The Hindu : Sport : No surprise

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Monday, Sep 20, 2004

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No surprise

No surprise

Sir, — It came as no surprise when awesome Federer beat the 2001 champion Hewitt to win his third Grand Slam title of the year, the only one to do so after Mats Wilander did it in 1988. With his flawless tennis, anyone aspiring to beat him needs to be somebody special.

K.V. Raman,

Chennai

Ruthless

Sir, — Kudos to Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova on their success in the U.S. Open. Never in the history of Slam events has a winner been so ruthless as Federer was in disposing his opponent in straight sets, two of them without conceding a game. Runner-up Lleyton Hewitt had come to the final without conceding a set in six matches. The Russian women have replaced the Belgian duo of Henin Hardenne and Kim Clijsters, who had broken the hegemony of the William sisters earlier.

M. Rangaswamy,

Chennai

Unfair

Sir, — By blaming his illustrious predecessor Vivian Richards for all the ills in the West Indies team, Brian Lara has only marred his reputation. Great leaders take upon themselves the responsibility of moulding a team. The sooner Lara realises that the reasons for the rot in the team lie elsewhere (lucrative careers in boxing for instance), the better for him and West Indies cricket.

A.V. Narayanan,

Tiruchi

Sachin shock-wave

Sir, — Sachin Tendulkar's elbow injury and his consequent absence from the team is a shock to his fans. At a time when he should be getting ready to send shock-waves to the Australians, when they tour India, the ace batsman himself is undergoing shock-wave treatment! One prays for his early recovery.

P. Kannan,

Srivilliputtur.

Chennai

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