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French Open 2013: Serena Williams claims title with straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova Saturday’s victory at Roland Garros provided a perfectly formed conclusion to the latest chapter of Serena Williams’s story, which was already one of the most extraordinary tales in sport. By Simon Briggs, in Paris7:50PM BST 08 Jun 201361 Comments While her comeback from illness and injury officially started at Eastbourne in 2011, it was after last year’s French Open that Williams started to rediscover her mojo. A shocking first-round defeat to Virginie Razzano sent her out to the suburbs west of Paris to visit the academy run by Patrick Mouratoglou. A likeable, urbane Frenchman, Mouratoglou went on to become not only her coach but her partner. Over the last year, he has succeeded in rekindling her passion and self-belief. And on Saturday, when Williams outclassed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 on Court Philippe Chatrier, her journey came full circle. “Je suis incroyable,” she said, while attempting to conduct her post-match interview in French. She probably meant “I can’t believe it,” but the phrase came out as “I am incredible,” which is probably closer to the truth. This was an almost flawless performance from Williams, who never gave her opponent room to breathe. Sharapova actually played a fine match, serving well and unleashing everything she had into her favourite crosscourt forehand. But it is so difficult to attack an in-form Williams because she can shut you down with the quality of her serve. The second set was a case in point. Sharapova battled with everything she had before finally conceding a break in the fourth game. And then it was an almost impossible challenge to get back on level terms with a woman who was regularly exceeding 120mph on her first serve. Appropriately enough, the match finished with an ace. “I think growing up with Venus, she's serving so big, I was like, ‘I want to serve big, too,’” said Williams afterwards. “In that last game I was just so nervous. I thought, I'm not going to be able to hit groundstrokes [and] the one groundstroke I did hit went, like, 100 feet out. I thought to myself ‘Look, Serena, you've just got to hit aces. That's your only choice.’” As Sharapova pointed out afterwards, Williams’s service stats compared favourably to those of David Ferrer in his semi-final on Friday night. “We know she’s going to be able to hit a big serve,” said Sharapova. “I think if I was built like Serena I hope I'd be able to hit a big serve like that, too. I mean ...” She trailed off, perhaps realising that she was moving towards dangerous territory there. Martina Hingis has never lived down her comments about Amelie Mauresmo’s shoulders, although those did have an extra element of homophobia that would not apply here. Tennis can be an incestuous world, and it was Williams’s relationship with the highly rated male player Grigor Dimitrov - who is now dating Sharapova, oddly enough - that first brought her into contact with Mouratoglou. “I met Serena because she was friends with Grigor and I was coaching him,” said Mouratoglou last night, “so I would see her at the tournaments. I thank him really every day.” At the point when they started training together, Williams was already the most powerful player on the WTA tour and arguably the most complete. The only shot she never hit was the drop shot. When you can reliably knock the racket out of your opponent’s hands with the venom of your groundstrokes, where is the need for touch? But there were weaknesses too. Williams plays a “first strike” game - which means that she prefers not to rally but to finish the point the first time she gets a clean swing at the ball. It is a method that necessarily has small margins and can produce a high number of errors. When the rhythm was off, as it was against Razzano last year, she could not adapt. Mouratoglou’s influence has brought a new sense of calmness, as well as a sensible trade-off on Williams’s shots: she has given up a little of her abundant speed through the air in order to hit with more spin and control. And he has also improved her French, Saturday’s erratic speech notwithstanding. “I have always had a wonderful relationship with Paris,” said Williams. “Incidentally, the first tournament I ever won was here.” But she also pointed out that the crowd has not always been on her side. During her quarter-final against Justine Henin in 2003 she was booed, a slight she has never forgotten. Now, after this’s masterclass, Williams stands on 16 grand slam titles. That puts her six behind Steffi Graf, the leading player of the modern era, and eight behind Margaret Court. Can she overtake them? History is against her, given that - at 31 years and 256 days - she has just became the oldest woman to win Roland Garros. But then, as she put it: “I really believe age is a number at this point, because I have never felt so fit. I feel great. I look great.” Asked whether she would retire at the top, like Greta Garbo, she laughed. “Wow, what an analogy. I definitely want to go out at my peak. That's my goal. But have I peaked yet?” Heading into the grass-court season, Williams’s rivals must be fearing the worst. She is more motivated than perhaps she has ever been, and better prepared too. This might have been only her second French Open title, and her first since 2002, but Wimbledon has been a happier hunting ground over the years. “Grass is the surface that is easiest for her,” said Mouratoglou, with a knowing smile. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/10107875/French-Open-2013-Serena-Williams-claims-title-with-straight-sets-win-over-Maria-Sharapova.html

I doubt the final will live up to this epic semi-final [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkWU5LQjZQY]Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Semi Final French Open Roland Garros 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

Fully deserved win by Rafa. I'm still recovering from all the emotions I went through during the 4hrs+. I'm yet to watch the match properly b/c I just couldn't stand Rafa squandering all his chances. I'd look at the scoreboard and walk away to say a Hail Mary :lol:

She got 1:laugh3: Maria vs Serena on clay will be interesting. She hasn't won a single match against Serena since she upset her at the Wimbledon 2004 final. What a brilliant move for Serena to hire Patrick Mouratoglou for the last leg of her career!

