, 7-5, in their first career meeting.

The American couldn’t have wished for a better start as she closed out the first set in less than 30 minutes. The world No. 80 didn’t truly settle in until she was down 4-2 in the second set, which helped Stephens shake off some early nerves.

"I was a little bit nervous. I think obviously it's never easy as an American playing in the US Open," Stephens said. "I think I've felt worse nerves than that, playing here before in previous years."

Things are very different for Stephens this time around in New York. The 25-year-old returns as a US Open and Miami Open champion, a world No. 3 and a Nike star, decked out in a bright orange dress.

Another change for Stephens was playing in the new Louis Armstrong Stadium, complete with a retractable roof. It's quite breezy inside thanks to its open-air setup, designed so that when the roof is closed, there’s still a natural atmosphere on court. The new breezeway allows fans to walk and talk during play, and since the slot of open air is barely above eye level, it adds a new challenge for players trying to tune out the noise and movement.

"It was just loud," Stephens said. "There was a lot going on between the airplanes and the subway behind the court, the concessions being in the lower bowl, and people walking in the games at, like, 2-all, 3-all. Yes, it was fun to play first day on a brand-new stadium court. But there was a lot happening. Full article here.

Lock in NYC 🔒 #usopen pic.twitter.com/vGakycr3Lt

— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) August 26, 2018

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American Donald Young, Jr. was not able to capitalize on Day 1 of his 2011 Wimbledon Championships experience, losing to fellow American Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Donald was certainly not alone, he left in the good company of all the other first round loss victims. The difference between them and the twenty-one-year-old Donald? They haven't recently taken to Twitter and unleashed a very, how shall I say... expressive opinion of their respective tennis federation.

If you follow tennis, you are well aware of the episode, its genesis, and the opinion of EVERYBODY with a microphone, a sports column, blog etc., as well as that of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). We've all chimed in, and short of being stripped of his citizenship, Donald has taken a very public lashing for the tongue lashing he gave. Accordingly, we all know that Karma is a bitch, and if Donald didn't know, he does now.

All of that said, IT'S OVA!!  There was no loss of life, no one has been deprived of their property, and we've all experienced a case of the oratorical runs, especially in our youth.

Let the Young man move forward; I'm sure if he could untweet that tweet, he would do so quick, fast and in a hurry. Give him a little bit of the Golden Rule, whether you think he extended it or not. Besides, is this how you'd want anyone to treat your barely legal son or daughter? Don't even think about it, you know you wouldn't.

Live and Let Live.

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Monday's third round play at the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, saw the cessation of what many hoped would be a deep run for American Donald Young. Alternatively, it was extremely rewarding to see the Young one play with so much more commitment and confidence, earning his first top ten win in his victory over Britain's Andy Murray.

Spaniard Tommy Robredo, seeded at 25, proved a bit too much for the qualifier today. Donald didn't seem to have has much gas in the tank as he had in the previous two matches, and expressed much disappointment in his performance as he played.

A short while ago he tweeted:


Nonetheless, it was a good run. Looking forward to the seeing what he will bring in the remainder of 2011.

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ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Venus Williams had to stage a major rally Thursday to down unheralded Spaniard Laura Pous Tio and post a quarterfinal win at the Mexican Open.

Williams, the defending Acapulco champion, was trailing 5-1 in the final set after losing the first frame to Pous Tio 4-6 and taking the second set 6-3. But she broke her opponent's serve three times before finally finishing the match on serve by holding at love and winning it 7-5.

With the win, Williams will go on to face Romanian Edina Gallovits in the semifinals. Gallovits gained the spot by dispatching Canadian Sharon Fichman 7-5, 6-2 on the clay courts.

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To ask Venus a question, visit the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour site here.



It's 1:15 in the morning. I tried laying down but I guess I don't like going to bed!

I had a pretty late match today. Afterwards I did press and then all my routines to get the body up and running again, and now I'm eating more. Today it was chicken and rice. No pasta... there's a limit of how much I can torture myself.

