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Wimbledon spice
by Thileni Wickramaratne
Roger Federer "Tennis is not everything in the world" says twenty three year old Roger. Well ofcourse he has a life other than tennis. Roger has been dating his girlfriend Mirka for four years now! They first met at the Sydney Olympics. Roger constantly wears a necklace given to him by Mirka even during matches. Ain't that sweet! During his free time Roger loves to read, surf the net, watch TV, eat , play cards, and chat to friends. He is a versatile language buff who speaks German, French and English. Languages have been his favourite during school days as well. Roger stopped school at sixteen clicked on for tennis. He was sponsored by Nike at sixteen itself! man talk about talent. Roger discovered his passion for tennis at twelve. It seems the champ used to get constantly mad during matches and was kicked out of practise sessions. Roger pictures himself as a tennis player even after ten years from now. He recommends that self confidence and a good coach are the key factors to win a game. Well the champ is not a champ when it comes to dogs. Yes fellas he is scared of them! Roger ironically wants to pet a dog though, thinking the pup won't bite when he gets to know the pup. Well be careful Roger a dog's bark can be intensely severe than the actual bite. Federer decided to "change" his look by getting rid of his ponytail and he really loves the novel look! Nope he didn't find short hair weird. He loves white chocolate and milk chocolate. What's more the tennis striker plays the piano. Roger very much prefers a combination of both cities and countrysides. He loves to travel and his hotspots are Dubai, Thailand, China and of course Switzerland. His frequent vacation spots are Maldives and the Swiss Mountain sides. The guy never liked tattoos or piercing (amen to that!) He loves speed and so loves cars. His lucky number is 88. He always carries a Tweety dressed like a lady bird for good luck. Roger can't cook and what's more he is ashamed of it. When spending a "perfect day" off court he says that anything would be great. His shoe size is 46 and that would be a US 12. The tennis player uses his RF cosmetic products on his skin! Hey Folks we have likes and dislikes right? well celebrities have favourites themselves. Roger's favourite soccer players are Zinedine Zidane and Francesco Totti. His favourite woman tennis player is Serena Williams! Cricket is not Roger's type as he thinks it is not relaxing. His favourite place is home (atta boy).His sought after food is Gnoggi pasta and salads. Federer loves to play tennis on computers. He doesn't like rule changes in tennis as he would become a horrible player then. Favourite ice-cream flavour is strawberry (yep men should have the liberty of liking girlish ice-cream flavours.) Country preferred for tennis tournaments is Australia. He loves music and listens to it everyday. Favourite film is Good Will Hunting and Roger loves to play James Bond in movie. He fears of falling ill and he personally dreams of a happy and healthy life. If Roger was to ask a question from a person he would ask it from Nelson Mandela. Roger loves his fans. The best presents he has received from his fans are pictures, jewellery and great letters. Roger loves to be a role model to kids.As a kid his idols have been Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg. Venus Williams She is 6.1 feet tall. Weighs 160 lbs that is 72.5 kgs. Her career prize money is $ 14,815,188! (don't sigh folks) Well people, this tennis gal has a specific hot and not hot things list! Hot stuff - The 80's, Hip Hop, Hollywood breakups, celebrity clothing lines, celebrity magazine covers, European ski slopes, bargain shopping,winter coats, digital radios, classic movies and New York City . Not hot stuff - style that is not original, Hollywood romance, celebrities with college degrees, presidential elections, Hawaii, not paying for internet music downloads the price of health care, movies with special effects and no stories, limited flu vaccines, Pop music, superman's death, hurricanes and dial up internet service. The latest CD's she is been listening to are 311, Evolver, Sloth's single and Someday. Venus' latest endeavour is filing her mail dating back from August and redecorating her living and dining room. The latest movie she has seen is "Real Women Have Curves". The movies she wants to see are Brother Bear and Lord of the Rings. Her next dream is to win the Australian open singles title. Her next big purchase is a diamond studded pair of earrings. These are the things that tune in her world. Venus is very much an I-like-a-lot-of-stuff girl. The Sporty girl loves the spa, the beach and shopping. She loves fashion but when it comes to tennis clothes comfort is priority. She wants her tennis clothes to look hip and sophisticated. Her advice on fashion is "don't be a trend copy cat". But she says it's OK to follow hair and make up trends. "Bags and shoes, I gotta wear what's hot!" she says. Venus wears what mirrors her moods and clothes that bring out the total essence in her. She says that fashion is a form of expression that has to be original. She loves the pixie hair cut (Hmm.). Her favourite hair stylist is Ellin Lavar. Her sought after product is conditioner. Venus is in love with sleep (most of us could relate to that!) She would love to take music and dance lessons. During her free time Venus works on design projects at her interior design firm V star Interiors. Apart from that she studies on fashion merchandising, fashion business management, Spanish and economics simplified.The Bible is part of her life she says. Venus' sister Serena inspires her a lot it seems and Venus counts on Serena's opinion. So Venus is very proud of her sister in terms of their sisterly bond and also for Serena's top career as a tennis player. Venus' most precious possession is her guitar. She has named her guitar Baby Jamie and no one and that means absolutely no one, can call her guitar anything other than Baby Jamie. The latest songs she has learnt to play on the guitar are Fly Away and Amber. She wants to further her skills as a guitarist by playing jazz and classical music. With regard to tennis Venus only has to say "I can't believe I chase little yellow balls for a living". |
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Hey all you tennis lovers out there wanna
know the celebrated tennis champs of the 119th Wimbledon championships
inside out! Well here's your chance to know Roger Federer and Venus
Williams better and give your verdict of, whether they are actually cool
and groovy as they seem on the tennis court! So fasten your seatbelts! 