Yes, Ferrer is definitely a better clay courter than Tsonga who is an all court player. This year, more than any other yr, I give Jo Willy a chance. This is the healthiest he's been in a long time, he's lost weight and gotten fitter, he's got Roger Rasheed ( who used to be Lleyton Hewit's coach) in his corner. This is the best shot he's ever had to get to the finals. Hopefully, he can over power Ferrer.

Spoke too soon:P Jo Willy has a good chance against Ferrer as well. I hope the crowd can carry him to victory.

There are subtil things going on between players if you follow tennis closely. For example, It's no secret that there's no love lost between Novak & Roger. Even Novak's mom got a little piece of action by claiming "The king is dead, long live the king", referring to Roger of course. A few yrs back, Roger accused Toni Nadal of coaching Rafa during 1 of their matches, called Rafa a one dimensional player. When asked, Rafa just showered Roger with praises, called him the greatest player ever, but he's been kicking his butt on the tennis court since then. Their head to head is now 20/10 in Rafa's favor. Of course, Roger has never made another negative comment about Rafa since then. He'd look very foolish. I admire Gulbis in that he's playing tennis simply for the love of the game. When he goes to play on the Challenger circuit, he actually spends more money than he makes. Of course money isn't an issue for him, his dad being a millionaire. The top 4 have made their fortune on the tennis court or b/c of tennis, they're not going to take advice from a guy who hasn't walked in their shoes.

That's why, even given all his raw talent, Gulbis will never reach his true potential. Tennis is about discipline, keeping your emotions under control, letting your racket do the talking, etc. He's in a wrong sport. One would look stupid taunting opponents off the court only to get their butt kicked on court. He should go join the WWE.

Thx for sharing! It's so nice to see how some of these songs have evolved through the years. These guys are so talented it blows one's mind. My thing lately is just to watch Will drumming.

So happy for you! The guys look amazing! And your guitar is awesome.

An NFL player has already been fined a lot of money for tweeting from the sideline. It's unprofessional.

I'd empathize with Anabel if that call made a difference. Li Na won that game multiple times though. The umpire made a mess of the whole situation by missing a point that should have given Li Na the game, then she tried to compensate by giving Anabel a penalty. But the right player won today. The remark about Sharapova was very funny though. :laugh3:

Just started watching it on Netflix this past weekend. It's hilarious!

https://twitter.com/Efteling Thank you for the compliment @coldplay. Maybe we can welcome you again someday!

Well, it's gotta be all that excitement from the amusement park:)

She's cruel. She labelled 1 of the photos The Piano Man and it wasn't Chris :lol:

Lucky, lucky girl! They all look so happy. I bet things are going well in the studio. Thx for sharing.

