Cochrane Goes Down but not without a fight

Pupil Anna Cochrane just missed a place in the National 12s girls singles quarter finals going down in a tight three setter against 5th Seed Lauren Alter 6-3 6-7 6-1. Great experience and Anna will take a lot out of this match.Anna and partner Alice Seemann from Christchurch had a great win knocking of the top seeds in the doubles today to reach the quarter finals.All the volley exercises must be paying off!Above is Anna in action.Thanks to Ace Ventura for the pictures.

Sam Stosur’s refusal to represent her country in this weekend’s Fed Cup is a stone-cold snub to those who have nurtured her career and given her the opportunity to play tennis professionally.

Instead of opting to don the green and gold, Stosur remained in Europe to continue her preparation for the claycourt season and battle to retain her top-10 WTA ranking.

While Stosur has been a loyal servant to Australia in the past (32 matches in 19 ties since 2003), her absence in Melbourne has effectively cost her country its place in the World Group.

Jarmila Groth (ranked 30) and Anastasia Rodionova (72) battled valiantly at Glen Iris in Melbourne’s inner-east, but went down 2-3 overall at the hands of Lesia Tsurenko (131) and Olga Savchuk (144), despite holding two match points in Sunday’s deciding doubles.

There is little doubt that had the world No. 6 made the trip, the outcome would be vastly different.

Not Logical or ethical to have the coach of Stosur David Taylor also in charge of the Fed Cup Team.

Read more on it and the full article HERE

Nadal makes it 7 in a row at Monte Carlo defeating David Ferrer in the final.Nadal sends a statement to rivals leading into the French Open .Djokovic withdrew from Monte Carlo stating injury ,maybe a little mind games going on .

STALKER UPDATE : WAS A LITTLE QUIET TODAY NO VISITS TO MY SITE TO DATE, JUST A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS SAD PERSON. THEY  HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON THEIR HANDS, THEY LOVE MAKING TROUBLE, A FAMOUS NURSERY RHYME CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.THEY NEED HELP.