Friday, January 28, 2005

Into the semis

Martina & Max won their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open earlier today, upsetting the #2 seeds, Wayne & Cara Black 7-5 6-4. I must confess I really did not think they'd be able to do it, but they certainly surprised me with this result... it was a most welcome surprise though, I hasten to add :-) Up next, it's another higher seeded team, Kevin Ullyett & Liezel Huber in the semis tomorrow. Once again, the match could go either way; all the best to our team.

Now for a follow-up on yesterday's news regarding Martina's anti-mulesing campaign. This has provoked a direct response from none other than the Reverend Margaret Court, she of "Martina-is-a-poor-role-model" fame. It had started to seem like the only times we hear about the good Reverend is when she's bashing gays but it turns out she has plenty to say about the sheep too - Baaaaa!

And finally, as a former compatriot & doubles partner of Martina's, Anne Smith, makes her tour comeback next month at the comparitively youthful age of 46, she credits Martina for being an inspiration to her & other older players. You can read the complete article here. Good luck, Dr. Anne!

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