My meeting with Gwynnie By Michael Quintanilla, Staff Writer Updated 2:02 pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 In the span of one week in April, Gwyneth Paltrow was declared the most beautiful woman in the world by People magazine and the most-hated celebrity by the tabloid Star. Of the latter, San Antonian Sara Jessop, 29, shudders. She gets that others may not be enamored of the Oscar-winning actress and cookbook author or to what she represents: a seemingly perfect wife with a seemingly perfect life with hubby Chris Martin, lead vocalist for Coldplay, and their two kids, Apple and Moses. But Jessop, owner of Sunset Ridge boutique Aquarius, will forever stand by her girl Gwynnie — a woman she admires so much that she was named Paltrow's biggest fan in a nationwide contest by celebrity and fashion website Pop Sugar. “I absolutely adore her as a person,” Jessop, said of her hero, who, in an interview with the actress in Los Angeles (the big prize in the I'm a Huge Fan contest) talked about having it all: career, children, fashion and being a businesswoman. Jessop has been a fan of the actress and her website Goop since the website launched in 2008. Jessop found out about the contest on Pop Sugar's site and filled out a questionnaire. Two follow-up phone calls later, she was declared the winner via a Skype call with Pop Sugar producers. That interview is on Pop Sugar (http://www.pop sugar.com/I%27m-A-Huge-Fan) along with two other videos of Jessop visiting with Paltrow's business partners, her stylist and the stunt crew from the actress' “Iron Man 3” flick. Stars featured in the “I'm a Huge Fan” contest series have included Tina Fey, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Kristen Stewart, among others. “We receive thousands of entries for our IAHF shows,” said Jordan Allen, Pop Sugar executive producer, in an email. “We ultimately picked Sara's because of her curiosity to have a deeper understanding of how Gwyneth is able to balance being an actor, entrepreneur, lifestyle guru, cookbook author and mother. Sara spoke to people from Gwyneth's life to prepare her for her big interview and asked great questions that gave us an insiders look intro the life of Gwyneth Paltrow.” It's been a few weeks since Jessop's celebrity brush, which she had to keep secret until now. “I signed about 20 privacy forms,” she said. At Aquarius, where magazine clippings of Paltrow adorn the shop's fashion inspiration board, Jessop defended the woman who people either love or hate. “I hate hearing that she is the No. 1 most-hated celebrity,” Jessop said. “I also hate hearing that people disagree about her beauty. She is stunning in person but in a very endearing and organic way. I never thought of her as having unattainable beauty.” Sure, Paltrow — who is on two separate covers of this month's Bazaar magazine — has laugh lines around her eyes and makes no qualms about letting them show, and her makeup is minimal, said Jessop. “I can tell you she has grace and sophistication, and some people perceive that as being a little snooty. She has a great amount of class and that's something we are veering away from. That's why people dislike her. They are confusing class for being uptight.”During Jessop's 20-minute interview with Paltrow, which was edited down to six minutes, Paltrow revealed “that she hated her 20s, a time when she was trying to figure herself out and was very vulnerable then.” She also confessed that “her butt was a little saggy, but she looks good because she works at it,” Jessop said. “She loves who she is now because of experience, because she knows how to take care of herself, and she's in tune with how she feels, how she wants to look — and all of that is very real.” Prepared with a list of interview questions, Jessop asked Paltrow about balancing work with family. Said Paltrow: “I sort of feel like the real answer for me is that I couldn't do it all at the same time. So I really chose to stop doing movies for awhile and kind of pulled back.” Jessop: “So taking time off to do the movies, did you feel a need, like 'Gosh, I haven't done a movie in awhile.'” Paltrow: “I remember when my son was about 6 or 7 months old and they called me about 'Iron Man' and I hadn't worked in three years. I had been having kids and was breast-feeding in sweatpants. And I remember my agent saying at the time 'If you don't re-engage, you're gonna be gone.' So they convinced me to do 'Iron Man.'” Jessop: “You and Chris are very talented and individually, very creative in your own right. Do you bounce ideas off of him? I know my husband and I are kind of like, 'What do you think of this? What do you think of that?' Do y'all have these conversations?” Paltrow: “Yeah, very much so. We definitely use each other as a sounding board because that is such an important part of the friendship, part of a relationship. And I think that's kind of the point in being married, in having that person you can go to.” After a few more questions, the two talked about fashion, each complimenting the other on their style. At one point Paltrow looked at Jessop's black pointy-toe crocodile platform high heels and asked, “Are those Stella McCartney shoes?” “Yes,” Jessop said. “I would go to Starbucks in my sweatpants and these shoes.” “They're really good, aren't they?” Paltrow offered. Looking back on her time with Paltrow, Jessop said the experience “confirmed what I thought about her. I had this feeling that she was just this very relatable, cool chick. She's very inquisitive. She asked me a bunch of questions as well.” Jessop has considered opening a second store. She wants to start a family soon. And as co-chairwoman of the recent Blue Star Red Dot fundraiser, she'll continue to support and stay involved in San Antonio's art scene. Star-struck as she was, tearing up when she was introduced to Paltrow, Jessop said meeting the actress also proved “that I'm my own person.” “Gwyneth is more of an inspiration than an aspiration,” she said. “She is the epitome of the modern woman right now and embodies a lot of what the modern woman strives for every day.” Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/My-meeting-with-Gwynnie-4539128.php#ixzz2U7LAwDwq

Ha! I see no wheel yet he's sitting on the right side:laugh3::laugh3: Geez! That pap managed to snap just the 2 of them. :(

But Chris is sitting alone in front like a chauffeur. Is he the one driving?

Just sit next to each other and get it over with!

That Tom Ford is one handsome guy.

Recent Youtube Upload Never seen this one before [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWW7joQ9Jhg]Coldplay Live At BBC Maida Vale Studios 2006 - YouTube[/ame]

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