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A featurette on Japan’s Kei Nishikori, currently ranked 15 in the world in Men’s Tennis. The article makes mention that his height is 5’10″ and in the current game, players are often 6’2″ or more. For him to compete, he’ll have to make the extra shots that they won’t like sub 6′ player Andre Agassi did until the end of his career. (CNN – Kei Nishikori)
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“We have seen for a long time that Li Na can suddenly collapse. Why is this? Because athletes like her have not received a good education,” says Director of China Tennis Association, Sun Jinfang. C’mon… college educated, joined tour at 17, won a French Open, ranked in the top 10. A hope for tennis playing Asian kids everywhere. The Asian face of women’s tennis. What else can you say about her? She lost in the third round at the US Open and is contentious with China tennis officials, so maybe that’s why the smack talk. (WSJ – Li Na)
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