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Tennis - Australian Open Review
Australian Open Review
Men Singles
- Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer and won the Men' singles Champion.
- This Grand Slam is Nadal's first ever hard court Grand Slam.
- Roger Federer's hope of equaling Pete Sampras record(14 Grand Slam) was again denied by rival Rafael Nadal.
- Djokovic, last year Australian Open winner retired in quarter final, due to injury.
Women Singles
- Serena William hammered Dinara Safina 6-0 and 6-3 in women singles final.
- After retirement of Henin, Serena William is dominating the woman singles world.
- Although she lost to her sister Venus in Wimbledon final last year, she has won two consecutive Grand Slam which is US open last year and Australian Open this year.
- Young female players like Ana Ivanovic and Jankovic seems like still not ready to take the challenge to be world number one.
Women Doubles
- Serena William and Venus William won the final with score 6-3, 6-3.
- They are the Gold Medallist of 2008 Beijing Olympic Women Doubles too.
100 meters and 4x100 meters relay
About 3 months ago,in the Summer Beijing Olympic Games, Usain Bolt won the 100 meters men event with record-breaking 9.69 seconds. A few days later, Usain Bolt and his team mates Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Asafa Powell broke world and Olympic record with 37.10 seconds.
But there is one interesting fact, that is if you divide the 4x100 meters record 37.10 seconds by four you will get 9.275 seconds. This means each of them ran only 9.275 seconds for 100 meters which is much faster compare to Usain Bolt's 100 meters record (9.69 seconds).
The reason is it take certain time for a sprinter to reach his/her full speed from the starting point.
In the 4x100 meters relay event, the athletes already run for a certain distance before he/her receive the baton and continue to run.
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