Wickmayer and Malisse Belgian tennis players appeal against doping bans

Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, who both fell foul of anti-doping regulations, appealed against their one-year bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday.

"Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have filed appeals at CAS against decisions taken by the Vlaams Doping Tribunal of Gand, Belgium, in which they were found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation," a CAS statement said.wickmayer, a U.S. Open semi-finalist this year, was suspended after breaking the controversial whereabouts rule -- that requires players to notify their country's doping agency where they can be reached on a daily basis -- three times.
US Open semi-finalist Wickmayer received the suspension earlier this month from a Flemish anti-doping tribunal after failing three times to report her whereabouts for drug testing.

Malisse twice failed to report his whereabouts and also missed a test when he was unavailable for testing at an address he had provided.
Malisse and compatriot Yanina Wickmayer, the US Open semi-finalist, were both suspended by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing to comply with the "whereabouts" rule, which ensures that they are available for out-of competition testing.

"In their appeals to the CAS, the athletes request the annulment of the decisions taken by the Flemish Doping Tribunal," the CAS said in a statement. The 29-year-old said earlier this month that the suspension would probably mean the end of his career

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Maradona made his full international debut for Argentina aged 16 in a game against Hungary on 27 February 1977.Along with his time at Napoli, international football is where Maradona found his fame. Playing for the Albicelestes of the Argentina national football team, he participated in four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments, leading Argentina to victory in 1986 and to second place in 1990. At age 18, he played the World Youth Championship for Argentina, and was the star of the tournament, shining in their 3–1 final win over the Soviet Union.He made his full international debut at age 16, against Hungary on 27 February 1977.

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football stare Diego Maradon.Diego Armando Maradona was born in Lanús, but raised in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires,to a poor family that had moved from Corrientes Province.He was the first son after three daughters. He has two younger brothers, Hugo and Eduardo both of whom were also professional football players.At age 10, Maradona was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his neighborhood club Estrella Roja. He became a staple of Los Cebollitas the junior team of Buenos Aires's Argentinos Juniors.As a 12-year-old ball boy, he amused spectators by showing his wizardry with the ball during the halftime intermissions of first division games

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Playing style

Hingis was renowned for her tactical approach to the game of tennis and for her technical skills, enabling her to produce a wide array of shots with finesse. She lacked the power possessed by many of her contemporaries; therefore, she relied on low error-rates and good shot selection to keep opponents off-balance. She often used change of direction and pace to catch opponents off guard and sharp angles to open up the court. She was also well known for her ability to break long rallies by hitting accurate drop shots and coming to the net, where she was a skilled volleyer. A signature play of Hingis was the drop shot followed by a lob, often resulting in an easy volley or overhead to finish the point. Hingis often hit the ball extremely early by standing close to the baseline (or inside it) in order to take reaction time away from her opponent.

Hingis's strongest groundstroke was her two-handed backhand, which had an extremely low error-rate and great variety. Her backhand down-the-line was among her signature shots and often the shot she chose to hit with greater pace to surprise opponents during a rally.

Record against other top players

* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 18–2
* Monica Seles 15–5
* Barbara Schett 11-0
* Anna Kournikova 11–1
* Conchita Martínez 11–3
* Venus Williams 11–10
* Lindsay Davenport 11–14
* Amanda Coetzer 10-2
* Mary Pierce 10–6
* Jana Novotná 9–3
* Chanda Rubin 8-2
* Iva Majoli 8-2
* Amélie Mauresmo 7–7
* Irina Spîrlea 6–0
* Ai Sugiyama 6–2
* Serena Williams 6–7
* Julie Halard-Decugis 5–0
* Jennifer Capriati 5–4
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4-0
* Elena Dementieva 4–3
* Kim Clijsters 4–5
* Mary Joe Fernandez 3–0
* Jelena Dokić 3–2
* Alicia Molik 2–0
* Dinara Safina 2–1
* Nadia Petrova 2–1
* Anastasia Myskina 2–1
* Justine Henin 2–2
* Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–2
* Daniela Hantuchová 2–3
* Patty Schnyder 2–3
* Steffi Graf 2–7
* Kimiko Date Krumm 1–0
* Vera Zvonareva 1–0
* Anna Chakvetadze 1–0
* Nicole Vaidišová 1–0
* Gabriela Sabatini 1–1
* Ana Ivanović 1–1
* Maria Sharapova 1–2
* Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1
* Jelena Janković 0–2