I was much more productive today - I didn't watch much TV. I was working on some marketing for V Starr Interiors (my interior design company). I have a charity event tomorrow for Make A Wish. I won't be there but I'm excited about that. I also need to be working on some designs... I've had a lot of problems: I'm taking a class but I've been extremely unsuccessful in opening my books this year. I really need to get rid of my TV programs! I always have to multitask because I get bored if I don't. Even when I'm watching Smallville, I have to be doing something at the same time. It makes me happy.

You may have seen my Facebook or Twitter pages by now. When I was younger, I wasn't very cool and didn't really have any friends. I always thought Facebook was where you could connect with people you used to know, and all I ever did was read a lot of books, so I figured it wasn't for me. I was a nerd. But recently I found out someone started a Facebook fan page for me and so I took it over. And I really like it, it's fun. Everyone likes Twitter and Facebook. I don't have any childhood friends on there though... it took me 25 years to get cooler.

Tomorrow I play an opponent I haven't played before, so I'm looking forward to that. Also, my mom is coming here hopefully, as I mentioned she has been threatening to come. I got her some earrings in Dubai but I like them so much I'm wearing them now! I can rationalize it. She always loses an earring. One always comes out of her ear, and she'll come around asking, 'Did you see my earring? It fell out!' She's always wearing just one.

Have a good night... talk to you tomorrow!

Venus

P.S. I've attached a picture of me and my sister, Isha :)

What is Harold up to? Jake
He's very happy. The little guy's growing up but he'll always be my little son. I miss him. Special little guy. I picked a really good one... I don't know how but I did! He has a habit of stealing my pillow. Every time I come back he has stolen it, so naturally I just move over and take another one. He's back in Florida right now. I can't wait to get back and see him stealing those pillows.

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The Haloscan commenting system that has worked so well for Black Tennis Pro's is no longer in use and has been replaced with the new Echo system. Not only is this new here, but I've not encountered it on other sites, so this is truly a trial period.

According to Echo, it is "The next generation commenting system. It’s the way to share your content, and watch the live reaction. You can quickly embed Echo on WordPress, Blogger, or any website and turn your static pages into a real-time stream of diggs, tweets, comments and more."

We'll see...

The only issue that I have noticed thus far is that I've had to click on the 'comments' link two or three times before the window will pop up.

If you have any problems attempting to leave a comment, please email, Facebook or Twitter me so that I can address the issue.

Thanks!

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At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, fourth-seeded Gael Monfils of France was up half the night prior to round one play feeling ill and took his plight to Twitter where he tweeted his pain. In spite of his ill feelings, he still managed to defeat Belgian Olivier Rochus 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the second round.

In the aftermath, speculation arose that Monfils should be wary of giving constant updates as it could be used by gamblers.

In his press conference Monfils stated, "I love to play tennis but I don't think about it much off the court. I'm a 23-year-old person. What we do off court with Twitter or Facebook, it's private life. I don't even know all of the rules of tennis, I just play."

Monfils had six breaks over Rochus in the one hour 43 minutes match setting up a rematch against Dutch player Thiemo de Bakker who previously beat him in a Davis Cup match.

I felt so-so on court," said Monfils, now 4-2 in his third Rotterdam appearance.

"He played well in the first set, I was trying to get into the match. I took more risks to try for the win. I stayed calm and found a solution.

"I certainly didn't feel 100 percent, I tried to train last night but felt a fever. It was a big change from South Africa and 30 Celsius to minus-five here. I'm still sick but I hope to wake up better each day."



American James Blake's stay in Rotterdam was cut very short by Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis who defeated Blake in the first round 6-4, 6-2.

Post match Baghdatis stated, "I was really happy with the way I started the match, very solid." "James didn't play the best match, hitting a few more unforced errors than normal but I stayed concentrated, served well and it was enough for the victory so I am very happy. It's hard to play against somebody going for so many winners like James was today, but I moved well and made some great passing shots at important moments."




Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from the tournament because of a stomach muscle injury.

Tsonga stated on his website, "The problem started in the fourth round of the Australian Open against Nicolas Almagro."

"It bothered me in the quarter-final against Novak Djokovic and in the semi-final against (eventual winner) Roger Federer. I hope I'll be able to go back to training next week without serving."

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