At a forum about women’s tennis I read that after two years of being a soldier, world No.18 Shahar Peer completed her duty, gave back her uniform and received official release documents.

Shahar Peer comes from Israel, a country where military service is obligatory for both men and women. Being a celebrity, Shahar could have avoided the service, but she didn’t. Of course, as a tennis star, she had certain privileges and her military service was often just symbolic, but still, it’s nice that she wanted to do her part.

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If the French Open wants to be sure to retain its Grand Slam status, it must invest in a new stadium. French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Christian Bimes believes that Roland Garros must evolve if it wants to avoid competition from possible new Grand Slam events in Asia or Europe.

"Roland Garros will not lose its Grand Slam status but I'm convinced that if we don't make progress, there will one day be a fifth grand slam event in Asia and possibly a sixth in Europe," Bimes told a news conference.

"The losers would be the French Open and Wimbledon. We want to avoid that at any cost."

That’s why the FFT is planning to extend the Roland Garros stadium. The project features a new showcourt with a retractable roof and the French Open organizers hope it will be completed by 2011.

"We need this new stadium," Bimes said. "We have all the technical authorizations but we need political backing. This is a crucial project." (source: Reuters)

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I have no words to describe how professional Ana Ivanovic’s official website is. In my opinion, it is a prototype of a perfect website. What amazes me most is that the site has always been absolutely fantastic, but every now and then it gets even better by introducing new features.

The latest thing they have launched is the Ana Ivanovic Deskbar, a client which sits on your Windows Taskbar, offering access to exclusive Ana-related multimedia. It also serves as a Google-powered search facility, and provides access to a range of useful websites.

What will you get from downloading the deskbar? You will get access to exclusive wallpapers of Ivanovic (new wallpaper each month), access to exclusive screensavers of Ivanovic, quick access to all pages of her website, and more.

In the picture you can see what the deskbar looks like when you download it. So, if you can't live without Ana, it's a perfect thing for you.

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Maria Sharapova is only 20-years-old and she’s already one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. Actually, according to Forbes list, with $23 million income she’s ranked 25th and is the sole woman on the list.

Of course, the majority of her money comes from sponsors such as Nike, Canon, Land-Rover, Colgate-Palmolive, and Motorola. The question is: Why do so many companies choose Sharapova to promote their product? Read more »

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Ana Ivanovic came to Mannheim, Germany on Saturday in order to support a charity event organized by Steffi Graf as part of her foundation called “Children for Tomorrow”. Ivanovic was supposed to play a doubles exhibition match with Andre Agassi, Goran Ivanisevic and Justine Henin, but, to her surprise, she ended up playing singles against Agassi!

Ivanovic described the match as one of the most amazing experiences of her life. She was very nervous before the match, but relaxed quickly after the play had started. Ana also said that both of them took the match seriously, even though it was only an exhibition (BTW, it was a tiebreak, which Agassi won 7-4).

Most importantly, Agassi was willing to give Ana some valuable pieces of advice. “Andre was so friendly. He gave me some great advice, both tactical and mental, that I am sure is going to help me in the future,” the 19-year-old Serb said.

Ivanovic is now preparing for the Sony Ericsson Championships which will take place in Madrid from November 6-11.

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