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Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (8): 2008 - Indian Wells, Roland Garros, Linz; 2007 - Berlin, Los Angeles, Luxembourg; 2006 - Montreal; 2005 - Canberra; 2004 - ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP, ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN, ITF/Fano-ITA, ITF/Batumi-GEO.
Finalist (3): 2008 - Australian Open; 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Roland Garros 2007
Semifinalist: (8): 2008 - Sydney, Berlin; 2007 - Amelia Island, Wimbledon, Year-End Championships; 2005 - Warsaw, Zurich, Linz.
Quarterfinalist (15): 2008 - Dubai; 2007 - Gold Coast, Sydney, Antwerp, s‘Hertogenbosch
2006 - Sydney, Indian Wells, Warsaw, s'Hertogenbosch; Los Angeles; Linz, Hasselt
2005 - Miami, Roland Garros; 2004 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2006 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Kirilenko).
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Awards

# Junior Wimbledon runner-up 2004
# Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2005
# US Open Series champion 2006
# Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2007
# Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Karen Krantzcke Sportmanship Award 2007
# UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia
# Nominated for U.S. Secretary of State's 2007 International Women of Courage Award
# AIPS Women's Tennis Player of the Year 2008
# German Tennis Magazine Michael Westphal Award 2008
# Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award 2008

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World records

With 32 world records (26 individual, 6 relay) as of August 2008^[update], Phelps is approaching Mark Spitz's record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay). All of the records were set in a long course (50 meter) pool; records that currently stand are indicated in bold. Currently, he holds seven world records.

No. Distance Event Time Location Date
1 200 m Butterfly 1:54.92 Austin, Texas, US Butterfly
2001, March 30
2 200 m Butterfly (2) 1:54.58 Fukuoka, Japan 2001, July 24
3 400 m Individual Medley
4:11.09 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, US 2002, August 15
4 4x100 m Medley Relay[a]
3:33.48 Yokohama, Japan 2002, August 29
5 400 m Individual Medley (2) 4:10.73 Indianapolis, Indiana, US 2003, April 6
6 200 m Individual Medley
1:57.94 Santa Clara, California, US 2003, June 29
7 200 m Butterfly (3) 1:53.93 Barcelona, Spain 2003, July 22
8 200 m Individual Medley (2) 1:57.52 Barcelona, Spain 2003, July 24
13 400 m Individual Medley (4) 4:08.41 Long Beach, California, US 2004, July 7
14 400 m Individual Medley (5) 4:08.26 Athens, Greece 2004, August 14
15 200 m Butterfly (4) 1:53.80 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2006, August 17






25 200 m Individual Medley (7) 1:54.80 Omaha, Nebraska, US 2008, July 4
26 400 m Individual Medley (8) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 2008, August 10
27 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
3:08.24 Beijing, China 2008, August 11
28 200 m Freestyle (2) 1:42.96 Beijing, China 2008, August 12
29 200 m Butterfly (7) 1:52.03 Beijing, China 2008, August 13
30 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
6:58.56 Beijing, China 2008, August 13
31 200 m Individual Medley (8) 1:54.23 Beijing, China 2008, August 15
32 4x100 m Medley Relay (2) 3:29.34 Beijing, China 2008, August 17

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b with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
c with Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay
d with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
e with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Mark Spitz says he feels badly for Michael Phelps.
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Spitz, whose record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics was broken by Phelps last year, talked briefly about Phelps on Monday night while in Little Rock for a speaking engagement. Phelps has been at the center of controversy after a photo surfaced showing the swimming star with a marijuana pipe.




“As a fan, I feel sorry and I feel badly for him at this time,” Spitz said. “Nobody would want to wish that upon him, I’m sure. He’s obviously dealing with it in a way that he feels appropriate, and I’m not one to comment on whether it’s right or wrong because I’m not with his management team.”



