Tuesday, September 09, 2008

I FOUND LI JING AT LAST!
after eons. her bro is not that reliable can.

and li jing
thanks for accompanying too.
ashley, rachel and sheena were busy and couldn't come
i thought i was going to be the only one going can:/

and yay. i 100% fail english AGAIN

and yeni.
sorry mooz.i forgot all about tuition yesterday @_@
hope you all had fun :DD

AND AND AND.

ROGER FEDERER WON THE US OPEN!


so cute^O^

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Roger Federer beat Andy Murray in straight sets to become the first man in 84 years to win the U.S. Open five consecutive times.

The 27-year-old Federer beat Britain's Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 at the National Tennis Center in New York to extend his winning streak to 34 matches at the year's final Grand Slam tournament.

Federer is within one of matching Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam singles championships. He's the first man to win five straight titles at two major tournaments, having also done it at Wimbledon from 2003-07.

``One thing's for sure, I'm not going to stop at 13,'' Federer said in a courtside televised interview. ``That would be terrible.''

After losing to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this season, the victory means Federer keeps alive a run of claiming at least one of the four major tennis titles every year since 2002.

``I had a couple of tough Grand Slams this year. To take this one home is incredible,'' said Federer, who lost his world No. 1 ranking to Nadal last month. ``It means the world to me.''

Murray, seeking to become the first British man in 72 years to win a major, had won his past two meetings against Federer.

``I got the better of him the past two times, but he definitely set the record straight,'' said Murray, who climbed to No. 4 in the world rankings. ``I've got a lot of improving to do if I'm going to win one of these tournaments.''

Quick Start

Federer took the first set in 27 minutes, winning the final four games and breaking Murray's serve twice.

The No. 2 seed moved better in the first set, coming off a day of rest yesterday while Murray had to complete his semifinal win over Nadal. Through the first six matches, Federer spent almost 3 1/2 fewer hours on court than the 21-year-old Murray, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final.

Murray said afterwards he didn't have ``any chance'' in the opening set.

``I started the match well, I hit the ball well, I served well,'' Federer said. ``I put the pressure on Andy. I always had a little bit of a cushion.''

Federer also broke Murray in the second game of the second set to open a 2-0 lead. The Scot answered by breaking to love, then held to even the match 2-2. Murray had triple-break point in the next game and missed a chance to win the game when a ball hit long by Federer wasn't called out. The Swiss went on to win the point and the game.

Playing in his first tournament since 2004 without the top ranking, Federer won four straight points on Murray's serve at 6-5 to take the second set.

`Aggressive'

``I played really aggressive on the game I broke to win the set,'' Federer said. ``That was key because after that it was going to be really hard for Andy to come back. I just started to play freely, the way I usually do, and it was great to have that feeling out here on center court in a final.''

In the third set, Federer dropped only three points in racing out to a 5-0 lead. He lost the next two games before clinching the title on his serve when Murray returned an overhead smash before putting a second attempt into the net.

Federer fell to the court, rolled to his back and put his hands over his face after improving to 45-4 all-time at the tournament.

``I came up against, in my opinion, the best player ever to play the game,'' Murray said.

Murray, who was seeded sixth, rubbed his right knee and grimaced on several occasions during the final two sets. He said afterwards that his knee problems didn't have any bearing on the outcome.

Group of Four

Federer received $1.5 million for the victory and is the first man to win the event five straight times since Bill Tilden in 1924. Tilden went on to win his sixth title the following year. William Larned (1907-11) and Richard Sears (1881-87) are the only other men to win the tournament at least five consecutive times.

Federer has lost 13 sets during his winning streak at the U.S. Open and has dropped just two sets in his five championship matches at the National Tennis Center.

His 13th major title comes in his 38th attempt. Sampras reached the same mark in his 43rd Grand Slam.

``In the big tournaments, he never has early losses,'' said Murray, who received $1 million. ``He's been so dominant.''

lalala :DD

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