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if the answer is a bridge too far, the question is what is a welcome diversion?
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming – down under to the 2021 Australian Open Tennis Tournament that began with high hopes for real live fans in the stands but now those stands have been emptied for a five … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, sports
Tagged 2021 australian open tennis tournament, djokovic, federer, january 06th insurrection, jennifer brady, jessica pegula, karatsev, martina navratilova, medvedev, nadal, russian tennis players rublev m, senate impeachment trial, serena williams, shelby rogers
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Pride Day at the 2020 US Open!
The theme of this year’s 2020 US Open grand slam tennis tournament is Be Open. “When you keep an Open mind, great things can happen. In the game, and out in the world…Generations of tennis players have been inspired by … Continue reading
Dancing with Destiny – the Williams Sisters
At her press conference following her loss in the 2019 singles finals at Wimbledon, Serena Williams was questioned about why she lost. Although she tried to say her opponent played a brilliant match, the members of the press wouldn’t let … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 women's quarterfinals of us open, 2017 australian open women's champion serena williams, 2018 wimbledon women's final, 2019 women's singles wimbledon champion, serena williams, serena williams has record 23 singles titles in women's majors, serena williams supports equality, tennis records, the williams sisters, tom rinaldi, us open tennis tournament, venus williams
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and on the flip side…
Canada has a new 19-year-old super star, Bianca Andreescu, who won the 2019 U.S. Open Women’s Championship in New York City this past Saturday. With that victory she became the first Canadian to win a grand slam singles title…ever. #SheTheNorth. … Continue reading
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Tagged #SheTheNorth, 09-11, 2019 u.s. open, bianca andreescu, camp david, canada, daniil medvedev, rafa nadal, roger federer, serena williams, taliban
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nobody says it better than Serena
This past Tuesday night I spoke at Chris Maw’s monthly social Words and Wine which brings authors and readers together in an informal setting for food, wine, and friendly interaction. My thanks to a friend of many moons, Fred Quattlebaum … Continue reading
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Tagged cat on a hot tin roof, four ticket ride, john green, mendacity, serena williams, words and wine
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tennis anyone? you betcha
For tennis fans, when July rolls around, the sounds of tennis balls flying off rackets held by seasoned warriors or hopeful newcomers, tennis balls traveling through the air at record speeds or strategic spins, landing on immaculately prepared grass courts with awkward … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday? No Way! Throwback Australian Open!
If I could turn back ti-yahhhhhmmmme, as Cher famously sang, or if I could put time in a bottle, as Jim Croce once crooned, I’d have quite a few wishes involving the positioning of certain body parts and the lubrication … Continue reading
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Tagged australian open, rafael nadal, roger federer, serena williams, venus williams
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Pardon Me While I Skip Politics this Week – and Focus on the Australian Open
Thank goodness for T-E-N-N-I-S on TV – more specifically thank whatever stars there are for the first Major of the year…the Australian Open. I’m so happy for this distraction from weightier matters, including my own questionable New Year’s Resolutions that are … Continue reading
Turn Out the Lights…
…the party’s over. Serena Williams’s search for the ultimate prize of the Calendar Grand Slam in 2015 ended Friday afternoon with high drama in the third set of her US Open semi-final match against Roberta Vinci on the courts of … Continue reading
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Tagged roberta vinci, serena williams, us open tennis tournament
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