USA Swimming suspended Phelps for three months after the photo was published in a British tabloid Feb. 1. He also lost his sponsorship from Kellogg.




Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing, breaking the record Spitz set in Munich in 1972.

Spitz was in Little Rock to speak at a dinner sponsored by the Development Council of Central Arkansas Christian Schools.

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Playing style

Sharapova is a power baseliner, with power, depth, and angles on her groundstrokes.[9] Instead of using a traditional volley or overhead smash, she often prefers to hit a powerful "swinging"



volley when approaching the net or attacking lobs.[10] Sharapova is thought to have good speed around the court, especially considering her height.[9] At the beginning of 2008, some observers noted that Sharapova had developed her game, showing improved movement and footwork and the addition of a drop shot and sliced backhand to her repertoire of shots.[11]


Sharapova playing at the Zurich Open in 2006
Sharapova's preferred surfaces are the fast-playing hard and grass courts because her game is not as well-suited to the slower-playing clay courts.[12] She lacks confidence in her ability to move and slide on this surface[12] and once described herself as like a "cow on ice" after a match on clay.[12] Her limitations on this surface are reflected in her career results, as she did not win a Women's Tennis Association tour title on clay until April 2008 (despite having won 18 titles on other surfaces) and because the French Open is the only Grand Slam singles title she has not yet won.
Sharapova's first and second serves are powerful.[9] She is able to serve at speeds that very few women are capable of reaching. At the Rome Masters (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) she hit at




206kph (128mph) fault serve against Dominika Cibulková,[citation needed] and, at the World TeamTennis in 2007, she struck a clean 126mph serve,[citation needed] just 4mph short of the WTA record serve.[citation needed] She is often able to produce an ace or a service winner or provoke a weak reply from her opponent, which allows her to take control of the rally immediately. A serious shoulder injury in early 2007, however, reduced the effectiveness of her serve for several months, as she routinely produced eight to ten double faults in many of her matches during this period.[13] She later changed her service motion to a more compacted backswing (as opposed to her traditional elongated backswing) in an attempt to put less stress on her shoulder,[14] but she nevertheless periodically experienced problems with her serve




throughout the rest of the year, most notably producing 12 double faults in her third-round loss at the US Open.[15] Her serve appeared to be more effective at the 2008 Australian Open, as she produced just 17 double faults in seven matches while winning the tournament.[16] Her servingproblemsresurfaced, however, during the spring of 2008, as she produced 43 double faults in just four matches at the French Open[17] and eight double faults during her second round loss at Wimbledon.[18] Television commentator and two-time US Open singles champion Tracy Austin believes that when Sharapova experiences problems with her serve, she often loses confidence in the rest of her game, and as a result, produces more unforced errors and generally plays more tentatively.[19]




Sharapova is known for on-court "grunting",[20] which reached a recorded 101 decibels during a match at Wimbledon in 2005.[20] She has maintained that grunting is an element of her game. She faced criticism for it though, from fellow competitor Elena Dementieva and Judy Murray, mother of Andy, at Wimbledon that year. Monica Seles, a notorious grunter, came to her defence, saying that the noise produced is involuntary and a part of women's tennis.[21]

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Sania Mirza Indian tennis star the 18-year-old, who recently became the first Indian woman to enter the fourth round of the US Open Grand Slam, battling her physical problems as well as her own mechanical errors overcame 65th-ranked rival Mashona Washington and became the first Indian in history to win a match at the US Open Grand Slam.

Suffering from a pulled abdominal muscle and an early lead from her American opponent (4-2 up), Sania still managed to pull out a victory, evidence of her growing maturity as a tennis player, and showing that India can compete in sports other than cricket.

This match is held on the Flushing Meadows was a true battle of will, neither of them managing to fully capatolize on the others errors until Mirza pulled the win 2 hours and 13 minutes into the contest.

Sania, the only Indian woman to enter the fourth round of a Grand Slam event, is now just two places behind the top Asian player Japan's Ai Suigyami (908) in 32nd with Peng Shuai (898), just a spot above her as per the rankings released on Monday.

The tennis star went down 2-6, 1-6 to the 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after she reached the fourth round beating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli.