let's try to take marion bartoli the world number twenty produced one of the biggest upsets of the eventso far. south carolina doesn't get two straight sets six four six one school there. and or prices the belgian faced a third round tie against wildcard christina mchale who had lots of support in the home crowd as the only american left in the draw but it didn't influence the outcome as it finished six one six one might as well play flavia pennetta in the last eight. so. moving on the orlando magic stride howard is promoting basketball in india as the four time n.b.a. all star is holding a coaching clinic in bangalore how it spends an hour with the indian national team giving them suggestions on how to improve their skills basketball isn't a popular sport in india with a nation completely obsessed by cricket but howard who is now a brand ambassador for the n.b.a. is keen to spread the word about his sport and believes it can take root in the asian country. i don't want basketball to take the place of cricket we were a basketball to it to become a part of the culture here just like ricky

overcame marion bartoli also through to the last voice another russian that's what on the course of the twenty five year old has no problems again. and will face caroline wozniacki next second seed so off the she is french open champion francesca schiavone wozniacki started to show up pace early on to win the first six she damn broke her opponent twice in the second set and ok too. and in other tennis news world number one serena williams who you may see us open which starts at the end of the month she's been unable to recover since putting your right foot on a broken glass in a restaurant back in july serena had won wimbledon and the strain open a few rounds. and slam title flushing meadow. while another athlete that has been missed is pole vault queen yelena isinbayeva the limpid champion had taken the season off saying she needed time away from the sport but insists she will be back next year a world record holder plans to come out of retirement next winter less than a year after we drawing from all competition the twenty eight year old put in the wake of her disastrous display at th

went on tour with a notch show not played at torrey as a rankling semifinals after she overcame marion bartoli also through to the last forty is another russian spent on like as not so for the twenty five year old who played problems against jane she of china in the face then moscow alone for the asking that's. the second seed so off this year's french open champion francesca schiavone was on the outs and started to show her pace early on to win the first set six three she then broke her opponent twice in the second set and took it six two. and another ten years with the last three in a williams will miss the u.s. open which starts on august thirtieth the american has been unable to recover since cutting her right foot on a broken glass in a restaurant back in july serina has won wimbledon and the australian open this year was fancied to play for fourteen months on try to pressure meadows. elsewhere russia will go down in the history books as the first team to claim and i thought extolled medal at the youth olympics athlete you catarina best in a triumph in the girls one hundred meter hurdles

semifinals of the w.t. a tournament in cincinnati the tenth seeded russian come to be knocked out marion bartoli of france the straight sets six one six four match ended in favor of three time grand slam winner. truck though next play compacted anastasio public chunk of a nineteen year old unseated russian they did all three sets to beat belgian twelve feet in a victim seven five three six six one this is four there. was a value which was also through to the last for the serbian east past respect qualifier goal american whatever six one six three three each only has a second so far i think we're. going to be kim clijsters who is preparing to defend her u.s. open title later this month the belgian sort of eleventh seeded flavia pennetta of italy in straight sets seven six six four. and as you know she doesn't know how to play tennis and she is she is a talented girl and she's had you know she's won a grand slam force and she knows what it's like to been winning big matches but i think in the last year or a year and a half or so she's now she's lost a few matches you know where she's had some matc